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Eugenia Kim gets around.

First the milliner teamed up with Coach for a line of Gatsby-inspired hats.

Then she partnered with Urban Outfitters for Eek!, a collection of lower-priced lids.

Now, she’s working with Target to bring her caps to the mall.

It’s the first time the bull’s eye brand is collaborating on a line of hats - and we can’t think of a better person to kick things off.

Of course, you’ll have to wait nearly six months for them to arrive in stores (the official launch date is April 18, alongside shoes from Cynthia Vincent).

The only thing that will help us get through the wait? That sequined skeleton dress from Rodarte x Target….

This morning, NYLON TV’s Lina walked into the office with her short, peroxide blonde locks sticking straight up.

New beauty look?

Nah, just a case of helmet hair.

She’s not the only one strapping one on every time she gets on a bike. It seems what just a few years ago was considered a faux pas is now high fashion (remember that Karl Lagerfeld helmet-slash-iPod holder we featured in the June/July ‘09 issue?).

During my short trip down to Miami, I spotted an amazing leather studded helmet (with matching clutch to carry your bike key lock) in the boutique Alchemist.

And the next day, Steve Birkhold (the CEO of Diesel USA) explained to me that one of the biggest surprises for the company has been how well their helmets have been selling. (In fact, just a few hours later, Kid Cudi stopped by the Diesel store on his way to the U:Music show and was spotted checking out the helmets.)

What’s the only thing missing? Helmet-ready hair products. Hey, Bumble & bumble, can you get on that? xxRebecca

Last night, Opening Ceremony hosted a small party in their NYC store.

The guest of honor?

Delfina Delettrez Fendi, a jewelry designer from Italy in town to preview her latest collection.

“It’s very important to me that I make all my jewelry in Italy,” she told us, “Because it is important to support the place that gives you life and inspiration.  And I like bringing unique things to people, so I try to use materials that are more rare in fine jewelry - I like mixing very expensive and very common things in every piece I produce.  Right now, I’m very into using wood.”

And also, nail lacquer - she’s created a line of hand-shaped rings and cuffs that let you change the polish color on the nails with whatever favorite shade you have at home.  “I have very short nails myself, so this was my way of giving into the fantasy of long, perfect nails!” she laughed.

As for her favorite music, that’s easy.

“I love The Horrors!” says Delfina.  “I’m actually sad because they are playing a concert tonight in Rome, and I won’t be home to see them!  I would really do anything to meet them.”

Ummm, Delfina?  I think we can help you out with that.

xo faran

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Back in April, we discussed the re-emergence of the shrunken top hat.  Featured on the runways of Marc Jacobs and in the accessories section of Pixie Market, many of you felt they were cool, but a difficult trend to rock.

To our surprise, Topshop decided to give the trend a try, this time in funky holiday sequins and pearls.  It comes on a handy clip, and could be the finishing touch to your holiday outfit.

Oh, and its $18. Way cheaper then Pixie Market’s, and obviously Marc’s.

–Lexi Lewtan

Every publication has their obsessions, and we get that.

New York Magazine has a Gossip Girl fetish.

Vogue seems preoccupied with pailettes, Liz Goldywn, and diets, in no particular order.

And we can’t get enough of our neon.

But the Styles section at the New York Times might be taking the cake on the “Again?” factor, with a constant, and peculiar, barrage of stories about gender in fashion.

Weird, right?

But on November 6, Sunday Styles published a feature called “Can a boy wear a skirt to school?”

Now, 13 days later, they’ve got another feature, “It’s All a Blur to Them,” about young men and women going for the androgynous look.

(Two weeks ago on the New York Times website, a parenting columnist asked “Can a Boy Wear a Tutu for Halloween?” Comments ranged from supportive and nonchalant to totally panicked; the story was linked on the Styles section website).

So what’s going on?

Maybe someone in the newsroom is watching Mad Men and wondering why all their daughters / co-workers / dates can’t still look like that.

Or maybe they just wanted an excuse to feature Alexander Wang’s tough-girl spring collection a little bit early… which is more than understandable.

Attention, High Rollers:

Right now on the Outnet, there’s a large stash of Christian Lacroix dresses.

They’re on sale for 70% off, and while they’re still damn expensive ($400 and up… way up), it could still be a good deal for die-hard fashion fans.

Here’s why:

Last season, Lacroix announced he’d run out of funding.

Though rumors and reports say he’s coming into new investors soon, it hasn’t happened quite yet.

That means there’s a chance Lacroix won’t be back on the runways…

And it could turn your I-can’t-believe-I-spent-that-much purchase into a valuable collector’s item.

But shopping, like Vegas, should never be done out of desperation, and so to those with starry couture eyes on the prize we say:

Charge it at your own risk!

As anyone who’s watched Project Runway knows, Michael Kors is all about his “inspiration.”

He’s found it in the madcap heiress Doris Duke, the shores of St. Tropez, and the neon explosion of ’80s nightlife.

And now?

He seems to have found it in scuba gear.

What else could explain the massive sunglasses at left, which resemble nothing so much as the oh-so-scary diver at the beginning of Finding Nemo?

They’re called the Cortina Aviator-Style glasses, but really, let’s just call a spade a spade, and book a deep-sea diving trip to Australia.

$280 at Net-a-Porter

Last season, Marc Jacobs made a splash with his Louis Vuitton runway show by fusing fantastic clothes with a very novel headband - one with giant black bunny ears sewn on top.

The bunny ears appeared everywhere, from fashion magazines to TV shows like The Rachel Zoe Project - and even once on Mary Kate and Ashley at the Opening Ceremony party in Tokyo.

Now denim designer Michelle Siwy takes a sassy swipe at the ears in her new lookbook.

Featured alongside her latest jean shorts, Michelle’s featured two black feathers - rigged up by the model as ears.

They’re a good satire on all those hippie headbands in LA, the constant barrage of Vuitton bunny references from last season…

And anyway, they’re cute!

You can check out the rest of Michelle’s new collection on SiwyDenim.com.

There aren’t any more bunny appearances -

But you can spot some cool star-spangled scarves, plus a few shots with Michelle’s gorgeous (and gigantic) puppy!

Behold my Jimmy Choo for H&M heels, at left.

They’re spike heels with a small platform and embroidered leather sides with perforated cut-outs.

Procured during H&M’s big New York party last week, they’re great-looking and trendy - and also impossible.

Because you see, dear readers, I have a secret I’ve been keeping from you all:

I cannot walk in heels.

Wedges, fine.  Boots, absolutely, Platforms, usually.  But the typical red carpet pump?  The sole food of Victoria Beckham, Ashley Olsen, and the entire Balmain runway lineup?

Nope, sorry, can’t do it.  But I’m going to learn, for these shoes.  The only question is - how?

Leave your tips for walking in heels below (please. pretty please. before I fall and hurt myself).  xo faran.