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Nov 11 2011 06:00 PM ET

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Style News Now’s Hottest Stories of the Week!

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Which of Hollywood’s style stars had readers buzzing this week? Don’t miss our top stories!

–Miranda Kerr hits the Victoria’s Secret catwalk in a $2.5-million bra, as hubby Orlando Bloom looks on. READ IT

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–Madonna opens about the bullying she was subjected to in high school. READ IT

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Nov 10 2011 04:30 PM ET

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Why Madonna Had Hairy Armpits in High School

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Today, she’s untouchable: Madonna has her music career, an upcoming directorial debut, her pick of famous boyfriends and a soon-to-launch clothing line and fragrance. But growing up in the Midwest, life wasn’t always easy for the Material Girl.

“The boys in my school would make fun of me,” she reveals in the December issue of Harper’s Bazaar. They called her “‘hairy monster.’ You know, things like that,” she recalls. “And then, going to high school, I saw how popular girls had to behave to get the boys. I knew I couldn’t fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits.”

The singer says that hanging out in gay clubs as a teen helped her find herself. “Straight men did not find me attractive,” she shares. “I think they were scared of me because I was different.” But that obviously didn’t stop her.

Nov 04 2011 01:30 PM ET

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Madonna, Katy Perry Talk New Scents

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Two major singers, two major new scents. Madonna and Katy Perry are both one the verge of releasing new fragrances — Madge’s first, the California Gurl’s second — and both recently sat down with WWD to talk bottles, botanicals and more.

“I have always been obsessed by fragrance and for years wanted to create something personal that was an expression of me, but that other people could relate to as well,” Madonna tells WWD. “Something classical and timeless and yet modern.” Recalling the perfume her mother wore — which smelled like gardenias and tuberose — the singer say she wanted to “recreate this scent, but with something fresh and new about it as well.”

Nov 03 2011 12:00 PM ET

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Madonna to Launch a Clothing Line, Fragrance

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Move over, Material Girl: mama Madonna is breaking out on her own. The singer is launching her own lifestyle brand, Truth or Dare by Madonna, with a fragrance, accessories, footwear and intimates to follow.

“Over the past several years, I have been approached countless times to create my own brand,” Madonna tells WWD. Now, “the timing is right.”

Madonna’s brand will piggyback Material Girl, the highly successful line she launched with daughter Lourdes at Macy’s last year. Whereas Truth or Dare will target women 27 to 50 — and “showcases the duality of her image, a power icon intertwined with feminine beauty,” WWD reports — Material Girl caters to juniors.

“Lola did most of the work,” Madonna told PEOPLE last August of her daughter’s contribution to Material Girl. “I just kind of hung out in the background and went, ‘That’s nice,’ but she pretty much did all of the work. I was just overseeing it.”

Oct 10 2011 12:00 PM ET

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Buy a Little Hope with Rihanna and Justin Bieber’s Charitable Tees

Rod Stewart T-shirt Courtesy City of Hope

Fashion-savvy music fans, rejoice! Some of the hottest names in music — think Lady Gaga, Madonna, Rihanna and Justin Bieber — are teaming up with Live Nation and City of Hope to raise funds for cancer research through a line of collectible T-shirts.

Visit your favorite artist’s website or the City of Hope Shop to find the “Hope, Love and Rock & Roll” tees — each features a unique design by one of 25 different celebs. The shirts you buy will support City of Hope’s research, which in turn helps patients and families fight life-threatening diseases. At least 50 percent of the retail price of each $21.95 tee will benefit the cause, too. Now that’s something to sing about.

—Kim Peiffer

WOULD YOU WEAR THESE TRENDS?

Sep 29 2011 10:30 AM ET

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Material Girl Turns 1! Lourdes Leon Celebrates Her Baby’s Big Birthday

Madonna, Lourdes, Material Girl Courtesy Iconix

Most people don’t remember their first birthday party. But for Material Girl designer Lourdes Leon the occasion — her brand’s first birthday — was unforgettable.

“It feels so great,” she told PEOPLE recently during the bash at Macy’s in New York. “I never thought it would get this big and it makes me really proud, and my mom is really proud, too.”

Mom Madonna has said she lets Leon do “most of the work,” but the brand’s face, Kelly Osbourne, says the superstar singer contributes, too. “[Leon] and Madonna do everything and that really reflects in the styles you see coming down the catwalk … it makes me really proud as well, because the line just keeps getting better and better,” she told PEOPLE.

Sep 06 2011 06:00 PM ET

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Madonna’s Red Carpet Must-Have: Sunglasses

Madonna at Venice Film Festival Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters/Landov; Luigi Costantini/AP

We knew Hollywood’s A-listers were lighting up the Venice Film Festival, but apparently, the stars on hand are truly megawatt. That would at least explain the reasoning behind Madonna‘s red carpet accessory: glittery, cat-eye sunglasses.

On Thursday, we spotted the Material Girl wearing red frames with her butterfly-embellished gown at the premiere of her directorial project, W.E. She then switched up the style, opting for a metallic pair Friday night at Gucci’s Women in Cinema awards, also held in the charming Italian city. On both occasions, she completed her look with bright red lipstick and voluminous hair.

We know she has stunning eyes, but we have to admit we kind of love the lenses, too. Tell us: What do you think of Madonna’s sunglasses?

STARS LIGHT UP THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL