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InStyle Fashion Director Hal Rubenstein discusses Liz Hurley's 1994 Versace safety-pin dress with Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic Booth Moore.

The launch of Liz Hurley’s career wasn’t a film, it was her infamous safety-pin dress designed by Versace, which she wore to the premiere of then-boyfriend Hugh Grant’s “Four Weddings and A Funeral,” according to Hal Rubenstein, fashion director of InStyle magazine.

Heritage Auctions' Spring Luxury Auction, photos: Alex J. Berliner/AB Images

The “Constance” bag in metallic silver, a Chanel bike and a Fontana French art deco diamond platinum bracelet. These are just a few of the covetable items in Heritage Auctions' Spring Luxury Auction.

And it's also the reason the Costume Council of LACMA’s Fashion Circle turned out for a luncheon and exclusive tour at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills.

One of the first things that struck me about the Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco is the chatter. On my recent visit, the chatter came not from the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, but from the mannequins.

  
This cocktail party is a little loud.

Can you stand another “Mad Men” fashion update? Of COURSE you can!

After last night’s season 5 kickoff, we now know the year is 1966 and at least one character was wearing a minidress—a saucy little number in chiffon with pleated angel sleeves.

Megan shows off her gams. (photo from Tom & Lorenzo)

 
Kevin Jones discussing the Oscar-winning costumes from "The Artist"

I was fortunate enough to snag an invitation to a breakfast and private museum tour hosted by the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising for members of the international diplomatic corps.

The group was visiting Los Angeles on the Obama Administration’s latest Experience America tour, which included more than 50 Ambassadors and their spouses.

Kate Beckinsale ( Photo: Getty Images)

It was a star-studded evening in Beverly Hills for the 14^th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. Clint Eastwood, Kate Beckinsale, Rooney Mara and host Jane Lynch are just a few of the celebs who turned out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb 21 to celebrate the work of costume designers.

Big hair! Big nails! Big furs! And shoulderpads out to heah. 

For a Canuck pub, Worn Fashion Journal knows its American Mafia fashion.

The Toronto-based biannual publication dedicated to showcasing fashion diversity and accessible aesthetics put together an amazing video celebrating mob fashion in film. 

It's enough to make this Jersey Girl homesick!

LACMA Director Michael Govan interviewed Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte as part of LACMA's Director's Series on January 18. The sisters recently donated their Fra Angelico Collection to the museum's Costume and Textiles Department and spoke about the influence of art, film and literature on their designs. The collection is on display through February 5.

"Alice in Wonderland" costumes by Colleen Atwood won the Oscar in 2011, photos courtesy of FIDM

 
Elizabeth McGovern looks lovely, but not so comfy.

Downton Abbey returns in a few weeks for its sophomore season. The Golden Globe-nominated British TV series follows the lives of a turn-of-the-20th-century British aristocratic family and the huge staff needed to manage the house (and the family members)—and while the story lines are inherently addictive, the costumes are period-accurate and fantastic.

One thing the costumes are not, however, is comfortable, apparently.