<p>And Giselle didn't have a bad year, all in all, either. The U.K. Telegraph says she made $45 million dollars in 2011, as the face of Versace, Ferragamo and Givenchy, and she graced a big 13 magazine covers internationally. There are plenty of actresses whose income and exposure didn't come close. But whether Karlie, Arizona or even Rosie will become major actresses is another matter entirely.</p>?<p>Today marks the launch of Burberry's biggest beauty launch - Burberry Body. Fronted by the oh-so-gorgeous Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the fragrance is ...</p>?<p>If this is true, we're going to be so stoked that we won't even grit our teeth when we hear "Rolling in the Deep" for the 36,000th time.</p><p> to collaborate on a line of plus-size clothing for Burberry, according to Vogue UK.</p><p>Burberry, so it goes, is courting the Grammy-winning singer to work with Bailey on an assortment of "bespoke" apparel for "voluptous customers," which would, honestly, be totally awesome. While plus size apparel has made inroads in the industry (with events, for example, like ), we can't recall any designer as posh as Burberry explicitly launching a line of plus-size clothes in recent history.</p><p>The rumors would make sense: Adele and Burberry have been , and the hit singer is a budding fashion star, . Also, plus size clothes are seeing a renaissance, retail-wise. Both and have incorporated apparel for curvier gals into their lines.</p><p>Adele, who , is supposed to be due this month and was seen Perhaps she'll get to work on a range of maternity wear, too.</p><p>All that said, , which could mean a number of things, none of which mean that we're uncrossing our fingers.</p><p>Yay!</p><p>See some plus size models who could rock Adele's designs on the runway:<br></p><p>Want more? Be sure to check out HuffPost Style on , , and .</p>?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?<p>Move over Ryan Reynolds and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The impossibly attractive pair might be the new faces of Marks and Spencer's Autograph collecti...</p>?<p>It can be hard to keep up with all of the award shows in Hollywood, so we were pleasantly surprised to find out about the last night. </p><p>For those of you who also had no idea this was going on, the awards actors whose careers "." Past recipients include and , so it's no wonder A-listers pulled out all the stops in the fashion department.</p><p>Stars went completely glam for Shirley, channeling Old Hollywood in floor-length gowns, glitter and taffeta. It's not everyday that we see Jennifer Aniston, Dakota Fanning and Mena Suvari in a room together, but they all seemed to have gotten the same memo -- dress to impress. </p><p>, cream-colored gown was particularly refined. And, unsurprisingly, Jen looked amazing in a . Check out what the rest of the stars wore in the slideshow below.</p><p></p><p>Want more? Be sure to check out HuffPost Style on , , and .</p>?<p>The Hollywood Reporter:</p><p>Alex Pettyfer has been cast in the lead of Steven Soderbergh's male stripper pic, Magic Mike.</p><p>Pettyfer, who is coming off a starring role in I Am Number Four, will play a young stripper -- a character based on experiences of Channing Tatum, who stripped before his career as an actor launched. Production is slated to begin in August in Los Angeles.</p><p></p> <br>?<p>Alexander Bailey, British style writer and founder of luxury e-boutique for men, MilanStyle.co.uk gives his advice on achieving British style.</p><p>British Style - What it is and how to achieve it.</p><p>If I'm after a waxed jacket to battle the storms, give me a Barbour or any day of the week. Needing a new cashmere sweater? I won't settle for anything less than those made by the artisans of the remote Scottish highlands. Time for a new suit? I'm sorry but mine must be made by an Englishman. </p><p>It is these classic staples and hard-wearing essentials that have helped define British style over the years.</p><p>British style, if we must define it, has always contained an astonishing mix of traditions, both from humble and aristocratic origins. The play-off between both the blue bloods' and the working man's uniforms have resulted in a rich archive of now iconic men's wardrobe items that the British are renowned for producing: some such as the Burberry trench coat, or Barbour wax cotton jacket, borne of sheer practicality and others out of our love of dandyism and military pageantry. </p><p>Indeed, the British have always had a taste for mixing tailoring, tweed, tartan, waxed cotton and military uniforms all with a healthy dash of eccentricity when it comes to all things sartorial. It's a look which we have been admired for, and derided for, in seemingly equal measures by the rest of the world. We only have to look back to the fashion event of 2011, The Royal Wedding, which culminated in a groom wearing fully bespoke military dress uniform and his bride dressed by a British design house which had previously been written off as 'unwearable' and 'bizarre' by even the world of high-fashion's normally all-inclusive tastes, the house established by the late . </p><p>But. We are not here for a history lesson or a journey into the murky depths of the British national psyche. We're here to talk about how you can incorporate elements of British style into your wardrobe and make them work for you.</p><p>Firstly, do you know your ABCs?</p><p>I do, of course, refer to arguably the most important British brand set, brands that also serve as a testament to quality and durability. Aquascutum, Burberry and Clarks.</p><p>Aquascutum and Burberry - British trench coats</p><p>Both Aquascutum and Burberry have an involvement in the creation of the trench coat as we know it today, the garment's history dating right back to the 19th century. It was later worn by the heroes of the trenches in WW1 and WW2 and has been identified with masculine style ever since. All that this means to you as a gentleman of good taste today is that you need to invest in one of the two brands to complete your wardrobe. Interestingly, Aquascutum also produced their trench coats in Canada for the North American market for much of the 20th century - so this might just swing it for those patriots amongst you. We respect the trench coat, not only for its eminent practicality but because like the men it was originally designed for, it is indifferent to class, age or social standing and will suit any man today, no matter what his style. Wear it tailored with jeans and a crisp white shirt at the weekend or as the ultimate power-coat to match your powersuit for the office.</p><p>Today, is the runway brand so beloved of the fashion editors of GQ and Esquire.</p><p><br>Clarks</p><p>This brand - so long seen as 'safe', and yes, some even said 'boring' (don't they always say that about anything dependable and trusty?) is having a well deserved renaissance in Britain today, in particular, its 'Desert Boot' so synonymous with the 60s and later the 'Mod' (reggae inspired) music movements in 1980s Britain. Wear yours today of a weekend for when you need a break from sneakers.</p><p>Now, let's go back to more waterproof jackets. Since it rains a lot here, waterproofing cotton is something we have perfected out of both necessity and sheer bloody-mindedness - no one wants to cancel a shoot after all for a little precipitation. (A 'shoot' is game hunting in the countryside for birds to eat)</p><p>The Art of Waxed Cotton - Belstaff and Barbour.