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In 2009, London Fashion Week celebrated its 25th anniversary. International press flew in, Burberry returned home from Milan and the celebrity quotient rivaled that of New York Fashion Week. Somehow (probably thanks to a crop of brilliant young designers and Burberry’s decision to stay put) they’ve managed to maintain that momentum for two years. They changed locations, to Somerset House, hired a PR firm and now, for the spring 2012 season, the British Fashion Council is appointing cultural ambassadors to further promote British fashion. First up is Laura Bailey, the British model, writer and mother of two usually found at the center of London fashion happenings. In a release, she said “I’m proud of my new ambassadorship with the BFC and I am thrilled to be to working with and promoting young British talent. I think it’s a really exciting time for British fashion—via the shows, in the shops and on the streets. I’m also keen to work with the BFC on their collaboration with the film and art world.” Bailey will be meeting with designers and stylists before they show their collections in September to get the inside scoop on what’s about to hit the runway. Who do you think should join her as the next BFC ambassador?

Jeepers creepers—platforms are back from the dead according to Prada’s 2011 spring collection. If you didn’t quite catch the shoes at first because of the banana tees and vibrant colors, you definitely heard them stomping down then runway. Prada dubs these puppies “creepers,” which seems appropriate considering they look a little old-men orthopedic. The first thing that came to our minds were the pure white Steve Madden platform sneakers circa the fifth grade. Don’t know what we’re talking about? Just watch an old episode of Two of A Kind starring none other than MK and A. We guess the new wave of these platforms are the sophisticated version? We even aren’t too sure, but you tell us—will you be getting a pair anytime soon? Here is Prada’s Oxford-ified x platform sneaker.

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Christopher Kane is an inventive, talented, and all-together unique, new-to-the-scene fashion designer who we absolutely love. He’s somewhat of a fashion industry darling: he won this year’s British Fashion Council Fund and counts Donatella Versace as a mentor. Kane always manages to find something familiar and rework it into his designs in a never-before-done way. Take his resort 2011 collection, for instance, which featured beautiful celestial photos that look they came from the NASA website printed on simply-cut apparel…totally amazing. Kane always finds the border of what was he thinking? and why didn’t I think of that?, and while his resort 2011 looks fell in the latter, his fall 2011 ideas might be a part of the less fortunate former. Model after model appeared on the runway in basic black pieces decorated with plastic gel-filled trims and details that, honestly, kind of remind of us our Lisa Frank school supplies.

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If you haven’t watched Lagerfeld Confidential—you should. But it also means you’ve probably never seen Karl Lagerfeld without his sunglasses on. The Chanel designer (/Magnum spokesperson/Volkswagen shiller/iPod connoisseur/Fendi designer) is rarely—ok, never—photographed without a pair of pitch black frames sitting atop his nose. Back in June he told us that “black glasses are very flattering, everyone looks better and without them they don’t look as beautiful.” So here is, vacationing in St. Tropez this weekend with his traditional posse of beautiful men. He has on all of his usual gear—tie, necklace, gloves, crisp collar—but the paparazzi caught him just before he pulled on his shades. So do you agree with him? Or does he look slightly more approachable with a visible face?

Debbie Harry talks to Net-a-porter about her style in this week’s magazine. She started to feel cool right around when the rest of us kicked off our pre-adolescent stage of awkwardness. We’re not totally shocked.

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To celebrate Great Lash mascara turning 40, Maybelline has teamed up with three notable high-end designers to unveil a limited-edition makeover for the iconic mascara. If you’ve used it for years, or just seen it passing the aisle in your local drugstore, this go-to mascara has been a beauty staple for the past 40 years. It also holds the title for the number one best selling mascara in America. So to commemorate this great accomplishment, Vivienne Tam, Max Azria, and Tracy Reese have all collaborated with the makeup brand to design their own unique take on the classic pink and green tube. These limited-edition mascara’s will be launched in stores nationwide this September.  We can’t wait to run to the nearest CVS and pick up Max Azria’s design with the black lace, which we absolutely love! Which limited edition Great Lash mascara will you choose?

Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops and… dyed our hair? Maybe that should be the new version of Katy Perry’s “T.G.I.F” because she can’t seem to stop switching up her hair color. It’s blonde, it’s black, it’s red! Now she settled on a bubblegum pink. To be honest, we aren’t surprised she changed her ‘do because frankly, she’s one of the few people on this planet that can rock every shade under the rainbow.

Photo: Fashionologie Margherita Missoni’s modeling agency leaked the first Missoni for Target campaign image on Twitter today. The paparazzi snapped photos of the cast and crew shooting the ads a couple of months ago, but this is the first official image.  Missoni’s designed over 400 pieces for Target, including the luggage, scarves and clothes in the ad.  In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if they had a hand in that bright vintage Bug, too.  The product hits shelves September 13th—and the agency’s removed their tweet.

Pippa Middleton is not about to be outshined by her sister. Not that she’s vying for spotlight attention of course, but who can’t help but notice her? Most recently her tan has been named “royal mocha” and is the most desirable shade of skin. What? You heard us right. Everything about her style is what Americans and the British want to emulate.