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The other night was the premiere for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. What is that, you ask? Lol JK hilarious. Anyway, there was a star-studded premiere featuring (duh) Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, plus like, 50 Cent? And basically everyone else in the universe. I will be withholding judgment on the actual film until Sunday at 11:10pm, when, um, I will apparently be seeing it, according to my ticket.

Until then, let us please analyze the outfits/postures/body language/hand placement of all of our favorite Twilight friends. Yay!

First up: Kristen Stewart


Hey, look who got dressed up all fancy! I think that sometimes people forget that despite her surly demeanor, Kristen Stewart is just... really pretty. (Which is why we allow her to be so surly in the first place.)  Yay for her. She looks nice.

Taylor Lautner
He almost creepily does not look like a 17-year-old. Especially when you see him as a THIRTEEN-year-old. Seriously, watch this video. It is amazing. Oh, but don't they look so cute here?

Robert Pattinson

I know that everyone, everywhere, is going to disagree with me on this, but I actually thought Robert Pattinson looked slightly strange. Like maybe an actual vampire? But what do I know, I have only read book one of this series.

Ashley Greene
This dress feels slightly too old for her, but Ashley Greene looks lovely anyway.

Dakota Fanning

This girl is perpetually age-appropriate. I approve of that quality. Also this outfit.

Jennifer Love Hewitt
Wait... what?  Why is she here?
 

Taylor Swift was on the cover of December's In Style magazine, and the teen country superstar (who recently racked up a crazy amount of awards at the CMAs) claims that she and Twilight's Taylor Lautner -- werewolf hunk and super-buff teen dream extraordinaire -- are totally not dating. She is happy to be single, she says, because it is by choice. And also because not having a boyfriend frees up her time for activities such as: writing in her diary, and lighting scented candles. O Swifty! That is too adorable. Excuse me while I go watch the totally Jane Austen-inspired video for Love Story. 

Last Friday, Fantastic Mr. Fox -- Wes Anderson's long-awaited film adaptation of the beloved Roald Dahl book -- was released in theaters. The film, which Anderson wrote with The Squid and the Whale's Noah Baumbach, does not feature any live humans on camera (although Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray all supply voices) -- it is stop-motion animation, and the actors are tiny dolls -- and yet, Anderson has managed to create characters so lifelike and so distinct that they might as well exist in the same universe as Ritchie and Margot Tenenbaum. Except for that they exist in that of Roald Dahl. The story, which expands upon Dahl's slim original edition, tells the story of a charming, scheming, somewhat reckless father fox (Foxy, voiced by Clooney) who accidentally jeopardizes the lives of himself and everyone he loves. It is a witty, sometimes emotional, and fantastically beautiful film: every tiny detail is tended to with great care, right down to the thumbtacks on walls, or books on shelves. And, of course, there are the outfits. Foxy wears a suit cut from the same cloth (literally) as one of Anderson's custom-made corduroy numbers, but even those characters who spend the majority of the film in their pajamas have distinct -- and distinctly Andersonian -- identities. And perhaps you won't come out of the movie with new outfits in mind (unless you ave a thing for matronly frocks), but this one is a must-see regardless. Aren't style and fashion   basically the same thing, after all? 

This is a fashion-world development I hadn't expected: Apparently Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will design a limited edition collection of high end jewelry for Asprey. The collection, inspired by snakes (I'm surprised the inspiration is not DAGGERS, frankly, but whatevs) will start at $525 -- for a silver baby spoon! -- will go on sale this week, and all proceeds will go to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which was co-founded by Jolie in 2006, and which raises awareness and money toward the education of child victims of war, conflict, and natural disasters. Jolie released a statement over email about the cause: 

This week on Gossip Girl, there was a threesome, featuring Hillary Duff. There was also a Cotillion, featuring what I would consider to be a number of very un-debutante-like ball gowns. (Perhaps the ladies of Constance Billiard should have consulted with Sherri or Alisha Hill?) There were the usual Constance power politics, and the requisite ungodly volume of extensions as sported by Jenny Humphrey, and the standard wildly slutty habits of Serena Van Der Woodson. So! Business as usual! Now on to the threesome:

Last weekend, Taylor Swift hosted SNL, and in addition to every variety of sparkly dress imaginable (I can't find many stills but you can watch the episode here), there was also a lot of... you know, actual funniness, and the young Swift proved that she is a) endearing b) a really good singer whose ability to write catchy songs about very little is admirable, and c) a pretty decent actress! Swift started with an appropriately self-deprecating monologue, in which she sang a little song about boys (Taylor Lautner, douchebag exes, Kanye West) and her affinity for sparkles, and then proceeded to do harpy teen, herself, Kate Gosselin, deviant member of the law enforcement, and... Shakira -- her impression was spot on -- as the night went on. What more could one ask for in a 1 1/2 hour late-night television experience?  

Sherri Hill has just unveiled her 2010 Prom Dress Collection, and the looks, which involve all manners of florals, sheers, layers, and pastels, invoke a sort of Midsummer Night's Dream feeling: irreverent, but also romantic and a little bit dreamy. The dresses are flowy and tulle-laden, but also (most importantly) fun, and unique. Check them out here.