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Considering their muses are girls like Lana del Rey and Alexa Chung, Mulberry knows they need both posh and practical offerings.

Their latest invention – The Mulberry Sneaker – is those two things combined.

The shoe mimics the shape of a standard high top, but it’s got a black-and-beige tiger print instead of the usual One Star.

And since this is Mulberry, after all, these kicks are crafted with haircalf leather, and cost $700.

(They’ve also got black and cream leather studded styles for $550, and two black-and-blooming canvas versions for $330.)

See and shop the whole collection online.

If we were visiting Paris, our first thought would be to call Clemence Poesy, Lea Seydoux, or The Plastiscines – all cool girls and French natives. But after seeing this video produced by Casio Baby-G, we’re just as inclined to hit up Leah McSweeney, the Married to the Mob designer who goes on her own little adventure through the subway tunnels and rainy rooftops of the famous city in search of The Eiffel Tower. Instead of a flashlight, she brings along this watch, which costs $99 and lights up from the inside.

From the front, this Marchesa dress is pretty and a little bit eerie.  From the back, this Marchesa dress is a gossamer goth skeleton embroidery masterpiece.  Nice job, K-Stew.

Today at Versailles was Chanel’s 2013 Cruise Collection, and while there was no awe-inspiring nail color on the catwalk this season (models wore no nail polish at all), there was another must-have beauty product: a Chanel Fake Mole.  Placed by each model’s eye, the moles may have been painted on with eyeliner – or, much like at the actual court of Versailles’ beauty marks, they could have been made of black velvet.  Either way, we wonder who (besides the models in the ad campaigns) will have the courage to rock this when it hits beauty counters – and how much it will cost!

Alison Mosshart has newish, pinkish hair, but we’d still recognize The Kills and Deadweather singer anywhere, thanks to her growling eyes and her omnipresent leopard print and skinny jeans.

Here’s the 33-year-old Florida native rocking Burberry’s rafia trenchcoat for Net-a-Porter.

It may be a bit outside the normal zone of Mosshart’s closet (biker jacket and leopard print silk shirt are the only two things we’ve ever seen her in – and we kind of obsessively stalk her, at least online…) but the jacket looks really cute with Mosshart’s own clothes.

She tells Net-a-Porter she really likes it, but it would be too hot to wear onstage.  (“I like to wear the bare minimum without being naked.”)

Mosshart’s other big pick from Net-a-Porter:

A t-shirt with a giant bat on it.

(File under: Change. Never. Some things.)

Check out Mosshart’s full fashion story here.

In perhaps the strangest news of the day, filmmaker Gil Junger has told Variety that he plans on making a sequel to 10 Things I Hate About You.

The movie, which hit theaters in 1999, was a Taming of the Shrew retelling, starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles in breakout movie roles.  (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan, Gabrielle Union, and Larisa “Alex Mack” Oleynik carried the very enjoyable subplot.)

This isn’t the first time Mr. Junger has mined his ’90s hit for material:

In 2010, he recast the film, set it in an alternate universe (one that took place in current day, and took much longer to play out…), and made it an ABC Family TV Show.  (Thanks to actresses Lindsey Shaw and Meaghan Jette Martin, it was actually kind of amazing.)

Junger tells Variety the film will be darker, with a major plot reference to suicide:

“It is the story of two relatable, ordinary people with normal jobs and normal desires whose seemingly great lives have become unmanageable… Two people who go to the same place at the same time to end it. … Their chance meeting is so awkward, so raw, and so funny, they postpone their intentions and go their separate ways.”

Variety confirms Hayley Atwell will star, but hasn’t mentioned if / how Heath Ledger’s tragic death will influence the movie, or possible roles for Stiles, Levitt, etc.

If you think your cat is more talented than anyone on The Voice, then you might want to get him ready for his closeup.

Today, United Bamboo announces their first annual cat casting contest.

Winning felines will star in the fashion brand’s now-infamous cat calendar, which features meowing models wearing tiny versions of United Bamboo’s runway collections.

To enter, post your kitty’s picture on UB’s Facebook wall (facebook.com/unitedbamboo) or tweet it to them (@UnitedBamboo) with the hashtag #catclub.

The winning cats needs to be in NYC on June 9th for the photo shoot.

(See Also: Do you honestly think your cat can talk?)

We’ve already expressed our general admiration for wedge sneakers – especially the ones from Isabel Marant, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Liberty x Nike.

But lately we’ve noticed another kind of height-enhancing sneaker on the scene:

One with a raised but completely flat platform.

It resembles a creeper more than anything else, except the upper is usually standard canvas with traditional crossed laces and a round toe.

You could use it to get a summer-appropriate version of the British “Teddy Boy” look… or even with a crop top and some ’90s nostalgia lace shorts.  (The ones at left, by Chloe Sevigny x Opening Ceremony, are almost sold out at stores like La Garconne, where they retail for $265.)

But we have to wonder if these are really any better than a normal pair of black Chuck Taylors.

What do you think?

It seems even the weather wants Kate Bosworth to look perfect.

Here she is in Venice Beach, California, opening the door of a boutique.

And as if on cue, the wind blows her hair into a perfect sweep of blonde and brown.  (Irritating, right?)

Besides the great timing, Kate’s also got a great look – this slightly bonkers Liberty print dress with contrasting piping on the sleeves and skirt, a mini Chanel crossbody clutch, and black Ray-Ban shades.

If you want Kate’s exact dress, you can get it for about $350 on the Suno website.

Kate’s dress also resembles this Vanessa Bruno dress, which retails for about $800.

But you can find a ditsy floral print almost anywhere this season, including at Topshop, J. Crew, or even Forever 21. (This one’s $28.)

If you like the print but don’t want to do a dress, take a cue from our senior fashion editor, Michelle Reneau, and try a Liberty print baseball cap.  (This one’s $10 at Charlotte Russe, and it’s beyond cute for a beach day.)

As for Ms. Bosworth’s astonishing hair moment… maybe try a portable fan?