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WHAT: Salvatore Ferragamo black calfskin gladiator sandal boots…WHY: Up the fierceness factor in these sexy statement-making gladiator sandal boots. (Try saying that three times fast.) Who’s a fan of these Massimiliano Giornetti-designed stunners? On the Hollywood front, Demi Moore donned the boots not long ago at Chateau Marmont for a shindig. We envision them with the perfect LBD for spring. Et vous…AVAILABLE: $2,600, Ferragamo.com…

WHAT: R.B of McD Classic Commuter Bag…WHY: Throw the heels back in the closet (gently, of course) and rest your weary feet after fashion week. It’s time for a weekend getaway. Perhaps it’s that jaunt out of the city that you’ve been plotting with the beau after missing v-day to sit front row. Pack your boyfriend jeans and cozy cardi, but leave the stresses behind, s’il vous plait!…AVAILABLE: $880, rbofmcd.com…

It’s back! After relaunching last March, the latest issue of TIME Style & Design has hit The Daily’s desk. Tina Fey gets cover girl honors on the Spring 2013 issue, and while the shot might not be the most glam, the article and spread inside are quite swell. Fey follows in Emily Blunt and Marion Cotillard’s footsteps—the actresses were on TIME Style & Design’s covers for Spring 2012 and Fall 2012, respectively. The issue hits newsstands in N.Y. and L.A., and will be delivered to 500,000 select TIME subscribers. Digitally inclined readers (or TIME-subscribing folks beyond that Style & Design-vetted half a mill) can download or order the issue. What to expect in the third issue since the mag resurfaced, besides a scale-back on fashion coverage? Let us count the ways!
BY ALEXANDRA ILYASHOV

(NEW YORK) Brits 2013 Winners [Vogue UK]
Lana Del Rey snags Best International Solo Artist

Hailee Steinfeld Named Max Mara’s Face of the Future [Telegraph UK]
The 16-year-old actress has been announced as the Face of the Future

Exclusive: First Look at Banana Republic’s Latest Mad Men Collab [Racked]
Banana Republic is back for round three of 60’s style

Michael Kors To Sell Big Part Of Stake As Shares Soar [BOF]
The company’s shares hit an all-time high

A Collaboration We’re Super Excited About: Comptoir des Cotonniers x Calla [Fashionista]
Wait patiently until mid-April for 15 summer styles

Tod’s is adding a new leading lady to the mix: Alessandra Facchinetti has been tapped as creative director of the women’s collection at the leather-hewed house.

Plus one, much? Sharon Socol took her love of photography and her VIP social calendar and turned it into a just released book, Plus One: An Outsider’s Photographic Journey Into The World of Fashion. Last night at the Madison Ave. Barney’s New York flagship, some of Socol’s impressive pals including Narcisco Rodriguez, Simon Doonan, Tommy and Dee Hilfiger, David Neville, Marcus Wainwright, Gilles Bensimon, Jenna Lyons, Courtney Crangi, and Thakoon Panichgul came out for cocktails to celebrate the launch of the book. Socol tells The Daily how she got such behind the scenes access and about her genuine thrill in landing in Barney’s window. (It’s not just because of her hubby’s former gig. She’s lovely!)
BY EDDIE ROCHE

How does a bloke go from reporting on the Bosnian War to EIC of Out magazine? It’s the unusual story of Aaron Hicklin, who runs America’s largest gay monthly glossy from Out’s HQ, perched above a pet store in Brooklyn. BY EDDIE ROCHE

WHAT: Satya Jewelry Gold Celestial Bracelet, Meridian…WHY: The stars have aligned and a bountiful bauble day is in your near future. Need an astrological recap? A meridian is a circle that passes through the celestial poles, encompassing points both north and south. Let this Satya bracelet be that compass, which guides you on your fashion journey (metaphorically speaking, of course). Make your own future, and do it in style while you’re at it!…AVAILABLE: $198, SatyaJewelry.com…

(NEW YORK) Jourdan Dunn To Present Brit Award [Vogue UK]
The model took to Twitter before her live television debut

Rihanna Joins Forces With MAC [ELLE UK]
First music, then fashion, and now beauty; Rihanna takes on the world

Victoria Beckham’s Guide to London [Telegraph UK]
Take a tour with a famous local

Olivia Palermo Gets Her Gloss On For Oscar De La Renta x The Outnet: VIDEO [Grazia UK]
Palermo stars in the Oscar de la Renta for THE OUTNET campaign

Replicate Your Tattoo on a Pair of Christian Louboutins [ELLE]
Louboutin turns body are into bootie art

Designer showdowns, catfights and models that changed the face of fashion are just a taste of the grande drame in Deborah Draper Riley’s new doc, Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution. In the words of those who lived it, from Pat Cleveland and China Machado to Stephen Burrows, Riley gives us the dish on what went down when America’s design greats faced-off against the haute-y French in a charity event that turned into what John Fairchild would coin,“The Battle of Versailles.” We sat down with Riley for a preview of fashion’s most famous show.
BY PAIGE REDDINGER