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What's With Dressing Toddlers in Heels? (Hi, Suri!)
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What is with TomKat dressing Suri up like a teenage fashion freak? High heels are not appropriate on a toddler!
—Liz Ruiz, via Facebook
Well, neither is fame, but Suri's parents have had no problem parading her around in public and in the media since the day she was born. How on earth is Katie Holmes supposed to boost her image as a fashionista without dressing up her 3-year-old like a tiny runway model for an itty-bitty Paris Fashion Week?
I mean what do you want Katie to do, concentrate on her fashion line? Yeesh.
Indeed, high heels were basically designed to make females look sexier. They lengthen the leg and tilt the hips forward. But given that the shoe height on Suri is pretty small, the real issue here may actually be something more serious...
Does Jennifer Aniston Always Wear the Same Outfit?
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How come every picture of Jennifer Aniston looks the same, with formfitting tank tops and long, flowing hair? Is it in her contracts?
—E.R., Concord, N.H.
Oh, don't stop there. Let's not forget the corpuscle-strangling dresses Jennifer Aniston wore in The Break-Up or that painted-on tank top she sports in The Bounty, currently in production. Not everything Aniston wears in mags and movies is tight, of course. And Aniston wears big overalls in Marley & Me, but under them? Yes! There it is!
A tiny tank!
No, costume designers and wardrobe people tell me, tank tops don't generally appear in a star's contracts. But that isn't to say that stars can't be total clothing divas. Blind item, anyone?
Shoot Scores: Are Sticky-Fingered Stars Stealing?
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How could someone steal fine jewelry from a celebrity photo shoot like LiLo's? Aren't there guards for that? Could Lindsay get away with that just because she's famous?
—Hale, Brookhaven, Pa.
For the record, the Scotland Yard cops investigating the reported theft of roughly $410,000 worth of jewels from a Lindsay Lohan photo shoot say the actress isn't a suspect. She'll likely be questioned, though, along with everyone else who was on set earlier this month.
It's odd for pricey items to go missing from a shoot. "There are usually guards for high-end pieces or, at the least, the designer or store's publicist is there to make sure the jewelry gets back to their client," stylist Maria Lekkakos tells me.
But people do tend to walk away with anything else that isn't nailed down. In fact, those items often leave in the clacking pincers of the celebrities themselves. Read on to see why this isn't the first time LiLo has faced this kind of scrutiny—as well as another hot young celebrity who does not have a sticky-finger problem...
Is Lady Gaga a Lesbian? Oh, and What's Her Deal?
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So. Lady Gaga. From the looks of my inbox and the Twitter, you kids just love all five feet of her, yes you do. Very well. All your Gaga questions! Answered! In this special all-Gaga edition!
Who is Lady Gaga's fashion inspiration?
—krisjess, via Twitter
The woman who was born Stefani Germanotta of course loves Italian fashion. "I channel Versace in everything I do," she told the Sunday London Times. "Donatella is my muse in so many ways. She's iconic."
Gaga also likes Chanel, Gareth Pugh and Marni. Also, from the look of her getups, she shares some DNA with Thierry Mugler.
I heard that Lady Gaga is a lesbian. Is that true?
—Midnite Fantasy, via Twitter
Enough Twilight! Ten Other Things to Obsess About
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I know you've had to answer questions about Robert Pattinson and Rihanna, but please can you stop now? What else can we focus on for the next couple of months?
—Frankie, Indio, Calif.
Well, gee, don't forget Jennifer Aniston and the Zefron. What, his painstakingly arranged forehead hair don't utterly mesmerize you? What are you, a sea sponge?
Oh, fine. Here are 10 better things to focus on, things from Right Now and also from The Future!
Are Celebrity Clothes All Sponsored?
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Is it true that most stars are basically sponsored by a fashion icon? In other words, they don't pay for their clothing?
—Toby, England
What a timely, fashiony question to kick off New York Fashion Week, you fashionably timely person! So you mean when Penélope Cruz parades around in, as she says, "Ottth-car de la Renta," does she get to keep las ropas? Si.
"If a piece is worn on a red carpet or other public appearance," says a rep from fashion PR firm HSM, "the celebrity definitely gets to keep it." (HSM client KRMA has been supplying free togs to Katy Perry and Pink.)
