Avant Garde!!! So last night on Project Runway the designers had to design an avant garde piece based on their models hairdo. When I found out what they had to do I wanted to scream for excitement! This was Christians forte so I knew he was going to deliver. Not only that but Christian was paired with Chris! Then Tim dropped another bomb on them near the end, they had to design a ready to wear piece inspired by the couture piece they had been working on and only had a $50 budget! The two Chris’ designed an amazing layered gown with a huge dramatic collar made of 45 yards of fabric.

But the underdogs of the challenge were Victorya and Jillian who designed this incredible trench coat dress with an amazing silhouette. Even guest judge, italian fashion designer Alberta Ferretti commented on how beautiful it was. I was shocked, they had been struggling the entire episode, but in the end the two duos were head to head with the best designs.

Oh and poor Kit went home, I wasn’t really expecting her to get sent home.

Britney Spears’ comeback might not be so over yet. The fallen pop superstar looked like her old self in her new video for her next single, the sexy, sultry, feisty, “Piece of Me.” Check it out. She looks…GREAT. And you can not disagree with that…….

……..You Can”t!! Hell even if she just stood there. As long as she is looking better. Baby steps people, baby steps.

The nominations for the 2008 Grammy nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles. Kanye West and UK singing sensation Amy Winehouse lead the pack. Kanye was presented with eight nods and Winehouse with six.

Other top nominees included Jay-Z, the Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, T-Pain, Rihanna and Timbaland. West and Winehouse were nominated for album of the year for their CDs, “Graduation” and “Back to Back”.

Other record of year nominees included Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable,” the Foo Fighter’s “The Pretender,” Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and “What Goes Around Comes Around” by Justin Timberlake.

Make sure to tune in to the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008. LuxeRepublic will feature live Grammy coverage so stay clicked here as well.

For a complete list of the nominees check out Grammy.com.

The history between Kristin Cavallari and Lauren Conrad is a shaky one. We just got word that MTV is trying to get Kristin Cavallari to be apart of the next season of Lauren’s show, The Hills. Wouldn’t that be interesting? Kristin has been laying VERY low since her days on Laguna Beach…the dramz…MTV is really milking these actresses girls.

By the way, Luxerepublic.com is the FIRST media source on earth to report this. Thanks.

I know everyone has read everywhere about The Hills being fake. Well we here at Luxe think that the shows producers need to make sure their actresses stars are reporting the same consistent stories.

Earlier this month, “Hills” heavyweight Lauren Conrad told Us Weekly, “The show is not fake and this is really my life.” But LC’s co-star and longtime frenemy Heidi Montag tells a different story in the December issue of Blender. Heidi said, “I’m just glad I don’t have to deal with all the drama,” Heidi explained. “I mean it’s fun to watch, but I’m glad it’s not my life. I’m actually a drama-free person.” And it wouldn’t be Heidi if she didn’t mention that thing she has as a companion. “I think [Spencer's] often just joking,” she told Blender. “But then you put some music to it and a couple of looks and suddenly he’s an ass. … Spencer is very ambitious, very smart and very crafty. He is just on ‘The Hills’ for fun.”

They should probably tell the writers to watch for little loop holes like that. Yeah.