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Karl Lagersfeld created this colorful dress for the Fendi label

After making the rounds through Rome and Milan, the exhibit called  "Il Teatro alla Moda", or "Theater in Fashion" will be landing in Beverly Hills, courtesy of wealthy heiress Wallis Annenberg.

Kreayshawn "Gucci Gucci" from Strange Customs on Vimeo.

Want to feel old? Want to dance around? Welcome to your summer jam. The major designer name-dropping is just an added bonus (even if isn't really a glowing endorsement: "They don't need Gucci, they don't need Louis. They're swaggin'.") Warning, this song will imbed itself in your brain and you'll be singing "Gucci, Gucci, Louis, Louis, Fendi, Fendi, Prada" in line at the CVS.

Vigil at Alexander McQueen boutique on Feb. 11

News of the death of fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Feb. 11 stunned and saddened many of the fashion retailers on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue. One boutique, Madison, paid tribute to the provocative, young English designer with a mournful scene in its store window at 8115 Melrose Ave.

Did you catch the recent interview with fashion designer-turned-filmmaker Tom Ford on NPR show Fresh Air? Host Terry Gross talked to Ford about his new (first!) film “A Single Man” and his career in fashion.