Wish List: McQueen's $10,000 Clutch

If you have an extra $10,000 lying around - or if someone owes you a really, really big favor - you must check out the Byzantine Queen Skull crocodile box clutch from Alexander McQueen.

As seen here at NET-A-PORTER, the editor's notes describe the clutch as follows:

"Encrusted with burnished-gold studs and ruby-tone gems, Alexander McQueen's brown crocodile skull-clasp clutch is sure to become the jewel in your cocktailwear crown."

The bag is being offered for a mere $9,750, but make sure to act fast if you're considering adding this clutch to your collection. Even though that seems like an incredible sum, a bag this amazing undoubtedly won't be offered for long.

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Karl Loves Lively: Chanel Designer Gives Us Another Reason to Envy "Gossip Girl" Starlet

Sigh.

As if we, the general population, didn't have enough reasons to envy Blake Lively. The girl is tall, blonde, beautiful, and stars in one of television's most talked-about shows. She has starred in "The Town" and her movie with Ryan Reynolds is coming out later this year.

And that's all in the "non-fashion related" category.

Lively was announced to be the new face of the Chanel handbag campaign a few weeks ago, yet Karl Lagerfeld just can't seem to get enough of the lovely Lively and has named her an official brand ambassador.

The designer told WWD, "She's a kind of American dream girl."

As Chris Spargo reports for HollywoodLife, the ads shot at the Rue Cambon headquarters in Paris will be released in April of this year.

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Miranda Kerr Gives Birth

Miranda Kerr, Victoria's Secret model and wife to actor Orlando Bloom, gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday.

The good news hasn't been officially confirmed, but gossip site x17 Online reports that Orlando was overheard bragging about "my son" outside a Los Angeles hospital.

Congratulations to the Bloom-Kerr family!

Kennedy Miniseries Scrapped

The History Channel recently announced that it has cancelled plans to air a controversial miniseries on the Kennedy family.

The historical fiction miniseries, which was to star Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy and Greg Kinnear as President John F. Kennedy, attracted plenty of criticism. Theodore Sorenson, administration aide during JFK’s presidency, has spoken out against the show, calling the script inaccurate.

But even though “The Kennedys” will not air on History Channel, it will likely be aired in other parts of the world, since History does not have full control over the rights, which have already been sold to other networks.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, History released a statement yesterday about their decision, saying, “We have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand.”

Readers, do you think History made the right call in pulling the plug on the show? Or were you looking forward to watching it?

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Dr. Drew to Debut on HLN

Dr. Drew, a new program hosted by practicing physician Dr. Drew Pinsky, is set to debut on HLN (a CNN Worldwide network) on Monday, March 28^th. The new show will focus on the most popular current news stories and the motivations that drive human behavior, which is at the heart of every news story.

“We’ll start with honest discussions and direct questions, and we’ll hear from a wide range of people with diverse perspectives and experiences. We’ll dig deep to discover what is really going on behind the headlines to get at the real experiences happening to the people involved,” said Pinsky. “At the center of these stories are issues and behaviors worth examining closely, and worth talking about with depth, compassion and insight.”

Dr. Pinsky is currently on staff at Huntington Memorial Hospital, serves as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine, and is also the host of the radio show LOVELINE.

Readers, will you be tuning in for the premiere of Dr. Drew?

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New Year, New Name for Snooki

Snooki, he famously tanned star of Jersey Shore known for her signature hair poof and cart wheeling antics, just announced that she wants to be known by her birth name, Nicole Polizzi.

Polizzi’s first novel, entitled “A Shore Thing,” debuted this week and focuses on her quest to find love on the Jersey Shore, which just entered its third season.

The 22-year-old reality TV star also recently debuted a New Years Eve Ball necklace (which can be yours for just $49) as the first piece in her own jewelry line.

Readers, what do you think Nicole’s next career move? And do you think the new name will stick?

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So Long, Trends Of 2010!

In a slideshow compiled for The New York Times' "Fashion and Style" section, Cathy Horyn and Eric Wilson came up with 10 trends from 2010 that they do not care to see again in the new year.

Some of these made sense. For example, the "cupcake breast" look sported by Charlize Theron was both strange and unflattering. Another trend, sheer clothing, was given the boot. Though they looked interesting on the runway, see-through pieces were destined for commercial failure.

One trend criticized was, though strange, highly adorable: the denim diaper. Though Horyn and Wilson vetoed the look, it made the unsightly diaper just a little more fashionable.