</p><p>Both brands date back to late 19th and early 20th century England with Barbour specializing in producing waterproof garments for sailors and , coming later, creating specialist heavyweight waxed cotton garments specifically for motorcyclists. Today, you will struggle to find a gentleman in Britain who does not own a Barbour of some sort. Oh, and The Queen too. As for Belstaff, since an Italian company bought it out in the 1990s, the cuts have become leaner and more modern. This jacket is going to give you the instant cool that you always wanted (whether you can ride a motorbike or not - just pretend).</p><p><br>Shoes: Brogues, Oxfords and Monkstraps.</p><p>Northampton is a quiet and unassuming small town in the south of England. It is also the capital of the world's luxury shoe making industry. Every English shoe-name you may care to mention is based here: , Grenson, , Crockett & Jones, Alfred Sargent plus many, many more and all of them at least over 100 years old. Why are they all based in this small town? Quite simply because the town has centuries-old ties to cattle farming which in turn lead to local leather producers and this of course lead to shoe-making. The appreciation of this craftsmanship is resurgent in Britain today with young city dwellers bored of sports shoes wanting to sharpen up their look for an evening out now returning to these traditional brands, always worn with dark denim.</p><p><br>Savile Row and The Suit</p><p>There is too much to say about this famous institution of British style, based in the heart of London, save to say, it is unanimously accepted as the place that has perfected the art of the suit. This small street full of tailoring shops, tucked away in the quieter part of central London (and near the various Royal residences) represents tailoring - entirely bespoke, i.e. from scratch and designed to your specific body - at its absolute best. That's not to say handsome bespoke suits can only be made in this part of the world - not so. However, we respect Savile Row for its refusal to 'modernise' or bow to the whims of fashion. To take inspiration from this look is not as daunting as it may sound: speak to your local tailor and ask for the 'English cut': high on the armhole and slim on the waist of the jacket with a slight jacket flare below the waist. Trousers are also slightly higher on the waist than your typical Italian brands. Fabric choice? Ask them to import it from England (or Scotland if you are after a tweed), which still produces the best cloths in the world for suit-making all in the small towns of Yorkshire, northern England.</p><p>A final note on eccentricity.</p><p>It is often said that the British are fond of eccentricity. I won't deny it. This also spills over into the way we wear and appreciate clothes. We love a designer who plays with classics and admire those who shock us with their refusal to stick to 'the rules'. Name a British designer and you'll see it in their work: from Sir Paul Smith who puts naked ladies on the inside of his belts and shirt cuffs, to Dame who turned up knicker-less to collect her Knighthood at Buckingham Palace, to the late Alexander McQueen who shocked even the open-minded fashion world with his outlandish and downright bizarre catwalk shows.</p><p>You don't need to go that far to spice up your wardrobe. And we hope that you have never worn knickers anyway. You can however easily incorporate a little of our famous eccentricity into your wardrobe to make yourself stand out - a pair of red socks with your navy business suit. A Paul Smith cufflink or belt. A Vivienne Westwood shirt. </p><p>If you're NOT British and your friends and family start to raise an eyebrow at your new dandy style, just explain your forefathers were eccentrics who came over from Britain.</p> <br><p>Follow Alexander Bailey on Twitter:</p>?<p>LONDON - The colours are bright and brash, and the fabrics as shiny and enticing as candy foil wrappers. Luxury label Burberry Prorsum dazzled its catwalk audience Monday with a show that celebrated decadence ? in marked contrast to news of financial trouble at the fashion giant.</p><p>Creative director Christopher Bailey packed in iridescent body suits, space-age plastic capes, satin corsets and feather dresses, and in the finale sent his models marching out in a magnificent rainbow of metallic trench coats.</p><p>"Fashion is also about entertainment," Bailey said backstage after the show. "I wanted to do a collection that makes people smile. I want it to be joyous, a bit sassier and sexier."</p><p>The show, always one of the hottest tickets at London Fashion Week, drew "Slumdog Millionaire" actor Dev Patel, boy band One Direction's Harry Styles, burlesque actress Dita von Teese and tennis star Andy Murray to its front row.</p><p>Murray, still savoring his first Grand Slam title and Olympics gold medal, sat in the front row with American Vogue editor Anna Wintour and his girlfriend Kim Sears.</p><p>"I don't know much about fashion, but it was good fun," he said.</p><p>Burberry, best known for its classic camel trench coats, needed the dose of cheerfulness more than ever. In a surprise profit warning that rocked the luxury goods sector last week, the fashion house said sales have slumped and profits for the year would be at the lower end of market expectations.</p><p>The news sent Burberry's shares tumbling, and spread fears that the economic slowdown in emerging markets like China ? a major retail focus at Burberry ? would hit luxury retailers hard.</p><p>"There are many, many challenges out there, but I've always felt that ... you need to have a directional approach to design," Bailey said. "You have to be optimistic and think long term."</p><p>Chief Executive Angela Ahrendts praised Bailey for a collection that "reinforced the heritage of the brand in the happiest, most confident way that he could."</p><p>"For us, steady wins the race," she said. "The sector is still strong. Burberry is incredibly strong, our foundation is there. It's a global market. Are there elections in America? Is there a changing of the guard in China? Yes, there's a lot going on the global scale. Luckily we play in 80 countries."</p><p>Financial issues took a backseat at least during the glitzy catwalk show, which opened with a white silk cape draped over a rose gold bodysuit with fine ruching.</p><p>Bailey then followed with futuristic variations on the cape, including one in silver leather and another in clear orange plastic trimmed with python leather.</p><p>The brand's signature trench coats were reimagined in a luxurious gold lace, a hot pink-to-red ombre, and more bright metallic textured leather. There was also a move toward a new cocoon coat shape that's puffy, button-less and modern.</p><p>The palette spoke of precious metals and gemstones: Copper, bronze, turquoise and emerald abound.</p><p>Judging from the praise lavished by the dozens of celebrities congratulating Bailey after the catwalk preview, the collection was a roaring success.</p><p>The show was "colorful, uplifting, exciting and imaginative," Patel said.</p><p>He was joined backstage by movie magnate Harvey Weinstein, photographer Mario Testino and Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.</p><p>___</p><p>Associated Press writer Gregory Katz contributed to this report.</p>?<p>Drama reigned supreme at the amfAR at the on Wednesday night. , the annual gala sponsored by the American Foundation for AIDS Research includes a live auction and runway show to benefit the charity.</p><p>Fashion-wise, the theme of Cannes' biggest night was drama, drama, drama as glammed-up celebs sashayed several bold dresses down the red carpet, including Jessie J's cutout red leopard Louis Heal dress, Kate Upton's navy peplum that seemed to be reproducing its way down her body in real time, and Kirsten Dunst's multi-layered Louis Vuitton confection. Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson continued their Cannes takeover, with Kruger in beautiful white Chanel. Heidi Klum popped up in fringed silver Marchesa, and Milla Jovovich looked fittingly space-age in her structured gold Atelier Versace gown.</p><p>amfAR's event has raised more than $70 million for AIDS research since launching in Cannes in 1993. This year's gala included an </p><p>Check out the pics below -- we'll keep updating with more slides and fashion credits!</p><p></p>?<p>The slowdown in Chinese consumers buying British fashion has led to Burberry warning investors its profits may be lower than expected. </p><p>Burberry, one of London's best performing upmarket fashion retailers, told the market on 11 September it would post lower than expected profits, causing its share price to drop drastically.</p><p>But analysts remain positive about the future of the luxury brand, with other high-end fashion houses suffering similar sales wobbles.</p><p>Jaana Jatyri, chief executive of fashion forecasting company, Trendstop.com, told Huff Post UK: "By no means will Burberry implode, as it has an in-built hedge in its high-net-worth customer base - and a chief with an acute understanding of the market - but these figures show that even it is not immune to market conditions. <br> <br>"A percentage of the aspirational buyers that have driven Burberry upwards are starting to run out of steam. In recent years, Burberry has thrived in the emerging markets, where people crave democratic luxury, but even the emerging markets are slowing.<br> <br>"This is not the beginning of the end for Burberry, it's just a shot across the bows."</p><p>Paul French, chief China strategist at Mintel, told the Huffington Post UK Louis Vuitton was also hurting from losing popularity in China, as fickle consumers choose Italian brands such as Gucci and Prada instead.</p><p>"It is worth remembering the global clout of the Chinese shopper is massive now, so if they turn away from Burberry that will mean less sales in places where they travel to spend and avoid high domestic taxes at home, such as London, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, and Tokyo," he explained.</p><p>"China's luxury goods market is competitive, highly competitive and a crowded space. Sadly fashion is rather unpredictable - Burberry got it wrong for the Chinese market this year and now they're blaming the consumer - a sort of fashionista's version on the politician's old adage of 'let's dissolve the people and elect a new one that likes what we're saying'."</p><p>Tarlok Teji, retail analyst at Manchester Business School, agreed, telling Huff Post UK the warning simply proved Burberry wasn't immune to the global slowdown.</p><p>"Given Burberry performed so well last year, flat performance against strong comparative numbers could be seen as being good news," he said.<br> <br>¡°The figures also reflect the slowdown in China. This is part and parcel of the global downturn, but should be short and shallow. Typically the luxury end of the market is more resilient than other sectors, and as Burberry has good management and a resilient strategy, it is still likely to be a retail winner in these tough and turbulent times.¡±</p><p>However, Burberry's woes could be indicative of a wider slow down in the luxury brands market.</p><p>"Burberry's weak performance - at least, weak in the context of the recent past - concerning for the wider luxury goods market, as the brand looks to have made all the right moves from investing in its own retail outlets to cultivating growth in the key Asia-Pacific region, where it recorded 43% revenue growth in the year to March 2012," said John Mercer, senior retail analyst at Mintel.</p><p>"Beyond the short term, Burberry will remain one of the stronger performers in the luxury sector, but until we get further indications from other luxury houses we do not know for sure whether this is simply a short-term blip or a turning point for the overall luxury goods market."</p><p>Investec Securities analyst Bethany Hocking agreed, saying while she advised investors to hold on to Burberry shares, the shares, and wider luxury sector, would suffer in the short term. </p><p>"We, and the market, will have to wait for more information on 11 October, " she added.</p>?<p>Ashoka, the world's leading incubator of social entrepreneurs, hosted a remarkable conference in Vienna, Austria this past weekend. The event was called "Globalizer" and it involved some of the brightest and most successful social innovators from every corner of the world. I was honoured to be invited along as a judge panellist and a coach for these remarkable achievers. Our simple objective was to assess the scaling potential of their national or regional social-change enterprises and help figure out a way to turn them into global change makers.</p><p>As we worked through the list of these exceptionally effective ventures a trend became very clear: The ones that could most easily scale across the world were also the ones that could more naturally morph into for-profit businesses. Profit potential, it seemed, was one of the most obvious growth enablers for some of these very pure and authentic social enterprises!</p><p>The cynics and the traditionalists in the not-for-profit space would argue that profit and "good" cannot possibly be synonymous. They have always believed that profit corrupts and quickly overpowers good intentions. They might prefer the historical tension between good and profit because it has driven huge pressure on organizations to "give back" -- and, in an era of mounting social concern among citizens and consumers, it has birthed the recent Corporate Social Responsibility frenzy (or fad) which, in turn, has resulted in a revenue boom for a lot of their charities. But the real question is: So what? Has all this obsession with "giving back," particularly over the past decade, made any difference at all? Is our world meaningfully cleaner, healthier or more balanced now compared to, say, 10 years ago? How do we truly measure ROI for the billions of dollars and volunteer hours every one of us in the corporate world has "given back"?</p><p>The brilliant Michael Porter at Harvard Business School argues that we need to embrace a new form of capitalism in order to bring much more meaningful and effective change to our world, while still harnessing our natural instinct to generate more material returns (a.k.a. profit). In fact, seeing what I just saw in Vienna and what I see every day inside my own business, I believe Capitalism 2.0 is already emerging all around us. Good and profit no longer need to be at opposite ends of our behaviour and value spectrum; "giving back" is already starting to fade from the corporate lexicon and is being replaced by Porter's brilliant "shared value" concept. If we don't take anything away from society, then we shouldn't need to give anything back either. The successful businesses of the future will be the ones that figure out how to maximize profit as they maximize their positive impact on the world. Examples abound already -- think of all the terrifically profitable businesses that are making a lot of "good" stuff for our world: clean energy providers, electric car makers, waste recyclers, etc. The more these guys succeed and grow, the more positive their impact on our world and the more money they make. That's the very simple beauty of the shared value model: drive profits by doing good, instead of trying to do good after you've made a profit.</p><p>Spending a weekend with some of the world's leading social entrepreneurs convinced me more than ever that we're at the dawn of a beautiful new era. The shared value model will gradually become the foundation of doing business around the world -- and I look forward to the day when we will no longer be able to distinguish some entrepreneurs among us by referring to them as "social."