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Marc Jacobs & Daphne Guinness Host The Launch Of NARS 15X15-15 Yrs of NARS

Fashion A-Listers gathered at the Nars 15x15 party to help Francois Nars and Nars Cosmetics celebrate its 15th year anniversary. A celebrity portrait project was developed as part of the celebration. 15 celebrities, mostly from the field of Fashion, were made editors of their own iconic portraits. They chose the shades of Nars Cosmetics that inspired their portraits. Celebrities Amanda Lepore, Amber Valletta, Daphne Guinness, Isabella Rossellini, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Marc Jacobs, Naomi Campbell, Natasha Ploy, Olivier Theyskens and Shalom Harlow all took part in the Nars portrait project. The project will be made into a book that will be available online at www.15x15project.com for only 30 days, starting Nov 12th. All proceeds from sales will be divided into the various charities chosen by the 15 celebrities.

Aside from the project, the big fashion talk of the evening was the pair of shoes on the feet of host Daphne Guinness. They were the highly coveted "Armadillo" shoes seen on the runway of Alexander McQueen's latest Spring collection. They give new meaning to the term "Break a Leg" but the Fashion World is obsessed with them. Unfortunately, Alexander McQueen insists that they're not for sale so unless your Daphne, you're out of luck.

13th Annual 2009 ACE Awards Presented by the Accessories Council - Arrivals

Accessories designers and retailers got their due as the Accessories Council presented the 13th Annual ACE Awards. Some of the top names of the fashion industry came out to the show with top designer Diana Von Furstenberg winning the Accessory Visionary Award. Other winners included Christoper Bailey who won the Brand of the Year Award for Burberry and Tomas Maier for Designer of the Year. Retailer awards went to Zappos.com and Gilt Group. V Magazine scored the Magazine of the Year Award. Even Barbie (the doll) was honored with the Fashion Icon Award.

Notable attendees for the evening included Marc Jacobs, Betsy Johnson, Nina Garcia, Agyness Deyn, Christian Siriano (sporting a bag half his size), Alexander Wang, Erin Wasson, Molly Sims, Hillary Rhoda and Lady Gaga. The talk of the evening went to Lady Gaga and her flair for fashion that won her the Accessories Council's Stylemaker Award. At the end of Lady Gaga's speech, she reminds us all that the most important accessory to have is the condom. What are the odds the "condom" will be an award winner for next year?