Fashion

Prince's zest for purple flair will be showcased during an auction offering up incredible items from the legendary musician's life ... but you'll have to bid big to take any home.

The Prince Memorabilia auction begins online next week and features more than 200 princely items, including the purple piano he personally played ... which is expected to haul in more than $50,000.

Same goes for Prince's purple stage-worn boots, and a microphone from his Purple Rain Tour is expected to fetch at least $20k ... along with a pair of his purple pants.

Purple's not the only popular color, though ... Prince's red "Under the Cherry Moon" handwritten script notebook is also expected to get bids above $20k

The auction -- being held by RR Auction in Boston -- starts February 8 and ends February 15.

Lupita Nyong'o is definitely runway material ... and there's no question about it.

The "Black Panther" star looked S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G Thursday strutting what her mama gave her on the way to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Hollywood. Lupita rocked the hell outta patent leather pants, leather top AND leather trench coat ... aka serious superhero swagger.

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano is so confident there's been no misconduct by him against Kate Upton ... he's urging her to take him to court to set the record straight.

Marciano tells TMZ ... he's shocked by Upton's accusations of sexual harassment and can't figure out what she claims to have against him. He says he won't apologize because he's done nothing wrong.

Marciano insists he's never touched Upton, and has never even been alone with her. He adds ... "If she has a claim, there's one place to tell the truth and that’s in court or to the police."

The Guess honcho says there could be some bad blood with Kate ... he says after she became a superstar by way of 5 campaigns with the brand, she began showing up to set after late nights "looking terrible." Marciano claims the company decided to cut ties with her ... and he suggests this might be her motivation.

Kate Upton is itching to tell everyone about what she claims was sexual abuse at the hands of Guess co-founder Paul Marciano.

Our photog got Kate Wednesday arriving at LAX, and she made it clear she's going to offer more than a Twitter headline when the time is right. Upton wrote on Instagram Tuesday, Marciano should not be allowed to use his power to sexually harass women, though she was not specific.

The S.I. cover model wouldn't say if she was a victim or if she was speaking out on behalf of other models, but it seems like she has a personal story.

Kate also believes people at Guess were complicit in protecting and enabling Marciano.

So far Marciano has not responded.

Jennifer Lopez was forced into an extremely awkward position Wednesday night ... having to schmooze with Guess co-founder Paul Marciano just hours after he was accused of sexually abusing models.

J Lo, along with Alex Rodriguez, chatted up Marciano at Guess HQ in downtown L.A. -- she was the guest of honor at the launch party for her new Guess campaign. The timing couldn't have been worse.

Kate Upton had just made the allegation that Marciano has been abusing models. Wednesday's event had been planned for weeks, and our Guess sources say Kate was invited ... so she clearly knew her bombshell would land right in the middle of Marciano's big night.

Jay-Z's trying to expand his aviation enterprise ... the one made of 'paper,' that is.

Jay's company, S. Carter Enterprises, just filed legal docs to secure the rights to their clothing brand, Paper Planes, in a number of different sales-type vehicles.

According to the trademark application, obtained by TMZ, the Carter operation is looking to expand the plane logo -- created by Jay's business partner, Emory Jones -- into more of a retail environment and beyond ... like department stores, an online shopping site and even into musical recordings.

They're also looking to presumably hawk gear like athletic gym bags, tour books, jewelry as well as a cosmetic line ... all featuring the Paper Plane image.

Prepare for takeoff, ya'll.

Kim Kardashian got a major makeover ... as in, she's now Paris Hilton. Or Paris is her ... it's confusing. But very hot.

P played Kim K dress up -- rocking a classic Kim outfit while sucking on a lollipop (also a Kim classic) -- for Kanye West's Yeezy Season 6 campaign.

She wasn't alone ... Kanye also enlisted a ton of hot models -- Abigail Ratchford, Amina Blue, Bad Girls Club twins Shannon and Shannade Clermont and porn's own Lela Star -- to kopy Kim. Some even went fully nude.

The King from "Black Panther" says his Marvel movie is way more than a superhero flick -- it's also going to debunk a bunch of stereotypes about Africa. In other words ... school's in!

We got John Kani, who plays King T'Chaka, and asked if he thinks the highly anticipated film will ease racial tensions in America. His answer was, quite frankly, awesome.

John also weighed in on fashion. Yes, fashion. Not BP's, but Bey's.

He told us Beyonce was channeling the African tradition of getting glammed for any occasion ... when she stepped out in all-black at the Grammys. He also thinks she was supporting the 'BP' cause -- and he's all for it.

Donald Trump took a beating at the 2018 Grammy Awards -- but his family did find one silver lining on the show ... singer Joy Villa's pro-life dress!

Joy -- who turned heads Sunday in her red carpet attire -- tells TMZ she spoke with Eric Trump's wife, Lara, Monday, saying she thought Joy's hand-painted "Choose Life" dress was stunning ... and left her proud of Joy's conservatism.

