What do Tavi and Aretha Franklin have in common? Which makeup master is like a brother to J.Lo? And how do you ask for some Veuve Clicquot–en Français? Find out the answers and much, much more–in the latest installment of Chic Report!

If you’re already getting antsy anticipating the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, then these intriguing toys should tide you over for a bit. While slightly alarming upon first glance, the Wonderland Kubrick & Bearbrick Set is really quite adorable, non? We don’t know if we’d like to sit down over high tea with the likes of these characters, but we’d love to display them on our bedside table. Lewis Carroll, you’ve never seen a mad hatter like this before! THE DETAILS: MedicomToy, $18.99

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Barack Obama drew nearly every face in the American government to the State of Union address on Wednesday, but Simon Kneen did his part with editors a night before. Nearly every big face from the biggest books in our great country (Stefano Tonchi, Anne Christensen, Hal Rubenstein, Teri Agins, and Zanna Roberts) all made it out to Banana Republic’s traditional, seasonal dinner at Indochine. The editors and BR’s young design team toasted the company’s Summer 2010 effort and shared shrimps and steak family-style.

When Chic checked the weather this morning and found out the high was in the 20s, our first thought wasn’t our outerwear–it was our face! The cold and wind can wreak havoc on the skin, so be prepared with a moisturizer that’s not afraid to fight back–with caviar extracts, alpha hydroxy acids, and unique sea proteins. The fact that it can firm, smooth and lift as well? Pure magic. Merci, La Prairie!

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On frigid New York mornings like this one, Chic is even more jealous of the West Coasters–particularly Kate Bosworth, who looks perfectly summery in a pink Calvin Klein Collection frock at the brand’s celebration with the Los Angeles Nomadic Division for L.A. Arts Month and Art Los Angeles Contemporary.