Designer Valentino and his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti have launched upon the world, the Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum, which is a downloadable online application, giving users the opportunity to take a virtual tour through the best bits of the designer’s career. The tour showcases over 300 iconic designs as well as the designer’s inspiration behind each piece, as well as never before seen sketches and images of the finished designs being worn.

And as if that wasn’t enough, the designer’s biggest red-carpet moments and iconic advertising campaigns bulk up the virtual tour, alongside personal anecdotes from the designer himself.

Celebrations were in full swing on December 7th as the fashion house officially celebrated the launch of the virtual tour. Sarah Jessica Parker, pictured, was one of the big names that attended the celebratory event, wearing a vintage Pauline Trigere dress from Frock NYC. She accessorized the chiffon print dress with Fred Leighton jewels and pointed pumps from Manolo Blahnik.

The Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum tour is available from valentino-garavani-archives.org

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It looks like the designer label won’t be held down as The House of John Galliano is moving on from all of the bad press brought onto them by the designer and is now setting foot into cyberspace with the launch of a brand new fashion and shopping website. The ‘Galliano Gazette’ is a newspaper themed fashion site which aims to create global access for millions of Galliano fans.

Fashion fans can browse the latest Lookbooks, shop new collections and even purchase Sale items while also keeping up to date with the Galliano Diary, which will bring all of the latest news and updates to it’s new audience.

Customers can enjoy free shipping on all items, sign up to the newsletter and generally just enjoy the fashionable delights of Galliano. Visitors can also read the story of how new creative director, Bill Gaytten came to meet John Galliano over 23 years ago and how they built a close working relationship together before Galliano became embroiled in an anti-Semitic row.

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Now we can all get our hands on her gorgeous designs as she is launching an exclusive line of dresses for popular fashion website Net-a-Porter.com.

The “chic, timeless and elegant” collection is already available online, but you’ll have to be quick as the Royal blue draped wool and silk dress and the Aubergine belted silk gazar dress are unfortunately already sold out. However, you can still get your hands on the Stretch Jersey Dress and Raspberry Wool and Silk Dress if you’ve got a spare £1000 hanging around.

Net-a-Porter buying director, Holli Rogers, spoke about the launch recently, saying: “Victoria’s designs continue to sell out with breath-taking speed, and so the time felt right to rework five of the bestselling silhouettes in the season’s hottest shades. Her elegant feminine designs have garnered a legion of fans and we are so excited to be able to offer our customers these fabulous dresses.”

The likes of Cheryl Cole and Olivia Palermo are just two celebs that have been spotted wearing the ex-Spice Girl’s designs and Victoria herself even wears them on a daily basis. Although the new collection is a little pricey, it’s well worth splashing out for an extra special occasion, and the dress will get plenty of use.

Will you be buying one of Victoria Beckham’s dresses from Net-a-Porter?

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US Vogue launched a similar site earlier this year, but only Vogue staff are able to contribute. Italian Vogue’s new encyclopaedia allows absolutely anybody to contribute to the new database which covers all areas of fashion, however all submissions will be looked over by Vogue staff before publication. Editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani wrote on her personal blog: “We will try not to alter your pieces, but some will have to be modified and you have to accept that and not feel judged, just guided by someone who has more experience. You can always use [your articles] on a future résumé to become journalists, if that is what you aspire to.”

So not only are fashion lovers able to get their daily fix, but aspiring Journalists can also use the site to help build up their CV/Resume. It looks like this could be the start of a new Online fashion trend as we’re expecting many other magazines and competitors to follow suit and launch their own fashion databases, but don’t forget that Italian Vogue were there first!

*Image courtesy of Vogue Encyclo.

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Music, fashion and beauty have always helped each other out over the decades, and without one, the others wouldn’t exist. This still holds true today, which is why it’s great to see leading companies such as Paco Rabanne Black XS and Universal Music, bringing their creative talents together to produce a new musical venture that’s set to shake everything up! After the launch of the Black XS fragrance back in 2005, Paco Rabanne is keen to continue feeding the world some musical goodness in the form of new musical platform, Be A Rockstar, which they have produced alongside Universal Music. The unique and immersive site offers users exclusive musical content as well as the much sought after opportunity to experience what it’s like to be a real rock star.

With Paco Rabanne providing the glamour and the style in the form of their gorgeous Black XS fragrances, and Universal Music providing the sounds, it’s bound to send the Black XS line straight into the limelight. Black XS will also be sponsoring a new series created especially for this unique partnership where users will be able to  ‘go backstage’ and discover intimate live shows moments from groups such as Cold War Kids and Two Door Cinema Club. These ‘Black XS Off Shows‘ will consist of nine energetic episodes being shown on Be-A-Rockstar.com as well as on the Black XS YouTube channel. Be-A-Rockstar.com is all about bringing great energy and great music to the masses and with two giants at the helm, there’s no doubt it will be a successful venture.