This ain't Joy's first controversial outfit at the Grammys -- she showed up last year in a "Make America Great Again" gown in support of Trump, which also caused quite a stir.

As for this year's dress, Joy tells us she doesn't see it as "anti-abortion." She says she simply supports life, and wants to expand the #MeToo and Time's Up conversation to start including other women's rights issues like this. She once gave up a baby for adoption.

Aside from Joy, just about everyone else at the Grammys happily skewered the Prez, including Hillary Clinton's epic burn in a skit.

Musicians at the 2018 Grammys are trying to pull off their own symbol for the #TimesUp movement ... but they're not nearly as united as actors were for the Globes.

Celebs began arriving to Madison Square Garden Sunday ahead of the 60th annual Grammy Awards in NYC, where some stars have vowed to wear a white rose to honor Time's Up.

There've been a handful of heavy hitters rockin' the white appendage -- Lady Gaga , Kelly Clarkson, Ne-Yo, Eve, The Chainsmokers and Reba McEntire so far. Others expected to wear the flower include Kesha, Halsey and Camila Cabello ... just to name a few.

Still, artists in the music world have been relatively quiet about Time's Up (aside from those mentioned above). Looks like they're keeping it that way for the time being.

Taryn Manning got a sweet deal on her SAG Awards outfit -- but she's pissed off, and wants a piece of the stylist who dared to deck her out in a ... wait for it ... $200 dress!

Taryn was still fuming about the gown Wednesday at LAX. Our photog tried to congratulate the 'OITNB' star on scoring the ensemble that most critics loved ... for the look and the price.

Well, talk about different perspectives. You gotta see what happened when we tried to give her props. Taryn's happy everyone else can go buy her dress -- Adrianna Papell at Macy's and Bloomingdales, btw -- but strongly believes she deserves better.

Hell hath no fury ...

Pregnant Kylie Jenner finally showed her face for the first time in nearly 5 months ... 'cause mama-to-be's still gotta bring home the bacon.

Kylie posed in bed with her sisters -- Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kourtney -- while rocking their Calvin Klein undies, but she was careful to NOT reveal what everyone's waiting to see.

Obviously, the product shot was a scheduled advertisement, but while all the other sisters showed their lower halves ... Kylie hid her baby bump under a blanket, showing only her bra. Even pregnant Khloe only covered her belly with her hand.

Sorry, Calvin ... mom boobs are all you get from KJ. For now.

Early arrivals for the 24th annual SAG Awards were quite telling ... 'cause a lot of the women appear to have abandoned the blackout for "Time's Up."

It was obvious Sunday as celebs made their way to the Shrine Auditorium that many of the ladies decided against wearing black in support of the movement -- unlike the Golden Globes a few weeks ago, when the blackout was practically unanimous.

Some of the stars who avoided black wardrobe so far include Alison Brie, Erin Lim, Renee Bargh, Giuliana Rancic, Lilliana Vazquez, and Keltie Knight.

What's interesting ... a lot of red carpet personalities are talking "Time's Up" and speculating it'll be a major conversation piece throughout the night.

The name of Kim and Kanye's third child remains a mystery but, despite juicy Internet speculation, it has NOTHING to do with Louis Vuitton.

We're told Kim's Instagram post of the iconic Louis Vuitton print Wednesday that whipped fans into a frenzy was meant to honor Kim Jones, not drop a baby name hint.

We're told Jones -- LV's menswear designer since 2011 -- showed his latest collection on the runway Wednesday night, so Kim K's post was simply a shout-out. Jones also once designed a shoe with Kanye.

Adding fuel to this Louis Vuitton baby name theory is the fact Kim also shared a shot of her trash bins plastered with the LV logo a few days before their baby girl was born, but again ... we're told it's just a coincidence.

As for any true leads on the baby name ... Kanye's no help either.

Taylor Swift is banking on her reputation ... check that, her "Big Reputation," and ditto on her signature.

The singer's company -- TAS Rights Management, LLC -- filed docs to lock down the rights to "Big Reputation" ... which is a lyric in her song "End Game," off her latest album, "Reputation."

Taytay's looking to slap "Big Reputation" on a bunch of merch -- including sunglasses, cell phone cases, pajamas and gloves. She's also locking down her "Taylor Swift" signature ... for bathrobes, hair pins, dolls and toy glow sticks.

The #MeToo movement is about to be way more in fashion ... if Hard Candy Cosmetics gets its way.

The cosmetics giant has applied to trademark #MeToo for fragrances and makeup ... which we're guessing means you'll see the hashtag on lipsticks, nail polishes, mascaras and whatnot.

We know what you're thinking, but CEO Jerome Falic tells us this isn't a straight cash grab. He says the company's intention is to give back to women worldwide. He wasn't more specific than that -- but an industry source tells us the plan is to donate proceeds to the #MeToo cause.

Falic says they're still in planning stages, so it's unclear which products will get the hashtag treatment if the trademark's approved.