Led by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, Fashion’s Night Out started three years ago in response to economic doldrums.

“The idea was to get the economy rolling,” said shoe designer Stuart Weitzman. “Now it’s become one of the giant charity events in America.”

At his Madison Avenue boutique Thursday night, Weitzman stood next to a display of the four shoes he designed with celebrities to raise money for ovarian cancer research.

Michelle Trachtenberg was wearing her contribution to the Young Hollywood Cares Collection, a pair of dark blue snakeskin platforms with studs on the heels.

“They’re perfect for Georgina,” she said, referring to her character on “Gossip Girl.”

Hayden Panettiere had climbed into a green Fendi jumpsuit, with black suede booties from the Cares collection.

“If I were wearing stilettos, I wouldn’t be standing here,” said the actress of “Heroes” and “Scream 4” fame. She’d been on her feet for an hour.

As for getting involved in a project that supports ovarian cancer research -- specifically the lab of Dr. Marsha A. Moses at the Folkman Institute in Boston -- “it makes you feel much better about indulging in guilty pleasures, like shopping,” she said.

The shoes retail for between $425 and $498. In the month of September, which is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 100 percent of that amount will go to Dr. Moses.

All seen a glamorous celeb hit the runway with some cool, funky updo and said to ourselves, "Um, sure must be nice to have a personal stylist". Well, after seeing so many braided looks lately, it suddenly dawned on us, we can braid, too! Then we began to wonder how complicated some of these hairstyles really are.

We especially loved Blake Lively's braided look and were determined to recreate it. Now by following a few steps, and exercising a little patience, you can join us in sporting your own super stylish 'do.

1. Make a center part and on each side section out tresses from the hairline to about the back of the ear. These sections should run vertically. Start on one side and begin to French braid on the diagonal, making sure not to draw in any hair from outside the section. (If you do, no worries. This look is supposed to be causal and a little messy anyway.) Once you run out of hair to incorporate, braid the ends regularly, secure with a hair elastic and repeat the process on the other side.

2. Ignore the two braids for a moment and backcomb the hair throughout the crown. This will help create volume and the added texture will help the updo hold better.

3. After backcombing, smooth the hair slightly. Pull everything back, except for the braids, and twist vertically from the nape of the neck to the center of the back of the head. Now, take a deep breathe and hold the twist in one hand while inserting bobby pins vertically, close to the scalp. Once this is done, ignore the loose ends of the twist for a moment.

4. Now you can get back to the braids. Pick them up pull them back, across the top of the twist and just under the loose section. Wrap the braided ends together and pin tightly, making sure to attach the braids and the twist together. This will hide the braided hair ends and support the loose hair.

5. You'll have the option to leave the unsecured hair alone or curl it or pin it under or work it back into the twist. The sky's the limit. The only thing now is to mist your cool new 'do with some medium-hold hairspray.

Anna Faris candidly revealed that she bedded a total of five guys before marrying her husband, “Moneyball” star Chris Pratt, in 2009.

“I’m at five,” the star said at a screening of “What’s Your Number?” “Don’t you think five is kind of low? I’m 34!” During a pre-screening interview Tuesday night with Marie Claire editor Joanna Coles, Faris added, “I’m not a very good lover. I’m so nervous about my sexuality.”

In the film, Faris plays an unlucky-in-love woman who frets she’ll never find Mr. Right after learning the average woman sleeps with 10.5 men before finding “the one,” and she’s bordering on 20.

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“I think 20 is kind of low,” she told Coles. “Shouldn’t it be like 70?” Faris -- who was recently hailed by Tad Friend in the New Yorker as the future of female comedy -- also said that she doesn’t read reviews.

“I try not to read [them],” she said at the Joseph Urban Theatre. “The bad ones really cling. And I’m lucky that I’ve been part of a lot of poorly received movies, so I’m immune. ‘Scary Movie 4’ was a brilliant movie. I’m shocked it didn’t get nominated.”

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Molly Sims didn't waste any time slipping out of her wedding dress and into a tiny two-piece.

Not that we're complaining.

Just three days after tying the knot with movie producer Scott Stuber, the sexy star strutted her stuff while going for a beach stroll with her new hubby in Maui.

Newlywed Molly Sims and hubby Scott Stuber took a romantic stroll along a Maui beach Tuesday. The bikini-clad model-actress, 38, showed off her abs while covering up her lower body with a patterned sarong.