As for how you can get so lucky, darling: "Get your acting credits going, get out there. Or if you marry Orlando Bloom, you're probably getting some free clothes."
How much does the average A-lister assistant make?
—The Wackness, via Twitter
Who Actually Has Long Hair in Hollywood?
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Can you tell me who in Hollywood actually has naturally long hair rather than extensions?
—Rosie, Ireland
Well, let's start with Hayden Panettiere. I would much rather discuss the dress she wore to the Globes—exactly how many ribs did she break squeezing into that thing? But no. You want to know about hair. Hers is real. I mean, some of it is.
"Naturally, it comes down to about the bustline," her stylist, Leonard Zagami of the Anthony Leonard Salon, told me. "But we'll still put in clip-on extensions sometimes. This past September we put her in three different looks in one day."
Meanwhile, another star who appeared at the Golden Globes also has real, long hair—even though it may be the only remaining natural thing about her...
Why Do Pop Stars Need Alter Egos?
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Why do singers come out with alter egos? First Garth Brooks, now Beyoncé. What is the point of it?
—Kayla, Atlanta
It's a safe way for a performer to explore an unexpected style of music without permanently alienating hardcore fans. Country star Garth Brooks grew a soul patch and declared himself Chris Gaines so that he could splash around in the rock-and-roll pool for a while, but Beyoncé's "more aggressive" Sasha Fierce barely tiptoes outside the R&B comfort zone, leaving little for teenyboppers to cower over.
Speaking of cowering, bow down, fools, as my alter ego, the ANSWER B!TCH, slices and dices your every question in the latest installment of Burning Q's. Observe...
Why Is Lauren Conrad Going on a Clothing Tour?
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Why is Lauren Conrad going on a "clothing tour"? What is a "clothing tour"?
—Morgan, Dayton, Ohio
It's a fancy way of saying that Lauren is finally getting up off of her C-list buttocks to sell her clothes.
For the blissfully uninformed—and how I envy you this moment—here's the news: Over the next few weeks, Conrad will visit four college towns, including Boston, Atlanta and Austin, to host fashion shows featuring her collection.
"Lauren Conrad will be attending each event," Bryan Carbone, marketing director for Campus Solutions Inc., which is helping to market the tour, tells me.
So why a Janet Jackson-style tour? I suspect a good deal of comeuppance...
Yikes—What Has Happened to Katie's Style?
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What has happened to Katie Holmes sense of style since she moved to NYC? It's appalling! Please, can you send Posh to rescue her?
—CK
Oh, HELLS to the no! Katie Holmes is slipping? She's taken her eye off the ball gown? Paris is burning! ZOMG!
Let's take a giant step back for a second, kids. Katie may look a little frumptastic, wearing her husband's baggy jeans with '80s-style cuff-rolls in front of dozens of paparazzi. (Yes, really. Her stylist confirmed it and everything.) But fashion experts say there may be a method to Holmes' apparent madness...
Burning Q's: Slick Jonas Duds & Baby-Pic Dollars
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I feel like a total creep asking this (I'm too old to be thinking about them!), but I'm a fashion student and I simply must know: Do the Jonas Brothers have a stylist? What are some of the labels they wear most?
—Chelsey, Austin, Texas
The Jonas Brothers say they have a stylist named Michelle Tomaszewski. She puts them in L. Lindeberg and Dior. Just in case you hope to run into Nick at your hometown Dior boutique, let me crush that teen fever dream forthwith. "She brings the clothes to us," Nick told the Virginian-Pilot in July.
Really? Is Jennifer Lopez the only A-lister who doesn't smoke?
—Kristen
Burning Q's: Dish on Duds & Katie's Play Date
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Why is it that celebrities are always wearing the big fashion styles before us little people? Do designers let them know beforehand what the new styles will be, or are they just first to buy the clothes once they hit the stores?
—Mary
The designers don't just "let them know" and then leave the actresses to forage in the wilderness, hoping to find the clothes—although that certainly would make for fine prime time entertainment. No, dear, the labels send the celebrities clothes ahead of season, usually through a stylist like Rachel Zoe, who has worked with Keira Knightley and LiLo. A good celebrity stylist would eviscerate a dolphin if it meant snagging next season's It bag before it hit stores. Same deal with dresses and all the rest.
Got more Burning Q's? Sure you do!
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