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Feb 16 2009 06:30 PM ET

Justin Timberlake: GQ’s Most Stylish Man

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Justin Timberlake has been as well-known for his sense of style as for his smooth dance moves, budding acting career and his platinum-selling albums. So who better to lead off GQ‘s list of the most stylish men of 2009? With his William Rast line making its Bryant Park debut tonight, the star tells GQ that he knew there would be skeptics when he launched it with pal Trace Ayala. “I knew that response was inevitable,” Timberlake tells GQ, “but my buddy and I wanted to do it so bad, we were just like — screw it.” And with top designer Johan Lindeberg on board, there are even more ambitious plans for the future. I think the brand, it needs to be bigger than its founder,” Lindeberg says. “Ralph Lauren the brand, for instance, is bigger than Ralph Lauren the person. That’s when you know you’ve succeeded with something.” Asked for he sees as a style icon, Justin picks a fashion favorite: Kate Moss. Justin explains, “She looks good in anything. She would look good in one of your T-shirts, in her T-shirt, in a man’s suit, in a huge gown. She even makes nude look stylish. That, to me, is a style icon.” As for Justin’s own signature style of wearing a sharply-cut suit with sneakers, he claims that it was necessity over design. “I mean, I just put sneakers on because I couldn’t dance in the shoes I had. I couldn’t leap with just insoles and dress shoes. I would’ve hurt myself.” Looks good and feels good? That’s style we can definitely get behind. Other honorees on the GQ list include Mark Ronson, Kanye West, T.I. and Jason Schwartzman. See more at GQ.com.

Feb 16 2009 11:01 AM ET

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Topshop Announces Opening Date: April 2!

Ever since Topshop announced its plans to open a flagship in N.Y.C., fashionistas have been counting down the days until the opening of the British high street retailer. The date has finally been set for April 2, which will also be the date of the launch of Kate Moss‘s summer collection for the store. Word has it that there will be other exclusive collections just for the U.S. store, but in the meantime, you can check out the full range of Topshop and Topman at topshop.com (and yes, they do deliver in the U.S. now!).

Feb 16 2009 06:00 AM ET

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Fashion Designers Team Up with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Charitable Chic

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Christian Siriano is gearing up for this year’s Design Cares runway show to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by collaborating with an unexpected design partner. The Project Runway star has created a stunning gown based on a design by eight-year-old Micah, a St. Jude success story, whose stage IV spinal cancer was knocked into remission when she was just a baby. Micha dreams of being a designer when she grows up — and Siriano is giving her the fiercest of head starts by transforming her sketch into a runway reality. Along with Christian, designers including Carolina Herrera, Catherine Malandrino, Diane Von Furstenberg, Vera Wang and Marc Jacobs are contributing their own exclusive gowns, which will walk down the catwalk at a special presentation on April 30th, before being auctioned off at the end of the evening. All proceeds will go toward helping the hospital with its mission of treating sick children in need of care. Click here to learn more about this year’s Design Cares.