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Today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung featured EXTRAORDINARILY fashion-forward guests Whitney Port, Olivia Palermo, AND Christian Siriano. Um, no pressure or anything. As usual though, Alexa Chung turned up perfectly dressed, but never overly dressed, which just makes her casual-chic style all the more enviable -- and accessible. And as lovely as The City stars Whitney Port and Olivia Palmero usually look, personally I think Alexa's outfit stood out the most. Here's what Alexa wore on today's show.

Monday, June 22
+ Top: Chanel, her own.

+ Cardigan: J. Crew.

+ Jean shorts: Levi's, her own.

+ Rhinestone necklace: her own.

+ Shoes: Doc Martens.

More power to you if you can afford a Chanel top (or Chanel anything). I'd like to live where you live because clearly the recession hasn't hit you. But if you're looking for star-print alternative, check out this fun star-print tee. It's just $35 by With Mocha at YesStyle.com.

Or check out this great Sonia by Sonia Rykiel star print purple jersey dress. It's $162 at Asos.com.

Alexa's camel-colored cardigan is by J. Crew, but check out Delia's even cheaper boyfriend cardigan. It's $34.50 at Delias.com.

Also, HOLY 1992! Alexa Chung was wearing Doc Martens today! Not just regular old old-school black ones, either but metallic Docs. (Appropriately, tomorrow's musical guest is Bikini Kill! Um, just kidding. But that'd rule.) Feeling that? Get a pair of pewter metallic Doc Martens for $110 at DMUSAstore.com.

Lastly but not leastly, Alexa's chunky vintage rhinestone necklace was her own, but a quick search for vintage rhinestone necklaces by brands like Trifari on sites like RubyLane.com should net you some sparkly "Grandma-wore-this-to-prom" results.

PS: Check out these cute star-studded leather lace-up flats! They're $55 at Topshop.com.

+ The City star Whitney Port was snapped having a hot-n-heavy makeout sesh with Robert Buckley, the dreamboat from Lipstick Jungle.  We totally support this and any liplocking that does not involve Jay Lyon. (Pretty Boring)

+ You can have whatever you like, but you, T.I., can only have this state-issued orange jumpsuit which you'll be wearing for the next 366 days in prison. Sorry, brah! (MTV News)

+ Who knew that Jennifer Hudson once wanted to pursue the exciting career of tattoo artistry? (Scandalist)

+ We totally forgot about Ian Somerhalder (you know, the hottie from 2002's The Rules Of Attraction). Looks like he'll be playing a bloodsucker on the CW's new show Vampire Diaries. (Socialite Life)

+ Kelly Clarkson looks seriously adorable on the cover of her new single "I Do Not Hook Up." (ICYDK)

+ Mmm... wanna see a huge, disgusting chunk of wax in Zac Efron's ear? Of course you do. (TMZ)

+ In the "Why?/ Because 'Why Not?'" category for today, Lady GaGa will be performing "Poker Face" on American Idol??? (Pop Crunch)

+ Chicago thinks Pete and Ashlee are on the rocks, but WHAT does Chicago know? Meanwhile, over in Twitterland, looks like Ashlee was keeping Pete's seat warm at the Australian VMAs. (Chicago Sun Times)

+ Does Anna Kournikova do anything anymore besides put on bathing suits and make pouty faces? Did she ever do anything else?? (Egotastic!)

+ Holy HELL.  Forget the Oscars -- give me Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the new X-Men Trailer.  NOW. (MTV Movies Blog)

+ She ain't eatin' no more Cheetos y'all! Whatever. Who am I kidding?  Love her or hate her, however, there is no denying the power of the machine that is Britney Spears. (MTV Newsroom)

+ When he was a young boy, Miley Cyrus' whipping boy Justin Gaston surely said to himself, "If I just do this one photo shoot for this one soft-core-male-erotic-magazine-hiding-under-the-guise-of-male-model-career-launching-publication then I just might make it big!"  (Towleroad)

+ Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson doing CSI?? WHYYY?? Cause they don't have more important things to do like, say, i dunno. RAISING THAT BEBE????? (The Awful Truth)

+ What's this?  The City's Whitney Port and her slimy Aussie beau Jay Lyon are still together, despite the trailer for next week's episode? Say it ain't so! (Party Girl)

+ (P.S. Happy Birthday, Whit) (Remote Control)

+ If you're like me, then you totally forgot about saltine short stack Lady Sovereign, who's a'channelin' The Cure for her latest single (hopefully minus Robert Smith's rat's nest)  (Popnography)

+ Kelly "I'll-never-be-as-big-as-Beyonce" Rowland (blessing or a curse? ya heard??) redeemed herself in much more important ways yesterday. (People)

(Credit: Candice Lawler)

Class, it's time for a Tamarama review. What did we learn yesterday, class? Class, we learned that sometimes life can be so wack that God/ Goddess/ genetics/ the stork/ space/ vitamins/ vodka can be so wildly unpredictable as to bestow two human beings -- in this case Tamarama's Jay Lyon and Nicholas "Pottsy" Potts -- not only with obscenely pristine looks (duh, they're models), but also with the kind of musical skills that make models (and Whitney Port) want to date them.

