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Sep 16 2009 06:01 PM ET

Gucci and Mary J. Blige Light Up the Empire State Building

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Last month we brought you word of Gucci’s limited-edition Twirl watch for Mary J. Blige’s charity Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now. And today the R&B star and the luxury brand made sure all of New York City knew about their mutual admiration by lighting up one of Manhattan’s most famous icons: the Empire State Building. Standing alongside Gucci America’s President, Daniella Vitale, Blige ceremoniously flipped the switch to flood the landmark in white, yellow, and purple light. “I’m so proud of the colors that we’ve chosen,” Blige told reporters, “because they represent the colors of a mythical bird called the phoenix, which never, ever dies — it just keeps regenerating itself out of beautiful things.” This is exactly the spirit that Blige hopes to inspire in women through FFAWN. But why pick Gucci for this memorable partnership? “Gucci is the woman’s store,” a Gucci-clad Blige told PEOPLE. “You can dress it up, dress it down, it’s perfect.” And today, September 16 only, shoppers can shop for a cause at Gucci’s 5th Avenue New York City Flagship store, with a percentage of their purchase going towards FFAWN. If you’re not in the Big Apple and happen have a spare $1895 lying around, you can get the limited-edition watch online and at Gucci stores starting tomorrow.– Shruti Dhalwala

Sep 16 2009 04:57 PM ET

Julianne Moore Turns Jewelry Designer for Breast Cancer Charity!

Julianna Moore has teamed up with style icon Leslie Fremar and famed jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris to create this Sterling Silver bird and bird cage charm for QVC as part of QVC’s “Designer Charms for Charity” initiative. All net proceeds from the sale of this $48 charm will be donated to the CFDA’s Fashion Targets Breast Cancer program, which includes charms from leading jewelry designers Robert Lee Morris, Anthony Nak, Bradley Bayou, George Simonton and Marc Bouwer throughout the month of September to benefit FTBC. We love fashion for a good cause!

Click here to buy Julianne’s Charm!

Sep 16 2009 03:47 PM ET

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Christine Staub Makes her Runway Debut for Rebecca Minkoff

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After landing on the cover of The Daily this weekend, it was only a matter of time before we spotted budding model Christine Staub on the runway. Christine finally took to the catwalk during Rebecca Minkoff’s ready-to-wear presentation, yesterday, in front of a star-studded crowd including Gerard Butler, Lauren Conrad, Michelle Trachtenberg, and, of course, her mom Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Staub. With mom and her little sister (and Bravo’s camera crew) there to support her, Christine looked like a pro in her white asymmetrical dress and sky-high booties from Rebecca Minkoff’s spring 2010 collection. Follow us at Twitter.com/StyleWatchMag for all the latest Tweets from the Tents! Tell us: What do you think of Christine Staub’s runway debut?

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Sep 16 2009 03:30 PM ET

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Shakira On Her Accidental Fashion Faceoff: “You’re Going to Wear a One-Of-A-Kind’”

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After seeing double at the VMAs, Shakira took to the airwaves on 102.7 KIIS FM’s On Air With Ryan Seacrest and talked about her real life fashion faceoff with Pink, in crystal-studded leather Balmain minidresses. “The funniest thing is that my stylist told me, ‘You’re going to wear a one-of-a-kind dress, nobody else in the world has it!’ And I was like, well, you know, I like the dress I don’t really care if anybody else has it or not — but how was I going to imagine that Pink had the same dress! Luckily I was on the red carpet first, so technically…” she jokes of her wore-it-first status. And Shakira discovered that her style competition took a similarly light-hearted attitude to the incident. “I approached Pink and I was like, ‘Pink, look at us, look at us!’ And she’s like, ‘oh my god, this is the funniest thing, get out of here!’” Click below to hear Shakira talk about the night. Tell us: Would you be able to laugh off a real life fashion faceoff as well as Shakira and Pink?

Sep 16 2009 01:56 PM ET

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PEOPLE Names Its 10 Best Dressed of 2009!

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PEOPLE announced its 10 Best Dressed of 2009 today, and chic women like Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama and Nicole Richie made the list — each for their specific take on style. From Vanessa Hudgens‘s boho chic to Cameron Diaz‘s jeans to Kim Kardashian‘s bikinis, these are women who have a personal style that’s uniquely their own. We want to know who your picks for Best Dressed of 2009 are — do you agree with us or do you have a different set of fashionistas? Tell us: Who is your pick for Best Dressed this year?

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL BEST DRESSED LIST!

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Sep 15 2009 05:48 PM ET

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Fashionistas (and Madonna!) Go Gaga at Marc Jacobs

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In the front row at the Marc Jacobs show on Monday night, fashionistas were abuzz about Lady Gaga’s four costume changes at the MTV awards the night before. “Provocative, daring, uncomfortable. . .fun,” said Joe Zee, Creative Director of Elle. “I don’t know if she will look normal,” he said of her slated appearance at the Marc Jacobs show, “…but she will definitely wear Marc.” And while Madonna made it to her seat before the show started promptly at 8:00 p.m., Lady Gaga, holding hands with Jacobs’s partner Lorenzo Martone, stood watching from the entrance. After the show, she ran straight backstage, telling the waiting photographers, “I need to see Marc first . . . please.” And not only did she find Marc, but she found Madonna as well for an air-kiss and a photo-op. So what did the pop divas think of the show? “I loved it, I loved it, I loved it,” Madonna enthused, while Lady Gaga expounded, “Every season still takes my breath away. It was breathtaking. I love Marc Jacobs. Life is a red carpet, and tonight the red carpet is his.” She continued, “The show was amazing. I love the ballet scenes and the romantic ruffles, the Japanese makeup…When you’re watching Marc Jacobs, life is a stage. I was hyperventilating.” So was the crowd when Lady Gaga took to the stage at the V magazine party later that evening (that Jacobs hosted), leaving her delicate Marc Jacobs black and silver dress behind for a daring red stage costume. Click here to see all the stars at N.Y.C. Fashion Week, and click here to see the full Marc Jacobs show at InStyle.com! –reporting by Jeffrey Slonim

Sep 15 2009 05:19 PM ET

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FIRST LOOK: Audrey Tautou’s Inspired New Chanel No. 5 Images

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It’s been nearly a year since French film star Audrey Tautou filled the shoes of Nicole Kidman as the face of Chanel No 5. And with her film Coco Before Chanel slated to debut on September 25th and a new print campaign for the fragrance about to launch, the actress is talking how playing Coco Chanel brought her new perspective to her role as the face of the fragrance — and sharing her latest Chanel No 5 ads. “The feature film enabled me to learn a lot more about Coco Chanel,” Audrey says of playing the style icon. “She was an innovator, ahead of her era. The fact that she created a fragrance in the 1920s that could just as easily have been created yesterday reflects the standard of excellence that applied to everything she did in her life.” She continues, “By playing Coco and getting to know her, I understood, even more, just how unique N°5 really is.” Tell us: What do you think of Audrey’s new images for Chanel No 5? Will you see Coco Before Chanel when it hits theaters next week?