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It might be the end of an E! network era. Thanks to a legacy of body shaming, the recent racism scandal, and what seems like the unwillingness to adapt to evolving social and comedic norms, E!’s Fashion Police looks like it’s about to commentate on that big red carpet in the sky. And that isn’t a bad thing. […]

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Joan Rivers was nothing if not fashionable—or more specifically, Joan Rivers proved that fashion is whatever you make it; that power through clothing is a very real thing. Clothes, for Joan, were her battle garbs. Over the course of her 50-year career, Rivers, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81, became synonymous with […]

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Up-and-comer Arizona Muse posed in Marrakesh for YSL‘s spring campaign. The American model will also star in Prada’s spring ads. [The Fashion Spot]

“Lady Gaga wants to look crazy — her next outfit I know is going to be surf and turf. It’s the ones that think they look great, and you go, “Are you out of your mind?” Or the ones who have become total fashion victims. I just think Prada should be shut down, and truly I think they hate Americans. I think they’re still angry at us for WWII.” More of Joan Rivers‘s bon mots at the link. [The Cut]

If you found the dresses at the Emmys to be a snooze, please direct your complaints to Joan Rivers. WWD‘s Bridget Foley pins our red carpet ennui on the um…style expert(?) for a parade of column dresses and strapless ballgowns that can all be described as “lovely, pretty, accessible,” all four-letter words to a fashion lover. (Can’t you just hear Nina Garcia spitting out the word “safe”?) According to Foley, it all started with with Nicole Kidman’s Dior dress at the 1997 Oscars:

The Snuggie runway show had it all: prints, colours and canine sizes to suit every Snuggie occasion. But according to Joan Rivers, the Snuggie is a rip off of the Slanket. “I think the Slanket is an item of fashion, because he was on my show How’d You Get So Rich?” Rivers said. “And he was the original — the Snuggie took it from the Slanket.” Sounds like a classic case of which came first, the Snuggie or the Slanket? [The Cut]

The buzz was high surrounding the appearance of Lady Gaga at Out Magazine’s party last night. The pop singer showed up an hour after the scheduled end of the party, refused press, and gave no performance, disappointing her eagerly-awaiting fans. Did we mention the wannabe diva left after a mere 15 minutes? [WSJ]