However, Horyn and Wilson snubbed a couple of trends that were very popular, both commercially and critically. One was the 50s-themed ad campaigns popularized by Louis Vuitton, which garnered praise for using models with actual curves. Though the slideshow dubbed these campaigns "uptight," the use of curves made the ads more accessible to women of different shapes.

The other popular trend not missed by the duo was the rock-n-roll look: studs and skulls adorning everything from purses to shirts to jackets. The look, which has been going strong for several seasons, is popular with members of several different style sets.

Readers, what do you think? Which of these trends should be left behind in fashion history?

To see the full slideshow, click here.

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PajamaJeans — A Serious Fashion Don't

Just when you thought that the jeggings/denim leggings trend couldn’t possibly get any worse, the makers of PajamaJeans came along and ruined everything.

PajamaJeans are exactly what you think — essentially, “jeans” made out of sweatpant material. The product (retailing at $39.95 on pajamajeans.com) supposedly offers "the style of your favorite jeans, together with the comfort of pajamas,” but it just seems like laziness gone way too far.

Although PajamaJeans promise to “fit every figure perfectly” and look as good as “designer jeans,” we’re not so sure about how flattering they really are.

Readers, what do you think? Are PajamaJeans a better alternative to sweatpants, or just inexcusable? Would you wear them?

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A Horse is Not a Woman

Looks like ESPN’s brand new website for women, espnW, got off on the wrong foot — or should we say the wrong hoof? The site (launched in November 2010) recently published a year-end list of the “10 Biggest Stories in Women’s Sports,” naming Zenyatta’s retirement as number 4. But although she may be female and is certainly a very successful athlete (having won 19 races in a row), Zenyatta is a horse.

While the story of Zenyatta’s retirement was certainly newsworthy in the world of sports, most people would probably agree that horses are not, in fact, women — even if they are considered to be athletes.

Readers, what do you think of ESPN’s decision to feature a racehorse ridden by a male jockey in a list of women’s sports stories?

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Zsa Zsa Gabor Facing Partial Amputation

TMZ reports that according to Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, the 93-year-old actress is currently hospitalized and facing the prospect of losing the lower half of her leg below the knee.

Gabor was rushed to Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center on Sunday night because of the massive blood clot in her lower leg that was discovered by doctors in November.

Currently, doctors are trying to use powerful antibiotics in the hopes of avoiding amputation, according to Gabor’s rep John Blanchette as reported by PEOPLE. However, the star’s health is in critical condition, and the lesion on her leg is 12 inches in length.

Prince von Anhalt said that doctors told him to take his wife in for surgery before the holidays, but Gabor refused, saying that she wanted to be at home during the holidays.

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Study Shows That Blonde Women Earn More

You might want to think twice before making blonde jokes. A new study says that blondes have the last laugh – in the workplace, that is.

The Daily Mail reports that a recent study conducted by the U.K’s Superdrug drugstore chain found that women with lighter hair color earn about $870 more per year than their brunette or redheaded counterparts.

The study, which analyzed the annual income of 3,000 British women, also found that blonde women were the most socially engaging and had the highest percentage of college degrees, factors which likely contributed to the higher income.

Readers, what do you think of the results of this study? Will you be dyeing your hair blonde in hopes of a raise?

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Buried's Oscar Faux Pas

Around this time of year, a rash of movies are released that are considered "Oscar Bait," and every year, a few powerful, but smaller movies are overlooked. It is perhaps this fear of being disregarded that led Chris Sparling, screenwriter of Buried, to write a letter to the Academy's writers branch that may have violated several rules for selection.

Buried is a tightly-wound thriller that stars Ryan Reynolds as Paul Conroy. Paul wakes up in a coffin to find he has been buried alive as a hostage. The risk that the movie takes is that the coffin is the only setting for the whole movie - not a single flashback or cutaway. However, a powerful performance by Reynolds, who is alone onscreen and in a box for all of the film's 95 minutes, has garnered the film critical praise, including "Best Original Screenplay of 2010" by the National Board of Reviews

Sparling explained all of this and more in his letter, even though Academy rules state that "mailings that extol the merits of a film, an achievement or an individual are not permitted. Mailings containing quotes from reviews about a film or achievement are not permitted, nor should they refer to other honors or awards, past or present, that have been received by either the film or those involved in the production or distribution of the film."

Although the letter may disqualify Buried from the running for Best Original Screenplay, Sparling wasn't asking for much. "...while Buried might not end up being your first choice (or even second or third), please consider it for fourth or fifth."

Do you think Buried deserves the award?

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