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Having spent the past few years in England, I’ve been privy to a few British weddings. There was The Wedding (ahem, when Prince William and Kate Middleton became the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), of course, celebrated with a holiday from work, pubs open ludicrously early, and the hat that will live in infamy. Then came Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, Kate Moss and Jamie Hince and most recently, the blocked-from-Instagram wedding of Poppy Delevingne and James Cook. All of them had their own brand of British charm, with guests and party-members alike dressing to impress. British people really know how to do it, like cardigans, sounding smart when they aren’t and getting sunburned. Nuptial attire is something the British are better at than you.

Sure, Jayden Smith somehow made a white batman suit work at Kimye’s black tie wedstravaganza, but I think in general, the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, oh yes and wear a hat” approach of the Brits can really teach us a thing or two. Here’s how to gear up for wedding season like the Daughter of the Commonwealth you are.

On her Today Show appearance in December 2012, Anne Hathaway brought the noise down on Matt Lauer: “I’m sorry that we live in a culture that commodifies sexuality of unwilling participants.” At the time, up-the-skirt paparazzi photos of Hathaway were circulating widely, and Lauer had been attempting to shame the actress by asking what she’d […]

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Viva is not, as it turns out, forever. At tonight’s London premiere of the Spice Girls musical, Victoria Beckham chose to walk to red carpet without her Girl Power counterparts.

Even without Posh Spice, Scary, Ginger, Baby and Sporty looked like they were having fun on the red carpet, but their wardrobe choices had us raising our eyebrows. Long gone are the days of coordinated outfits—and maybe that’s why Victoria Beckham opted to walk alone. Mel B’s black sequin dress with a thigh-high slit and extremely voluminous hair was fine, yes, and Emma Bunton’s cobalt blue lace-overlay on a black bodycon dress was also red carpet-appropriate. But Geri Halliwell looked completely out of place in a Cinderella-inspired prom dress, complete with curled updo. And Mel C’s army-green dress with glitter detailing looked sleek, but much too casual for a musical premiere.

Even worse, we regret to inform you that no one had platform heels on.

Given that we were already in fits of excitement-induced squeals over the mere rumour of a Spice Girls comeback, today’s pictures of the fab five rehearsing has sent us right over the edge.

All girls (and some boys) growing up in the ‘90s will unabashedly admit that back in the day, we lived and breathed the Spice Girls. We knew all their songs, we learned how to pull off a questionable but convincing British accent and we definitely coveted every single one of their outfits. So news that we might be able to get our hands on Scary’s original leopard-print catsuit or Sporty’s many tracksuits in a charity auction gala has us way too excited. Proceeds from the auctioned off items, which will be sold at a gala event later this year, will go to Save the Children and Children in Need.

By Paige Dzenis and Randi Bergman

Today something magical happened: the Spice Girls reunited to announce plans for an upcoming musical and girls everywhere were instantly sent back in time to 1997. Sadly, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell will not be performing on stage—the musical, called Viva Forever!, will take inspiration from their songs in a Mamma Mia-esque manner and explore the “bitter realities of fame” through the story of a girl on a reality TV contest. Despite claiming that it will not be a tribute show, we can pretty much guarantee than anyone who did a grade school lip synch to “Stop (Right Now)” will be buying tickets (and a flight to London) come December.

Oh, and if you were too excited to notice: the Spice Girls made the announcement on the steps where “Wannabe” was filmed. (!!!) There’s no halting this ’90s rabbit hole we’ve all fallen into, so let’s continue: here are our top 10 most fashionable Spice Girls moments.

People of the world, spice up your life! »

Versace has just announced the launch of its first cell phone. The gold-plated Versace Unique comes with a 5 megapixel camera and a sapphire crystal  screen. The iconic Medusa logo is also engraved on the leather back. Sigh, better start pinching those pretty pennies now. [Engadget via Racked]

A UK online poll revealed its ten most iconic dresses of the last 50 years. On the list? Audrey Hepburn‘s black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Marilyn‘s white halter and Bjork‘s wrap-around-swan. The number one spot went to Geri Halliwell‘s Union Jack dress, which some might debate is actually a shirt. [Telegraph]