Playfully entitled “Fashion Icon”, the show explores how from the 12th to the 19th centuries, clothes were cut to adorn the Virgin, sometimes becoming objects of worship in their own right.

“When you clothe a statue you give it a powerful presence — and since the fabrics used were extremely precious, you also introduce a distance,” explained Maximilien Durand, director of the Lyon fabric museum and curator of the show, which runs until March 25.

“Clothes were cut for all kinds of statues — from great icons in sanctuaries and the mannequins used in religious processions, down to the tiny statues of Mary worshipped in convents and household chapels.”

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The printed chiffon dress, designed by young Thailand-based designer Disaya, is expected to raise between £10,000 and £20,000 (11,650 and 23,300 euros, $16,000 and $32,000) at the sale at Kerry Taylor Auctions on November 29.

The money will be donated to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity to help vulnerable young people that was set up by her family following the 27-year-old singer’s untimely death by alcohol poisoning on July 23.

“What makes this particular dress so special is that it is an emblematic reminder of the magic voice and sublime talent of Amy Winehouse — a sound that resonates with an entire generation, and always will,” said Taylor.

“Back to Black”, Winehouse’s second album released in 2006, became Britain’s highest-selling album of the 21st century after her death.

I have even taken things to the next level for this years party by getting a local DJ to donate his time to spin the music, having vinyl banners made and we are going to have a celebrity guest attend this year! Can’t tell you who but I promise it is worth showing up for, he is gorgeous!!

She recently tweeted after a workout on Thursday night: “Eric and I could get married right now in sweats!”

Word has it that Jessica has been hitting the gym hard so she can look picture-perfect on her wedding day. But why the big fuss over a healthy regime?

“Yes, I am working out, but why is that worth any sorta [sic] press?” she said. “I always take care of myself.”

Amen to that. A girl’s allowed to look good for her guy! There’s no official date for the non-sweats wedding, but Jessica has said she’d like to be married by this Christmas. Winter wonderland wedding in the works?

The fashion house announced on Friday that the 24 year-old will be the global testimonial for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans for the spring/summer 2011 collections.

The first campaign featuring Nadal will launch in February.

Both Ronaldo and Beckham have previously stripped down to their underwear for Emporio Armani, with Beckham even posing for billboards with his wife Victoria, of Spice Girls fame.

Nadal won this year’s French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles to knock Roger Federer off the top of the rankings.  I wish they would start using models that looked more like Homer Simpson, that way it would be easier for me to picture how I might look in these designer undies.

The request came from Milan prosecutor Laura Pedio, it said.

Reports last month said investigators had completed an inquiry into founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, as well as five other people.

Il Sole 24 Ore business daily reported earlier the company had failed to declare 840 million euros in revenues.

The reported allegation is that Dolce and Gabbana created a company in Luxembourg in 2004 and 2005 which was given control of the group’s brands, thereby avoiding Italian taxes.

The unpaid taxes amount to 420 million euros, one report said.

Italy has been cracking down on widespread tax evasion in recent months in an effort to raise government revenues following the global economic crisis.

Dolce and Gabbana was set up in 1985 and employs more than 3,000 people, with a network of 116 stores and 17 factory outlets in 2009. Absolutely shocking, I am speechless.

He opened People’s Place catering to the local college crowd and everyone headed to Woodstock, and took out ads in the local newspaper boasting the best bell-bottoms and red fox jackets for “foxy” ladies. He’d promote sales as “savings for swingers.”

“I wanted to build a business around all this pop culture,” says Hilfiger, who ticks off music, movies, celebrity and art as the long-term common threads in his signature look that has evolved through phases of hippie, preppy, Americana and glitzy influences. Moving with the times doesn’t make him or his brand inconsistent, says Hilfiger. On the contrary, he explains, it gives his collection and its customers an interesting, vibrant lifestyle that adopts more than just one aesthetic.

The style icons he admires — for their personal looks as well as their ability to tap the zeitgeist — range from Norman Rockwell to the Beatles, from Marilyn Monroe to Beyonce. He shows off just what a fan he is of the big picture around him in a new ultra-luxe $550 book published by Assouline that is, essentially, Hilfiger’s scrapbook. (It’s not the sort of thing that would fit on most coffee tables but you could imagine a copy on Hilfiger’s table in his apartment at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan or his estate in Greenwich, Conn.)