-- Our Jenn Harris has given you a lot of Halloween costume ideas recently, but here's another one, thanks to FabSugar: Taylor Momsen. The rocker and "Gossip Girl" actress can be recreated with some thigh-high fishnets, a slashed tank, short skirt, matte maroon lips and lots of eye makeup. Lots. 

-- For more Halloween fashion inspiration be sure to tune in Tuesday night when the cast of "Glee" recreates "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Think of the costume possibilities; Dr. Frankenfurter, Magenta, Riff Raff -- my head is spinning!

-- I never quite think of Hogwarts and fashion at the same time, but now comes word -- possible spoiler ahead -- that Fleur Delacour (played by Clemence Posey) will wear a wedding gown very, very, very similar to a dress from Alexander McQueen's 2008 collection. [Lela London]

-- Designer Issey Miyake has been tapped to receive Japan's prestigious Order of Culture, which is slated to be bestowed by Emperor Akihito next week at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. [WWD]

-- Japan Fashion Week wrapped up its five days of runway shows last week, but the event attracted fewer international buyers than usual. [WWD] (Subscription required)

-- California pro surfer and part-time model Anastasia Ashley appeared on MTV's "World of Jenks" Monday and talked with host Tom Jenks about topics both personal and more public -- such as their shared enthusiasm for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal, for which they have both been spokespeople. [Contact Music]

-- Olivier Theyskens, already designing the Theyskens for Theory line that will debut for spring, has been named creative director for the Theory label. [WWD] (Subscription required)

-- Elie Tahari is telling people his passport is his new fashion accessory. In less than a month, the designer has been tending to business in Newport Beach (where he opened a boutique at Fashion Island), Beverly Hills, London, Istanbul, Turkey, Israel and New York. [WWD] 

-- Christian Siriano plans to expand his, um, cheap shoe line for Payless to 20 styles for fall 2011. [The Cut] 

-- Susan Denley

Photo: In "Glee's" version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," Chris Colfer, left, plays Riff Raff and Dianna Agron is Magenta. Credit: Adam Rose / Fox

"Glee's" Lea Michele has resisted the Hollywood pressures to "perfect" her looks, and she is happy she never got a nose job. Honestly, we think she wouldn't look nearly as interesting if she had. [People]

Designer Zac Posen is losing a partner: his mother, Susan Posen, is stepping aside to pursue other interests. [WWD] (Subscription required.)

Blake Lively, Halle Berry and Nikki Reed were among the stars who looked chic and lovely at this past weekend's Spike Scream Awards in L.A. despite the rainy weather. [FabSugar]

PETA is denying that it has plans to douse Victoria Beckham in blood to protest her new animal skin handbags. But the animal rights group says it has sent the former Spice Girl turned designer a video to educate her in the hopes she'll change her M.O. [Vogue] 

There's a white glass ceiling in retailing, and BRAG (the Black Retail Action Group) is fighting to break it. [WWD] (Subscription required.) 

Rumor has it that Jennifer Lopez and her 2-year-old twins will be the faces of Gucci's ads for its kids line. [People]

Local gals Laura and Kate Mulleavy are racking up more honors for their label, Rodarte, this time at Monday night's Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards gala in New York. Chalk up two in one week: they received honors there last Thursday at the National Design Awards. [WWD]

Socks are a cute and inexpensive way to add a little flair to a casual look. [FabSugar]

-- Susan Denley

Photo: Lea Michele. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

It seems like every day another celeb launches a fragrance. Now it's Katy Perry. [WWD] (Subscription required.)

There are trends we just hold off on writing about, but this one seems to be gaining some momentum: padded panties to round out your booty. Full-figured celebrities (like Kim Kardashian) are inspiring fans to give up the Spanx and plump up the backside. [Wall Street Journal]

Lulu Kennedy, whose Fashion East has promoted young London designers, plans to launch a new line, Lulu & Co., made up of key pieces from Fashion East's talent stable. [WWD]

Online fashion shopping sites have been a hit with women. Now cyberspace is trying to woo male shoppers too. [Wall Street Journal]

It's hard to measure how green a piece of clothing is, despite some brands' claims. But there could be some clarity on the horizon: A group of 100 apparel and shoe manufacturers are experimenting with a software tool to help them measure the environmental impact of their wares. [Wall Street Journal]

Michelle Obama hosted the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards luncheon on Wednesday and seemed thrilled to sit next to "Project Runway's" Tim Gunn. [Huffington Post] The awards recognize outstanding designs in a number of fields. But Rodarte's Kate and Laura Mulleavy, winners of the fashion design category, had to cancel at the last minute -- by e-mail -- due to a "family obligation." [WWD] 

Oscar de la Renta turns 78 on Thursday. Many happy returns! [FabSugar]

The Brazilian Blowout, which All the Rage previewed at the International Salon and Spa Expo in February, is one of the hottest hair treatments around right now for frizzy-haired gals who want to de-frizz for awhile. [StyleList]

PETA proposal: Replace the bearskin hats worn by Britain's Army Guards for two centuries with synthetic headgear designed by Stella McCartney. [Telegraph]

-- Susan Denley

Photo: Katy Perry. Credit: Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times

I had the loveliest chat not long ago with Tim Gunn, the heart and soul of "Project Runway." If you didn't see it originally, you can read it here.

