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The Pirelli calendar is given as an annual gift to the tire company's most important clients. This year Terry Richardson shot models including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Catherine McNeil and a sloth! As usual, they're in various states of undress. The Telegraph has some behind-the-scenes shots. [Telegraph UK]
Zac Efron
PLASTIC SURGERY
• "Botax" may become a reality. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health-care bill on Wednesday. Page 2,045 contained a section that would impose a five percent tax on cosmetic procedures and surgeries. [Fox News, Kaiser Health News]
HAIR
• Zac Efron: "I've never told anyone this before. This is a hair scoop. Shower before you go to bed, and then sleep on your wet hair. Towel-dry it. In the morning, it's all messed up naturally. If you have that messed-up thing going when you wake up, it's more willing to stay that way. That's Zac's hair tip." [Time]
No real surprises here, folks. Irina takes the crown, as we knew she would, which is preceded by a dramaless finale, the highlight of which is a Tim freakout the likes of which we’ve never seen. We learn that Michael Kors is one of those people who wear sunglasses indoors, Nina has emotions, and Heidi calls her dad “Papa.” But first things first: When we start out, Carol Hannah is still feeling horrible and nauseated, which even melts the heart of stone-cold Irina (just a little). At least she gets a big hug from Logan to make her feel better. At the hair and makeup consultation, Carol Hannah wants soft and pretty, while Irina and Althea both want dark smudge. Tim points out that their beauty schemes are basically the same, and Irina again accuses Althea of copying her (while she seems to be completely fine with copying us!). We watched the episode with our mom, and were treated to some over-55-year-old gems. “She is just a witch,” she said of Irina (Mom doesn’t curse). Tim, meanwhile, calls it a “make-it-work moment.” The morning of the runway show, the designers have to get up at 3:30 a.m. to prep their collections. The show is running behind schedule, and in the most amusing moment of the night, Tim has a hissy. “I am about to lose it!” he yells, running around like a lunatic attempting to hurry everyone the eff up. It finally all comes together as the tent fills up. Althea introduces her collection first — “I’m showing you a piece of my soul,” she says, mentioning she was inspired by sci-fi movies from the fifties and sixties (where’s Ra’mon when you need him?). Carol Hannah calls her show “near and dear to my heart,” and then Irina comes out and says her collection is “what it takes to survive in the city as a woman!” Really? All we need is a big sweater with sleeves that are twice as long as our arms? Interesting. “Just ’cause you don’t like Irina, doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of people supporting her,” says our mom, wisely. And it’s true, she gets the win. So let’s see how the designers did, shall we?
Last night the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show taped in New York. This is how show stylist Charlotte Stockdale explains the spectacle:
“We came up with the idea of this girl who lands from outer space in Paris. She gets on a train that comes to a halt in Pinkland, where pink girls get on and off. Then they go into this fairy-tale forest and little lady bugs and butterflies land on them and vines grow up on their clothes. Then, there’s Tick-Tock Time; the wings in this section are based on clocks — there’s one modeled after a pocket watch with metallic feathers. And she ends up in this regal realm of princess-ness, where the wings have Swarovski jewels and peacock feathers.”
But everyone knows this event isn't about the clothes. It's about the half-naked models, who spent all day yesterday backstage getting ready. To be half-naked for a few minutes. During this time they chatted up many reporters. The favorite conversation topic? Food. See what Chanel Iman, Anja Rubik, Marisa Miller, and more said in the slideshow.
From left: Looks from Althea, Irina, and Carol Hannah.Photo: Imaxtree
Hey, we're getting better at this: For the second season in a row, we correctly divined the winner of Project Runway — although, to be honest, this season it was about as difficult to predict as announcing that it might snow while you are in the middle of a blizzard. Even with her nonexistent color palette, Irina's collection was so much better from a technical standpoint that giving the win to the others would've felt a bit like handing a painting prize to a fifth-grader instead of Monet, just because, hey, what the kid was going for MIGHT have been interesting if he'd just been a better artist. Herewith, our complete thoughts on the finale (The Cut's official recap will follow shortly).
Some of you might consider these SPOILERS. But the damn thing already aired, so. 
Erica Kiang turned her affinity for international street style into a career. She graduated from Barnard in 2006, interned at Vogue and Gucci, and landed a retail job at Ann Taylor. After soaking up the local sartorial scene on recent trips to Brazil and Hong Kong, she decided to launch her own boutique, which opened late last month on a recovering stretch of Nolita. Kiang hired freelance trend-hunters in Asia, Europe (one also works for Italian Vogue), and South America to report back on ubiquitous street styles and notable local designers. Unlike other internationally influenced boutiques, the selection here is fashion-focused and truly diverse: You’ll find dresses from Brazil, Denmark, and Australia, jeans from Korea, watches from Tokyo, bags from Ghana, fur vests from Bolivia, jewelry from Argentina, and cashmere from Italy. New shipments arrive on a weekly basis, both from established designers and smaller, new producers. ("Sometimes, I end up taking things home in my suitcase," Kiang says, laughing.) Click ahead to check out the selection.
