While some people might feel a certain way about the way Eve’s paw-print tattoos look when she’s in formal wear, I actually think that she pulls them off. It’s like a trademark.

It should be said that it’s not the sort of thing a non-rapper/sort-of-actress can make work as successfully. More pics from the 7th on Sale Black-Tie Gala, where Eve showed off her class and sass, after the jump.

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I have two sisters who I love more than anything in the world, so it always warms my heart to see sisters having fun together, whether they’re fake ones in movies or television or actual tennis phenoms on the red carpet. This display of familial affection occurred yesterday in NYC at the launch of Venus Williams’s clothing line, EleVen. These chicks love clothing lines, don’t they? More after the jump.

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• Ew. Second story of the day — they really are back. Usher and Tameka are planning a wedding “real” wedding this weekend for family and friends, including Jermaine Dupri, Janet Jackson, Ashanti, and Diddy. []

• Every Jehovah’s Witness in the world just clutched their chest in horror. And which one is it, Terrence Howard — do you have premarital sex or not? [SP]

• Jena High School administrators banned the sisters of one of the defendants in the infamous case from wearing “Free the Jena 6″ shirts in school. Because it was “disruptive.” []

• Remy Ma’s alleged victim is just mad at all the female rappers. []

• Venus Williams launches the largest clothing collection of any female athlete. Uh, congrats? [EUR]

• What’s the fuss? I think i.beat blaxx is an amazing name for a white supremacist MP3 player. [AR]

• Serena and Venus Williams both followed the star-studded US Open tribute to Althea Gibson with wins. [NYT]

• The ACLU (and everyone else with a brain) has found that the Gulf Coast’s Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts have been rife with racism and civil rights abuses. [NOCB]

• I always say that the only sensible thing to do when you crash your Lamborghini is to leave it on the freeway and go about your business. [ESPN]

• KFC is finally reaching out to its core customers. [LBJ]

• Sisters have got to really love each other to compete all the time and keep the peace. Venus is out of the French Open; Serena’s still in it to win it. [USAT]
• A contestant in the National Spelling Bee was named Jasmine Shaquielle O’Neal Willis. And that’s all I have to say about that. [CNBC]
• Tyra thinks wine is nasty, but it’s sexy to order it and hold the glass. Way to teach the little ones how to avoid peer pressure. [INO]
• Amerie tried to reorganize Destiny’s Child (and take Michelle’s place) using the Sims computer game. Surprisingly, she was unsuccessful.[Starpulse]
• It looks like Isaiah Washington was apologetic on the set of Grey’s Anatomy — not that it matters now. [QT]
• Speaking of Isaiah, let’s not invite him to this club any time soon. Baby steps. [Urb]

If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. I obviously don’t subscribe to this rule all the time, but in Serena Williams’ case, it’s the reason why I don’t often mention her style choices. Recently, however, the tennis genius actually surprised me and Stereohyped fashion expert, designer Kibwe Chase-Marshall. Read his breakdown of Serena’s fashion “do” after the jump.

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