Just because winter is well on its way, doesn’t mean we must succumb to languid locks and reptilian skin. On the contrary, this year we’re determined to achieve the perfect “winter glow.” We’ll let you know how that goes. In the meantime, we recently caught up with a few ladies for whom looking good is officially—or unofficially—part of their job descriptions. Below, they share their no-fail beauty tips for looking fresh year-round.

Oh, Daphne Guinness. If you told us your dabbling in cosmetics was inspired by virgins' tears or cyanide, we'd believe you. Fortunately for us, the real inspiration behind your MAC collection is so much weirder than anything we'd imagine. Channeling the "whispered luxury of an antique Chinese porcelain vase" and "pigeon's blood," Ms. Guinness also hopes to evoke "how the intricate wings of a butterfly resemble the images of deepest space."

● Stella McCartney designed the costumes for her famous father's first ballet, Ocean's Kingdom. [Telegraph] ● Italian Vogue's ballsy editor Franca Sozzani is on the attack again, and this time she's hating on fashionistas. Who does she think reads her magazine? [NYT] ● This lady is literally selling her Missoni for Target rainboots for $31k. [eBay]

● For jewelry brand David Webb's FW11 campaign, Terry Richardson and Carine Roitfeld asked model Eniko Mihalik to bite, stretch, and pose with a mini Richardson doll. [Fashion Gone Rogue] ● The Christian Louboutin camp has gone to great legal lengths to stop luxury brands from creating red-soled shoes, and it's kind of working. While the verdict is still out on the highly publicized lawsuit against YSL, a judge recently ruled in Louboutin's favor. [The Cut] ● Tavi Gevinson may call herself a Style Rookie, but she's no business novice. The 15 year old wants full control of her new project so badly that she may be parting ways with Jane Pratt. [WWD]

With tonight's Met Costume Institute Gala saluting the genius of Alexander McQueen -- festivities include an exhibit entirely devoted to the late designer's work on view for the first time -- we can't wait to see how McQueen devotees will trick themselves out for the red carpet. In fact, we won't even have to wait to see what the designer's longtime friend and muse Daphne Guinness will be wearing: She'll be dressing for the event inside one of Barney's shop windows.

My, what a long way the “Summer of ‘69” singer has come. Bryan Adams has now found international success through a different medium, as a photographer. He has shot many famous faces, most recently capturing the ultimate style star, Daphne Guinness, for the cover of the latest Zoo Magazine, which Adams co-owns. The Queen of Couture, heiress Daphne was rumored to have worn some of her own pieces for the shoot. See more of Daphne by Bryan, after the jump.

The private unveiling of Tom Ford's womenswear collection after a six-year hiatus was definitely the news that generated the biggest buzz this past fashion week. Privileged guests invited to the intimate event were refrained from taking photos and were asked to withhold detailed reviews of each look until the official release. What ultimately wasn't a secret was the model line-up, which included a range of influential women like Beyoncé, Daphne Guinness, and Lauren Hutton, whom Ford hand-picked and introduced with every garment himself during the presentation. "It’s about individuality. Real clothes, real women. For a fashionable woman aged 25 to 75. That’s why I literally put many of my own muses in the show. I hear them say, 'God, I can’t find that anywhere!'" Ford tells Vogue in an exclusive interview.

It's the night of the living thread

Daphne Guinness' inimitable fashion sense is kind of like ice cream cake -- it rarely ever disappoints. With closets full of couture and decidedly avant-garde sartorial leanings, the beer heiress is more often than not spotted sporting the kind of ensembles that thrill some and confuse even more. And on a recent sunny afternoon in NYC, the same was true. New York magazine's Video Look Book caught Guinness on a Manhattan street while in transit to buy coffee.