There’s been plenty of talk lately about bikini waxing, from your reasons it’s very popular, for the surprisingly young ages that women start performing it. Though the conversation got just a little louder-and more high brow.

The Atlantic just published a substantial article about Brazilian bikini waxes along with the story’s compounded about 300 comments and counting. And London hosted the Muff March last weekend, to protest the proliferation of vaginal cosmetic plastic surgery options. We’re obviously in the middle of Vaginageddon here.

There are several obvious historical points in pop culture that could indicate who’s to “blame” to the reason female crotch hair is certainly going extinct. The Atlantic traces the timeline nicely: The J. Sisters introduced the united states on the Brazilian within the late 80s; Carrie Bradshaw first got it all waxed off in an episode of SATC in 2000; Victoria Beckham declared in 2003 that all girls should go on it all off starting on the age of 15; and lastly, the porn industry probably started all this to start with. Playboy started showing much less bush, and porn movies followed suit. Teeny bikinis and super low-slung jeans (see: Tara Reid circa 2000-style) were a final nails in the pubic coffin. Which brings us to your current state of hairlessness.

No matter the reason women wax it all off-some believe it’s hygienic or makes sex better-the point is that it’s something else for us to become insecure about. And it’s increasingly younger women who're falling prey to the pressure to get a porn star pudenda. Essentially the most disturbing the main Atlantic article involves college students. The under-30 set provides the most Brazilians-they’ve adult with the notion that being hairless is the norm, and thus get their male peers. Which is how it gets gross.

The Atlantic recounted a narrative wherein a higher boy said “he had never installed using a girl who had crotch hair, and would frankly be disgusted to undress women and learn a veil of genital fur.” This apparently led a lot of girls to freak out and wax immediately. And there’s a lot of anecdotes about women refusing to enter social situations that might result in sex when they’re due to get a wax. With justified reason being worried, because guys are talking about your fuzzy cooch inside a not-so-nice way. Per the Atlantic: “It’s not uncommon for the college-aged man to ‘go out of his way’ to make fun of your girl’s pubic grooming habits regarding his buddies after he’s installed together with her.” Young guys are watching porn and assuming it’s reality. (Um, they must be fricking pleased to get any pussy in any way, whether it be fuzzy you aren't.)

Women are beginning to buck from the notion they desire a so-called “designer vagina” to be considered attractive. Even strippers have started questioning the practice-remember the vagina beauty pageant? The Muff March ladies started protesting the buzz of hairless ladyparts (with amazing slogans like “Get Your Mitts Off My Muff”), but expanded their march this coming year to incorporate the quickly proliferating plastic surgery options. “Lady gardens aren't just undergoing topiary, they’re having invasive re-landscaping,” like a flowery editorial within the Guardian puts it. The labia-prettifying plastic cosmetic surgery marketplace is booming on the tune of $6.8 million in the united states, based on the Guardian. Procedures vary from labiaplasty to vaginal tightening and beyond. So not only are younger ladies feeling insecure, but now older women (who may have had babies, etc.) thinks bad relating to vag sag.

It’s enough to help you desire to you should get some granny panties and call it a day.

That taste of Karlie’s gams around the cover of Vogue Italia we had been treated to a couple of days ago is mere child’s play compared to what’s been unleashed within the mag. Karlie earned herself an 18-page spread shot by Steven Meisel, also it flaunts her crazy-toned, long-limbed body-she looks amazing naked and now we suspect it’s hard to get photographers to help keep her clothes on. If you need some New Year’s fitness motivation, read on.

The photographs are actually fun, if a little random. She wears lots of hats (flowers! a sombrero!) and is shown along with her clothes scrunched down so it’s challenging to tell what exactly she’s wearing in some from the pics. But we don’t think the garments are necessarily the idea here.

*runs off to do a huge selection of crunches*

Gucci has been named the most searched for fashion brand on Microsoft’s Search Engine, Bing, in 2011, marking its second year at the top.

Similarly to Google’s Zeitgeist list, which will soon be announced, Bing.com compiles an annual search trends list to capture key American movements of the year.

Italian luxury brand Gucci, which also offers more affordable mass market items such as keychains and wallets, has beaten the likes of Louis Vuitton and Burberry to the top spot in the most searched for brands category.

French fashion house Chanel was last year’s number two in the compilation, although it has dropped to fifth position for 2011. Ralph Lauren now occupies the second most searched spot, having notably made the headlines this month after Vogue magazine published a spread on the brand’s heir David Lauren’s wedding to model and designer Lauren Bush.

Other appearances clearly linked to media reports include that of John Galliano at number nine; the creator made news for all the wrong reasons in 2011 after being found guilty of racist and anti-Semitic abuse following his arrest at a Paris bar in February.

Notably absent from the top ten are Versace and Missoni, who have both enjoyed mainstream success in 2011 with affordable lines at H&M and US department store Target respectively.

Meanwhile, Chanel’s founder and namesake Coco Chanel made number eight, despite the label’s ubiquitous creative director Karl Lagerfeld not making an appearance.

Other brands featuring in the top ten include sportswear label Y-3 and casualwear retailer J. Crew.

Top Searched Fashion Brands On Bing.com in 2011 (via The Wall Street Journal):

1. Gucci
2. Ralph Lauren
3. Y-3
4. Louis Vuitton
5. Chanel
6. Guess
7. J. Crew
8. Coco Chanel
9. John Galliano
10. Burberry

H&M has announced its next designer collaboration will be with Italian fashion house Marni.

The Swedish high street retailer caused global hysteria earlier this month when the Versace for H&M line went on sale, and its earlier collaborations with high-end brands such as Lanvin and Sonia Rykiel have been similarly successful.

Rumors had been suggesting the next H&M collaboration could be with Tom Ford, after H&M's creative adviser Margareta van den Bosch described him as "a very interesting name."

However, the brand revealed in a press release Tuesday, November 29 that its Spring 2012 designer partnership will be with Marni.

The label's founder and creative director Consuelo Castiglioni has created the clothing and accessories line inspired by Marni's original prints, which is for both men and women.

It will be available in 260 stores worldwide and online as of March 8, 2012.

"I wanted to create a true Marni wardrobe by revisiting all our favorite pieces in signature fabrics and prints. As always, I love juxtaposing prints and colors, mixing modern tribal with Bauhaus graphic adding sporty utilitarian elements," explained Castiglioni.

2012 will also see the release of a second round of designs from Versace creative director Donatella, whose Fall 2012 sold out in just half an hour in some stores.

Last week a spokesperson for H&M confirmed Donatella's Spring pre-collection will be available January 19, although only in countries where H&M has an e-commerce site such as the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Princess Diana's back-up wedding dress and shoes were auctioned at London's Kerry Taylor auction house.

When you’re getting married in front of millions, you ought to have a back up plan.

Or a back-up dress, to be more precise. Exact replicas of Princess Diana’s wedding dress and slippers were auctioned off in London this week for approximately $132,000. The David Emanuel gown and Clive Shilton shoes were made for the princess in case anything went wrong with her original outfit prior to the ceremony.

A fashion museum in Chile bought the dress; a private buyer took home the shoes (which, according to the Daily Mail, have the initials C and D joined together with a heart on the soles).

Wonder if Duchess Catherine had her own replicas waiting in the wings?