SOMETHING ABOUT MARY: There is no slaking the public’s thirst for fashion, or fashion history — at least in London.
The V&A said its exhibition “Mary Quant” has welcomed 400,000 visitors, making it the museum’s third most popular fashion event, after the two blockbusters, “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” and “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.”
The V&A plans to reveal the news today, Feb. 11, Mary Quant’s 90th birthday.
The museum said the show, which underlines Quant’s reign over Swinging London, her enormous influence on high street retail and everyday women’s fashion has even surpassed “Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion,” which pulled in 272,564 visitors.
The show will close on Feb. 16 before moving to Dundee, Scotland, where it will open on April 4 as part of the V&A Dundee’s Fashion 2020 season.
“Mary Quant,” which opened last April, brings together more than 120 pieces of clothing as well as accessories, cosmetics, sketches and photographs — the majority of which have never been on display before.
The museum received unprecedented access to the designer’s archive and drew on its own extensive fashion holdings, which include the largest public collection of Quant garments in the world.
The show explores Quant’s work between 1955 and 1975, with curators arguing it was the right

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LELA’S ALL-NIGHT BAKERY: In the specter of entertaining, Lela Rose is an overachiever — so why would preparations for her presentation Monday afternoon have been any different?
Apparently, designing a 26-piece collection and opening a pop-up flower store were not enough for the New York designer. She also volunteered her baking skills to ensure that guests got a sampling of her homemade cookies with hand-pressed flowers. Her schedule last week basically amounted to a second job. After a full day’s work, she came home every night to bake for a solid three hours, usually from 9 p.m. until midnight. That drill intensified Saturday with five hours in the kitchen and then nearly a full day at the stove Sunday. “My feet were killing me. I went from fitting the clothes to making the cookies,” Rose said.
Guests stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the Greenwich Avenue shop trying to get a glimpse of the models wearing designs inspired by the Chelsea flower markets. Amidst the forsythia and racks of looks such as a silk satin one-shoulder dress with a turban sleeve and a botanical crepe open-neck dress with delicate crystal details, a table laden with plates of delicate-looking cookies anchored the room.
“I have been making

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Michael Kors is returning to New York Fashion Week for fall 2020.
The fashion show for his label, Michael Kors Collection, will take place Feb. 12 — with the brand already sharing images on social media of accessories, including several handbag styles, that will be featured.

A preview of the MKC Monogramme North-South tote from our upcoming Fall 2020 #MichaelKorsCollection runway show. Discover the entire collection live this Wednesday at 10 AM (EST) and in stores this fall. #AllAccessKors #NYFW pic.twitter.com/iZammFisCc
— Michael Kors (@MichaelKors) February 9, 2020

Watching the show Wednesday without a special invite will be simple: Just bookmark this page and return at 10 a.m. ET that day to get a glimpse of every outfit in the video player below.

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“I love the Veronicas,” said NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager, who was attending the Veronica Beard show at 315 Spring Street Monday afternoon. Hager was referring to sisters-in-law Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard, cofounders and designers of the 10-year-old contemporary fashion line, who hosted a runway show for the first time.
“I wear their clothes a lot. They’re awesome women. Sisters who work together I’m into,” said Hager.
Hager’s morning TV schedule precludes her from attending a lot of morning fashion shows, but she said she hopes to get to some evening shows this week.
As for what’s new with her, she said she and Hoda Kotb, cohosts of “Today With Hoda and Jenna,” recently moved into a new live-audience studio, and Oprah Winfrey was their guest on the show Friday.
Other front row guests at Veronica Beard’s show were Padma Lakshmi, Danielle Bernstein, Jamie Chung and Katie Sturino.
 

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Because of the lack of oxygen on the moon the vehicle must be fully electric.

That’s 100 more miles than the Cybertruck.

The record-setting flight time was aided by winds of over 200 mph.

What the vehicle lacks in speed it more than makes up for in versatility.

Au revoir, Jack Daniel’s.

Diamonds, pearls and gemstones have long been a hallmark of Oscars red carpet fashion — and this year, stars took carat counting to another level.
Choker necklaces, ornate brooches and stacked gemstone rings were trending on the Oscars 2020 red carpet on Sunday night, taking center stage on an array of looks. Take Timothée Chalamet, who added a high-fashion touch to his casual Prada look with a Cartier ruby brooch from 1955. Meanwhile, two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo wore no fewer than seven Piaget cocktail, rings that included over 750 diamonds in total.
Read More: The Best Dressed Celebrities at the 2020 Oscars
Read on to see seven of the most high-fashion jewelry moments from the 2020 Oscars.
1. Timothée Chalamet in Cartier

Timothée Chalamet at the 2020 Oscars 
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While his sustainable Prada windbreaker and trousers may have seemed a bit casual for the Oscars red carpet, Timothée Chalamet added a touch of Hollywood glamor to his look with a Cartier Tradition brooch from 1955, which was designed with 117 diamonds and rubies and 18-karat white gold.
2. Greta Gerwig in Bulgari

Greta Gerwig at the 2020 Oscars 
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“Little Women” director Greta Gerwig complemented her custom Dior gown with some high-impact jewelry from Bulgari. Gerwig — who

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