AP - Stieg Larsson's enigmatic anti-heroine Lisbeth Salander, from the best-selling books and upcoming U.S. film remake "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," is an unlikely trendsetter.

Fashion Wire Daily - If there was one person who was thrilled that there were no animals at the "We Bought A Zoo" premiere held Monday, Dec. 13, at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, it was Matt Damon. For the affable star of the new family comedy had some serious fears when it came to making the movie, fears that his co-star Scarlett Johansson didn't really share.

AP - Oscar de la Renta takes longer to create that small, fits-in-your-hand bottle of perfume than one of his elaborate embellished ballgowns. It's just the nature of the business.

Fashion Wire Daily - They had so much fun making the first "Sherlock Holmes" that they all came back for more. So many of the faces were familiar at the Tuesday, Dec. 6, premiere of "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, including Holmes himself, actor Robert Downey, Jr., his gorgeous love interest Rachel McAdams, and director Guy Ritchie.

Fashion Wire Daily - It was only Dec 5, but that didn't stop Hollywood's biggest stars from converging on Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate "New Year's Eve." The movie, that is, directed by Garry Marshall and jam-packed with Tinseltown's favorites, who brought family and friends to the gala premiere on Monday.

AP - It's not just the push-up bras or feathered wings that give some top Victoria's Secret models their sexy swagger: It's their off-the-catwalk lives as mothers that give them their confidence and signature curves, they say.

AP - Fashion designer Ralph Lauren talked about success, comebacks and humble beginnings with Oprah Winfrey at Lincoln Center in front of a sold-out crowd packed with celebrities like Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan, Naomi Watts, Jessica Alba, Uma Thurman and Martha Stewart.

Fashion Wire Daily - Eddie Murphy and his cinematic criminal cohorts joined forces to take over New York City on Monday, Oct. 24, as they gathered to premiere "Tower Heist" at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Murphy, who also produced the comedy caper flick, had an easy explanation for why he jumped into the project with both feet.

AP - It's all about the jet-setter life on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif, so it's no surprise that the Italian fashion dynasty, the Missonis, as well as Somali-born model Iman are landing there this weekend to christen their new homes. Or, more accurately, their new homages.

AP - In the first major runway show for her own label in more than a decade, Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo introduced her "watercolor" spring-summer 2012 collection in Miami.

Reuters - Headbands emblazoned with Russian symbols, cheap accessories and military-style clothes sashayed through the Russian Silhouette fashion designer contest in Moscow this week.

Fashion Wire Daily - "The most beautiful creations are born into this world from hearts that carry sorrow" was the sentiment on which bridal gown designer Pnina Tornai created her 2012 collection, as she dedicated the show, which took place on Monday, Oct. 17, in New York, to her deceased mother.

Fashion Wire Daily - It was a dark moment for brides as Vera Wang showed some of her best bridal work in a figurative ode to witchcraft to at her new studio in New York on Sunday, Oct. 16.

AP - Top models Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes will strut in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show to live musical performances by Kanye West and Maroon 5.