Gaga’s Christmas Workshop

Barney’s New York has put together a Santa-style workshop – with Lady Gaga. Said to be the biggest holiday project undertaken by the store, Gaga has designed a range of special-edition items under the creative direction of Nicola Formichetti.

A few of the pieces for sale – Gaga rings, cookies, chocolate skulls, magnetic Gaga dress-up set, and a snow globe with the lady herself atop

Barney’s will donate 25 percent of sales from all items featured in Gaga’s Workshop to the Born This Way Foundation, recently founded and announced by Lady Gaga and her mother. The foundation will focus on youth empowerment by building self-confidence, fighting bullying, mentoring and career development.

Merry Christmas little monsters!

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Recreating Scenes, Fashionably Of Course

Collaborating with Martin Scorsese, Harper’s Bazaar’s photoshoot recreates some of the most famous scenes from his films

“I want to get away with you…and…find a world where words like that don’t exist.” – The Age of Innocence

“Feels like a little adventure?” “Do your worst, Mr. Hughes.” – The Aviator

“I chose you just for tonight. If that’s not good enough, I’ll go with someone else.” - Gangs of New York

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Liberty Says Hello Kitty

The famous London store known for its prints has drawn upon retro-themes, traditional floral motifs, and the ever-popular Japanese feline in creating this limited-edition collection. What is great about this line is that it’s playful without being childish – and retains the Liberty identity.

Some of our favorites

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Food for Fashion

The ‘Tuxedo’ cupcake created by Crumbs Bake Shop for FNO

Krispy Kreme collaborated with Glamour magazine to create these lip-gloss inspired doughnuts 

Matthew Williamson created boxes for Parisian macaron brand Ladurée in his signature butterfly print 

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Film: The Artful Poster

Paul Smith has worked with director Tomas Alfredson to create posters for the upcoming movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the minimalist silk-screen prints were inspired by the character and colors of ’70s London.

The tight palette and shapes create somewhat of an optical illusion, very much in keeping with the mood of a spy thriller. While not part of mainstream publicity, limited editions of these stylistic posters will be made and sold, the proceeds of which will go to a charity for cancer care – a beautifully realized collaboration for a good cause

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Coffee + Design = Happy Monday

Either (or both) of these would make us happy to wake up and face the week.

Manish Arora’s limited edition design for the Nespresso CitiZ machine

Anish Kapoor’s collection for Illy gives us what want – a limitless coffee cup. Well, the illusion of it anyway.

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In Which Sleeping Beauty is in Need of a Makeover

Camilla Morton’s retelling of Sleeping Beauty is a wonderful exercise in whimsy. Part memoir part fairy tale, the story winds through Christian Lacroix’s career, and the twist? Sleeping Beauty needs more than a kiss this time. She needs a makeover.

The book is beautifully illustrated by Lacroix himself and the sketches are testament to the incredible artist he is.

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