Head to www.be-a-rockstart.com/uk/experience to use the immersive video application for your chance to have fans screaming your name, begging for your autograph and watching you begin your ultimate rockstar experience! Just upload your photo and let you rock ‘n roll dream begin!

For more info on the brand and the partnership, visit www,pacorabanne.com or the Black XS Facebook page here.

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OliviaPalermo.com is finally up and running and alongside a team of 15 writers, including US Elle magazine’s Senior Accessories Editor, Kyle Anderson, Olivia will be publishing two to three blog posts per week based on her general fashion musings, ‘How to wear’ pieces and general fashion advice for her legions of fans.

In her first piece for the website, Olivia gave readers a taste of what they could expect, writing: “Providing a forum to express my fashion inspirations from across the globe, it is my goal to show that style is international. In the coming weeks, you will read about my trips to Paris and London, seeing how the locals live, shop and dress. Each country has a distinct pulse on fashion, which I hope you will enjoy.”

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Online auction website, eBay.com, have always done their bit for good causes and now they’re teaming up with The Black Eyed Peas front-woman, Fergie, as well as a whole host of other celebs, for their Eigth annual ‘Make it Pink’ fundraiser.

Hosted by eBay’s charitable organisation, ‘eBay Giving Works’, the fundraiser will see shoppers be given the chance to bid on items donated by celebrities including Christian Louboutin black suede lace-up boots and a Marc Jacobs navy blue satin dress worn by Fergie. Other items include a New Year’s Eve VIP experience with Ryan Seacrest in New York City amongst many others.

Talking about the cause, singer Fergie recently said in a statement: “Pink means something to many of us. You may have been touched by breast cancer. I have, since both my mother and father are cancer survivors and I lost my grandmother to cancer three years ago. As a global ambassador for the Avon Foundation for Women, I am asking you to help make a difference for women, men and their families in the fight against breast cancer.”

If, unfortunately you’re wallet just doesn’t allow you to purchase such quality items, you can still do your bit for the cause by purchasing some of the pink branded goods which are available on eBay now. Users of the website can also donate their chosen via Paypal or donate a percentage of your item sales.

Shoppers can also visit eBay’s Facebook page through out Breast Cancer Awareness Month and share photos and stories explaining why breast cancer awareness is important to them and for every story shared, the auction site will donate one dollar to a non-profit organisation.

*Image courtesy of LooktotheStars.org via ebay

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TheBeautyDepartment.com is a joint venture between Conrad, her hairstylist, Kristin Ess, and her makeup artist, Amy Nadine and it’s been nothing but successful since it’s launch in April this year. The website has been a hit amongst fashion and beauty lovers all over the globe who enjoy browsing the site’s videos, images and tutorials on hair and make-up.

The savvy business woman recently pleased her fans further after announcing her plans to launch her own beauty line. Writing on Forbes.com, Lauren revealed that her main objective is to expand TheBeautyDepartment.com into a product line. She said: “I am currently researching all of my options, but should begin the process of executing an actual line very soon—stay tuned. I’m also focusing on expanding my other existing brands: LC Lauren Conrad, LaurenConrad.com and Paper Crown. On top of that, I’ll be working on completing my fifth book, The Fame Game.”

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Cavallari has managed to stay strong and seems to be getting over the split. It has recently been announced that she will be entering the world of television once again as a guest judge on America’s Next Top Model and contestant on the popular Dancing With The Stars series for 2011.

Kristin is being kept even busier by her fashion career at the moment aswell after it was announced that she will become the brand ambassador for ChineseLaundry.com. She will serve as a guest editor on the website, bringing her fashion knowledge to the fans via videos, styling tips and product picks that will go live later this year.

In a recent statement regarding her new ambassador status, Cavallari said: “I have always been such a huge fan of the brand — they carry such a diverse assortment of fashion-forward styles at an affordable price. Their site has been a go-to of mine for cute shoes for the longest time.”

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Tavi’s own ‘granny chic’ style of dressing has earned her a place alongside some of the worlds biggest fashion icons. She has even collaborated with Rodarte to produce a fashion range for US store Target and has taken on an interviewer role for prestigious publication, The New Yorker, to the envy of Journalists around the world. After interviewing Gwen Stefani for US Harpers Bazaar, Tavi met the former Editor, Jane Pratt, with whom she shared her ideas for an online teenage magazine.

Commenting on her new venture in her Editor’s letter, Tavi said: “I started thinking about the possibility of Rookie a year or so ago, it seemed like a good venue for pure aesthetic enjoyment and smart, fun writing. As my freshman year of high school progressed, I found myself needing something that could be more than that.”

Rookie magazine doesn’t claim to be a ‘guide to being a teen’ or a ‘pamphlet on how to be a young woman,’ but is simply an online environment where teens can enjoy art and writing. The team post roughly three times a day; when school ends, when dinner starts and when it’s really late and you should be writing a paper but are Facebook stalking instead and there will be a new theme for the site every month. Of coursse, the theme for September is ‘new beginnings’.

Rookiemag.com is already open for business!

*Image courtesy of ILiveForIt

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