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Colacello's Extras, Ms. Shortcake Grows Up, and Racist Couture

By Gabriel Bell

The fact that Vanity Fair's collection of Bob Colacello's Studio-54-era outtakes are in black and white doesn't make them any less colorful. (pictured, Vanity Fair)


Your childhood fave, Strawberry Shortcake, has been sassed up for a whole new generation of future hussies. (NYTimes)


Speaking of said future hussies, these "chastity belt" bracelets should remind them to keep their legs crossed. (Fashion Indie)


Topshop's London flagship has installed Helmut Newton's self-portrait-taking machine so that customers can snap their own portraits between fittings. (Telegraph UK)


This one's for all of you who always wondered where the Klansmen get those darling silk dresses that just make them look oh so fab. (Conscientious)


In other news concerning humanity's less noble pursuits, a Long Island group is holding the first ever "Cosmetic Surgery Fashion Show" because, when the world lies on the precipice of doom, you might as well show off your new schnoz. (PRNewswire)