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Kate Moss's Racy Read and Steven Alan's New Home

Kate Moss raised over $300,000 for Comic Relief after reading an excerpt from Fifty Shades of Grey on the radio.

  • Kate Moss raised over $300,000 for Comic Relief after reading an excerpt from Fifty Shades of Grey on the radio. [Telegraph]

  • "I tried to approach the bottle design as I would when I dress a beautiful woman," Alexis Mabille said of the bottle he specially created for Cointreau. [Elle]

  • Gucci has tapped Italian businessman Lapo Elkann to design a collection of made-to-measure clothing with creative director Frida Giannini. [Vogue UK]

  • Beyoncé is rumored to have asked Julien Macdonald to design the costumes for her upcoming Mrs. Carter tour. [Grazia UK]

  • Steven Alan has opened its first home boutique in New York City. [T Magazine]

  • Meanwhile, Thom Browne will debut his first flagship store outside of the US in Tokyo on Saturday. [WWD]

  • GQ has announced the best new menswear designers in America, who will design capsule collections for Gap this October. [GQ]

  • Leslie Fremar tops the list of Hollywood's 25 most powerful celebrity stylists, with Petra Flannery and Rachel Zoe following closely in spots two and three, respectively. [The Hollywood Reporter]

  • John Malkovich has launched an exclusive collection of Summer clothing and accessories from his label Technobohemian. [Yoox]

  • Karl Lagerfeld never lets his professional guard down — even when he sleeps. [Harper's Bazaar]
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Karl Lagerfeld's Music Mashup and Teen Vogue's Macy's Line

Karl Lagerfeld has set the theme for this year's Bal de la Rose du Rocher in Monte Carlo as "Belle et Pop," which will combine the imagery and music of France's Golden Age with the latest trends in rap, hip-hop, and soul.

  • Karl Lagerfeld has set the theme for this year's Bal de la Rose du Rocher in Monte Carlo as "Belle et Pop," which will combine the imagery and music of France's Golden Age with the latest trends in rap, hip-hop, and soul. [WWD]

  • After previously showing in Milan, Burberry will present its next menswear collection in London. [Telegraph]

  • Macy's latest brand literally comes straight from a magazine. Teen Vogue collaborated with the retailer on a collection that launches in stores and online today. [WWD]

  • Meanwhile, Lily Aldridge has teamed up with Velvet by Graham & Spencer on a 13-piece capsule collection, which reflects the model's signature "boho rock-and-roll glamour" style. [Vogue UK]

  • The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum will explore the mystical role of shoes in mythology through its next exhibition, The Amazing Shoemaker — Fairy Tales and Legends About Shoes and Shoemakers. [WWD]

  • Condé Nast has premiered video networks for Glamour and GQ to kick-start the development of its newly created entertainment division. [Mashable]

  • Iris Apfel's second collection of sunglasses for Eyebobs is now available. [SheFinds]

  • Karlie's Kookies might soon be stocked at a Whole Foods near you. [The New York Post]

  • Nicholas Kirkwood looks to architecture to inspire his fancy footwear: "The curve, the line, the angles, all of it is close to the structure of a bridge, if not of a building in itself." [AnotherMag]
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Beyoncé Poses in More Sexy GQ Snaps and Talks Being "Powerful"

Beyoncé Knowles has been named the hottest woman of the century by GQ magazine, and her photos and interview with the magazine for its February issue prove that she has earned that title.

Beyoncé Knowles has been named the hottest woman of the century by GQ magazine, and her photos and interview with the magazine for its February issue prove that she has earned that title. The singer posed for the cover of GQ in zippered underpants and a crop top — a move that many of you found sexy, not scandalous. In the magazine, which hits newsstands on Jan. 22, Beyoncé got snapped by photographer Terry Richardson in more sexy looks and talked about her career. Here's more from Beyoncé in GQ:

  • Beyoncé on being powerful: "I now know that, yes, I am powerful. I'm more powerful than my mind can even digest and understand."
  • On achieving her goals: "I worked so hard during my childhood to meet this goal: by the time I was 30 years old, I could do what I want. I've reached that. I feel very fortunate to be in that position. But I've sacrificed a lot of things, and I've worked harder than probably anyone I know, at least in the music industry. So I just have to remind myself that I deserve it."
  • On needing her job: "I love my job, but it's more than that: I need it. Because before I gave birth, it was the only time in my life, all throughout my life, that I was lost."
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    Beyoncé Shows Serious Skin on New GQ Cover — Sexy or Scandalous?