</p>?<p>We often praise and for their thrifty outfit repeats, but Queen of Fashion Anna Wintour happens to be quite the savvy dresser herself. </p><p>For London Fashion Week she didn't repeat between days () but she did keep in one basic outfit as she hopped from show to show, simply adding or removing sunglasses or a jacket to switch up the look. </p><p>These polished looks have the Vogue editrix truly practicing the classic fashion-magazine preaching: it's all about the accessories, people.</p><p>To celebrate the last day of London Fashion Week, check out how Anna changed up her ensembles on the go, from Christopher Kane and Erdem to Burberry and Matthew Williamson.<br></p> <br>?<p>It's taken me a few days to begin to make any sense whatsoever of the disturbing and disgraceful story still unfolding at Penn State. 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In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index was down 38 points to 13,457 at midday. In New York, the Dow Jones industrials were lower by 51 points to 12,631. The Nasdaq composite index dropped five points to 2,854 while the S&P 500 index was down four points to 1,341. Gold hit a record high of $1,619 US per ounce. By midday, the contract for August delivery had given up some of that gain, but was still up $10.50 to $1,612.00. The Canadian dollar was up 0.49 of a cent to 105.85 cents US as traders moved out of the U.S. currency. September crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange lost 77 cents to $99.10 US a barrel. Talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner collapsed on Friday and no progress was made on raising the debt limit over the weekend. Market heavyweight Research In Motion Ltd. also weighed on the TSX as the BlackBerry maker announced big job cuts and management changes. Waterloo, Ont.-based RIM is eliminating 2,000 jobs, or about one-tenth of its workforce, as the company loses market share of its smartphone to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. RIM stock fell 95 cents or 3.6 per cent to $25.52. Before Monday's announcement, its stock had tumbled 52 per cent this year. "There is a long way for them to go to regain a competitive position in the marketplace," said Kate Warne, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis, adding her company has a sell rating on RIM. "And their promises and lack of execution over the last year have left us disappointed at their ability to turn this around any time soon." $2,000 gold predicted Some analysts said gold could break $2,000 as early as next year. As the U.S. and Europe struggle through debt crises, investors are flocking to gold, which is seen as more secure than currencies. "There's becoming a lack of confidence in those two major currencies, the U.S. (dollar) and euro currency," said John Kurgan, senior market strategist at commodities specialist firm Lind-Waldock. "People have been using gold as a store of value, and they've been diversifying out of some of those currencies into gold just as a safe haven of sorts and that's really what's been pressing (the price of gold) of late." But Craig Wright, the chief economist at Royal Bank, said the bank predicts that countries will be able to manage their debts, and foresees the price of the metal will scale back to pre-record levels. "Going forward, our hope and our forecast is that some of the things currently scaring markets and supporting gold prices should ease and we should see lower gold prices as we move ahead," he said in an interview. European government debt worries also focused investor attention as Moody's downgraded Greece's bond ratings by a further three notches. The ratings agency also warned that it is almost inevitable the country will be considered to be in default following last week's new bailout package. Earlier in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 0.8 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 0.7 per cent. China's Shanghai Composite Index slid three per cent. European markets were weak with London's FTSE 100 index down 0.29 per cent, Frankfurt's DAX was up 0.1 per cent and the Paris CAC 40 fell 0.37 per cent. North American markets are trading lower and gold hit yet another new high Monday as an impasse on raising the U.S. debt ceiling discouraged investors.?<p>When , younger than Bond himself, it also helped him to the title of one of Britain's hottest up-and-coming actors.</p><p>Whishaw, who at 31 is 12 years younger than Bond actor Daniel Craig, recently starred in the BBC's 1950s news drama The Hour and is due to play Richard II in a BBC Shakespeare adaptation.</p><p>He's also played Ariel in Julie Taymor's recent film adaptation of The Tempest opposite Dame Helen Mirren and will be starring next year alongside Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant and Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas.</p><p>However, he's not the only British actor who is set for international fame in 2012.</p><p>As 2011 winds down, and we congratulate the likes of Jessica Brown Findlay, who made the graceful leap from Downton Abbey to the silver screen in Albatross, and Tom Cullen who starred in tiny British film, Weekend - shot over 17 days in Nottingham - which exploded into one of 2011's breakout hits, we also look forward to the fresh faces who are predicted for big things in the new year.</p><p>From of up-and-coming talent in the world of film, TV, music, fashion, sport, literature and politics, Ben Whishaw is just one of our top ten picks. Here are our other nine top 10 rising British actors of 2012...</p><p></p><p>This Welsh newcomer is playing the young Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep. In July 2011, she was named a Star of Tomorrow by Screen International and she recently finished filming the lead role in an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel Private Peaceful. She's also starring as Countess Nordston, alongside Keira Knightley and Jude Law, in the upcoming film adaptation of Anna Karenina by Tom Stoppard.</p><p></p><p>This Cambridge graduate and former Burberry model has already started setting hearts on fire with a string of film and theatre credits under his belt. What's really brought him to wider attention is his lead role as Colin Clark alongside Michelle Williams in the Oscar-tipped My Week With Marilyn. In 2012, he plays the lead role in the TV film of Sebastian Faulk's Birdsong and he will also be taking the key role of Marius in the film adaptation of Les Miserables.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Harington starred in the London stage production of War Horse and landed a role as Jon Snow in Emmy award-winning TV show Game of Thrones, continuing into next year. His film projects include Silent Hill: Revelation with Sean Bean, and he's in David Dobkin's tale of the fabled king's early days in Arthur & Lancelot.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Unlike Harington who stars on stage in War Horse, Irvine plays the lead role in the film adaptation of the award-winning play, directed by Steven Spielberg. He is also appearing in Now Is Good (May) alongside Dakota Fanning and Kaya Scodelario, and is currently filming Great Expectations with Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In June Regbo was recognised by Screen Daily as one of its Stars Of Tomorrow. The 20-year-old English actor has previously had small roles in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part One, and Mr Nobody. He plays the lead in the screenplay of Peter Cameron¡¯s Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You opposite Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Gallagher and Lucy Liu. And 2012 also sees the London-born star play the role of Jim Hawkins in TV movie Treasure Island alongside Eddie Izzard and Elijah Wood. He is currently filming uwantme2killhim? with Jaime Winstone.