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Drew Barrymore is seen on the streets of Manhattan on April 13, 2009 in New York City.   Drew’s nest of braids is not only sophisticated and whimsical, but it is also very practical in that it hides root growth.  This tweaked French braid has been popping up everywhere whether it has been limited to the crown or involves the whole head.  It can disguise both hair color transitions and awkward grow-out stages.  The long fringes that were hot a few months ago might feel a little heavy now.  What better way to sweep them away than with a braid? See more braid inspiration here.

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Azure was on everyone’s mind at the Alberta Ferretti Flagship Store Opening on Melrose Avenue hosted by Alberta Ferretti, Marisa Tomei, Lucy Liu, Ellen Pompeo and Vogue at the Alberta Ferretti Store in West Hollywood, California.  Hosts and guests alike, incorporated blue into their ensembles last night.  Nicky Hilton, Nicole Richie and January Jones took the monochromatic approach and wore black or white while stylist Rachel Zoe and Natalie Zea braved the contrasting palette of rust.  Are color guidelines given on these party invites?  Which lovely lady wore blue the best:  Lucy Liu, Marissa Tomei, Sanaa Lathan or Emmy Rossum?  Marissa Tomei takes the cake on this one.

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Last week Brandy got some flack for wearing a Lanvin dress that resembled a plastic garbage bag to the Conde Nast Media Group’s Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks concert.  Though the dress didn’t come off particularly well, it was in keeping with a recent rash of rubbish-chic displays.  Nicole Richie picked a shiny, black, tulip skirt to wear to the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 09 show, though the fabric was slightly less derivative of a plastic sack and today Australian designers, One Fell Swoop, showed a dress that worked a similar “fresh-from-the-dumpster” vibe during the WA Designer Collections 1 & 2 show.  Click here to see even more trashtasticness.

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New mama Nicole Richie arrived looking amazing (as usual) at her baby daddy Joel Madden’s DCMA Collective flagship store opening in Los Angeles. Wearing vintage Jil Sander and an “H” Jennifer Meyer necklace, Richie looked better than ever. What do you think of Nicole’s look? Discuss!

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Paris Hilton arrived at the grand opening of the Kim Vo Salon in Las Vegas, sportin’ a “B.M.” diamond ring—the initials of her new boyfriend, Benji Madden of the rock band Good Charlotte. Benji is brother to Joel Madden, lead singer of GC and baby daddy to Nicole Richie’s daughter, Harlow. Richie, of course, infamously co-starred with Paris on everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure, The Simple Life (breath!). What do you think of this cluster conversion of celebrity spawn? Discuss!

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Joel Madden and Nicole Richie looked happy and healthy at a press conference to launch the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation at the Los Angeles Free Clinic in Hollywood. The event deemed a “baby shower” gifted more than $200,000 worth of baby goods, including cribs, strollers and clothing to mothers in need. Nice to see this young couple making positive changes to the community in which they live.

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No flats for this girl! Almost seven months pregnant, Nicole Richie played coy with photographers holding a pillow over her baby bump as she arrived at Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith Airport in Australia. Tagging along with boyfriend Joel Madden, lead singer of the pop-punk band Good Charlotte, Nicole has recently been playing ultimate bandmate following the group’s tour dates around the globe (in heels, no less!).

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