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Pixie Lott has been a busy girl over the past few months designing a range of charity clothing for various retailers. So it really comes as no surprise that the singer has been snapped up as the face of much coveted new range Supertrash.

The collection, which launches for the first time in the UK at My-Wardrobe.com, this week is said to blend pretty feminine styling with a punk rock twist. The range will include bright prints, flirty dresses and dramatic colours as well as boyfriend cardigans, and feminine blouses - meaning there is something for almost everyone.

Sarah Curran, ceo and founder of My-Wardrobe, told Vogue: "We are delighted to launch the Supertrash collection for spring/summer 2010.

"It's a new label for both My-Wardrobe.com and for the UK. We are always focused on introducing new designer collections to the site, especially those new - much talked about - international designers, to continue to provide an exciting and accessible offer for our customer."

And with Pixie Lott as the face of the brand we're sure it's going to be hot stuff.

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Although we've been enjoying the delights of London Fashion Week today, supermodels were working the catwalk from last night.

Just a few days after putting together her Fashion For Relief catwalk show in the US, Naomi Campbell teamed up with Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown to do the same in the UK and continue to raise funds for Haiti's earthquake victims.

However it wasn't the weird and wacky runway walkers, such as Ronnie Corbett and Piers Morgan, or the huge range of celebs including Kimberley Walsh and Alexandra Burke that caused the biggest splash last night, instead it was Kate Moss.

The supermodel who has not graced the catwalk for a good few years chose last night to take to the runway in a SS2010 Alexander McQueen frock, as a tribute to the late designer. It was later auctioned off for £100,000, which was bid by Kate's close friend Sir Philip Green.

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We were lucky enough to be invited to the opening of London Fashion Week this morning, where British Fashion Council chairman Harold Tillman asked for a minutes silence as a tribute to the late Alexander McQueen.

Mr Tillman said of the designer:"His impact was extraordinary and he will be sorely missed."

The event was then officially opened by Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife Sarah Brown who commended the young designers who were shaping the future of UK fashion: "I am uplifted by their passion and fearless determination," she said.

"Fashion has taken its place as one of the most dynamic parts of the creative economy." she said.

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London Fashion Week kicks off today and we'll be bringing you coverage straight from the shows, including the first one of the week Paul Costelloe.

However as we're revelling in the fashion delights, others will be using the opportunity to raise money for charity.

One such example of this is The Thought of the Day shop, which has just launched a pop-up shop selling unique t-shirts from some of London's coolest designers.

The pop up shop is the The brainchild of On/Off, the UK's original independent fashion showcase during London Fashion Week, all profits will go to children's charity Plan UK, to fund their work in Haiti after the disastrous earthquake.

You can find the store at Unit 6, 37 - 63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA.

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The long awaited Alice in Wonderland film will be hitting cinemas on 5 March. And the build up to it has been amazing. A range of designers including Stella McCartney and Tim Binns have designed jewellery inspired by the film as has Swarovski.

And now Selfridges has been sucked into the frenzy. The department store has teamed up with Disney to open a pop-up shop dedicated to Alice.

Five of the shop's windows will be dedicated to the upcoming film and will include a Mad Hatter's tea party and costumes from the film. Once you've been dazzelled by this you can enter the Wonderland room, where you can buy jewellery by designers as well as make-up and tea sets.

We can't wait till this wonderful wonderland opens on 22 February.

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Following on from the announcement that PPR will be keeping the Alexander McQueen label, On|Off and Catwalking.com, have announced they will be hosting a tribute to the designer who died last week.

Starting tomorrow at London Fashion Week (we'll be there reporting on the shows) the tribute by LFW's leading independent showcase, will consist of a display wall embedded with forty iPod touches, each holding fifty images from McQueen's collections.

These will include McQueen's entire catwalk archive, holding a total of two thousand pictures from the designer's career, including his time at Givenchy.

Lee Lapthorne, Director of On|Off, said: 'I just wanted to do something - something to show that we respect him and his inspiration to so many many of our designers...and the wall will give people an opportunity to reflect and remember.'

Alexander McQueen label will continue says PPR

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Following the sad news about Alexander McQueen last week, PPR, the parent company of Gucci Group, has confirmed it will continue to trade the Alexander McQueen label, .

In the past hour the company released a statement from PPR chairman and chief executive Francois Henri-Pinault, who said: "You understand, the Alexander McQueen trademark will live on".

However people hoping to watch Alexander's AW10 show at Paris Fashion week will have to wait to see if it will proceed as the collection wasn't finished before the designer's death.

Miss Selfridge to launch Gossip Girl collection

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Gossip Girl fans should start saving their clothing allowance from now.

Why? Because Miss Selfridge has announced it will be creating a line of clothing inspired by Gossip Girl designer Eric Daman.

The collection will be based on the four female lead characters: Serena van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, Jenny Humphrey and Vanessa Abrams and will include will include a leopard print boho maxi dress, a ruffle front shift dress with a floral skirt and a nude and black lace tutu-style skirt.

Yasmin Yusuf, creative director of Miss Selfridge, said: "We are delighted to be working with the Warner Bros television series, Gossip Girl.

