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Mar 24 2011 06:30 PM ET
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REVEALED: Katie Holmes Debuts Handbag Collab with Valextra

Katie Holmes Bag Line Valextra
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Known for her ability to commandeer a trend faster than you can say “boyfriend jean,” Katie Holmes has lent her fashion credo to a new endeavor: purses! Partnering with luxury bag maker Valextra, and alongside style partner in crime, Jeanne Yang, Holmes has designed two versions of a luxe, calkfskin tote (pictured here in blue) for the aptly named Valextra for Holmes & Yang collection. The splurge of a bag retails at $3,950 and will also be available in white with navy or shiny black trim exclusively at Barney’s this July. Though the average customer may balk at the hefty price tag, Holmes says you are investing in the brand’s craftsmanship when you buy. “Their quality is exceptional,” she tells WWD of the Italian design house. “There’s such integrity in their work — they’re artists.” And for his part, Valextra’s CEO, Emanuele Carminati Molina, recognizes the power of Holmes and Yang as a tastemakers. “I knew that it was good for Valextra to try, and to mix our style with their style,” he says. Tell us: What do you think of Holmes’s foray into handbags? –Justine Harman

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Mar 23 2011 06:30 PM ET
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Katie Holmes Cheats on Her Stylist in John Frieda Short Film

The mystery has been solved: Katie Holmes was cheating on her hair stylist! Well, in a movie, that is. Tuesday night, the actress revealed The Decision, a short film she shot for John Frieda’s new Precision Foam Colour, which was teased online last week. In the four-minute flick, Holmes plays Joan Hudson, an American movie star who’s gone missing, and reportedly split from her colorist beau. As she tries to flee by airplane, she’s stopped by security, and when her bag is searched, boxes of the foam are found. John Frieda stylist Harry Josh, who coiffed Holmes’s hair for the movie and Tuesday’s premiere, says the actress was excited to do the promotion. “She said it was a really fun project,” he told PEOPLE. “She told me she was attracted to the whole short-film concept.” For The Decision, Josh said he “structured” her hair. “It was very dramatic … very clean,” he explained. So for the premiere, held at New York City club Lavo, he took it to the other extreme. “We did something incredibly soft, loose, natural and totally easy. We wanted it casual, just to throw the whole thing off.” Tricky! Learn more about The Decision at facebook.com/whatsinthebag. –Reporting by K.C. Baker

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Mar 16 2011 06:00 PM ET
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Katie Holmes’s Clothing Line: Made in the U.S.A.

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When celebrities translate their fame into fashion, they usually go one of two ways: licensed goods (a la Jessica Simpson‘s $1 billion empire) or the high-end, aspirational, route. Katie Holmes and her partner in Holmes & Yang, stylist Jeanne Yang, have unabashedly gone the latter. “Sometimes when life gets really busy you don’t want to have to think about what it is you’re going to wear,” Holmes tells New York magazine of the style quandary that inspired the collection, now in its second season at Barneys New York. “You just want to have certain pieces that you know you can just depend on.” For Holmes and Yang, those wardrobe staples include $1,400 slouch blazers and $1,250 pencil skirts, whose hefty price tags they attribute to local production. “We can make some of the most beautiful luxury pieces here,” Yang says of the made-in-New-York collection. “Kate and I are always talking about how we’re Americans, and we want people to realize this, and so our price points — you know we don’t have the best margins but it doesn’t matter for us.” And for her part, Holmes has similar priorities: “It’s more important that it’s made in the U.S.A.” –Justine Harman

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Mar 11 2011 03:30 PM ET
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Who’s That Girl? Katie Holmes Stars in Mystery Video

Katie Holmes is already one of Hollywood’s most mysterious leading ladies — and it looks like she’s upping the mystique even more with a video that begs for interpretation. Set on a shadowy backdrop, the black-and-white short features Holmes hinting at the tribulations of stardom — and asks viewers to test their skill and guess what she’s toting in her bag (for an eventual chance at luxe prizes!). Watch the clip above, then come back on March 22nd for a reveal of all the details in the superstar’s top-secret video.

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Mar 08 2011 11:30 AM ET
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Would You Wear Patterned Jeans Like Katie?

Would You Wear Patterned Jeans Like Katie?
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We like to switch up our denim designs — try the latest trends, play with new colors — and we love it when celebs do the same. So when Katie Holmes wore a pair of dark blue circle-patterned jeans while out and about in Los Angeles recently, we took note. The actress cuffed her pants and paired them with a loose-fitting white blouse, giving a look that was pulled together, yet laid back. We know she gets style advice from her pint-sized stylist, daughter Suri, but we wonder — do her printed jeans work? Tell us: Would you wear patterned jeans like Holmes? –Kara Murphy

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Jan 12 2011 10:30 AM ET
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Katie Holmes Is New Face of Ann Taylor

Rumer Willis' Newest Role: Badgley Mischka ModelPhoto by Tom Munro, courtesy of Ann Taylor

Move over, Heidi Klum — Katie Holmes is the newest face of all-American brand Ann Taylor. With Holmes’s spring 2011 ads slated to break in March issues of magazines, Ann Taylor released the first ad image of the actress and designer in a sophisticated all-navy outfit, shot by photographer Tom Munro. In a statement on their website, Holmes says, “I’ve been a fan of Ann Taylor since I was a young girl. I grew up loving the clothes…and am really excited to be the face of Ann Taylor for the Spring season. I am thrilled to be part of a brand I believe in.” The company returns the love with Christine Beauchamp, President of Ann Taylor Stores, saying in a statement, “We are thrilled to have Katie as the face of Ann Taylor. Katie personifies the Ann Taylor brand — smart, talented, incredibly chic, and living a full life with beauty and grace. We admire and respect Katie for her intellect, kindness and enduring personal style.” Tell us: What do you think of Katie Holmes as the new face of Ann Taylor? –Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

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Jan 05 2011 06:20 PM ET
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Katie Holmes Gets (and Takes!) Fashion Advice from Daughter Suri

Katie Holmes Gets (and Takes!) Fashion Advice from Daughter Suri Courtesy Elle

At age 4, Suri Cruise is already a seasoned fashionista. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter has been spotted in everything from Burberry dresses to silver pumps. And it turns out that she’s not only picking out her own clothes, but she’s not afraid to give her famous parents style pointers. “She’ll really tell me [what she thinks],” Holmes told ELLE.”“Like today I’m wearing brown suede pants, and she said, ‘I don’t like your pants.’ But then she’ll say, ‘You’ve got to wear these shoes.’ Or ‘That’s so pretty, Mom. Wear that.’ She’s got a great eye.” The actress, who co-designs her own clothing line, Holmes & Yang, has obviously passed on her flare for fashion to Suri and the two are often spotted shopping together. “The other day we came out of a store, and she said, ‘I want to go there,’ pointing at another store quite a distance away,” Holmes notes. “In that store was the dress that she wanted. I said, ‘Wow, Suri. You’re something. You picked that out from a football field away.’” To read more from Katie’s cover interview, go to elle.com. — Alla Byrne

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