Blog Posts by Joanna Douglas, Senior Fashion and Beauty Editor

Erica DeRamus in her prom dress. CNNLast week, Erica DeRamus, a senior at Oxford High School in Alabama, was suspended for wearing a dress to her prom that was deemed inappropriate and denied access to her senior dance. The school's dress code, which was presented to both parents and students on three occasions, stated that dresses could not have cleavage that fell below the breast bone, or rose six inches above the knee. When DeRamus showed up to the prom this past weekend, she was told she had violated both rules.

"What cleavage, that's exactly what I said," DeRamus told CNN. "I wasn't trying to be rude or anything, but that's the way I feel." Her mother stood by the mint-green confection, claiming she saw nothing wrong with it. "If I felt like it was too much cleavage in this dress, I wouldn't have purchased the dress," said Darrie DeRamus. "It would have stayed in that store, and I wouldn't have even got it off the internet and paid for it."

Of the 352 students who attended the prom at Oxford, 18 violated the

Andy WarholCelebrity favorite shoemaker, Christian Louboutin, may sell fancy heels from $495 and up, but his business is not suffering from the recession. In fact, the sale of Louboutins are up, and over 340,000 pairs are sold annually. Obviously, not everyone can afford or wants to spend that kind of dough on fancy pumps, but Louboutin himself estimates that about 3,000 women have around 500 pairs of his shoes each. (Um... 500 times $500 is $250,000. Holy crap.)

Louboutin's best customer is author Danielle Steele. "She has at least 6,000 pairs, if not more," he says. "She comes to Paris, and she literally buys everything. Then she flies back to New York, says, 'I'm a little disappointed - there's nothing in the store,' and walks out with 80 pairs. She is super."

And we thought our closets were brimming over with shoes. 6,000 pairs? What on earth do you do with that many shoes? You could wear a different pair every day for over 16 years!

When it comes to shoes, do you tend to save up for a few

Getty ImagesLady Gaga has become known as much for her outlandish avant-guard attire as she is for her music. In fact many people would consider her day-to-day clothing to be straight up costumes, but Gaga prefers it that way. "I think you should look nice all the time," she says. "When I meet celebrities and they're in casual clothes, I'm always like: 'Whaaat?' I don't mean to be judgmental, but it would do them better to be who they really are, all the time."

But what if they actually are casual people who only dress to the nines for red carpet events and premieres? Are we to believe that Gaga never goes out on a Starbucks run in sweatpants like Britney Spears? Hmm, come to think of it, we never have seen Gaga in casual clothes!

"This is really who I am all the time," says Gaga. "When I get out of a car and there are 30 fans waiting for me, I know I'm dressed the way I should be. There's a reason they have that emotional reaction."

Maybe there's something to that, but we kind of like seeing

Getty ImagesFor those of you who are unfamiliar, Beth Ditto is the singer of Gossip, an indie-rock band that gained popularity in 2007, and credibility with the fashion crowd. Chanel and Fendi designer Karl Lagerfeld is reportedly pals with Ditto, and had her co-host a party with him and provide the music. Is Ditto a fan of fashion? Absolutely. She just doesn't want to pay for it.

During a recent interview with Paper magazine, the reporter caught her eying the outfits hanging on the rack of a video shoot at MTV's studios. "I have a hard time not buying or stealing," said Ditto. "If I want something, I have to have it." The singer claimed she has given her sticky fingers a rest for a bit. "The last time was three months ago-a dress from Marshalls. I used to steal more. I mostly stole from Goodwill. You know, 'Can't be bothered. The line's too long. Put it in your purse.'"

The Paper reporter jokes, "Beth Ditto is the new Winona." (You may recall that Winona Ryder was famously caught shoplifting at

Jennifer Lopez is the fragrance queen, but did you know how many perfumes she has actually put out? When Blue Glow launches this week it will marks her 18th scent. And while her first fragrance, Glow, has been a hot seller since its 2002 release, we honestly have never even seen some of these other ones. Live platinum? Deseo for men? We decided to do some research on the constantly evolving eau de J.Lo and see just what kind of perfumes Lopez is offering up these days. Is she just adding adjectives to "Glow" and switching up the bottle color? You be the judge.

New York nails urban style, Milan knows luxury, and Paris is renowned for avant-garde fashions. But over the past decade, Toronto Fashion Week has established itself as a home to over-the-top designer looks that should not be taken lightly. Check out these eye-catching fashions from the not-so-humble beginnings of Toronto Fashion Week.

Panoply dress via NY PostJust as fun and cute Halloween costumes have been pushed aside for more revealing and sexy ones, prom dresses are getting, well, sluttier, too. While we may remember the taffeta gowns, and elbow-length gloves of proms past, teens are now looking for skimpier dresses that show off cleavage, backs, stomachs, and legs. Or all of the above, as seen on the model at left, wearing a popular dress from Panoply that retails for $370. The New York Post has labeled this new prom dress trend "slutty chic."

"I can't believe that mothers let high-school girls buy these dresses for prom," a Saks Fifth Avenue sales associate told the New York Post. To be honest, neither can we. And with expensive price tags, we doubt girls are buying their own prom dresses with allowance and babysitting money. So if dresses like these are flying off racks, are the young ladies shopping for dresses without parents, or are their parents actually approving these choices?

Nadia dress by Boutique via NY PostWhen it comes to the actual prom event, there is

When it comes to walking the red carpet, Jennifer Aniston tends to stick with what looks best on her. Ninety-nine percent of the time this means a form-fitting dress in black, red, or a neutral nude shade, that reveals either a little cleavage or her legs. And ninety-nine percent of the time she looks fabulous. Aniston is in terrific shape and knows how to plays up her assets yet still look chic enough to make the best-dressed lists.

So we're not really sure what happened over the weekend at the Paris premiere of her new film, "Bounty Hunter." Surely Jen wanted to wear something daring overseas, but this salmon colored Christian Lacroix gown does her figure no justice! And all the critics are letting her know. One correspondent from E! says, "as much as we think mixing it up is better than playing it safe, sometimes taking a risk can go awry and, well, this one did." Another UK blogger commended her for choosing a French designer for her Paris premiere, but insisted Aniston didn't