WATCH: Handbags Designed & Made from Old VHS Tapes.

Your old VHS collection isn't out of style! Berlin designer Lucrecia Lovera has turned the outdated tapes into evening bags, laptop cases and purses -- and she even plans to start making dresses. Ironically, she admitted to Reuters, "I'm not really a big movie fan."

WATCH: Handbags Designed & Made from Old VHS Tapes.

Your old VHS collection isn't out of style! Berlin designer Lucrecia Lovera has turned the outdated tapes into evening bags, laptop cases and purses -- and she even plans to start making dresses. Ironically, she admitted to Reuters, "I'm not really a big movie fan."

Tim Gunn on Golden Globes Red Carpet Fashion [VIDEO]

Tim Gunn: "I only ask that people accept responsibility for what they're wearing and own the look," and, "I'm always troubled when celebrities say to me that they don't know what designer they're wearing." 

Tim Gunn on Golden Globes Red Carpet Fashion [VIDEO]

Tim Gunn: "I only ask that people accept responsibility for what they're wearing and own the look," and, "I'm always troubled when celebrities say to me that they don't know what designer they're wearing." 

Are You Ready for "Forever Lazy"?

Are You Ready for "Forever Lazy"?

Iman and Isaac Mizrahi Team Up for "The Fashion Show"

Honestly speaking, I don't think I'll be watching this as I didn't watch the first installment (with Kelly Rowland, right?) and this is by no means a reflection on how I feel about Isaac and Iman because I heart both of them to near infinity. But hey, don't let that stop you from watching.

Iman and Isaac Mizrahi Team Up for "The Fashion Show"

Honestly speaking, I don't think I'll be watching this as I didn't watch the first installment (with Kelly Rowland, right?) and this is by no means a reflection on how I feel about Isaac and Iman because I heart both of them to near infinity. But hey, don't let that stop you from watching.

Victoria's Secret Wants Healthy Models For Their Show.

Victoria's Secret casting director Monica Miro on what type of model they look for to walk in the VS Fashion Show: "The first thing we look for really are healthy bodies, and energy. A lot of the fashion shows you see girls who can just walk and they're just hangers with outfits hanging on them, but for Victoria's Secret? It's a show."

So who will be modeling the latest lingerie trends? According to Fashionologie, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Behati Prinsloo, Chanel Iman, Lily Aldridge, Isabel Goulart, Flavia de Oliveira, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Liu Wen, Anja Rubik, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton, Isabeli Fontana, Lindsay Ellingson, Jessica Stam, Emanuela de Paula, Maryna Linchuk, Magdalena Frackowiak and Edita Vilkeviciute are all names being thrown around. No word yet on the final line-up, but we'll find out soon enough, when the show is held November 10.

Victoria's Secret Wants Healthy Models For Their Show.

Victoria's Secret casting director Monica Miro on what type of model they look for to walk in the VS Fashion Show: "The first thing we look for really are healthy bodies, and energy. A lot of the fashion shows you see girls who can just walk and they're just hangers with outfits hanging on them, but for Victoria's Secret? It's a show."

So who will be modeling the latest lingerie trends? According to Fashionologie, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Behati Prinsloo, Chanel Iman, Lily Aldridge, Isabel Goulart, Flavia de Oliveira, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Liu Wen, Anja Rubik, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton, Isabeli Fontana, Lindsay Ellingson, Jessica Stam, Emanuela de Paula, Maryna Linchuk, Magdalena Frackowiak and Edita Vilkeviciute are all names being thrown around. No word yet on the final line-up, but we'll find out soon enough, when the show is held November 10.

The Gap Spring 2011...

Gap's global caravan touched down in London to showcase its Spring collection, and creative director Patrick Robinson was all about the sophisticated and the sexy. When he was growing up, he wasn't alone in thinking of the chain as casual weekendwear. "It was just one part of people's lives," the designer said. Robinson sees this latest collection as putting in place the final components of his four-year revisioning of Gap, which is seeking to re-establish its hold on consumers' hearts and purse strings. He's bumped up the blouses, introduced a soft tailoring element, and brought a new body-consciousness to knitwear.

