Items Du Jour: A&F Gets Desperate, J Law Explains Hair Cut, Baby VS Angels

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+ Realizing that there is actually a profit in larger-sized clothing now that their business is failing, Abercrombie & Fitch - who raised controversy this year over refusing to sell larger sizes for women - has decided to eat their words and sell larger sizes to "compete against rivals."

+ Jennifer Lawrence - who joins Pamela Anderson and Kristin Chenoweth in getting pixie cuts this month - says that she cut her hair short because "it just couldn't get any uglier."

+ Alessandra Ambrosia is feeling a little nostalgic as this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show approaches, as she offers up a candid backstage photo of her and fellow Angel Adriana Lima from 13 years ago.

+ Mario Testino shot Winona Ryder for next month's cover of V magazine - and is she as stunning as ever! Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele styles her biker chick looks, which seem to reflect the character she portrays in her upcoming film, Homefront.

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Nicki Minaj Ditches Pink Lipstick for ‘Elle’

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American Idol's new judge Nicki Minaj has undergone an unusual makeover for her Elle cover.

While most stars get done-up for their magazine cover transformations, the stylists at Elle convinced the rapper to ditch her colorful outfits and theatre makeup for a more natural look.

The star even admitted to the fashion glossy how difficult it was for her to avoid her usual makeup routine: "When I saw myself with barely any makeup at, it was such a... like, I'm so, so attached to my pink lipstick, it's hard. I feel that it's become a part of me. To go in front of the camera, without pink lips or big ol' crazy lashes - you know, nothing - I felt naked. It was scary! So this photo shoot was a real accomplishment in my eyes."

Styled in a Tom Ford jacket with American Apparel leggings for the cover, the 30 year-old dons Jeremy Scott and Dolce & Gabbana in the rest of the editorial (seen after the jump).

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Crystal Renn Is the New Face of Agent Provocateur

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In a rather ironic career achievement, former plus-size model Crystal Renn has been chosen as the face body of lingerie line Agent Provocateur's latest advertisements.

Inspired by Helmut Newton and Thelma and Louise, Olivier Zahm photographed Renn - who has just about lost all of her famous curves! - in London against 70's gas stations. Check out the rest of the photos after the jump.

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Tim Walker Photographs Marion Cotillard for W

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W gets into the holiday spirit with its Rust and Bone cover girl Marion Cotillard decked all in red for its December issue.

The rest of the editorial, photographed by Tim Walker, features the Oscar winner romancing a very creepy lifesize nutcracker in Lanvin, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino Haute Couture, Chanel Haute Couture, and more. Check out the rest of the photos after the jump!

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Annie Leibovitz Shoots ‘Les Miserables’ Cast for Vogue

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As if there wasn't enough publicity for Tom Hooper's upcoming film adaptation of Les Miserables, Vogue just had to have noted fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz capture the cast for their glossy pages. Admittedly, the content is right up Leibovitz's dark, dreamy alley, but they all basically look like the film's posters - with a more elaborate backdrop. Well, maybe except for the fact that Anne Hathaway does actually look like a dying prostitute (seen after the jump) in these photos.

The editorial - which also features Amanda Seyfriend, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Isabella Allen - will appear in Vogue's December issue, clearly to coincide with the film's December 25 release date.

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Sneak Peek: Tim Walker’s ‘Story Teller’

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Fashion photographer Tim Walker has offered up a taste of what to expect from his upcoming photo book, Story Teller.

While some photos immediately recall famed editorials of his from years past, he has also included new material, including a portrait of Alexander McQueen - seen after the jump - joining a skull for a cigarette break (this was actually the last known photo taken of McQueen before he died in 2010).

The title Story Teller is quite appropriate for Walker, considering his theatrical, colorful sense of photography (which, of course, seems to be a fashion designer's dream!).

The retrospective will span a hefty 254 pages of his work, mixing editorial and portraiture from back to 2007.

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Items Du Jour: Tilda Inspires Ice Dress, American Apparel’s Insensitive Sale

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+ The Kardashian sisters are caught up in a lawsuit over their new cosmetics line Khroma Beauty, which is similar enough in name for Beverly Hills-based Chroma Makeup to go after them legally, claiming that customers will be confused between the two products.

+ Miranda Kerr, named Maxim's Sexiest Woman Alive, is featured in December's issue, photographed by David Slijper.

+ Tila Swinton's character from The Chronicles of Narnia inspired TWELV magazine's editorial "Ice Queen," which showcases a dress made entirely of ice.

+ American Apparel caused an uproar recently when it tried to capitalize on Hurricane Sandy, offering an online sale to East coast shoppers with the code 'SANDYSALE.'

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Items Du Jour: Ashley Greene Is a Redhead, SNL Spoofs Brad’s Chanel Ads

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+ Just days before venturing on her Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 promotional tour, Ashley Greene colors her brunette locks to a striking red shade. Love it or leave it?

+ We showed you the preview of Karl Lagerfeld's photos of Victoria Beckham for French Elle -- now check out the full editorial!

+ Saturday Night Live takes to spoofing Brad Pitt's Chanel advertisements. He knew he had it coming, right?

+ Want a 24-carat gold temporary tattoo on your arm in the shape of jewelry? Of course you do! At least, that's what Dior's banking on, anyway.

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Lookbook: Amy Adams for Boy. by Band of Outsiders

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Following in the footsteps of Michelle Williams, Amy Adams has been recruited as the latest celebrity to show off Boy. by Band of Outsiders' latest collection.

The Master star was photographed in a series of Polaroids (more seen after the jump) around the Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, which was quite fitting for the lookbook's Wild West feel.

“The overarching narrative is always the idea of this sort of child inside of you... When you were alone, how you entertained yourself as a kid, trying to go back to that place. There’s no irony or glibness. Really, it’s more childlike," said designer Scott Sternberg.

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PHOTOS: Carine Roitfeld Styles Chanel Campaign

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After losing her longtime gig as the editor of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld has returned to freelance styling. Even though she's self-employed, she doesn't have to look very far for work when she's best friends with creative directors like Karl Lagerfeld.

Chanel's head honcho hired Roitfeld to style the latest campaign for the label, starring -- of course -- Freja Beha Erichsen. While her styling abilities are indutibly fabulous, Lagerfeld's choice to shoot Freja in a photobooth brings down the quality of the photos quite a bit. While it's refreshing to see a change in the look of the campaigns, there's definitely a place for experimental shoots -- just not in glossy magazine pages.

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