Gunn occupies the role on "Project Runway" that the Queen of England holds constitutionally in her realm: to advise, to warn, to be consulted. It's a wonderful role, and an influential one, which is why I was all the more delighted with this part of my exchange with Gunn:

Do we have you to thank for the fact that there is no fur in the challenges?

Yes, thank you! I was called a fool when I was chair of fashion at Parsons and I invited PETA to speak to students. The industry went crazy. I said: "Wait a minute. The International Fur Trade Commission is coming here. I have a responsibility to bring another point of view, let the students decide." I would say if you're going to use fur, you have a responsibility to know its origins. At Liz Claiborne, every brand is now fur-free. A woman assaulted me verbally for my fur position. She said one of [her] favorite items is a mink coat, and that furthermore, it's sheared mink, so people wouldn't even know it's fur. I said: "Then you have even less of an excuse. Sheared fur looks like velvet. You could wear a velvet coat." I'm also not a great fan of faux fur that looks real -- I'd much rather have it look fake.

Celebrity lettuce wraps are hardly a new advertising campaign for PETA -- the group first garden-garbed actress Elizabeth Berkeley and later Alyssa Milano, but the latest ad, featuring a statuesque Cloris Leachman, caught our eye, and not just because the longtime vegetarian actress was swathed from the shoulders down in Brassica oleracea, but because it was actually surprisingly stylish-looking for a dress made primarily of red cabbage.

According to PETA, the gown was the creation of L.A.-based costume designer Mia Gyzander-- who had tossed the salad worn by Milano a few years back -- and required several dozen heads of red cabbage and green leaf lettuce. The bodice was assembled over the course of a week. "But to make sure Cloris was dressed in the freshest produce available, the full dress was assembled the day of the shoot," PETA spokesman Michael McGraw told us.

And just in case you haven't yet had your Cloris-fill, the lovely, leafy Leachman will be signing copies of her new autobiography "Cloris" on Tuesday night at the Barnes & Noble at the Grove at Farmers Market.
We suspect she'll remain cool as a cucumber throughout the event.
-- Adam Tschorn

Photo: Cloris Leachman's PETA ad. Credit: PETA

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has opened up a new front in its battle for the bunnies with a full-page advertisement in today's Hollywood trade paper Variety  that brands fashion designer Giorgio Armani "Pinocchio Armani" for apparently breaking a promise not to use animal fur in his clothing collections.

Beneath a photo of the designer, at right, that has been altered to give him the elongated nose often associated with the fibbing marionette, is a plea to this year's Oscar-goers: "Until Mr. Armani makes good on his promise, please choose somebody else's clothes to wear to this  year's Academy Awards."

Before showing the Armani Privé collection during Haute Couture in Paris a year ago, Armani told reporters through an interpreter: "There is no fur in the collection. Many years ago I actually made a declaration that I wouldn’t use fur. I used some fur in some recent collections, and the organization PETA, whom most of you are familiar with, discussed this particular issue, and presented some information to [me] and [I'm] not using fur in [my] collection." At the time, he called the decision "limiting."

In the ad, PETA charges that Armani's "latest collections include fur-trimmed skirts and coats, as well as jackets and even snowsuits for toddlers trimmed with rabbit fur." PETA has also written to this year's Oscar nominees, asking them to leave the Armani behind on the big night.

An Armani representative said there was no statement immediately forthcoming as the designer had not yet seen the Variety advertisement. The representative was also unable to comment on the company's use of fur since Armani's announcement a year ago.

Although the organization's protests are a common sight at fashion week events in the U.S. and abroad, according to PETA vice president Dan Mathews, this is the first time it has  focused specifically on the Academy Awards.

"We've met with Armani in the past, and he seems far more concerned with dressing Hollywood than with protests," Mathews said. "So we're taking it to where he's most vulnerable. No designer cozies up to celebrities the way Armani does, and there's no organization that courts celebrities the way PETA does. So now it's war on the red carpet."

Where's Jiminy Cricket when you need him? Or does that tiny top hat constitute cruelty to cricketkind?

--Adam Tschorn

Photo: Courtesy of PETA.org