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Project Runway's Kara Janx is Preggers Again

Karl Erikson — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Former Project Runway contestant Kara Janx is big time preggers. Having just won the 2nd annual International Design Awards for sportswear, the 32-year-old designer is due in June. Kara, who started the Kara Janx line in her own home, just moved into a new office space that allows for frequent visits of her daughter Dylan, 16 months.

"Half of the office actually works as a little nursery for my little girl because she comes to work with me quite often," Kara says. "I’m so happy I’m out of the house. I need the space for my business to grow, but I also needed to get out of the house."

The new baby, by the way? It's Dylan's little brother. Kara is married to Sharone Sohayegh.

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Adoption Plans For Marc Jacobs & His Husband-To-Be?

Sassy Smith — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs and Brazilian advertising exec Lorenzo Martone have been dating for about a year and the two recently became engaged. Although they've not set a wedding date, they have purchased a $13 million 4,500 square-foot townhouse in the West Village in New York. But that's not all - the couple may be adopting a baby!

According to glamurama.com, Jacobs and Martone are in Brazil to promote the opening of Marc's flagship store. However, there may be more than just partying and promotion appearances in the works. They may actually be adopting a baby girl! Both men have said they'd love to have a daughter.

If true, congrats and hope all goes well!

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Kids For Amy Adams - But Not Too Many

Fashion Designer Jenni Kayne Welcomes Son

Karl Erikson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Jenni Kayne, fashion designer to some of the biggest celebs in Hollywood, is now a mom. She and husband Richard Ehrlich welcomed their first child on Saturday, October 4. Son Tanner Kayne weighed 8 lbs, 9 oz and was 20 inches long. Her pregnancy made Jenni miss her own fashion show in early September. Some of the many stars that love Jenni's fashions are the Olsen twins, Rachel Bilson, and Kristen Bell.

Congrats to Jenni and Richard.

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Worst Dressed List's Richard Blackwell Dies

Karl Erikson — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:19:00 GMT

Richard Blackwell, famed for his annual Worst Dressed List, has died at the age of 86 due to complications from an intestinal infection. His Worst Dressed List has been infamous for nearly 5 decades, providing fantastically mean laughs every year.

Last year, Blackwell took pot shots at Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, pronouncing them "two peas in an over-exposed pod...style-free and fashion deprived." He's also loved to hate Anna Nicole Smith ("Don't bother with a new designer, Anna, just hire a structural engineer") and Barbra Streisand ("She looks like a masculine Bride of Frankenstein").

Others he made fun of over the years:

Madonna: "The Bare-Bottomed Bore of Babylon."

Christina Aguilera: "A dazzling singer who puts good taste through the wardrobe wringer."

Meryl Streep: "She looks like a gypsy abandoned by a caravan."

Sharon Stone: "An over-the-hill Cruella DeVille."

Lindsay Lohan: "From adorable to deplorable."

Patti Davis: "Packs all the glamour of an old, worn-out sneaker."

Ann Margret: "A Hells Angel escapee who invaded the Ziegfeld Follies on a rainy night."

Camilla Parker-Bowles: "The Duchess of Dowdy."

Bjork: "She dances in the dark — and dresses there, too."

Spears: "Her bra-topped collection of Madonna rejects are pure fashion overkill."

Blackwell started out as poor Richard Sylan Selzer in Brooklyn back in 1922. He only finished 5th grade as far as education goes. He got typecast in Hollywood as one of the Dead End Kids, then started as a screen hero at RKO Studios in 1944. His film career never took off, so Blackwell went into personal management.

By 1957, though, the clothes he designed for his clients got far more notice than his clients' acting abilities. So he started his own label and the rest is history. He started the Worst-Dressed List as an alternative to the then-popular International Best Dressed List by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert.

Blackwell said of his list: "The year the list came out everybody was mad as hell. They said, 'Who the hell does Blackwell think he is?' They made me a name." He joked that when it came time for his funeral some day, "Everyone will show up to see if I am really gone."

I know I'll miss Mr. Blackwell's annual list. He's one of the originators of snark, if you ask me. And there's not enough of that in the world. Hope there's lots of fashion debacles in Heaven to make fun of, Richard.

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Fashion Designer Carlos Miele Expecting First Little Designer

Karl Erikson — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Carlos Miele, fab fashion designer, and his wife, Renata Castro, are expecting their first child. Sources say the couple is having a boy, due in spring, and have already named him Leonardo. I guess that's after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Carlos is showing some new garments next Wednesday at Bryant Park in Manhattan. I can't believe I've actually heard of this dude. Thanks, Project Runway.

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90210 Star Lori Loughlin and Daughter Isabella

Karl Erikson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:33:00 GMT

After appearing on "Live With Regis & Kelly" yesterday, Lori Loughlin and her daughter Isabella Rose were spotted outside the studios. Loughlin, 44, is starring in the sure-to-be hit series "90210," a spinoff of "Beverly Hills 90210." The "Full House" alum has been married to fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli for 11 years.

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