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Amy Winehouse had a big mac craving she had to fulfill at McDonalds in Berlin. Do you think she got a supersize meal for Blake?

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Jennifer Garner and ubër-cute daughter Violet had some mommy and me time in New York City. Could she be any more adorable?

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Designers Richie Rich, retired adult film actress Jenna Jameson, model Lydia Hearst, and Traver Rains took their final bow at the Heatherette spring 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. Heatherette created an entirely new collection for their West Coast fans, inspired by an imaginary drive from New York to California. What did they find when arrived to la-la land? Malibu Barbie come to life complete with grease stained, oiled-up mechanics who can attend to every Hollywood, red-carpet divas needs whether she be in a tinie-weenie bikini, beach-ball dress, or in need of hair wash like Hearst, who left a cloud of fairy dust trailing in her wake.

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Macho TV personality Jesse James and America’s favorite intern Ross Matthews shared a laugh backstage at the Elsie Katz Couture spring 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. The unlikely pair have been seen filming segments for The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Will you watch the segment starring the odd couple?

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Kristen Bell added sheen to the front row of the Elsie Katz Couture spring 2008 fashion show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. Bell was on had to support her stylist, Nicole Chavez, first foray into runway styling for the Seattle-based label. Chavez’s client list reads like whose who of young Hollywood, including Bell, Rachel Bilson, and Katherine Heigel, who she recently styled for the 2007 Emmys. Bell, ever the golden girl, wore a bronze stretch mesh long dress with metal paillettes by Tadashi Shoji to the show.

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“This literary rose is the foundation of my spring silhouette,” said Seattle-based designer Elise Katz, referencing her inspiration The Little Prince and indeed floral ruled her spring 2008 collection shown at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. Continuing spring’s biggest trend, floral was not only seen in the form of prints but fabrics like satin organza, chiffon, and tulle were hand-formed into blossoms to accent the looks.

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For spring 2008, Kevan Hall was inspired by Africa. There were the standard African references such as safari jackets, fabulous embroidered dashikis, and eveningwear that featured beaded corsets and tortoise rings but it was his sheaths—made of raw silk and nomadic mud cloth—where Hall demonstrated his real strength in understatement at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. The look(s) would be equally at home in the city as they would be on holiday.

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The king of evening, Randolph Duke, returned to the runway after a five-year absence wowing the crowd with standout eveningwear that is surely going to have starlets clamoring for his gowns come awards season. Duke known for his sexy use of beading showed a lighter hand using small paillettes and feathers on tulle gowns that seemed to float on air. While the spring 2008 collection shown at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California did boarder on a greatest hits collection, Duke’s Halston influences and use of jersey seemed modern and on trend for spring.

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Nicky Hilton showed a collection of sweet day dresses and separates for her Chick by Nicky Hilton line for spring 2008 at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. The super 70’s collection included breezy short sleeve jackets, rompers, and dresses featuring swan and heart print motifs or as they were seen on high-waisted jeans encrusted with Swarovski crystals. Her own best model, Hilton, received pink roses from long time boyfriend David Katzenberg during her post-show bow. Who can think of a better accessory for spring?

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A familiar character paid a visit to the spring/summer 2008 runways at Paris Fashion Week, earlier in October. Harlequin was back. It is said that the length of hemlines predicts the markets rise or fall but what does a nod to comedy reflect if not simply an embrace of geometry? Harlequin and his counterpart Pierrot are characters from commedia dell’arte, a theatrical tradition with origins in 15th century Italy. The two characters are clowns with contrasting natures. Pierrot is naive and melancholy, while Harlequin is a nimble trickster.

Viktor & Rolf amplified the aesthetics of both Pierrot and Harlequin in their Paris Fashion Week show. Pierrot’s collar ruffles were monumentalized to cartoonish extremes and Harlequins music making was celebrated with f-hole adornments and violin constructions worn as accessories. The characters signature diamond pattern took on various textures and proportions throughout the collection.

Miu Miu’s reference to Harlequin was less transformative and more figurative, as dresses were emblazoned with illustrations by the Swedish artist Liselotte Watkins, depicting distinctly harlequin personas. Handbags and footwear echoed the bold, telltale diamond designs we see in Harlequins costume. One wonders if the motif was inspired by the recent passing of Marcel Marceau. Liselotte Watkins last minute call to decorate the Miu Miu collection might indicate that Miuccia Prada adopted the theme late in the game. In the case of Viktor & Rolf, the show was planned as an homage to Marceau long before his death.

Harlequin tinged fashion pops up every now and again, most recognizably in the mod 1960s, but the 1980s hosted its share of appearances by the merrymaker. Two decades ago, both Vivienne Westwood and Gianfranco Ferre for Christian Dior (below left) incorporated harlequin-ism into their collections. What do these icons of comedy say about us this time around?

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