    Beyoncé Knowles makes her mark on the newly released cover of GQ's February 2013 issue.

    Beyoncé Knowles makes her mark on the newly released cover of GQ's February 2013 issue. She shows skin in a sporty cutoff top and skimpy bottoms to promote her Super Bowl halftime performance and also appears inside the issue as one of the magazine's 100 sexiest women of the 21st century. Beyoncé's no stranger to wearing hot onstage looks and donning sexy red-carpet ensembles, but she went even skimpier with this cover. So we want to know — do you think Beyoncé's belly-baring photograph is sexy or scandalous?

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    GQ's Men of the Year Party Brings Out the Bombshells

    Judging from the slew of minidresses and sexy looks, it's safe to say GQ brought out the hotness at last night's Men of the Year party in LA.

    Judging from the slew of minidresses and sexy looks, it's safe to say GQ brought out the hotness at last night's Men of the Year party in LA. The guest list? Rihanna made an arrival in a tiny red number by Calvin Klein paired with Manolo Blahnik sandals, Diane Kruger showed off her fashion-forward style in a white cutout Cushnie et Ochs Spring dress and Vanessa Bruno blazer, while Jenna Dewan stunned in a draped Amanda Wakeley dress and Christian Louboutin ankle-strap pumps. And that's just the beginning. Step inside to see more jaw-dropping looks from the likes of Camilla Belle, Alessandra Ambrosio, Jaime King, and tell us which look gets your best-dressed vote.

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    Channing Tatum Flashes His Sexiest Smile For GQ

    Channing Tatum suited up and perfected his tie on the December cover of GQ, on newsstands Nov.

    Channing Tatum suited up and perfected his tie on the December cover of GQ, on newsstands Nov. 20. The magazine's highlighting the hottest stars of 2012 and sat down with Channing to chat about and recap his undeniable box-office success. Channing drew major attention in the Spring with The Vow, raking in over $40 million during its opening weekend, and followed it up with the critically acclaimed comedy 21 Jump Street. Over the Summer, Channing put his assets and dancing skills on display in Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike and starred opposite his real-life love, Jenna Dewan, in the independent flick Ten Year. Here's more from Channing and his thoughts the past year:

    • Channing on the career advice he received from "very successful, smart actors": "They were like, 'Grind it. If you love it, grind it.' I did. And a lot of people who didn't grind it, it's not that they're not in a good place, but I'm in a better place."
    • Channing on his decision to star in The Vow: "I did The Vow because I really love being in love."
    • Channing on working out with Jamie Foxx on set: "We have a trailer we go in and do meatheadish things."
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    Scott Schuman Speaks His Mind in New GQ Profile

    Scott Schuman doesn't pull any punches in a new GQ profile that examines his rarefied place in the fashion industry.



    Scott Schuman doesn't pull any punches in a new GQ profile that examines his rarefied place in the fashion industry.

    "It shocks me when young kids still say, 'I want to do a magazine,'" Schuman, who started the blog The Sartorialist in 2005, says in the piece. "Really? Do you want to do a magazine because you want to be an editor — what you think that life is, that romance — or do you want to communicate? Because if you want to communicate, why the f*ck would you put all those obstacles in your path and have to print pages, as opposed to going right on the Internet and actually communicating?"

    Alex Pappademas, who wrote the profile, describes Schuman as being able to travel "nimbly between fashion-world insider and outsider" — which could explain his license to say what he feels and his ability to sit front row at high-profile fashion shows. Read on for more of his quotes from the profile.

    On meeting Ron Frasch, president and chief merchandising office at Saks: "He's looking right over my head," Schuman says, "and I remember thinking, I'm gonna make this f*cking blog so he looks at me when I'm talking to him."

    On sitting Dolce & Gabbana's Spring 2009 show: "They got a humongous amount of press," Schuman says. "Look, we brought the bloggers in and gave them the front row. Look at the dancing-monkey bloggers! I could barely bring myself to sit down . . . Like, 'Ugh, I don't want everyone looking at us.' Like, Oh, look at the cute bloggers! Isn't that cute! Are they playing Angry Birds? When you've got Ron Frasch behind you going, 'I spent two f*cking million dollars on D&G's last collection, and I'm sitting here? For these little schmucks?'" (Schuman later clarified that Frasch didn't say anything to this effect.)

