No one wants to be on a worst-dressed list. But making PETA’s worst-dressed list is even worse.

Madonna tops the list as 2009’s biggest fur offender. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA released its ninth annual worst-dressed list, which names celebrities who wear fur. The non-profit group gets personal with the offenders saying that “when you see Madonna in fur, you realize why nobody has copied her style since 1984.”

 Madonna generated at least twice the number of votes cast on the PETA Web site., said the group’s spokesperson Michael McGraw. The list is compiled by PETA, whose members search through images from photo agencies to spot celebrities wearing fur. Members and others then vote on the top offenders on the PETA Web site. (more…)

Jupiter must be aligning with Mars, or some other celestial event is taking place, because there are more celebrities than ever coming out with their own fashion lines, or stepping up to become spokespeople for fashion houses. Here are just a few of the latest:

Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is designing a second handbag for Dooney & Bourke. Not only is the actress their spokesmodel, but now she’s created the “Hayden Clutch”  (with a little help from Peter Dooney) that will be sold starting in December for $295, say the enterprising Off the Rack bloggers at People.com. The clutch (pictured above with Panettiere) features a lion’s head gold clasp because that’s Hayden’s astrological sign.

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