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Last week we received an invite to an event that promised free Grey Goose vodka for two hours while Jesus Luz D.J.-ed in the penthouse of the Hotel on Rivington. Since he's hot and we like free vodka, house music, and the scant possibility of Madonna showing up, we signed up. The crowd was a mix of horrible meatpacking nighttime people and desperate faux hipsters. When we arrived, Jesus was sitting at a table in the corner with only one other guy. He is surprisingly short, perhaps not even six feet, but gorgeous in person. Madonna has done well for herself, indeed. When it was his turn to take the turntables, we were surprised to see him plug in a laptop. Usually when celebrities "D.J.," they just plug in their iPods and change the songs (we saw Björk do this once and head-bang with her entourage to "Say My Name" — it was amazing). But Jesus plugged in his own equipment, put headphones on, and actually used the soundboard. He didn't scratch, but he looked like he was actually D.J.-ing! And the music wasn't half bad! At first we considered requesting a song, but he was doing so well on his own we just let him go on with his Brazilian self.
EVENTS
TOMORROW
• 3rd Ward hosts the Score! Pop-up Swap to benefit City Harvest. Bring clothing, accessories, music, art supplies, books, DVDs, housewares, or other miscellany to trade. Entry is $3, which includes complimentary Colt 45 from 1 to 2 p.m. ("Cheap breakfast drinks" will be available until 5 p.m.) Donations are accepted. 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave., nr. Stagg St., East Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-715-4961); 1–7.
• D.J.'s Luke and Zach Go Boating will be playing their dance-worthy mixes in store at Eryn brinié. 501 Broadway, nr. Broome St. (212-308-6134); 1–5.
• Head to the La Femme Fete holiday shopping event and sale, featuring vintage clothes by Daphra Holder and Sammy Davis, jewelry by Kim Last, and stationery and prints by Laura Trimble. 347 W. 36th St., nr. Ninth Ave., Ste. 503; 5–8.
• Try out to win a $250,000 contract with Ford Models at an open casting call. Finalists will participate in Model Boot Camp in São Paulo, Brazil, to determine the winner. Read about the application process and register online at fordmodels.com. W New York, 541 Lexington Ave., at 49th St.; noon–4.
Photo: Imaxtree, Courtesy of Maria Cornejo
As one of Michelle Obama's designers, Maria Cornejo continues to gather steam. While quietly creating some of New York's coolest clothes, Maria launched into the land of prints. Along with Balenciaga's designer Nicolas Ghesquière, Maria is at the forefront for the print phenomenon. Taken from her trips around the world and extracted and stretched digitally, these prints are truly original. See below for the five reasons we love Maria's prints, specifically the water print for spring.
Photo: Getty Images
As Lindsay Lohan's reign at Emanuel Ungaro slogs on, Mounir Moufarrige seemingly remains the only person with a trace of (perhaps feigned) confidence in her. Critics panned the spring 2010 collection, Emanuel Ungaro himself is distraught over her employment, and department stores aren't buying the clothes. Today "Page Six" reports that Ungaro chairman Asim Abdullah is battling with Moufarrige over her dismissal.
"Asim wants her out now," a fashion insider who has seen e-mails between the two executives tells Page Six. "Department stores in the States have already told him they won't be picking up the line if Lohan remains a collaborator, so it's a serious issue."
What a mess. Lindsay's a mess, Lindsay's home is a mess, the label is a mess, Moufarrige is a mess. To be fair, it was his decision to hire her. Maybe it was part of his eccentric-fashion-person act, but that's not to say there shouldn't be consequences for his poor choice.
Lohan's fashion gig in danger [Page Six/NYP]
British eating-disorder campaigners are upset over the comment Kate Moss made in WWD about her personal motto, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. That's one of them. You try and remember, but it never works," she said last week. Mary George of British eating-disorder charity Beat notes, "Comments like this make it even more difficult for young people struggling with an eating disorder." Moss's agents issued a statement explaining that the quote was taken out of context adding, "For the record, Kate does not support this as a lifestyle choice.'' [NYT]
Today in Miley Cyrus news, "Page Six" reports she dressed like Julia Roberts's hooker character from Pretty Woman for her eighties-themed 17th-birthday party. And of the Wal-Mart line she designs, ahem, with Max Azria, she tells Seventeen: "We look into fashion designs very much in advance. We started the plaid shirts and the cheetah pants before people started seeing it [on runways]. When you first look at it as a designer, you think Okay, this is going to be a little crazy. But you don't know what's going to be in in a year like Max [Azria] does. Max looks at other designers, and you know it's very advanced. He's got the inside scoop." [Page Six/NYP, Seventeen]
Photo: Courtesy of Calvin Klein
• Calvin Klein Jeans signed Jamie Dornan and Eva Mendes again for the spring campaign, which was shot by Steven Klein. [WWD]
• Giles Deacon's sales were up 42 percent for the spring collection, which he showed in Paris for the first time this season. [British Vogue]
• Tommy Hilfiger plans to open 100 new stores by March 31. [WWD]
• You can find unworn shoes by Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik at the pop-up eBay store on 57th Street. [Shophound]
Photo: Patrick McMullan
More details have emerged surrounding 20-year-old South Korean model Daul Kim, who was found dead yesterday. Kim's boyfriend, who declined to be named in the press, found her hanged in her Paris apartment and alerted police. Authorities are operating under the hypothesis that she committed suicide. Kim's agent tells the AP her mother is arriving in Paris today.
