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Could 2012 be the year that Alice Dellal trades in her signature sartorial rebellion for a more lady like look? We sure hope not, as her badass personal style never fails to inspire the streets of fashion month, similar to Abbey Lee Kershaw. But now that she's fronting major fashion campaigns for the likes of Chanel and Marc Jacobs, it looks like our punk rock girl is interested in testing the more commercial waters.

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Alaia 2012

If you're still kicking yourself for missing the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty retrospective, there are twelve ways to fill your fashion exhibit void this year. MTV FORA has put together a solid list of displays across the globe, and it features everything from the Azzedine Alaïa exhibit in Holland (one displayed creation pictured) to the highly-anticipated Louis Vuitton - Marc Jacobs tribute in Paris. See the roundup—which includes three events that you can catch right here in New York—after the jump.

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MJ2012

Now that Jil Sander creative director Raf Simons is in talks to become the new head designer at Dior, we can officially lay to rest the possibility of Marc Jacobs taking over for the headless house. Although designing for an haute couture legend would have been a first for Jacobs, he's said before that he's "very happy" working at Louis Vuitton—so much so that he plans on making 2012 the French fashion house's best year ever, starting with three major projects. 

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Marc Jacobs

For months after bespoke pirate John Galliano was ousted from Dior over anti-Semitic slurs, the fashion world was on the tips of their very high stilettos to see who would take over.  Rumors swirled that Marc Jacobs was in the running, but nothing ever came of it. Now, the tattooed New Yorker is revealing why.

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Louis Vuitton

Well heeled bandits are wreaking havoc on the haute fashion hauses of Europe.  Just weeks after Marc Jacobs had his Spring/Summer collection stolen near its London Boutique, Louis Vuitton has become the victim of a heist.

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tom ford collection

● Behold the complete Tom Ford SS12 collection that the designer was so secretive about. [Vogue]

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MarcJacobsTheft

Mysteriously, all 42 'looks' (i.e, outfits, because some of us are wearing sweatpants and don't follow up on fashion lingo) have vanished in Paris. 

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With massively successful mainline and diffusion labels, a 14-year turn as creative director at Louis Vuitton, and a host of official accolades, American fashion designer Marc Jacobs has achieved what most could only dream of. His success can at least partly be credited to his ability to flip the script, from his then-controversial grunge collection for Perry Ellis in the '90s, to his quirky choice of campaign stars like Helena Bonham Carter -- not to mention his personal transformations over the years. He's a natural risk-taker, which is why the possibility of his taking over as head designer at Christian Dior might not seem so far-fetched, especially since the luxury fashion house is looking for fresh start post-John Galliano.

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New York Fashion Week is less than a month away, which means the industry is currently knee-deep in Trenta-sized iced coffees and 20-hour days. Forget about scheduling balanced meals – you're lucky if you have enough time to toast a Hot Pocket. "The combination of unhealthy eating habits, morning uppers like coffee, evening relaxers like alcohol, and late-night partying creates a formula that stresses the body out and eventually ages us," says naturopathic doctor and celebrity nutritionist Dr. Lindsey Duncan, the man responsible for transforming designer Marc Jacobs into the chiseled health nut we see today. We caught up with Duncan to hear more about his work with Jacobs and his tips on how to thrive during NYFW mania.

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Soft, dewy complexions and neutral tones dominated runways at this year's Resort collections -- hey, you can't go wrong with the classics -- but some designers continued with last season’s fixation on neon brights by adding ever-so-subtle pops of potent color. The models at Nina Ricci and Acne had perfectly clear skin that glowed, not shiny but awe-inspiringly transparent, while at Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent, and Richard Chai (pictured) bright shades of orange, scarlet, and fuchsia were layered on models' lips. While gorgeous skin isn't so easily attainable, a shot of day-glo color will give life and optimism to any summer look or newly scrubbed bare foot. A few of our favorite vivid tones after the jump.

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