Watch Tamarama perform "Everything To Me" live from their private performance at the Cutting Room in New York City, check out more Tamarama live performances, and, class, because you all showed up on time, you get extra points if you check out Tamarama's exclusive MTV photos. It hurts. I know it does, class. But it's not any easier for me either.

(Credit: Candice Lawler)

I know. It's hard to believe that the guys above actually play music and aren't extremely life-like mannequins, designed to just stand there and stare back at you, making you think slightly impure thoughts because they're SO FREAKING HOT IT'S INSANE.

But they're actually for-real living, breathing human beings AND musicians. You know Jay Lyon as Whitney Port's boyfriend on The City, and that's Potsy on the right, and they're both in the beachy band, Tamarama -- think Jack Jackson meets Jason Mraz on holiday at Bondi Beach. (Do you like how I just casually said "holiday"?) And they're both extremely hot, if I didn't mention that yet. I would mention the fact that they have Australian accents, but your either your head or monitor might detonate.

+ Check out brand-new Tamarama photos, and watch Tamarama's latest video, "Everything To Me."

(P.S. Jay's actually that absurdly gorgeous in person.)

Yes, Virginia, I actually do have a life outside of 1515 Broadway, 17th Floor, and last night I exercised that right-to-life-ness by going to the super glam-a-rama launch party for MAC's super kawaii Hello Kitty collaboration.

The party was packed with models with legs the width of my forearms, Ciara and Teyana Taylor were there (Teyana underwent a total Wonder Woman transformation thanks to The Blonds, who've designed inTENSE metalwork for Rihanna and Britney, and they'll have a few pieces at the Grammys too), ZAC POSEN was there, and there were lots of "Socials" and such.

But SPEAKING of things that rhyme with "glam-a-rama," I ran into members of Tamarama, who are ALSO on a show you may watch called The City. More specifically, my fellow blogger/ friend Amber (pictured above -- she's totally the Jewish Blake Lively!) ran into Jay and Adam and snapped a picture with both -- they were super nice and obliging, and I don't usually get all OMGTHEHILLSCITY, but seriously ladies, Jay was painfully hot IRL. Like, my eyes started watering a little, and I had to walk away. (And no, Whitney wasn't there.)

Also, I noticed that Cobra Starship's Ryland parked his pleasurecraft at the party, which was held in Chelsea (and had not NEARLY enough bathrooms... the party, not Chelsea). Ryland was there with Alex Suarez, and seriously people HOW are you not listening to their side project, This Is Ivy League RIGHT this very moment? Oh yeah. Because you're watching The City. Fair enough.

+ The JoBros share their top-secret Valentine's Day preferences! Hint: Nick wants to spoil you rotten, Joe wants you to write him an epic love poem, and Kevin sez he's all about surprises. (Sponkit)

+ Steeeeriiiike two! Impish Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus gets herself into another scandalicious photo-related scrape. This time, the culprit is Annie Leibovitz an incriminating, racially-insensitive snapshot where she and her friends make squinty eyes at the camera and laugh. (Scandalist)

+ Meanwhile, word has it Miley will be teaming up with fellow baby-faced teen Taylor Swift for a duet at the Grammys! That is, assuming the buzz surrounding MyCy's faux-Asian photo fiasco has adequately died down by then. (E! Online)

+ Speaking of Grammys, does Lil Wayne have a shot at taking home Album of the Year? We'll put it this way: if we were gonna put money down, it wouldn't be on Weezy. (MTV News)

+ Also, SOMEONE'S feeling a wee bit confident about his 2010 Grammy odds. Says American Idol winner David Cook: "Next year, I’m hoping to hang up a trophy shelf.” You do that! (MJs Big Blog)

+ Despite a momentary kerfuffle yesterday (Britney Spears threatened to pull the plug on her latest tour), the Circus is (still!) coming to town! And Britney's bringin' the kiddies along! (MTV News)

+ Scary boss lady Kelly Cutrone accuses Whitney Port's City friend of being a featherweight, while resident "social" Olivia Palermo puts it all in perspective: "We can't have Shamu walking down the runway."... Or can we?? (Remote Control)

+ Jessica Simpson is heading down to Nashville, where she'll be announcing nominees for the Country Music Awards and ignoring questions about her weight. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Awww, Amy Winehouse is finally waving buh-bye to St. Lucia. Fortunately, the all-play-and-no-work vacation continues! She's shipping off to Jamaica -- or, as the London tabs call it, the "isle of druggies." (The Sun - UK)

At some point, we've probably gotta stop thinking of Tamarama as Whitney Port's boyfriend's band. 'Course at this rate, that'll happen around the same time we stop looking at 30 Seconds To Mars as Jared Leto's group (or listening to Fall Out Boy without picturing Pete Wentz down on one knee and proposing.)

