Missoni and the Valentino Fashion Group announced Friday that they will renew the partnership both companies initially established in 2005. The VFG S.p.A., home to brands like Hugo Boss and Proenza Schouler, agreed to join into the partnership with Missoni to help expand Missoni's secondary line, M Missoni.

M Missoni, a women's line, first launched in 1999. "This long term renewal expresses the trust that Missoni has in the Valentino Fashion Group," said VFG's CEO, Stefano Sassi, to Fashion Week Daily. "It will allow us to put more emphasis and attention on the development of the retail network and to continue with the ambitious goal of further growth of the brand at a global level."

Valentine's Day is coming up, and this usually means guys go through a series of emotions when their girlfriend is expecting something big, extravagant, fancy and romantic. First there's panic, then there's doubt about whether they can come up with something great, then frustration, and finally, they settle on a dinner in a nice restaurant that's dimly lit. Good choice, guys - especially if you dress for the
occasion with a nice blazer and nice slacks. Then your girlfriend really won't be able to resist you.

How To Wear It: 1.) Jean Paul Gaultier grey button-down 2.) Hugo Boss charcoal pants 3.) Moschino navy blazer 4.) Cesare Paciotti shoes

If you read the headline and thought we were talking about the director of Grindhouse and Sin City, you are mistaken. The designer Robert Rodriguez would never produce anything gory or gritty -- his pieces have feminine and sexy touches, yet are sophisticated and never garish.

It's been said Rodriguez was greatly influenced by Christian Dior. If that's the case, he certainly learned lessons about couture clothing from one of the greatest. We here at Couture are in love with his hot pink twist neck, his fun yet sexy ruffled blouse and the one-sleeved pintuck top. All three are fresh and fabulous, just like Rodriguez himself.

While the rest of the world is feeling the recession, even fashion designers (there will be a lot of scaling back this year, reportedly), Mattel's Barbie will be taking Fashion Week 2009 by storm. It is the doll's golden anniversary, after all, as well as the American International Toy Fair. Great timing. And life in plastic? It's fantastic.

Mattel has formed partnerships with IMG, Vera Wang, Bloomingdale's and Fred Segal, among several others, to prep fashionistas all year for New York's fall fashion week. To kick things off, the 5th Avenue Sephora will have two days for customers to get Barbie makeovers from Stila make-up artists February 6th and February 7th from noon to 6 pm.

Stila is also releasing some limited-edition Barbie Beauty Cans. Each one's full of the necessary make-up you need to make your face look like Ponytail Barbie, Malibu Barbie, Foxy Barbie or Jewel Barbie.

Ponytail Barbie? Pshhh. Everyone knows Ken always goes for Malibu Barbie. She's got that sun-kissed glow all year round!

It's easy to throw on a cute jacket to not look so schleppy on the weekends, and this GF Ferre cropped jacket makes jeans and a long-sleeved shirt more dressed up instantly. The weekends are for relaxing, so wear looser-fitting jeans during the day, like these Rock and Republic Kassandra jeans. The cropped jacket balances out the fit 'n flare look of the jeans. Go from running errands to dinner and drinks in these fun Paul Smith heels - they're cute but not too sexy to be seen in daylight.

Check back for how to wear this cropped jacket on a date!

Why go for dull, regular-colored shoes when your heels can really shine? Metallic high heels, like these Be&D heels, liven up a dress or black pants. Just don't go overboard - maybe carry a metallic clutch, but anything else and it's veering on metallic overload.