Earnest Sewn and Van Cleef & Arpels have collaborated together to create some very lust worthy jeans that will set you back a pretty penny.

Earnest Sewn’s Zazo high waisted jean have been customised with the Van Cleef & Arpel Alhambra four leaf clover design in two limited edition versions to be exhibited at Earnest Sewn’s Washington Street store and before being auctioned off at Christie’s.

The dark denim version is valued at $9,700 and features white mother-of-pearl and yellow gold Alhambra button, miniature Alhambra rivets, and a removable 14″ Alhambra chain. Meanwhile the light grey jean is valued at $11,300 and features black onyx and white gold Alhambra motifs in the same design.

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Victoria’s Secret has released its third annual What is Sexy? List for 2008 with Victoria Beckham named as the Sexiest Mum, and Kate Bosworth with her sectoral heterochromia (one of her eyes is hazel, the other blue) has the Sexiest Eyes.

The list consists of the usual suspects, who’s the sexiest couple (Fergie and Josh Duhamel), has the sexiest style (Scarlett Johansson), but has a few interesting categories thrown in for good effect, like who has the sexiest lips (Jessica Biel) and who are the sexiest cast (Dirty Sexy Money).

And in honor of their 2008 list, the Victoria’s Secret Angels will be in Arizona to celebrate the What Is Sexy? 2008 on Valentine’s Day, with a one-hour television special hosted by angel, Adriana Lima, entitled “Victoria’s Secret: What is Sexy? 2008″ will air on Saturday, February 9th.

No doubt they will explain how they came to choose the What is Sexy? List for 2008. Check out the full list below.

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It pays if you’re a female model on the Bravo reality TV show, Make Me A Supermodel right now, because the girls will get their first taste of New York Fashion Week thanks to one of Style.com’s 10 Most Promising Up-And-Comers, Russian designer Alexandr Terekhov.

The Alexandr Terekhov show is on Sunday, February 3rd at 9pm, and the girls will be able to show off their walk in front of the world’s media with the shows hosts, Niki Taylor and Tyson Beckford, also keeping a watchful eye to see how the girls go.

Not a bad gig if you can get it. Not even Tyra could get her ‘Top Models’ on the New York Fashion Week runways during the show.

Has anyone been watching Make Me A Supermodel?

Bebe have joined the world of designer collaborations, signing up Imitation of Christ co-founder, Tara Subkoff as their first collaborator.

The Tara Subkoff for Bebe twelve-piece collection will include pieces that women would need into their wardrobes, but given a more feminine feel with ruffles, heart prints and colour contrasting.

“I knew a great deal about Tara’s line with Easy Spirit, and I really felt that she would be a great person to add a bit of edginess to our company,” said Greg Scott, Bebe’s chief executive officer. “Tara also really felt that the line should be on par with our own retail prices. We worked really hard to make that happen.”

The Tara Subkoff for Bebe collection retails from $59 for a top, to $150 for a pair of pants, a dress or a signature trench. It is set to launch in early February in time for New York Fashion Week and Valentine’s Day.

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Karl Lagerfeld’s image has been immortalized in so many different ways that he’s seemingly a regular Halloween costume for the fashion crowd. But soon he will be immortalized as a teddy bear by German teddy bear maker, Steiff.

Word is the cute and cuddly version off Kaiser Karl will come complete with his trademarks: the sunglasses (the Lagerfeld brand?), the dark high collared suit (designed by Hedi Slimane?), and logo buckle belt.

With a company logo “only the best is good enough for children”, you could say Steiff and Lagerfeld have something in common quality wise?

On another note, while doing some teddy bear research I found a Lady Accountant bear… who seems to shop at Chanel. She’s wearing a very Chanel like pink jacket with black piping. All that’s missing is some pearls and her Chanel 2.55 hand bag. Too cute.

Australian Harper’s Bazaar is getting ready to throw a fashionable party for it’s 10th birthday and Nicole Kidman has come to the party again, adorning the cover 10 years after gracing it’s launch issue in 1998. Kidman was photographed channeling screen icon Marilyn Monroe complete with platinum blonde curls, a little slip and a string of pearls around her neck.

The March 2008 issue of Australian Bazaar goes on sale February 4, and is dubbed “the biggest issue ever” (until the next biggest issue) and according to the cover there will be three exclusive covers.

Since it’s launch 10 years ago, Australian Bazaar has climbed over Australian Vogue as the highest selling high fashion glossy in the country. Which according to an article in The Australian newspaper, this is the only country in the world where Bazaar outsells Vogue.

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When I think of Project Runway 2 alumi, Zulema Griffin, all I hear is “don’t make me go all Shatangy on your ass”.

For those who haven’t seen the reunion special for season 2, Shatangy (also spelt Shetangy, or Shatangi) was Griffin’s alter ego who laid down the law and ruled the roost so to speak.

Still designing, Griffin is gearing up to show her fall 2008/09 collection in New York like many other designers. But instead of showing at the tents like a few of the current crop from season 4 of PR, Shatangy Zulema is showing her show on YouTube and MySpace.

When asked by FlyPaper why she’s not showing at Bryant Park, Griffin was quite frank with her response.

“One, I’ve never been invited to show at the tents. In addition to that, I don’t have the funds. A small tent is $28,000 - that includes chairs…,” she said. “I also think because of the themes of my shows, nothing I’ve done done has lent itself to a traditional tent show.”

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We’re on the brink of another round of international fashion weeks, but let’s take a step back to 1983. It was the year Karl Lagerfeld showed his first Chanel collection - the Chanel Haute Couture collection for spring summer 1983.

The classic Lagerfeld bling and accessories are evident even in his first collection 25 years ago, where the models walked like women and not horses, and when Karl himself was a brunette.

Get glossy lips and curb your appetite at the same time with one tube off lipgloss? How do people come up with these ideas?

Two Faced cosmetics have teamed up with diet drink company, Fuze to create a gloss that contains ingredients that help speed up your metabolism, cut your appetite and boost energy levels.

The Two Faced FUZE Slenderise Guilt Free lip gloss will set you back $18.50 and is on sale exclusively at Sephora as a limited edition product and according to the website, the gloss is:

Infused with the healthy, delicious fruit flavors and appetite curbing energy boasting ingredients found in FUZE Slenderize beverages. One Delicious dab on the lips will give you a taste of what all the Hollywood starlets are losing it over! Always on the lips, never on the hips!

Hmmm, what will they think of next. Anyone tried this gloss?