Fashion News Roundup: Fashionista Mom, Gaga’s Fragrance and The Dorchester Fashion Prize Nominees are Chosen

Lauren’s mom, the style icon: Not surprisingly, Lauren’s mom was as stylish as she is back in the day. Unfortunately, this photograph is all that remains of this adorable mini dress. {My Mom, The Style Icon}

Gaga’s Latest Venture: Lady Gaga is set to partner with Coty on her own fragrance. The possibilities for the name, promotions, ad campaigns, bottle design and, of course, the actual smell, are almost too exciting for us to handle. {Elle.com}



The Fashion Crowd Heads to the Outer Boroughs: This past weekend, people like Alexa Chung and M.I.A. headed to the less glamorous boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Granted, Williamsburg seems to get more glamorous by the second. Alexa Chung and Aggy were there to kick off the first weekly Jelly NYC Pool Party at the waterfront, which is hosted by All Saints this year. Meanwhile, at PS1 in Long Island City, Opening Ceremony hosted a M.I.A. record release party that was a bit problematic, as M.I.A. events often are. {Elle.com}



Courtney Love Attacks a Defenseless and Now Annoyed Robert Pattinson: Courtney crazily attacks Robert Pattinson based on false rumors that he was being considered to play Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic. Pattinson, a fan of Nirvana and plaid shirts, agrees he would be wrong for the part, as he is too tall, etc. {Perez}

Because Bigger is Something We Want our Butts to Be: In the fashion industry, we doubt a lot of people are interested in making their butts bigger, but if increasing your butt size is important to you, we would suggest this $30 underwear in lieu of plastic surgery. {The Cut}

And the Nominees Are… The semi-finalists for the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize have been announced. The contenders, who will be judged by the likes of Elizabeth Saltzman, Daphne Guinness, Gianluca Longo and Yasmin Le Bon, include Mary Katrantzou, Louise Goldin, Chau Har Lee, Hermoine de Paula and Thomas Tai. They were chosen by Manolo Blahnik, Giles Deacon and Stephen Jones. {Vogue UK}