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NEW YORK — Actor Brad Pitt takes a break from filming his WWII action movie in Germany to do some business in The Big Apple. Looking like a ‘private eye’ from the 70s in his fedora hat, vest and overcoat, Brad’s heading to il Cantinori Restaurant.

Yeah, fedora hat looks amazing on Brad, and he likes to wear all kinds of fedoras. Fedora hat became a key part of Brad Pitt’s personal and professional style.

By the way, we are sure this is just a coincidence, but Jennifer Aniston likes il Cantinori Restaurant too. We’ve caught Aniston dining at this restaurant several times in the past.

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NEW YORK — Singer and fashion designer Jessica Simpson smiles to paparazzi as she arrives at JFK airport last week dressed in a tweed blazer, dark blue skinny jeans and black caged heels. Jessica asseccorized with oversized Roberto Cavalli sunglasses and Gucci overnight bag.

Jessica Simpson visited town to check on her Macy’s Collection. The Jessica Simpson Collection is quite extensive and includes footwear, bags, apparel and fragrances. It has been selling at Macy’s since November 3, 2007.

Even though the Collection consists of inexpensive items (meaning sacrificed quality of materials), it attracts strong and positive consumer ratings. An average item from Jessica Simpson Collection is rated 4.5+ out of 5. And yes, Jessica Simpson likes to promote her own accessories — especially bags!

In case you didn’t know yet, Jessica’s BFF and stylist Ken Paves has been accidentally hit in a face with a paparazzo’s camera yesterday. Google it, there are some bloody pictures of Ken out there!

NEW YORK — Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony attended the Fashion Group International’s 25th Annual Night of Stars last week. JLo looked stunning in her pink asymmetrical Versace dress accessorized with Versace Croc Bag ($2065) and Versace sandals.

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NEW YORK — “Gossip Girl” actors Blake Lively and Penn Badgley attended US Weekly Magazine’s 2008 Hot Hollywood List party last week.

Blake is said to be the next Julia Roberts. We, however, think it would be incorrect to compare these two actors as they have utterly different personalty types.

Blake Lively pulled a striped shirt out of her mother’s closet and mixed it with a black Inhabit vest, Rich & Skinny jeans, Jeri Cohen bangles, Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and Louis Vuitton booties.

Dressed in a grey H&M shirt and black Marc Jacobs skinny jeans, Penn Badgley said about fame that came to him as the result of his role in GG — “it’s a lot of fun.” Yeah, it’s difficult to imagine now that the world didn’t even know of Penn’s existence two years ago. GG rocks!

 NEW YORK — “The High School Musical 3: Senior Year” star Ashley Tisdale goes abstract in her Tony Cohen dress, Sergio Rossi sandals and Stuart Weitzman clutch.

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NEW YORK — Hollywood’s up-and-coming power couple Zac Effron and Vanessa Hudgens attended US Magazine’s Annual Hot Hollywood Issue party on October 21st. While Zac sported his slick but down-to-earth look dressed in a Brooks Brothers blazer and shirt and Converse sneakers, Vanessa shone and sparkled in her sophisticated Kaufman Franco shift dress.

By the way, Zac Effron will not star in “Pirates of the Caribbean 4.” Effron had been rumored to trail Orlando Bloom as the young rogue under Captain Jack Sparrow in the sequel.

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NEW YORK — Actress Kate Bosworth attended The Fashion Group International’s 25th Annual Night of Stars on October 23. Kate was wearing a Burberry Prorsum dress from their Fall 2008 Collection accessorized with Burberry Prorsum Ruched Cross Strap Platform Pumps ($695) and Burberry clutch. Of course, Kate had to look her best (and she did!) as she arrived at Cipriani Wall Street Restaurant to honor Bubrerry creative director Christopher Bailey with the “Designer of the Year” Award.

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NEW YORK — “Ugly Betty” star Becki Newton takes Yves St. Laurent jersey dress to the next level at recent US Weekly’s 2008 Hot Hollywood Issue celebration. We recently reported that this YSL jersey bustier dress from Spring 2008 Collection was quite a sensation this past summer season. So far, we’ve ceen celebrities wear light grey version of the dress.

Becki’s dress is in turquouse. Neiman Marcus retails the dress for $2500. Popular retail giant takes the dress even further suggesting how to convert it for the Fall:

NEW YORK — How much husband and wife can look alike? They say that trying to mimic someone is the highest form of flattery. Should Tom Cruise be flattered? Is Katie Holmes trying to imitate young Tom Cruise when he was at the dawn of his movie career?

We caught Katie in the streets of Manhattan last week.

NEW YORK — Besides being Broadway debutante, actress Katie Holmes is also flexing her fashion muscles these days. Holmes is collaborating with celebrity stylist Jeanne Yang on creating designer apparel. The line is called H