Michelle Obama

After being married for nine years, J.Crew creative director and president Jenna Lyons split from her husband to pursue a lesbian relationship.

According to the New York Post, the J.Crew head left Vincent Mazeau to be with "Courtney Crangi, 38, the business brains behind her brother, hip celebrity jeweler Philip Crangi."

Lyons rakes in about $5 million a year selling khakis and cashmere, and she's reportedly fighting with her estranged husband over their finances and custody of their son, Beckett.

Beckett appeared in a controversial ad with his mom this Summer, which featured her painting his toes pink. Well, I'm not actually sure who found that controversial, I'm guessing good ol' boys who saw the ad and said, "whut the hayl! No son o' mine's gon' be paintin' his feets with a woman color, I tell you what." Because, you know, pink is such an offensive hue.

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Every year Vanity Fair compiles it's list of the best dressed style icons in the world. The 72nd annual Vanity Fair best dressed list includes different categories such as "International Best-Dressed," "Best Dressed Couples" and "Fashion Originals."

Those lucky stylish stars who make the list are voted on by "fashion insiders." A Vanity Fair correspondent Amy Collins says it's no surprise that the UK's favorite new muse Kate Middleton made the international best-dressed list. Middleton's fashion claim-to-fame is because she has brought back fashion items like "hats and nude stockings," and that "she also knows how to combine clothes that are mass market [or] off-the-rack with real designer clothes," says Collins.

Now you can get Michelle Obama’s look without breaking the bank! Isabel Toledo, designer of the First Lady’s infamous pale green inaugural suit, has just teamed up with Payless.

She’s reportedly created a brand new and affordable shoe and handbag line for the shoe giant in which she’ll infuse her signature feminine style. She’s incorporating different materials, like patent leather, nylon, rubber, and mesh into the collection, whose items won’t run you over $40!

"I believe that the freedom of wearing and living in high-low fashion is what pure American styling is all about," Toledo said. "I grew up wearing high-end clothes and pairing them with innovative, functional and affordable items to complete a look.”

How Michelle Obama Keeps Her Wardrobe Young and Fresh

"For me, fashion is personal and intimate, I love the unexpected, and I am truly excited to join Payless in its continuous mission to democratize fashion. As a fashion designer, I focus on the consumer to create designs that are meaningful, inventive and very functional. ??Shoes must be flattering and wearable, and I am thrilled to collaborate with Payless to create something new and fresh for all women through my new Payless shoe line."

Payless adds, "Isabel is a fashion icon and has been a guiding force in fashion for more than 25 years. Her pieces are truly iconic and have been worn by everybody from first ladies to movie stars; she has been awarded the fashion industry's most prestigious awards, written books and been featured in fashion retrospectives in museums across the globe. We are beyond thrilled by this collaboration and eager to work with Isabel to bring inventive new designs to our shoppers starting this fall."

And we hear this is just one of the many new collaborations Payless has scored with other designers!

Want to know who to keep your eye on as far as style goes? Vogue has just announced their list of the best dressed women of 2009, and you may be surprised by this year’s winner!

Many of the women were expected to make the list, like Emma Watson, Diane Kruger, and Leighton Meester. But it seems the mag took a few risks this year, and included some women known for their outlandish wardrobes. Case in point? Lady Gaga and British singer Beth Ditto.

Our very own First Lady made the list at number 14. And we couldn’t agree more with that choice. Her gowns throughout the year have all been stunning and timeless.

But the big winner this year was Alexa Chung! She’s known best for her now-canceled program on MTV, called It’s On With Alexa Chung.

Alexa won the top prize for her “schoolgirl meets grandma” chic and “Brit-girl abroad sense of style.”

Judges at Vogue say, “She won over the U.S. style pundits with her quirky style and kept us on side by staying true to the formula that won her our approval in the first place.”

Here are the top five best-dressed women:

1. Alexa Chung
2. Audrey Tautou
3. Sarah Jessica Parker
4. Cheryl Cole
5. Dannii Minogue