Rachel Zoe spent sleepless nights over the Met Ball dress she designed for Karolina Kurkova.

Model Karolina stunned critics at the prestigious event in New York last week in a custom-made sequinned gold gown from the Rachel Zoe Collection but the designer admits she was very nervous beforehand.

Marc Jacobs didn't want to ''be boring'' at the Met Ball.

The fashion designer stunned onlookers at the exclusive Costume Institute Gala in New York on Monday (07.05.12) when he walked the red carpet wearing a see-through black lace shirt dress teamed with white boxer shorts.

Katie Hillier insists she didn't want to ''reinvent the wheel'' with her Asprey bag collection.

The designer - who has previously worked with Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham - always tries to come up with something ''cool and unique'' in her collaborations but thinks it is a mistake to go off in a radical direction when working with a heritage brand.

Rachel Zoe wants to make ''beautiful, wearable clothes''.

The stylist-turned-fashion designer says she isn't trying to compete with couture designers such as Marc Jacobs but instead hopes to create a lifestyle brand.

Raf Simons has been unveiled as Christina Dior's new artistic director.

The 44-year-old Belgian will fill the vacancy left by John Galliano - who was fired in March 2011 for making drunken anti-Semitic remarks - and present his first show at Paris Couture Week in July.