December of last year, a lot of famous people went on their end of year vacations to the beach. The fashion designers we love went all out with their swimwears. Giorgio Armani for example. He proudly showed off his bikini bod. Christian Audigier not only sported his shirtless self, he proudly showed off his name the best way he knows how.

John Varvatos just opened a new shop at Fred Segal in Santa Monica California. If you couldn’t attend the celebration coz you either lost your invitation in the mail or you had far better things to do than check out a John Varvatos store opening *wink wink*, here are some of the pictures of what you’ve (and I) missed.

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Congratulations to Tom Ford for winning last night’s CFDA’s Menswear Fashion Designer Of The Year. Tom Ford sure looks like he could win an award for Menswear, right? Love the Tuxedo. It’s perfect from head to toe.
*Image Used W/ Permission / Newscom.

I’m assuming Zac Posen loves his gray sweater and black leather jacket coz I’ve seen him were them in different occasions recently. Here he is with the sweater on and the leather jacket over it at the Broadway opening night of ‘Gypsy’ on March 27th :

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And here he is at the DIFFA’s Dining by Design Gala Dinner last night, April 1st with the same sweater and leather jacket. This time, he wore  a handkerchief scarf to spruce things up. The scarf looks weird with the whole outfit, but hey, …read more

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I guess if your name is Marc Jacobs, you could wear anything and get away with it unscathed?. Well not at She Knows Best. We have eyes on everybody and everything . Marc Jacobs greeted Spring(and Easter) and pal, Perez Hilton(I’m assuming they’re pals since he’s at his bday party) with his blue suit, black shirt underneath and black gladiator sandals. Oh Lordy! We’re just going to ignore the guy named Austin A wearing whatever he is wearing with a blue …read more

Remember when I told you guys about the GQ’s Best New Menswear Designer Nominees? Well the designers showcased 9 Fall looks at the end of January to impress the judges. The winner will be announced at the end of February will get a $50,000 cash prize and also create a capsule collection which will only be available in Bloomingdales and Levis.com for the initial month and other stores afterwards. Here are the pictures of the nominees and guests from that party…

Rag & Bone’s David Neville and Marcus Wainwright, Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos
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This year is GQ’s second year in celebrating The Best Menswear Designers in America. Six designers are nominated to vie for the $50,000 cash prize and a chance to create a capsule collection for Levi’s which will be unveiled exclusively at Bloomingsdale’s in accordance with Fall’s New York Fashion Week. GQ’s editor-in-chief Jim Nelson heads the panel judge, along with GQ’s creative director Jim Moore and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Here are the nominees and their creations..
Rag and Bone : Marcus Wainwright and David Neville.

Engineered Garments : Daiki Suzuki