</p><p></p><p>This Brit actress plays the lead role of Michelle in Ill Manors, the directorial debut from Ben Drew (aka Plan B). She has also completed filming on British horror gangster film The Haunting of Harry Payne, in which she stars as Angela.</p><p></p><p>This English actress has played Desdemona opposite Dominic West in Othello on stage in Sheffield, and appeared in episodes of Secret Diary of A Call Girl as Poppy. She has now been cast in the lead role in Noel Clarke's new film Fast Girls, following a group of London athletes competing in the 2012 Olympic Games. The new year also sees Lily play Korrina in Clash of the Titans 2 (March) opposite the likes of Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy and Rosamund Pike.</p><p></p><p>Ware appears opposite Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan in Oscar-hopeful Shame and also stars in the US political drama series Boss, where she plays the daughter of Kelsey Grammer's character. The series has had critical success and has been renewed for a second season airing in 2012.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In 2011 Boyega starred as Moses in Attack the Block, and has been cast as the lead in the pilot for new HBO series Da Brick, which tells the story of the life of boxing legend Mike Tyson. In October he was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.</p><p></p><p>This dashing 23-year-old actor was selected as one of the Stars of Tomorrow by Screen International in 2011. He plays a lead role in new US hit TV series Revenge, and 2012 sees him starring opposite Miley Cyrus in So Undercover, and with Gemma Arterton and Tom Felton in horror film Night Wolf.</p><p><br></p> <br>?In a 1987 Rolling Stone cover story, David Handelman and Michael Goldberg observed that Michael Jackson felt immense, self-imposed pressure while crafting "Bad." Obviously, this...?<p>"" may only have one season left, but Blake Lively isn't shedding any tears over saying goodbye to Serena van der Woodsen.</p><p>In a recent interview with Bullett magazine, . </p><p>"I think?the best way to describe it?is like someone who really?enjoyed high school, and?is like, I¡¯m a senior and I?can¡¯t wait for the next thing!?'Gossip Girl' was so great, but?what¡¯s the next challenge in life? Because, you know, six?years is a long time," Lively said. "And as an actor who plays a caricature?of myself on the show, I don¡¯t think I¡¯d say, watch 'Gossip Girl'?for my best quality of work. But I am very lucky to have had?that experience.¡±</p><p>A final season of "Gossip Girl" isn't all Lively has on her plate. She also stars in. The movie is due in theaters July 6. </p><p>¡°I think it¡¯s really hard for people to digest that these privileged kids are in a three-way relationship,¡± she says of the film, which involves sex scenes with both Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson. ¡°Your heroes are all sleeping with each other, but they¡¯re also in love. It¡¯s very easy to dislike them, so when my character gets kidnapped, it¡¯s like, ¡®Well, good riddance!¡¯ My greatest challenge was to make her life worthy of saving, to find the heart in this story.¡±</p><p>For more on Lively, click over to . </p><p>Related on HuffPost:</p>?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?<p>There's been a lot of talk about what Kate Middleton will wear to her wedding to Prince William. The topic is starting to get tired as no week goes by that a newspaper, magazine or blog devotes considerable column inches to what the royalty-in-waiting would wear for her walk down the aisle. I understand the general fascination because there hasn't been a royal union of this magnitude since the groom's parent's wedding. </p><p>But what about some attention on the prince? Save for the ring he chose for the engagement and the piece in The New York Times on Prince William's crowning glory, or shall I say his quickly diminishing crowning glory, there hasn't been much news about the groom.<br>Why isn't there any speculation as to what he would wear when he says "I do"? Is men's fashion really so boring that no one's taking bets on the prince's wedding wardrobe?</p><p>Prince Charles wore his officer's uniform to Diana's wedding and given Prince William's rank in the Royal Air Force, he might just don his uniform. But that sounds rather dull and stiff. Maybe Burberry, the banner designer label of the United Kingdom, can make a fashion version of the Royal Air Force regalia since the house's designer Christopher Bailey is clearly inspired by the military trend. </p><p>Kate and William are young and to members of my generation who will be witnessing their first royal wedding (we were too young to really appreciate the Diana-Charles nuptials), they represent the new face monarchy. One that is respectful to tradition but is not afraid to shake things up and create their own traditions. Kind of like the Obamas at the White House but younger and hopefully, more irreverent.</p><p>With this premise in mind, I'd like for Prince William to surprise us with his wedding suit. He could borrow from Edward VIII's sartorial playbook. The style of the Duke of Windsor remains a minefield of inspirations for many designers to this day and it'll be great to see Prince William's interpretation. Will he wear tails as the abdicated King did when he married Wallis Simpson or would he pick a shawl-collared lounge suit? Or maybe some light tweeds in that Old English fashion if the couple are to really break tradition and Kate Middleton decides to wear a sleek wraparound dress from Issa or a tailored sheath from Victoria Beckham instead of a princess ball gown.</p><p>Or should Prince William wear mainstream British designers? Dunhill would be a good choice since it has reinvented itself into producing more contemporary fashion with nods to classic British style. And what about something from Paul Smith? Surely the designer can make a bespoke suit with his signature flourish of prints and colors for the prince in keeping with spring trends. Ozwald Boateng and Richard James on Savile Row would also be able to outfit the Prince in a modern and sleek suit perhaps even in a shade that is not the usual black, gray or navy to make him look current and off-the-runway. Except for the balding head, Prince William has the frame and looks of a male model.</p><p>Burberry Prorsum would be a sensible choice as it is the banner. Bailey has been known to custom-make tuxedos for Hollywood celebrities for red carpet events. Prince William and his wedding trumps even the most A-list of actors and awards ceremonies. Burberry should start knocking on the royal door, if they haven't already.</p><p>But given the UK's budget problems and its adoption of austerity measures, perhaps the prince should become a model of frugality and pick something that is less lofty and more democratic like Marks & Spencer, Topshop or even Ted Baker, the poor man's Paul Smith. Or he can mix high fashion with the high street as most Brits are wont to do. I know the royal family is supposed to represent aspiration and fantasy, but won't Prince William become more relevant to a younger generation, who no longer pays much attention to blue bloods and the ruling class, if he adopted the fashion statement of mixing designer pieces with mass-market products? This is a movement started by the young Brits after all.