Gaultier’s haute couture show features old-style Hollywood glamour

October 8th, 2009 DYNASTY star JOAN COLLINS is fronting a new TV special as part of her personal mission to revive style in Britain. The veteran actress is appalled with the current state of fashion in the U.K.

September 10th, 2009 Celebrity designer LLOYD KLEIN will be dressing MICHAEL JACKSON's sister LA TOYA for the foreseeable future after the singer paid a visit to his House of Couture in Los Angeles on Thursday (10Sep09). Jackson contacted the designer after hearing he'd styled family friend Natalie Cole for her big comeback at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday night (09Sep09).

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice girl Victoria Beckham is reportedly devastated after learning she won't be gracing the cover of US fashion bible Vogue because she has already posed for the publication's main competitor Elle. Posh, as she is fondly called, is seeking the approval of the heavyweights at American Vogue, and has been on a strict diet while sticking to haute couture fashion in a bid to impress magazine bosses and land the chance of appearing on the cover, reports dailymail.co.uk.

September 7th, 2009 VICTORIA BECKHAM is reportedly devastated after learning she won't be gracing the cover of U.S. fashion bible Vogue - because she has already posed for the publication's main competitor.

September 3rd, 2009 R&B beauty RIHANNA is reminding ex-boyfriend CHRIS BROWN of what he's missing by posing for Italian Vogue magazine, wearing nothing but a pair of panties and a couture coat. The Umbrella hitmaker models a range of high-fashion clothes and cutting-edge hairstyles for the new issue of the European style bible.

August 28th, 2009 Couture comes home to Oregon for UFC 102Before Randy Couture became a UFC pioneer, a multiple-belt champion and an inspiration to athletes in their 40s and beyond, he was an assistant wrestling coach at Oregon State with a burning competitive drive and no place to direct it. Couture was training wrestlers in Corvallis when he saw his first mixed martial arts fight, and it put him on a winding, lucrative path that's led him right back to Oregon.

August 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Italian actress Monica Bellucci admits that she is tired of Hollywood's glitz and glamour. The 44-year-old model insists that she's tired of parties, and thus prefers to be at home with her four-year-old daughter and actor husband Vincent Cassel.

August 5th, 2009 President and first lady make best dressed listNEW YORK — Barack and Michelle Obama edged out Hollywood stars on Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List. The president made the list for the first time in issues that hit newsstands Wednesday, joining the first lady, who has been named twice before.

July 9th, 2009 Paris couture shows end after sad adieu to LacroixPARIS — Screen siren glamour, sexy, lacy bodices and a frothy collection of endless would-be bridal gowns brought Paris' winter 2010 haute couture displays to an uneven conclusion on Wednesday, capping three emotional days that saw what's likely to be the last show by Christian Lacroix. The gifted French designer fielded Tuesday a superb collection of chic skirt suits and cocoon coats that culminated in tears and group hugs.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Megan Fox, rated by many as one of the sexiest woman on the planet, stole the show at a Giorgio Armani event in Paris. Thesun.co.uk reports that "The Transformers" star appeared at the show dressed in a stunning grey dress designed by Armani himself.

July 8th, 2009 Fashion world mourns Lacroix's last showPARIS — The fashion world sloughed off its artifice, shedding genuine tears of emotion and submitting to the humiliation of group hugs in homage to legendary French designer Christian Lacroix, who delivered Tuesday what will likely be his last haute couture show. Hard-boiled fashion editors and members of the elite cadre of ultra-wealth women who actually buy the made-to-measure couture garments wiped their eyes following the presentation, which had an almost funereal feel about it.

July 7th, 2009 Couture off to sheer start at half-dressed DiorPARIS — In these times heavy with financial worry, Paris' winter 2010 haute couture displays got off to a light start Monday, with sheer fabrics taking center stage at Dior's half-dressed display and at budding French labels Stephane Rolland and Alexis Mabille. Normally winter is the season of lush cashmeres and snugly wools, but Paris' couturiers opted instead for feather-light crepe silks and suggestively sheer tulles inspired by 1940s undergarments.

July 6th, 2009 Haute couture goes cold as recession lingersPARIS — During a recession, how do you hawk a dress that costs more than many cars? That's the dilemma facing the handful of luxury labels that still craft haute couture — the collections of sumptuous, wildly expensive garments made-to-measure for an elite cadre of the world's ultra-rich. During the bull market, labels considered couture lines and their showcases — lavish, media-saturated catwalk displays that started this week in Paris — to be headline-grabbing investments that helped bolster sales of more accessible ready-to-wear collections and accessories, perfume and cosmetics lines.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Emma Watson is using her fashion knowledge for a noble cause. She will come out with self-designed clothes for teenagers as part of a charity programme.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Melanie Brown is fuming after bosses of her Las Vegas revue Peep Show decided against renewing her contract, according to reports. The former Spice Girl joined the burlesque show at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in April.