PIC: See Molly's gorgeous wedding dress

Sims and Stuber, a movie producer, tied the knot on Saturday at the Frank Cafaretta Vineyard in Napa Valley, Calif. in front of close family and friends.

A source tells Us Weekly, "the ceremony was underneath a grove of trees beside a small lake. There were flowers in bowls hanging from the trees and it was an incredible setting. The wedding started at 6 pm. Molly walked down the aisle with her dad across a huge lawn."

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The happy couple, who dated for a year and a half before Stuber, 42, popped the question in May, were very relaxed and romantic at the altar while exchanging vows.

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"During the ceremony, [Molly and Scott] laughed a lot and kissed a few times. It was very sweet," the source tells Us. "When they were pronounced husband and wife, Molly threw her hands up in the air and gave Scott a long kiss. Everyone was cheering and screaming for them. They looked ecstatic as they walked back up the aisle."



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The actress had to take up the instrument for one of her roles. She’s always loved music so looked forward to strumming the strings – before she realised how tough she’d find mastering it.

“I love seeing live bands with my friends – I like everything from classic to country to rock. The last album I downloaded was The Strokes. I’m learning the guitar for my next role and it’s given me a new respect for musicians as it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” she laughed.

Jessica has appeared in several TV shows and movies but is best known for her portrayal of Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl.

She still can’t believe she ever landed the part, particularly as it came about in such an unexpected way.

“I had just thrown on some denim shorts, a T-shirt and flip-flops [to go to my friend’s barbeque] and had my dog with me. It was a nice, chilled, day, but my agent phoned the next day and asked if I’d been at a BBQ, as an executive producer from Gossip Girl had called and wanted to know more about me,” she recalled to InStyle. “The next think I knew I was on my way to Warner Bros. in New York to start filming.”

New rock group 'SuperHeavy' are gearing up to release their second single together. Consisting of Mick Jagger, AR Rahman, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart and Damian Marley. With their second single being sung in Sanskrit, this band have brought different musical styles together in a form of convergence.

Speaking to Daily News and Analysis about their second single 'Satyameva Jayate,' Mick said: "It was great working with AR and crooning in Sanskrit. We just went with the flow and did it.”

Speaking about the music maestro himself he said: "My experience with AR was great; he is a very sweet person, super musical and has added a completely different dimension to the record.”

Talking about the other band memebers Mick said: "Dave always makes me finish what I’ve started which is not always what I do when I’m left on my own, Joss brings the female voice, obviously, and the English soul thing. I’ve worked with her before, hence knew her capabilities and that she was very easy to work with, and Damian has brought with him a rhythm section consisting of bassist."

'SuperHeavy's' first album is out now.

Blake Lively covers InStyle Australia October 2011. The 24-years-old actress sits down for a chat and talks about her favorite designers, being considered a style icon, her love of fashion, choosing her 'Gossip Girl' outfits, but also men and movies. Check out Blake's interview with the magazine.

Blake Lively is definitely one of the most beautiful and talented young actresses in Hollywood. Besides, the 24-year-old hottie, who is rumored to be dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio, was named the official face of the Chanel Mademoiselle bags and managed to became a real style icon due to her impeccable appearances.

Blake covers InStyle magazine October 2011, the Australian edition. Inside, the lovely 'Green Lantern' actress dishes on fashion, being called a style icon, her 'Gossip Girl' outfits, movies and men.

On her love of fashion, Blake told InStyle that it didn't spark while working on 'Gossip Girl'. "No, I inherited it from my mother Elaine. My mum used to be a model and actress, and always enjoyed sewing my clothes herself when I was a kid. It was a ritual for us to roam vintage stores once a week. She inspired me to dress myself more unconventionally and to mix different styles. Gossip Girl, of course, gave me the chance to develop my passion even further. In the show I play the rich New York It-girl, who always wears the latest designer fashion. Every day I'll find new amazing pieces by the best designers in the world in my set closet. Quite a paradise! I'm getting paid to wear fancy dresses in front of the camera. What else would I want?," Lively says.

London: Sarah Jessica Parker is trying to persuade the ‘Sex and the City’ fashion guru not to boycott a forthcoming prequel.

The 46-year-old actress has urged costume designer Patricia Field to stay away from the new series ‘The Carrie Diaries’, as it is about life of Parker’s character in ‘Sex and the City’, Carrie Bradshaw, as a teenager and will be made by ‘Gossip Girl’ producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz.