</p><p>But whatever Prince William -- and his bride -- elects to wear on April 29, we should all try not to project so much hidden meaning and symbolism into their clothes as many have been doing with Michelle Obama's wardrobe choices. Most of the time, it is really all just about what looks good on the wearer. It's fashion. Let's not take it too seriously. </p> <br><p>Follow Blue Carreon on Twitter:</p>?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?<p>The first fashion brand to livestream its runway shows, the first to sell live from the catwalk online and in-store via iPad, the one and only brand to attempt a , Burberry is the most digitally advanced fashion brand in the world and it¡¯s utterly, utterly British.</p><p>In February this year, their autumn/winter 2011 womenswear show was livestreamed from Kensington Gardens onto the iconic ? an industry first. That livestream was viewed by over one million people online in more than 185 countries, while most fashion brands were showing to a few hundred people perched on uncomfortable bench seats in a tent. </p><p>Christopher Bailey, chief creative officer of this young old brand, is just as focused on the company¡¯s digital output as he is on developing the next collection. </p><p>Bailey says: "Burberry is now as much a media-content company as we are a design company, because it¡¯s all part of the overall experience. It¡¯s very important to consider new technologies with a light approach. Facebook, for example, is not just a mailbox. You need to keep it going, add content, create a genuine, non-deceptive relationship.¡±</p><p>Burberry's digital adoption is vast and varied. All Burberry store staff carry iPads that give customers access to the full global collection regardless of what is available in store. Lifesize pictures of models on iPad-style swipeable screens also display the full collection., Burberry¡¯s own social media site, celebrating their iconic trench coat and has had over 14 million page views since launch in Nov 2009, and its has 80,000 users. Burberry launched on the main Chinese platforms Sina Weibo, Kaixin001, Youku and Douban in February 2011. Then there's the bespoke local language Twitter accounts in Japan, Korea, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico and Russia. Ni hao. </p><p>Unlike many old school fashion brands, notably the big Italian and French houses who have yet to fully embrace e-commerce, Burberry appreciates that we live in a digital world, and that their customers are constantly connected to the web, and each other. </p><p>¡°Fashion is supposed to be about making things relevant. Yes, it is luxury. Yes, it is aspiration. Yes it is supposed to be inspiring. But I think there is nothing more inspiring than talking digitally because you can get attitude, you can get music, you can get sound, you can get video and movement. You can actually articulate so much of your brand using this medium," he adds.</p><p>Their immersive experience in China this April was a jaw-dropping example of that. Hardened fashion editors and CTOs alike were rocked by the intensely real holographic rain storm that filled every wall of the new Beijing store. A mix of real live models and holograms provided the first ever runway show of its kind, and naturally, it was livestreamed online and on the huge screen outside their Beijing store (that¡¯ the world¡¯s second biggest outside Yankee Stadium). The effect made Ralph Lauren¡¯s recent projection onto their new Bond Street store seem meagre in comparison. <br> <br>While the trench made them famous, it¡¯s the digital innovators at Burberry's Horseferry headquarters who are taking them into the future, and fast. </p><p>"We have an incredible team at Burberry and we all grew up with digital so it¡¯s not something we need to remind ourselves to do it but it¡¯s part of the culture within Burberry. Technology is the enabler and I find it incredibly liberating. Burberry is really about an experience, it¡¯s about an attitude, it¡¯s about the spirit, and I think it¡¯s a lot about music. Of course, there are the clothes and bags, watches, eyewear and fragrances. But today we are all about how you interact with the brand. It¡¯s not a one-way street anymore, it¡¯s a two-way dialogue,¡± he says.</p><p>If other brands hesitate to launch into digital because it costs, Burberry are the case that says innovation pays. Revenue in the fourth quarter of last year rose 32 percent to ¡Ì390 million, led by demand in China. It now trades in 45 countries, 23 currencies, six languages including Mandarin and Japanese. </p><p>Burberry will soon launch a new bespoke service for the iconic trench. In the modern Burberry tradition, it will be a neat mix of digital and heritage, based around a new digital platform that will enable customers to make their ideal trench out of more than 12 million possible combinations. <br> <br> <br></p> <br>?Well, we've got all kinds of poor people here in the U.S. and for some reason they always seem to be able to scrape up the cash for some $300 gucci sneakers, not to mention rims, and stereo systems. If our poor can do it, then maybe India's poor can do it too. Also I think that the people looking at these ads are judging these people by the way they look too much, infering something about their social status based on one still photograph. The pictures are offensive huh? You had to be thinking about these folks a certain way to begin with to find them offensive. So your disgust at this resonates an offensiveness all its own.?<p>Monday's Burberry show took London Fashion Week by storm, ending with snow on the catwalk, as pranced through by clear raincoat-clad models. And as usual, there was the fashion show before the show with the arrivals -- attendees included Rachel Bilson in a puffy coat, Kate Bosworth in a color that matched her hair, Samantha Cameron and Anna Wintour -- and then it was onto the runway designs. </p><p>Creative Director Christopher Bailey , "I loved the idea of playing with all these textures. I loved the idea of playing with cashmeres, with fur, with wools, with silks with jerseys. For me it was about the combination of everything that made things feel new." </p><p>Mario Testino remarked to the AP, "Christopher has been let free. I've been with him for a long time, when we first started at Burberry we were all sticking to what Burberry had been and now I can just so clearly see that there are no limits to where Burberry could go. The proportions, the mix of materials, I think he's broken through a lot, he's a lot more free now."</p><p>Take a look at who was there and some of our favorite looks, and tell us what you think.</p><p>(All images by Getty)</p><p></p> <br>?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdXTnR8lDy1nAhURRmUXMV2AaVPEOuupAuYTMVnj6Vl2nbYBKVLP34TWSAfIJlERCn2KAfzbLqPIytSSPuGr9zqh%2Bv%2BnYysuVd2pWdaG8BbM2MgjDVOxaTbPa8OPNJL6JeElqpQo%2FPRMz?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdXTnR8lDy1nAhURRmUXMV2AaVPEOuupAuYTMVnj6Vl2nbYBKVLP34TWSAfIJlERCn2KAfzbLqPIytSSPuGr9zqh%2Bv%2BnYysuVd2pWdaG8BbM2MgjDVOxaTbPa8OPNJL6JeElqpQo%2FPRMz?<p>What lesson did we learn this week, class? Don't rip off Burberry.</p><p> this week as Manhattan Federal court laid down the law on an extensive counterfeiting network. According to Women's Wear Daily, a slew of Chinese websites using the Burberry name and selling fake Burberry goods (yes, ... )have been found guilty of trademark infringement. </p><p>This is certainly not the first time the British brand has taken counterfeiters to task. In 2010, for selling fake Burberry products. </p><p>But the recent suit has more intriguing, precedent-setting terms: in this case, Burberry has been awarded not only a huge sum of money but the offending domain names as well, including yesburberryvision.com and buyburberry.com. </p><p>, to "hold third-party hosts; payment processors; search engines, such as Google, and social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, accountable for associating with the infringing sites," writes Women's Wear Daily. If a site is found to be in cahoots with the counterfeiters, says WWD, Burberry could cut them out from Web searches altogether.