What Robinson has brought to the brand is tightly edited precision. "No longer a table with one sweater in 30 colors," he said. Yep, instead of multiples, what stood out were specific pieces, like the white silk crepe cocktail dress with the keyhole back (Gap? Get used to it!) or the long white cotton skirt with big patch pockets (LOVE IT), paired with a cap-sleeved top for an elegant evening option (Gap? Get used to it two times!), or the slouchy hooded jacket, with the volume of a radically cropped djellaba. There was something of the classic Perry Ellis spirit in such easy but chic outfits (Robinson did, after all, design for Ellis at one point). The designer also subtly tipped his cap to Gap's heritage by lining a soft lapel-less jacket with gray sweatshirting.

Click HERE to see pics of The GAP's Spring 2011 collection.

The Gap Spring 2011...

Gap's global caravan touched down in London to showcase its Spring collection, and creative director Patrick Robinson was all about the sophisticated and the sexy. When he was growing up, he wasn't alone in thinking of the chain as casual weekendwear. "It was just one part of people's lives," the designer said. Robinson sees this latest collection as putting in place the final components of his four-year revisioning of Gap, which is seeking to re-establish its hold on consumers' hearts and purse strings. He's bumped up the blouses, introduced a soft tailoring element, and brought a new body-consciousness to knitwear.

What Robinson has brought to the brand is tightly edited precision. "No longer a table with one sweater in 30 colors," he said. Yep, instead of multiples, what stood out were specific pieces, like the white silk crepe cocktail dress with the keyhole back (Gap? Get used to it!) or the long white cotton skirt with big patch pockets (LOVE IT), paired with a cap-sleeved top for an elegant evening option (Gap? Get used to it two times!), or the slouchy hooded jacket, with the volume of a radically cropped djellaba. There was something of the classic Perry Ellis spirit in such easy but chic outfits (Robinson did, after all, design for Ellis at one point). The designer also subtly tipped his cap to Gap's heritage by lining a soft lapel-less jacket with gray sweatshirting.

Click HERE to see pics of The GAP's Spring 2011 collection.

Heidi Klum is the New Face of Ann Taylor...

I don't think it's a secret that I'm a HUGE stan of Heidi Klum. Huge. I heart her. So this news of her taking over duties at Ann Taylor (from actress Naomi Watts) was quite welcome:

via the NYPost:
Heidi Klum may have retired her Victoria's Secret angel wings, but she's already landed her next big contract. Klum, who as we first reported last month quit VS after 13 years, is the new face of Ann Taylor, replacing Naomi Watts. A source tells us Klum will be the face of the retailer's 2010 holiday campaign and the ads, shot by famed British photographer Rankin, "show the German supermodel layered in festive bling."

Heidi Klum is the New Face of Ann Taylor...

I don't think it's a secret that I'm a HUGE stan of Heidi Klum. Huge. I heart her. So this news of her taking over duties at Ann Taylor (from actress Naomi Watts) was quite welcome:

via the NYPost:
Heidi Klum may have retired her Victoria's Secret angel wings, but she's already landed her next big contract. Klum, who as we first reported last month quit VS after 13 years, is the new face of Ann Taylor, replacing Naomi Watts. A source tells us Klum will be the face of the retailer's 2010 holiday campaign and the ads, shot by famed British photographer Rankin, "show the German supermodel layered in festive bling."

Sexy High Heels + Comfort = GENIUS.

