Doing what they do best Dior ’s boots for fall 2010 are simply flawless. A closer look on the next page. Via style.

The pre-Oscar parties are in full swing and Elton John pulled an amazingly a-plus list crowd for a fundraising event held at the newly-opened Soho House in Hollywood. Our forever fave Madonna was there, where she doubled down on Louboutin with a pair of  ‘Tahiti’ black and white pumps from his Spring 2010 collection, and a ‘Lolita’ studded clutch.

Get a close-up look at her white LouBs, featuring a black flower (be still my beating heart!) and the clutch with a perfectly placed scripted ‘Louboutin’ label after the jump.

The folks at PurpleDiary appeared to have a very nice seat for yesterday’s Balenciaga show. If you like your runway photos a little more close-up and creative, then go take a look see. Our favorites come after the jump.

The new-ish interpretation of  studs is leaving the rock/goth edge into something more regal and even ethnic.Gold studs.  Needless to say, I  am still hooked. The Tote by Sara  Berman available at net-a-porter.

The somewhat enigmatic Kirsten Dunst is featured on the cover of V Magazine, issue No. 64.  She is photographed by Mario Testino, who does an excellent job capturing her cool allure, which has made her so appealing to U.S. directors seeking a little more heft than just another blonde. In the article, KD chats about her friendship with the women behind Rodarte, as well as Takashi Murakami.

Images of the cover shot, plus the rest of the pages from the editorial after the flip.

At British designer Gareth Pugh’s fall 2010 ready-to-wear collection, models’ nails were done up by Manicurist Marian Newman, who used CND polish to create a chevron design, which was supplemented for a handful of the girls with hanging chains! We are speechless and overcome with love!!! Can you imagine? On the inspiration for her other-worldly manicures, Newman said, “I have long been fascinated with metal chains imitating the movement and feel of fabric. To compliment the draped chains of some of the pieces in the collection, miniature versions of the chains were applied to the chevron nails as an accessory. Long, swaying, swirling chains were used on some nails, and others had a shorter ‘day version.’”

The day versions after the flip, plus nails with just the chevron and more looks from the show.

One of the sleekest boat  shoes we have seen so far,  the Alice   by London based Pointer. Great colors, lightweight , feminine. Check out more colors on the next page. Luv!

As much as I  was not  impressed by their reviews of the show,  I loved the fact  that  vogue.com US  is finally including Manish Arora on their designer roster,  After all these years!  The collection is as usual super colorful featuring Arora’s signature ability to mix patterns  colors and textures with   a sense of edginess that is always optimistic,  never dark or morose. A closer look on the next page. Images via style.

Balenciaga, the label loved by design fanatics just showed its Fall 2010 ready-to-wear collection and what stood out above all else was the color pallette. The shoes featured above should give you a very good feel for the predominant color themes of the collection. Me personally I have never lusted for the big B. I feel likes it’s over my head. As such, I’m not going to annoy the Balenciaga fans with my lackluster comments about the above shoes (images from Style). Perhaps my partner will chime in….

Between Mariel Haenn’s pulls and Rihanna’s ability to pull it off , I think we have a winning combination. Via wire. More images on the flip.