    Kanye West on Schuman: "Scott gave me my first opportunity to be photographed in a different light than the normal rap way. So anytime Scott does anything, I don’t care where I am in the world. I'll be there."

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    Modern Gentleman Ian Somerhalder Poses For GQ

    Ian Somerhalder strikes a seriously sexy pose inside the June issue of GQ.

    Ian Somerhalder strikes a seriously sexy pose inside the June issue of GQ. The Vampire Diaries star, in collaboration with Ketel One and GQ, is championing a new cause, "A Gentleman’s Call: In Pursuit of an Idea that Matters." He's one of the famous faces hand-picked as a mentor in the ultimate gentleman’s competition.

    Ian's gentlemanly qualities are one of the many reasons he's a top contender to play the lead in Fifty Shades of Grey. Ian even admitted he'd like to play Christian Grey in the E.L. James best-selling novel, and even went as far as saying he's "good with younger women." Who will play Anastasia Steele is also up for debate, however, Lucy Hale and Alexis Bledel seem to be popular choices among fans of the trilogy.

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    Michael Fassbender Confirms His New Romance in GQ

    Michael Fassbender's next movie Prometheus is on its way to theaters, and that means one thing — more Michael interviews!

    Michael Fassbender's next movie Prometheus is on its way to theaters, and that means one thing — more Michael interviews! He's in the June issue of GQ, which hits newsstands on May 22, and struck a series of hot poses for photographer Mario Testino. Michael chatted about his Ridley Scott action movie, out on June 8, as well as his career. Michael opened up about being disappointed at missing out on an Oscar nomination for Shame, and even spoke about his costar in that film, and current girlfriend Nicole Beharie. Check out all the Michael pictures in GQ, and here are highlights from his interview:

    • On all the attention about his nether regions after Shame came out: “It’s fun to a point, and after a certain point you worry that it kind of detracts from the movie. But there’s nothing I can do. I just have to laugh it off. I can. Pretty much. Because I take my work seriously but I can’t take myself too seriously. I’m in such a crazy privileged position — shit, this is the pinnacle of the dream when I was 17. Nobody wants to hear really how difficult it is."
    • On being upset about not nabbing an Oscar nomination: "Ar the beginning people [say], ‘You’re going to be going to the Oscars,’ and you’re like, ‘Whatever, doesn’t matter, don’t think so.’ But after a while it does penetrate. After a while you’re like, ‘Anyway, so I’m going to the Oscars…’ And you start to believe it. And I did. I thought I was going. And then I found out I wasn’t and I was upset. I was very upset by it. The first reaction was ‘What the f-ck…?’ It’s a vanity thing. It does become important to you. And it shouldn’t."
    • On dating Nicole Beharie: "I’m seeing Nicole, we’re trying to see each other as often as possible. That’s kind of difficult when she lives [in New York] and I live in England . . . Nothing happened while we were filming. We started talking more on the promotion thing. So, yeah, it just sort of unfolded like that.”
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    Brooklyn Decker Shows Skin, Talks Gisele in the New GQ

    Brooklyn Decker showed some skin for the latest edition of GQ, which features Chicago Bulls basketball player Derrick Rose on the cover.

    Brooklyn Decker showed some skin for the latest edition of GQ, which features Chicago Bulls basketball player Derrick Rose on the cover. Brooklyn is currently in the middle of a big press tour for her upcoming blockbuster Battleship, which hits theaters on May 18. She spoke with the magazine about her costar in the movie, Taylor Kitsch, as well as her Just Go With It leading man Dave Matthews, on whom she has a bit of a crush. Brooklyn's crush list also included, interestingly, Gisele Bundchen. Brooklyn's husband, tennis player Andy Roddick, has differing opinions on those objects of affection. Brooklyn also touched on another pop culture icon, Kristen Wiig, and her role in Bridesmaids. Here are highlights from Brooklyn Decker in GQ:

    • On identifying with Kristen Wiig's character in Bridesmaids: "I feel like her character is my inner soul. The ways she acts are my inner thoughts, but I just can't express them because they're too nerdy."
    • On her ultimate crush: "I have a top-five list, and Gisele is my number one. So she can do no wrong in my eyes. . . . Usually, it's guys on my list, but Gisele is just so perfect in every way."
    • On feeling shame for having a wee crush on Dave Matthews: "I know! I know, I know. My husband is really gonna make fun of me for this."