</p><p>Let's hope those Chinese counterfeiters aren't social media mavens. </p><p> Tell us in the comment: have you ever purchased a fake designer bag?</p><p>Related on HuffPost:</p> <br>?<p>Burberry celebrated the opening of its Beijing flagship store on Wednesday with a psychedelic runway show featuring holograms walking through one another, bursting into snowflakes and multiplying along the catwalk.</p><p>Edie Campbell, one of the six models who participated in the projection, , "Virtual me is clearly much better than real me, though I've heard she's a bit of a diva." She added, "It was a risk because there was every chance that it was all about to go tits up backstage! A lot of shows can be very safe creatively so it's nice to do some that are completely unusual."</p><p>Obviously, neither Campbell's nor our words will do the spectacle justice, so take a look below.</p><p>WATCH:</p><p></p><p>WATCH a longer version featuring Brit band Keane:</p><p></p> <br>?<p>Slate writer Sara Dickerman observed that "," so it's refreshing to see an actual garden tea party make the news these days. </p><p>Burberry's Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey hosted a most refined event at a private Beverly Hills residence this week to introduce the company's newest make-up line. The color palettes are based on Burberry's signature trench for a natural and timeless look. Guests came in their finest Burberry get-ups to celebrate the launch.</p><p> describes the scene: <br>Under white canopies in the garden, Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell, Jayma Mays, Rachel Zoe and Serena Williams were among the L.A. lovies served scones and cucumber sandwiches, iced tea and champagne.</p><p></p><p>For a review of the new Burberry make-up line and where to buy it, check out for more.</p> <br>?<p>www.mydaily.co.uk:</p><p>Today marks the launch of Burberry's biggest beauty launch - Burberry Body. Fronted by the oh-so-gorgeous Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the fragrance is set to become the brand's signature (and most sensual) scent.</p><p></p> <br>?Community Notice:We've made some changes to our badge program, including the addition<br>of our newest badge: Community Curator.?<p>British style, if we must define it, has always contained an astonishing mix of traditions, both from humble and aristocratic origins. The play-off between both the blue bloods' and the working man's uniforms have resulted in a rich archive of now iconic men's wardrobe items that the British are renowned for producing,</p>?<p>LONDON — Luxury goods maker Burberry PLC, which has prospered over the past few years despite economic problems all round the world, warned Tuesday that profits this year will be at the lower end of market expectations.</p><p>The company said retail sales in the 10 weeks to Sept. 8 were 6 percent higher than a year ago, but all of the growth was due to new stores opening. Comparing stores open for at least a year, retail sales were unchanged. And in recent weeks, it said there has been "a deceleration."</p><p>Retail sales accounted for around two-thirds of Burberry sales in the year to March 31.</p><p>"As we stated in July, the external environment is becoming more challenging," said Chief Executive Angela Ahrendts. "Given this background, we are tightly managing discretionary costs and taking appropriate actions to protect short term profitability,"</p><p>Burberry shares were down 17 percent at 1,140 pence as trading opened in London.</p><p>"The global economic crisis is dragging on and the longer it drags on the less confident even wealthier individuals become," said Jaana Jatyri of fashion forecasting company Trendstop. "Unfortunately, people lacking confidence do not shop at Burberry."</p><p>Burberry will issue a further market update on Oct. 11.</p>?<p>LONDON - Luxury goods maker Burberry PLC says that full-year pretax profit will be at the lower end of market expectations following a flat retail performance in the last 10 weeks.</p><p>Burberry said Tuesday that retail sales in the period ending Sept. 8 were 6 per cent higher than a year ago, but all of the growth was due to new stores. Comparing stores open for at least a year, retail sales were unchanged and the company noted "a deceleration in recent weeks."</p><p>Retail accounted for about two-thirds of the company's sales in the year ending March 31.</p><p>Chief Executive Angela Ahrendts says "the external environment is becoming more challenging," and she says the company is keeping a close eye on discretionary costs.</p>?<p>BY GREGORY KATZ and DANICA KIRKA, ASSOCIATED PRESS:</p><p>LONDON ? Burberry and star designer Christopher Bailey provided the glittering climax to London Fashion Week Tuesday, drawing a galaxy of stars to the unveiling of its fall and winter collection.</p><p>American Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour jetted in, wearing a burgundy Chanel dress as she sipped champagne in the front row, and the Hollywood contingent included the actresses Kate Hudson, in a sparkling green dress, and Clare Danes, understated in a cream-colored outfit.</p><p></p><p>A number of top models filled out the front row, including '60s star Twiggy, Britain's Erin O'Connor, Russian transplant Natalia Vodianova, and a host of others top stars.</p><p>The attraction that brought people out despite driving rain and snow was a first look at designer Bailey's vision for autumn and winter, which turned out to be a stunning blend of the brand's heritage – the trench coats, the military jackets – with sexy, tight skirts and dresses.</p><p>An ebullient Bailey told the Associated Press after the show that he had been inspired by a visit to the company's archives and a sketch of an aviator jacket he found there.</p><p>"I wanted it to be about our heritage," he said. "I took flying jackets and aviation jackets and ran them through from peacoats to trenchcoats. I wanted it very tight and a celebration of coats."</p><p>Bailey has reinvigorated Burberry, a venerable British brand that enjoyed a reputation for quality but languished for some time without fresh ideas.</p><p>High boots were in vogue – most went well above the knee – and jacket sleeves often contained buckles and belts, a play on the military theme. There were big leather jackets with oversized lapels and collars – some even had belts on the collars – and a breathtaking white furry overcoat that took its styling cues from the Afghan coats popular five decades ago.</p><p>A few of the olive green jackets seemed like imaginative reinventions of the World War II jacket worn by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.</p><p>"I thought it was fantastic," said Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue. "I thought the combination of the big, oversized jackets with the kind of sexy little rouched velvet and chiffon was a lovely mixture, kind of Burberry outerwear with sex appeal that you'd want to lighten up."</p><p>Many of the skirts were mid-length, designed to cover the tops of the sky-high boots. The color palette shifted from green to blue midway through the show as Bailey showed an elegant collection of blue overcoats, some with big gold buttons.</p><p>Next came seductive evening dresses, still topped with military-style jackets. A few purely feminine outfits consisted of lacy blouses in blue and purple.</p><p>"There were lots of coats, that's the message," said Tamsin Blanchard, style director for The Telegraph Magazine.