Miranda Priestly did not skimp at Paris Fashion Week.

Though many editors, writers, buyers, and bloggers attend Paris fashion week on an extremely tight budget involving the Paris Metro, Airbnb, and multiple trips to Monoprix for groceries, fashion’s elite–we’re talking the very top of the masthead here–still spend thousands upon thousands of dollars to cover the shows.

While it’s impossible to pin down how much each and every top editor at each and every magazine spends we’ve put together a handy expense report detailing what the average editor at a major magazine submits at the end of these packed nine days. We culled these numbers from the hotels, restaurants, and service providers, then double-checked our tallies with people who have actually taken/organized these trips. (We heard from a very reliable source, for instance, that the cost for one top editor at a big glossy to attend London, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks reached near $50,000).

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Prepare to fall in love with Jennifer Lawrence all over again.

Just when we thought we couldn’t be more obsessed with J-Law (seriously, isn’t this about the time a backlash starts brewing?), she goes and says more perfectly irreverent, down-to-earth things–this time about Photoshopping in her new Dior campaign.

Not that Lawrence isn’t probably stunning in real life (she certainly was on our TV last Sunday night), but in her Dior campaign she literally looks flawless. It’s enough for any of us to reconsider our skin care routines.

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When Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway showed up in Prada to last night’s Academy Awards ceremony, fashion followers were a bit surprised. Valentino is Hathaway’s preferred red carpet designer (Mr. Valentino also designed Hathaway’s wedding dress) and a press release had been sent out earlier in the day stating Hathaway would be wearing one of the house’s couture dresses. As New York Times fashion reporter Eric Wilson tweeted at 3:54 PM EST on Sunday, “Valentino just announced its red carpet lineup for tonight: Look for Sally Field, Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Aniston, all in couture.”

According to our sources, Hathaway was indeed slated to wear Valentino. That is, until yesterday, when she saw Amanda Seyfried’s Alexander McQueen lace gown. Apparently, the dresses were very similar. Anne “freaked out,” requiring stylist Rachel Zoe to call in a bunch of different dresses hours before the show. (We’ve reached out to both Zoe and Valentino for comment and will update this story when we’ve heard back from them.)

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DuJour, Jason Binn’s new-ish lifestyle magazine for the ultra-rich, snagged a major cover star for its third issue. Not that the previous two covers stars, Christy Turlington and Nicole Kidman, were anything to sniff at–but love her or hate her, a Kim Kardashian kover cover is bound to get DuJour the most buzz.

And we’ve got the first look at the Bruce Weber-lensed cover and editorial. Weber was so taken with Kardashian–whom he said reminded him of Elizabeth Taylor–that the multi-page editorial became an 18-page portfolio.

So how (and why) did the new mag snag Kardashian for its cover? And was it hard to pull clothes for the reality star, as luxury brands reportedly like to distance themselves from all things Kardashian? We asked co-editor Keith Pollock.

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Believe it or not but the Grammys is starting to have a lot more in common with our real-life grammy. Both were way cooler a few decades ago, take no issue with sleep-inducing television, and now, share an affinity for modest dressing!

Yesterday afternoon, a ‘Wardrobe Advisory’ email from CBS (the Grammys hosting network) began circulating on the ‘net after it was posted on Deadline. Unbeknownst to us, CBS apparently enforces a strict “network policy concerning wardrobe (presumably enforced post-Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl Nipplegate back in 2004).

Amongst those clothing choices not deemed appropriate by CBS for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards…

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Here it is guys, the entire Prabal Gurung for Target collection–all 80 plus pieces of it, complete with pricing.

Where the Nieman Marcus x Target x CFDA supercollab fell short due, in part, to higher than Target pricepoints, this collection comes in at real Target-friendly prices. The most expensive piece is a leather jacket that rings in at $199, but most of the items are under $50.

Check out the full lookbook below and tell us: What pieces are you hoping to snag when the collection hits Target stores February 10?