"The dresses we've created based on the characters fit perfectly with our spring/summer 2010 range. Our customers love the show and the styles of the girls, so the partnership is a perfect match."

The range hits Miss Selfridge stores at the end of April and prices begin at £39.

Victoria Beckham flies the flag for skinny models

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Victoria Beckham has been flying the flag for skinny models.

The singer, come designer who received praise for her collection, which premiered at New York fashion week, told viewers of the US chat show, The View, where she is a co-host: "Most of these girls are naturally thin.

"I don't think that we should discriminate because they are too thin or too curvy or too large."

However it seems the superskinny lady does have some limitations: "I had a casting and some terribly thin girls came in. It w
ouldn't have worked," she added.

She's also fighting to keep underage models out of the catwalk, signing up to a campaign by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) which is calling for the industry to be more responsible about the models used and encourag designers to work with healthier sized models.

"The CFDA have reached out to designers, stylists and casting directors not to work with underage models, girls that are too thin and to be more ethnically aware," said Victoria.

Rimmel launches pop-up stall in Selfridges

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It's good news for ladies who like their make-up this morning with the news that Rimmel is setting up a stand in Selfridges for four weeks.

From today the make-up brand, which is fronted by Georgia May Jagger, will occupy a space in the department store offering visitors to "get the London look" by enjoying professional makeovers in iconic red telephone boxes.

The four week stint, which has been launched to tie in with London Fashion Week will also give make-up addicts the opportunity to get their hands on one off products such as eyeshadow pallettes, eyeliners and lipsticks.

We'll see you by the mirrors.

Brits special: The Body and Jump suit trend

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Body and jump suits have been a big trend stakes for a good few months now with every highstreet store and designer offering these up as key items.

So it's no surprise that they were a favourite with yesterday's Brit attendees.

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Lady Gaga chose to go with this trend donning a white bodysuit scattered with lace for her onstage performance. She was followed by Alicia Keyes who opted for a more demure black sparkly jumpsuit for her duet with Brit winner Jayz.

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Cheryl Cole also stripped off her mac to reveal a plain, yet striking black hooded bodysuit, which she accessoried with a highwaisted belt, when she sang her popular "Fight for this Love" single onstage.

However we think the best bodysuit crown goes to Lily Allen whose black outfit, complete with on-trend lace sleeves, really made a huge impression.

We just wish we could carry off this look as well as these celebrities.

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It seems wigs were the accessory du jour at last night's Brit awards, with Lily Allen following Lady Gaga's steps with this trend.

The "Smile" singer looked stunning on the red carpet in a long black PVC frock, which, teamed up with the red detailing across the front and Lily's heavy eye make-up really gave a gothic look.

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The star kept the PVC theme going for her stage performance donning a bodysuit with lace sleeves, before slipping into something more demure for the rest of the evening.

However, the main surprise to her look was the orange wig she had on when she went up to collect her award for British Female Solo Artist. She later explained that she had put this on because she didn't want to be spotted by the photographers scanning the room when she lost.

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Fifi Chachnil lingerie comes to London

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Valentine's Day may well and truely be over for another year but that doesn't mean we have to stop treating ourselves and our other halves, especially when it comes to lingerie.

And what better way to start than with French lingerie label Fifi Chachnil.

For the first time ever, the company has taken its lovely lingerie out of Paris and bought it to London's Knightbridge. And there's a range of stunning underwear including suspender belts to cute bras and knickers to match any personality

On her move across the pond Fifi said: 'The London girls are daring in their style of dressing, they don't hesitate, they have audacity and sense of humour, they are excessive but with delicacy.'

We've got our credit and Oyster cards at the ready.

Is Madonna creating a clothing range for Macy's?

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Hardly a day goes by when we don't hear about a celebrity and designer collaboration, but this one has really got us interested.

According to WWD Madonna is in talks with a group of licensees, to launch a women's collection that would be sold exclusively at Macy's. It is said to include clothing, lingerie, footwear and accessories.

Although names for the range have not yet been finalised, it is rumoured that some considerations flying around include Material Girl for the clothing and Truth or Dare, which was the title of a 1991 film which followed Madonna's Blonde Ambition world tour, for the lingerie and underwear.

However, we're not going to begin planning on how to wear those corsets, skirts and rosary necklaces, which we're sure Madonna will include in her range, as at present no-one on the Madge camp is confirming anything.

We'll bring you an update when we know a little bit more so watch this space.

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A few weeks ago we gave you a sneak preview of Love Magazine's new covers featuring a range of supermodels including Lara Stone and Natalia Vodianova in the buff.

And if you loved them as much as we did then you'll be pleased to hear the pictures aren't going to disappear anytime soon, instead they'll be making a far more public appearance.

Gap has created seven styles of grey cotton T-shirt, each bearing a cover from spring/summer 2010's Fashion Icons issue in aid of the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

Profits from the £30 t-shirts featuring the full set up of Naomi Campbell, Jeneil Williams, Kristen McMenamy and Daria Werbowy, will see the full on-sale price go towards the DEC Appeal.

However Kate Moss has asked that all profits from T-shirts featuring her image go to a UK children's charity.

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