</p><p>She said, however, the shortish coats might not be sufficient in midwinter: "They're not going to keep your bum warm."</p><p>As part of Burberry's marketing plan, the show was streamed live in 3-D to special venues in New York, Los Angeles, Dubai, Paris and Tokyo. Also, Internet customers could view the show online and make instant purchases of items they wanted, Burberry executives said.</p><p>"The world is moving quickly," said Bailey, explaining Burberry's eager embrace of new technology. "Literally during the show you can click to buy."</p><p>That raises a whole new issue: Some fashion frenzied fans might want to keep their credit cards well out of reach while perched in front of their computers watching the show.</p><p>BASSO AND BROOKE</p><p>Basso and Brooke showed their signature tight, multicolored digital print dresses, including dramatic maxi-dresses with low cut backs.</p><p>The fall collection includes dresses with skintight sleeves designed to be worn with leather gloves. Some had fur collars as well.</p><p>The colors, even on a single dress, were so varied as to defy description. The more closely one looked, the more gradations one saw. The contrasting patterns and colors gave each piece a unique feel, and the patterns seemed to undulate as the models sashayed.</p><p>Only a few pieces used solid colors to set off the prints. Even the ankle boots were decorated.</p><p>Among the international fan-base of the designers' digital prints is First Lady Michelle Obama, who has worn one of their designs.</p><p>"That has to help," said Olivia Marks, a fashion journalist with showstudio.com. "They were one of the first people to do digital prints. It was more of the same, but the response coming out was people saying, 'Wow, that was really great.' It will definitely be popular with people who know the brand really well."</p><p>The evening dresses provided the highlight, including some off-the-shoulder designs, one with a bright swath with an intricate yellow pattern. Some were set off by red, mid-length gloves, heightening the glamor.</p> <br>?eGHZmFyID44mYu00M5dZQhYaAu%2FAmgJCGfYy66NCsZ3y2%2BCd8epkdQj2UKN14xi7V2f6zvgZ4FLzuHlXFqCtvHEMfu8cnurHGtdTrlO6FQ53rI4f%2FNo7oyXAvVcpcAPr4kIuB5Ua5hfpX3jCUjpesONZAp5v%2FZYto0CpL2BNQDbLKBQntDL%2BG2ZKPlg9r%2BFV?<p></p><p>Burberry has sued Iconix Brand Group, alleging Iconix is selling clothes under the London Fog brand that infringe upon the fashion house's trademarked check pattern.</p><p>Burberry also alleged in the lawsuit filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Iconix's advertising campaign for its trench coats and scarves "mimics, and even directly lifts elements from, Burberry's distinctive advertising campaigns featuring the Burberry check."</p><p></p> <br>?<p>It's time to break out those 3-D glasses you swiped from seeing "Avatar." Burberry is set to live stream its fall runway show in 3-D in New York, Paris, Dubai and Tokyo, .</p><p>The real life show will occur at London's Chelsea College of Art & Design on February 23 at 4 p.m. but select groups of out-of-towners have been invited to screenings in customized spaces designed by Burberry's Christopher Bailey. Bailey also plans to put together a pre-show containing behind-the-scenes and red carpet footage.</p><p>"3D technology will bring our global audience into the London show space allowing them to see the colors and fabrics, to hear the music and to be a part of that moment when it all finally comes together,'' he said.</p><p>Didn't score an invite to the 3-D event? You can watch the show in two dimensions online at .<br></p> <br>?<p>MILAN, Italy — "Come rain or shine" read the fashion notes at Burberry Prorsum.</p><p>But the latest menswear collection by British designer Christopher Bailey, shown Saturday in Milan, was much more about shine than it was about England's proverbial bad weather.</p><p>Everything in the summer 2013 preview collection, from short-sleeved shirts to traditional rain attire, was in shining, almost blindingly bright shades of metallic, or better yet, fluorescent fabric.</p><p>Thus bring on a fuchsia pink trench coat, an electric blue bomber jacket or a shiny turquoise lapel on a classic tweed overcoat. Footwear, mainly of the sturdy sandal type, and practical tote and iPad bags also come in glaring hues.</p><p>But fear not. Bailey wouldn't dream of leaving his tried and true customer out in the cold.</p><p>Along with the shimmering shockers, the show was filled with traditional tweeds, classic suits albeit with a slim cut and country old favorites: raincoats, field jackets and oversized parkas.</p>?<p></p><p>LONDON - So many beautiful clothes, so little time: London Fashion Week produced its busiest day Monday, with blockbuster shows including Burberry Prorsum, Christopher Kane and McQ by the Alexander McQueen house all jostling for editors' attention.</p><p>Day 4 of the weeklong fashion extravaganza saw a futuristic punk esthetic marry beaded florals at Kane, the hottest young designer showing in the British capital, while Burberry's design chief Christopher Bailey dished up a luxurious collection of English tweed, herringbone and corduroys.</p><p>Observers said Kane's autumn and winter show, one of the most eagerly anticipated of the week, highlighted the unorthodox creativity and emphasis on craft that set London's young designers apart from those in other fashion capitals.</p><p>"Young British designers these days are reaching ever stronger heights with digital printing," said Hilary Alexander, a veteran British fashion writer. "The emphasis on arts and crafts, the embellishment of fabric ? they're not afraid to experiment."</p><p>Kane, who is known to pair traditionally feminine details with tough futuristic touches, delivered a memorable collection that featured purple leopard prints, intricately beaded floral separates and sheer purple and red dresses embroidered with oversized velvet flowers. Black leather detailing kept the look modern and edgy: Thick leather piping adorned most garments, and some of the dresses also had black leather shirt collars and sleeves.</p><p>One of the standout outfits was fire-engine red from head to toe: A long red fluffy turtleneck, paired with red wide-leg trousers with a black leather trim down the side.</p><p>"I liked the colours, the beading ? it was so lovely," said television presenter Alexa Chung, who sat in the front row along with model Yasmin Le Bon, American Vogue's Anna Wintour and Samantha Cameron, the wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron.</p><p>Over at Burberry, the emphasis was on classic Englishness. There were riding jackets galore, as well as velvet quilting, herringbone wool and tweed caps ? and of course incarnations of the brand's most famous garment, the trench coat.</p><p>Bailey, who has been at the helm of Burberry for more than a decade and is credited with revitalizing the once-fusty brand, said he wanted to merge city style and country living.</p><p>"I like the idea of celebrating the country, celebrating the town," he said.</p><p>Bridle leather straps, shearling parkas and quilting were evocative of the horse-riding cou
<p>Well, we can now rule out any of these high fashion looks as what the actress might wear to the Emmys, where she will walk the red carpet for her first personal nomination. As great as she looks in these clothes -- and she does -- she can't repeat herself. We suspect that this go-round, Dockery will wear a British designer, like Christopher Bailey for Burberry, Stella McCartney, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, or even a new-ish Brit designer like Roksanda Illincic.</p>
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