Fashion

You ever see a fashion item that you just NEEDED TO HAVE???

NBA star Richard Jefferson did -- a Vans cheetah-print snapback baseball hat ... and he paid $700 to buy it off some random dude's head!!!

RJ was at Hi Fi Kitchen & Cocktails in Scottsdale, AZ Saturday night -- when a dude named Andrew walked in with the cheetah cap.

Andrew tells TMZ Sports ... the Dallas Mavs star beelined it over his way with cash in hand ... and started making offers for the dome piece. Andrew declined at first ... but ultimately gave in for a handful of $100 bills -- 7 in total.

So, why was Jefferson so obsessed with the hat? Andrew says RJ actually purchased the lid for teammate Chandler Parsons ... who was also eyeing the cap that night.

The best part of the story -- Andrew says he originally bought the hat for $25.

Not a bad return on investment.

We're kinda tired of solving this mystery, so we'll leave it to you. Is Kim Kardashian that fickle that she'd change her hair color twice in the same month, or is wearing a wig?

This pic was taken Friday in Calabasas. It paints a dark picture of Kim K ... this, just weeks after she became blonde during Paris Fashion Week.

Check out this pic Kim posted with her photographer, Ellen von Unwerth. BTW, Ellen specializes in "erotic femininity."

Now that we think about it, screw the hair. What's Kim up to now?

Kanye West is making a lot of dudes fashion savvy -- thanks to him guys are enrolling by the droves at the design college where he's teaching to complete his community service.

According to court docs, Yeezy's not only killing it teaching at LA Trade Technical College ... he's also being credited by the school for increasing the number of men in the fashion design program by nearly 40%.

West pled no-contest last March to battery in that LAX pap beat down -- but the case has turned into a boon for the school ... where officials are giving Prof. West straight A's.

They point out he's gone above and beyond to assign projects, and offer students personal mentoring.

Elton John is taking on Dolce & Gabbana again, but instead of trashing the designers ... he's saying he loves them. However, it might be a giant backhanded compliment.

Elton and D&G have been feuding ever since Dolce referred to children born by IVF as "synthetic babies" -- but during his show in Las Vegas, Sir Elton said his whole band is wearing their clothes.

Problem is ... he brought up Dolce & Gabbana while listing people who had changed the world.

Check out the clip ... Elton's either being sarcastic or he's decided to accept the olive branch D&G offered a couple days ago.

Can you spot the male model in this pic? Trick question ... there are two!

MLB legend Roger Clemens threw on his finest aqua bow tie and hit the runway at Theresa Roemer's Fashion Woodlands in Houston last week.

The Rocket -- along with stars like Adrian Peterson and "Real Housewives" star Porsha Williams -- helped raise money and awareness for The Greater Woodlands Public Art Foundation.

Floyd and Manny are fighting for more green than they thought on May 2nd ... 'cause TMZ Sports has the first look at the WBC belt the two men will be vying for ... and it's as emerald as Oz.

The World Boxing Council didn't just want any old championship belt to be handed out to the winner of this historic bout ... so they decided to commission a special prize for the victor.

Two belts were made ... an "onyx" version and an "emerald" version -- and a fan vote on the WBC website last week determined which belt will be delivered to the winner.

It was a tight contest but emerald took it with 53% of the vote ... although both belts are said to be worth nearly $1 MILLION ... so there was no real loser.

Except of course the guy that gets his face knocked off on the 2nd.

Actually he kinda wins too ($100 million bucks).

Kathy Griffin and Kelly Osbourne tried to derail the "Fashion Police" train by quitting the show ... but the network is keeping it and going full steam ahead ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with production tell TMZ ... E! execs have already met to discuss the future of the show and they plan to recast the open spots and possibly create a different show with the same concept.

We're told execs realized Kathy wasn't the star Joan Rivers was and are ready to find new replacements.

Kathy Griffin seemed surprised she caused such a stick by quitting the fashion cop show.

Kathy was in concert Friday in Connecticut when she segued into her resignation from "Fashion Police," first saying she didn't understand why it made news and then changing her tune and calling it an homage to Joan Rivers.

Looking like she just walked off set from a Tim Burton movie, Victoria Beckham walked the red carpet Thursday night with hubby David at the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Fashion Gala in London.

Mariah Carey is back on the move, dining out, having fun and talking to photogs, but there's one thing she won't do ... "Fashion Police."

Mariah was leaving The Palm in Beverly Hills Thursday night when our photog mentioned there's yet another vacancy on the now-controversial show that Kathy Griffin just quit, 'cause it's too mean. The singer weighed in on the chances she'd fill the spot.

Coco is now slanging lingerie ... and she's wearing the barely there bodywear in a new twerk video to prove it's the go-to underwear for strippers nationwide.

Ice T's wife is now the face of Cocolicious Lingerie -- launching at the end of the month -- and dropped this slo-mo video of her ass jiggling to show off her thong's bounceability.

Kathy Griffin has thrown in the towel, quitting "Fashion Police" because she thinks it's too mean-spirited.

Griffin just tweeted a treatise, saying, "I thought I could bring my brand of humor to Fashion Police so that beautiful people in beautiful dresses could be teased when appropriate." Griffin adds, "My brand of humor, while unrepentant and unafraid, is all about CONTEXT. There's plenty to make fun of in pop culture without bringing people's bodies into it."

Griffin was not specific on what changed her tune, but she did say, "I do not want to use my comedy to contribute to a culture of unattainable perfectionism and intolerance towards difference."

She never mentioned the whole thing with Zendaya at the Oscars, but she did mention in her tweet being a champion of people of color.

North West is rebelling against Kim Kardashian's tyrannical fashion reign, eschewing her couture tastes to go with a "Frozen" themed suitcase as she walked through Charles de Gaulle Airport Thursday.

Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald un-retired for a surprise appearance in Paris today ... treating the crowd at the Valentino show to an epic "walk-off."

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson stunned the crowd by bringing back the characters for Fashion Week ... as sort of a dry-run for the upcoming "Zoolander" sequel.

Neither said a word -- in true male model fashion -- but worked their magic on the runway.

Finally ... more funding for "The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too."

They're so hot right now.

NeNe Leakes is making a big play for "Fashion Police," but she doesn't want to replace Kelly Osbourne ... she wants to be the new Joan Rivers.

NeNe was leaving Mr. Chow in Bev Hills Monday night when she pitched herself to our photog, explaining she and Joan have the same MO.

Here's the problem. Saying she could be the next Joan is a shot at Kathy Griffin, who probably has a say on who gets the open spot.

Chick feuds ... they're fun.

Sean Kingston just bought some expensive jewelry ... against his will. Let's just say it's a court-ordered purchase.

Sean skated off with $226k worth of jewelry from 2008-2013 but never paid a dime ... this according to Avi Da Jeweler who filed a lawsuit against Sean.

The singer's rep told us last August ... Sean coughed up more than $300k and had the cashed checks to prove it.

If that were so, it should have been easy to win the lawsuit, but Sean never filed an answer so the judge just issued a default judgment, to the tune of $356k.

As puzzling as it is that Sean never produced the checks, it's just as puzzling why Avi kept giving the dude jewelry when he wasn't paying jack.

We've reached out to his rep but so far no comment.