Wow. Shoe designers are finally starting to "get it". Women want to wear sexy heels, but many of them (including yours truly) don't want to wear them at the risk of having them surgically removed with a side effect of excruciating pain. European shoe label Aperlaï is one such shoe label who had the foresight to address these concerns:

via Style.com:
It’s heartening to see shoe designers addressing the not-so-sexy issue of comfort. In Paris, I went to see shoe label Aperlaï (top shoe), whose designer, the very stylish Alessandra Lanvin, doesn’t want you to have to stow a pair of Repetto BB’s in your bag in case you can’t find a taxi. “In Paris, we walk everywhere,” said Lanvin. “You should be able to do that in your heels.” Her techniques include padding the sole where the ball of the foot rests and creating a heel that’s essentially an elongated pyramid with the top lopped off. It reads spindly but is secretly sturdy. And seeing as Lanvin produces in the same Italian factory as Alaïa and Prada, these ideas are all but guaranteed to have excellent execution.

Then there’s Korean-born designer Raphael Young, whose in-your-face fierce aesthetic (bottom shoe) would lead you to believe that the idea of a comfortable heel would be completely anathema. But Young revealed that he’ll soon unveil a patented technology that makes 110-mm shoes feel like your Nikes (this dude deserves a serious high-five). Here’s to the end of the High-Heel Hobble.

Sexy High Heels + Comfort = GENIUS.

Wow. Shoe designers are finally starting to "get it". Women want to wear sexy heels, but many of them (including yours truly) don't want to wear them at the risk of having them surgically removed with a side effect of excruciating pain. European shoe label Aperlaï is one such shoe label who had the foresight to address these concerns:

via Style.com:
It’s heartening to see shoe designers addressing the not-so-sexy issue of comfort. In Paris, I went to see shoe label Aperlaï (top shoe), whose designer, the very stylish Alessandra Lanvin, doesn’t want you to have to stow a pair of Repetto BB’s in your bag in case you can’t find a taxi. “In Paris, we walk everywhere,” said Lanvin. “You should be able to do that in your heels.” Her techniques include padding the sole where the ball of the foot rests and creating a heel that’s essentially an elongated pyramid with the top lopped off. It reads spindly but is secretly sturdy. And seeing as Lanvin produces in the same Italian factory as Alaïa and Prada, these ideas are all but guaranteed to have excellent execution.

Then there’s Korean-born designer Raphael Young, whose in-your-face fierce aesthetic (bottom shoe) would lead you to believe that the idea of a comfortable heel would be completely anathema. But Young revealed that he’ll soon unveil a patented technology that makes 110-mm shoes feel like your Nikes (this dude deserves a serious high-five). Here’s to the end of the High-Heel Hobble.

The Gap Tries Out a New Logo?

via HuffPo: Gap has debuted a new logo on its website, doing away with the blue square we've come to know and love. There's no word if the stores will follow suit or if it's just an online thing.

Blog Kitsune Noir reports that the design community wasn't too impressed and that the new logo now has its own (perhaps unofficial) Twitter account addressing complaints. 

The Gap Tries Out a New Logo?

via HuffPo: Gap has debuted a new logo on its website, doing away with the blue square we've come to know and love. There's no word if the stores will follow suit or if it's just an online thing.

Blog Kitsune Noir reports that the design community wasn't too impressed and that the new logo now has its own (perhaps unofficial) Twitter account addressing complaints. 

Kimora Says Bye Bye to Baby Phat.

via NYMag:
Kimora Lee Simmons announced via Twitter late last week that she would leave Phat Fashions, which includes the Baby Phat and Phat Farm labels. Phat Fashions is owned by the Kellwood corporation, which will end their partnership with Kimora on September 1. Kimora will continue designing her other three fashion lines, including KLS, Kouture by Kimora, and Fabulosity, her JCPenney juniors' line. She also still has her own reality show, fragrances, and probably lots more stuff not named here.

Kimora Says Bye Bye to Baby Phat.

via NYMag:
Kimora Lee Simmons announced via Twitter late last week that she would leave Phat Fashions, which includes the Baby Phat and Phat Farm labels. Phat Fashions is owned by the Kellwood corporation, which will end their partnership with Kimora on September 1. Kimora will continue designing her other three fashion lines, including KLS, Kouture by Kimora, and Fabulosity, her JCPenney juniors' line. She also still has her own reality show, fragrances, and probably lots more stuff not named here.