“Sarah’s 13-year reign as Carrie Bradshaw has come to an end and she hasn’t taken it lying down,” the Daily Mail quoted a source as telling New York Fashion Week.

“She and Pat created Carrie’s fashionista status, so Sarah is putting the pressure on Patricia to side with her,” the source added.

Parker herself backed out of the project when it was signed to American network CW, a rival of HBO, which made the original series.

One of Bollywood's most-loved and talented actresses, Kajol has recently been approached by dance school 'Strut' to attend one of their classes. The stunning star who agreed to come along also interacted with all the dance students during her visit.
Speaking to The Times of India, Kajol said that she liked the work of Bhaavesh Gandhi who is the dance instructer at 'Strut' and who has also worked with award-winning Bollywood contemporary dance choreographer, Shiamak Davar. She said about Bhaavesh that: "I have seen him and I believe he's very good."
She goes on to say: "Two very good friends, Ryan Stephen and writer Niranjan Iyengar own this dance school, and I am all for promoting talent and any form of education."
The 37-year-old actress also loves to dance as a form of exercise herself, especially since the birth of her second child Yug, last year. Kajol has been on a strict diet to keep healthy and is also learning new forms of dance to remain fit and keep her body in shape.

People magazine has released its list of 10 Best Dressed, with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge the only non-American to make the list.

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively topped the list of women chosen for "taking fashion up a notch this year".

Also deemed worthy for their fashion sense were movie stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Alba, Mila Kunis and singer Jennifer Lopez.

While Catherine, formerly Kate Middleton, has been touted as a fashion star by many since her marriage to Prince William earlier this year, some of that shine may be wearing off.

In recent weeks many fashion luminaries have questioned Catherine's status as a trendsetter, calling her instead a "trend-follower".

Gregg Andrews, a fashion director at leading US department store chain Nordstrom said she wouldn't be looked at twice if she wasn't a royal.

"She is stylish, but she's not setting trends, she's following trends," Andrews told the Daily Mail.

"If you take Kate out of the royal family, put her on a street in New York, you wouldn't look at her twice. She's a beautiful woman, but she blends into a crowd."

Nevertheless her elegant style does appeal to some designers wanting to cater to a more conservative consumer mindset, with her "classically patrician look".

Cyndi Lauper stumbled through her rendition of the national anthem on Saturday (10.11.2011) after mistakenly singing the wrong lyrics.

The 58-year-old singer was performing Star Spangled banner at the U.S. Open on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks when she sang "O'er the ramparts we watched as our flag was still streaming" rather than O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming." The star later apologised on Twitter saying that the occasion got to her "Whew, I just did the anthem for the US open. It was an awesome experience. I got choked up in the middle remembering 9/11..The moon shone done on us and I tried to say a prayer at the same time.. I hope I didn't mess up too bad. I wanted it to be comforting. " This is not the first time a singer has botched the national anthem, Christina Aguilera made the exact same mistaken earlier this year at the Super Bowl.

Lauper was born in New York City and released her debut album in 1983, entitled She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles from the same album. She has since released a further ten albums selling 30 million records worldwide. As well as a music career she has also appeared in several movies and television series' including 30 Rock and Gossip Girl.

Fashion Week draws celebs from around the world to New York City for the shows, parties and photo opportunities, but there are plenty of stars already in NYC working. Here's a look at who might be taking a break from filming (and who already has) to stop by the runway this week:

Christina Ricci has already traded time on the set filming her new ABC series, Pan Am, for the front row at the QVC show.

Lea Michele was spotted at Fashion's Night Out on Thursday before getting back to the set of her upcoming movie New Year's Eve, which was filming in Yonkers, NY over the weekend.

Law and Order: SVU is a staple in the New York City filming scene and since it's star, Mariska Hargitay, is already in the city, she always seems to make her way to at least a couple shows during Fashion Week.

Considering fashion is such an important part of the TV series Gossip Girl, it's no surprise that several of the show's stars have already made appearances at Fashion Week events, including Leighton Meester, Matthew Settle, Kelly Rutherford, Ed Westwick, and Penn Badgley.

Who else should you be on the look out for? The Good Wife's Julianna Marguiles, Julianne Moore, who is currently filming What Maisie Knew, Debra Messing who is in town filming the TV show Smash, Sharon Stone who is working on Gods Behaving Badly around the city, and Kirsten Dunst who's next movie Bachelorette is also shooting in New York.