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Some say the age of the personal style blogger is over.

Today, the girl needs more than an outfit, a boyfriend, and a camera. Bloggers need to think about production quality, editorial strategy, and affiliate programs to really gain a foothold on the web. They are more like editors, creating publications worthy of a million-person audience than a few thousand super-fans.

Yet it still comes down to that camera. Nine times out of 10, the bloggers who move merchandise, who get people talking, who attract repeat advertisers, love to strike a pose.

So we say the personal style blogger isn’t going anywhere—-in fact, she’s more powerful than ever.

Fashionista’s list of the most influential personal style bloggers was determined by a strict methodology: We factored in Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr followers, monthly pageviews, press mentions, affiliate marketing successes, and industry sentiment. (Affiliate marketing, in this case, means the act of using trackable links to get a commission on products sold because you wrote about a product/linked to them. There are a lot of affiliate marketing programs: The most popular include Reward Style, Skimlinks and ShopStyle.)

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For her first public appearance on Inauguration Day, attending a service at St. John’s Episcopal Church before the ceremonial swearing-in at noon (the President was officially sworn in yesterday), Michelle Obama wore a custom navy jacquard coat and dress by Thom Browne.

“It’s one of those moments when I just can’t believe that happened,” Browne told the New York Times‘ Eric Wilson. He also told Wilson that the checked print of the coat is based on necktie fabric.

Michelle Obama has worn Thom Browne before, but as Thom Browne is a relatively obscure and fashion forward designer (Savannah Guthrie admitted on The Today Show that she’d never heard of him), fashion peeps (us included) are already fired up about her fashion choice. “@FLOTUS SO CHIC in her #ThomBrowne navy coat & the girls, Malia in @JCrew and Sasha in @KateSpadeNYC coats are radiant in their purples too,” Elle‘s Joe Zee tweeted.

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New Year, New You, right? It’s time to get rid of all the mullet-hem skirts and velvet slippers (a polarizing trend in this office) in your closet and start fresh.

Except, wait. The economy.

If you’re worried about a huge impending tax increase, then purchasing a whole new wardrobe may not be the way to go. A more viable option is recommerce (it’s way too effing cold to lug your old wares to a brick and mortar resale or consigment shop). Plus, it’s more environmentally sustainable–you can revamp your wardrobe on the reg without excessive consumption and waste.

And there are more great sites out there to choose from now than ever–many of which make the whole process pretty easy, even the annoying-sounding part of packing up your shit and shipping it to someone.

Since we’ve presented such a convincing argument, click through for our favorite eBay-alternative sites for both buying and selling gently used goods and prepare to make words like “upcycle” and “recommerce” a part of your vocabulary.

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In 2009, Vogue fell for Karlie Kloss. Hard. She was the most featured model that year, not only in the US edition (in which she appeared almost twice as much as any other model), but also in the combined pages of all the international editions. In the two years following, she remained solidly in the top three, but it appears that wasn’t enough for the St. Louis native, as she has reclaimed the title of the number one model in Vogue for 2012.

It’s been an exciting year for Karlie, filled with all the successes and controversies (both in and out of the fashion world) befitting a model at the top of her game. There was Karlie’s Kookies, the MTV House of Style hosting gig, bonding with Olympians, abrupt agency swtiches, an insensitive turn on the Victoria’s Secret catwalk, and the requisite photoshop controversy. It’s been a busy year to say the least.

Last year’s number one Vogue model, Arizona Muse, ran away with the title by excelling on two levels: quantity (high number of appearances, pages and only-girl editorials) and quality (working with top photographers in top editions). Karlie hit all these highs and more, appearing in original editorials for nine international editions, and appearing in a total of 20 issues. To top it all off, almost half of her appearances were in the big-selling March and September issues!

Only four women from last year’s list repeated, making way for a few newbies and some top performers from years past. Can you guess who made the cut?

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