Sorry, Jay, but as long as you continue to melt our hearts on The City with your grand romantic gestures and your amazing Aussie accent ("That Whitney's a key-puh!"), we're powerless to disassociate you from the reggae pop group you're so desperately trying to promote. Which isn't to say we're not that into you -- er, your band -- because WE! SO! ARE!

(At least, 'til Whitney meets someone else and we completely lose interest.)

But before that happens, check out Tamarama's new video, "Everything To Me," and see what all the fuss is all about and why we sorta wish Jay was our boyfers too. True, "Everything To Me" doesn't reinvent the wheel -- the cool, laid-back beach vibe made us think happy, albeit slightly boring, vacationy thoughts -- but what it lacks in imagination, it more than makes up for in eye candy.

+ Sure, you (and SJP!) admired Michelle Obama's one-shouldered, Swarovski crystal-covered Jason Wu ball gown -- but did you know the bride-like frock was supposed to be a symbol of hope and feminine empowerment? If not, join the club! (MTV News)

+ And since we're on the subject of fashion, let's talk gowns! First topic: Did Jill Biden *borrow* Miley's 'Kids' Inaugural getup? Also: Could someone tell Rihanna that mustard yellow is NOT the new black? Thanxsomuch! (Scandalist)

+ Crybaby alert! Beyonce admits she came thisclose to bawling while serenading President Obama and the First Lady. Thisclose! (MTV News)

+ 'Course, she wasn't the only one. Ordinarily stoic City star Whitney Port admits even she shed a few tears while watching Barack's inauguration. (Remote Control)

+ Presumably while looking at Aretha Franklin's hat ... Yowzahs. (OMG! Yahoo)

+ OK, fine, so we ALL got a little choked up. Even Diddy was giddy! (E! Online)

+ Meanwhile, ABDC judge Shane Sparks took the opportunity to rate the Obamas' dancing: "On technique, I would give them an 8." Sheez, these days everyone's a critic. (MTV News)

+ Not everyone's eyes were glued on the Prez, however. After their duet at the Western Ball, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony spent the evening "gaz[ing] into each other's eyes" and PDA-ing like teenagers. Awww/ewww. (Usmagazine)

+ And after the party comes the afterparty! Celebs like Pete Wentz, Rosario Dawson and Usher kept the good times rollin' past 4am. It's what Obama would've wanted. (MTV News)

+ Courtney Love, who's possibly nuts, reaches a new Embarrassing Mom Milestone by literally begging Twilight star Robert Pattinson to take her 16-year-old daughter Frances Bean out on her "first-ever date." MAHHHHHHHMMMM!!! (OK!)

+ A pissed-off priest gave Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston a "verbal spanking" after catching them "giggling" and "texting" throughout his sermon. (Star)

+ What's black and white and red all over? Pink, after a sunscreen-less day on the beach! Oh, and did we mention she's also rocking some "cheeky" new tattoos? (The Sun - UK)

+ Amy Winehouse's crazy, crawling-on-hands-and-knees pics, explained! "[S]he was just having fun, pretending to be a horse," clarifies Amy's sad, deluded dad, Mitch. (Telegraph - UK)

+ We know, we know, you're already over the whole inauguration thing, but we just realized we left one of the most important deets out of our inaugural highlights reel: MILEY CYRUS AND NICK JONAS WERE SPOTTED HUGGING AFTER THE INAUGURAL YOUTH BALL. That is all. (Popstar! Magazine)

+ Note to Kelly Osbourne: if a gossip reporter calls you -- or your fiance -- stupid, slugging her in the face generally isn't the best way to prove her wrong. Now she's NEVER gonna get you that fancy-pants sugar bowl off your registry! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Hot off the (tabloid) press! Britney Spears is reportedly getting paid $20 million to write her memoirs. Yeah, it's like THAT. (Hollyscoop)

+ Coming up on The City: Jay asks Whitney to "trust" him -- then totally hits on some random club skank! Reason 139 why you should never, ever date an Australian. (Remote Control)