Over the years, Jessica Simpson's breasts have gotten her just as much press as her music career has. Her dad has even talked about them, and she's shown them off in a million and one low-cut dresses. But the rumors now are that Jessica is considering getting a breast reduction before she gets married to fiance Eric Johnson.

Jessica is said to be considering the reduction because she doesn't want to look so top-heavy n her wedding photos. A source says:

"She thinks if she downsizes her breasts, she will look smaller. She's never loved having a huge chest."

Jess is also determined to drop some pounds before the big day as well. She said:

Hal ini dengan senang dan bangga menyambut sebuah legenda blues kembali ke Alligator Records. James “Mr Superharp “Cotton, selama karir 66 tahun (dimulai pada usia sembilan!), Telah menerima tempatnya sebagai ikon dunia harmonika blues. tanda tangannya suara kecapi raksasa dan serangan ledakan-tungku yang tak tertandingi, bahkan saat ia berubah 75 tahun.
James belajar dari blues lainnya raksasa-Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin ‘Wolf, dan tentu saja Muddy Waters, di sisi yang ia bermain untuk lebih dari satu dekade. Dia mulai merekam sebagai pemimpin band remaja, di Memphis Records ‘Sun. Ia muncul di banyak sisi lumpur klasik, termasuk album Live At Newport terkenal. Sejak pertengahan 1960-an, dia memimpin band sendiri semua-bintang pemain kelas dunia, tur tanpa henti. Dia memotong hampir 30 album, menggabungkan boogies pembakar nya tinggi energi dengan yang terdalam dan termanis blues lambat, blues ia pertama kali bermain sebagai seorang anak di Delta Mississippi dan disempurnakan di South Side Chicago.
Hari-hari ini James daun bernyanyi untuk band-nya, tapi setiap kali dia mengangkat kecapi itu ke bibir, kekuatan tipis dan keganasan musiknya menegaskan kembali statusnya sebagai Mr Superharp sendiri, seorang raksasa yang tak perlu dari blues.
-Bruce Iglauer
Raksasa menegaskan kembali bahwa kompresi tinggi James Cotton bermain harmonika blues adalah kekuatan sejati alam. Sebagai The San Francisco Examiner mengatakan, “adalah James Cotton sebuah legenda blues yg tak ada bandingannya. Nya harmonika pukulan meratap mereka pergi. improvisasinya di blues penuh dengan menyenangkan dan humor yang baik. Blues tidak mendapatkan yang lebih baik. “…

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Sejak rilis CD asli pada tahun 1999, penggemar gitar blues telah menikmati antara sang legendaris Albert King and the young upstart Stevie Ray Vaughan dalam album duet pasangan ini. Mendokumentasikan siaran televisi Kanada 1983 yang menampilkan dua gitaris blues, album In Session ini telah lama menjadi album favorit untuk para penggemar salah satu (atau keduanya) .

In Session ini diterbitkan kembali pada tahun 2009, album digital remaster menampilkan catatan liner baru dari Stax Records ‘Bill Belmont, dan jurnalis musik Lee Hildebrand dan Dan Forte. Banyak penggemar telah lama bertanya-tanya, namun, mengapa belum pernah melihat rekaman video dari siaran TV? Heran lagi, karena pada November 9, 2010 Stax Records akan merilis CD dua-disc / versi DVD Dalam Sesi yang mencakup video studio legendaris yang konser secara keseluruhan, serta sebelas lagu-asli compact disc.

Setengah DVD baru Dalam fitur In Session tiga lagu tidak disertakan pada rilis CD: kinerja yang merah-panas dari lagu tanda tangan Albert King’s, dan hits Stax terbesar, “Born Under A Bad Sign;” membaca sama mengesankan Stevie Ray ” Texas Flood, “dari album debut segera-jadi-merilis dengan nama yang sama, dan klasik” I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town, “aslinya direkam oleh Louis Jordan dan Ray Charles terbesar.

Yeah.., In Session sebelumnya, banyak dari kita membeli dua kali … tapi kali ini dapat mengambil versi akhir dari the ultimate version ini gitar yang mengagumkan antara dua dari enam-string bakat terbesar di blues, dan enjoy dalam both audio and video dari pertunjukan legendaris di kedua audio dan video.