Bloggers in South Korea are speculating she felt the pressures of the fashion industry. On October 30, Kim wrote on her blog she was "mad depressed and overworked." On November 5, she wrote in another entry, "the more i gain the more lonely it is ... i know i'm like a ghost i have nothing but myself." In her last entry, on November 18, she posted a track by Jim Rivers, "I Go Deep," with the headline "say hi to forever."
Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment [AP]
Earlier: A Look Back at Daul Kim’s Career Highlights
Remembering Daul Kim
20-Year-Old Model Daul Kim Is Dead
Photo: Courtesy of Eight Body Moisture
Spa escapes are important for a bit of pampering and relaxation, but the new Eight Body Moisture line leaves skin so supple, it makes the spa a luxury and not a necessity. The formula was created back in 1944 by a woman named Wanda Burns who worked in an airplane hangar during World War II. As anyone can imagine, her skin was ravaged, so she decided to create her own at-home moisturizer. Fast-forward 65 years, and her daughter decided to pump some life into her mom's recipe (a blend of evening primrose, jojoba, and monoi oils just to name a few) and put it on the market. Each of the products can be used separately, but if you use the entire line on a regular basis, your skin will radiate. Start by exfoliating with the dry body brush (a bit abrasive, so depending on sensitivity levels, don't use it every day), hop in the shower and lather up with the body wash, follow it up with the sugar scrub, and once you're out, rub down with the body lotion. Yes, it seems a bit extensive and time consuming, but trust us, even your elbows and kneecaps will feel like a baby's butt. See the rest of the line below.
$16 to $210 at eightbodymoisture.com
Models are often known for their legs or eyes, or the way they walk, but rarely does the industry find a model with real personality. We were lucky enough to have met Daul Kim, and we can safely say she had personality and then some. Born in Seoul, South Korea, her career kick-started with spreads in Korean Vogue. It helped that she had impeccable street style that was praised by bloggers and editors. She became a favorite of the edgier glossies: i-D and Dazed & Confused. Karl Lagerfeld was a fan, too, having championed Kim for all of Chanel's 2007 shows and booked her in the Chanel Coco Cocoon video. In Daul's relatively short career, she was embraced by photographers and stylists alike: Sebastian Kim, Erika Kurihara, Ben Hassett, and Steven Meisel. What we'll miss most about Daul isn't her way with the camera, but the girl herself. Click ahead to see 25 of our favorite Daul moments.
Related: 20-Year-Old Model Daul Kim Is Dead
See Daul's video diaries and more footage of her on the runways.
Model Profile: For photos and a career bio of Daul Kim.
Photo: Getty Images
Elle finally got around to replacing Nina Garcia, who left her post as fashion director in April of last year and has since moved on to Marie Claire. Their new fashion director is Alexis Bryan Morgan, who will assume her new post in the new year. She is currently the executive fashion editor at Vanity Fair, with a sizable (seven pages!) photo gallery on Style.com. Looks like she only has a few more weeks to add to it! It raises an interesting question: What happens when editors jump ship to a competing publishing company? Do they delete her gallery or let it fester and let the world wonder what happened to her increasing embarrassment? Must be a pretty good gig at Elle to give all that up.
The Victoria's Secret fashion show tapes today. It doesn't air on CBS until December 1, but we went backstage to check out what it takes to look like a Victoria's Secret Angel. Among tables full of hair extensions and tons of glitter, we spotted Doutzen Kroes, Erin Heatherton, Sessilee Lopez, Heidi Klum, Behati Prinsloo, Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, and new angels Candice Swanepoel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Chanel Iman getting ready. Makeup artist Tom Pecheux explains the look: "it's beauty, freshness, so light color, no hard lines." What does that mean? "A lot of shimmer, pink lipstick, black mascara, of course a bit of glow, a bit of tan, a bit of sexiness. I want a girl to say 'Wow, those bitches look fabulous.'" See more behind-the-scenes footage in the video. And look out for the puppy!
Yesterday we took a look at the style evolution of Twilight star Kristen Stewart. Today in our special three-part series leading up to tomorrow's release of New Moon, we take a look back at her sexy maybe-boyfriend Robert Pattinson, better known as R-Pattz (or Hot-Pattz, if we had our way). He's known for his questionable hygiene habits, messy hair, and black Nike sneakers. In the past few months he's done some growing up! Well, kind of. See for yourself in the slideshow.
DailyCandy's new sample-sale website, Swirl, is live today. Its first sale features up to 80 percent off Alisha Levine, while Lauren Merkin, Tod's, and Leigh & Luca are all on deck for the rest of November. The site is only in beta-testing mode now (when we tried it, we got an error message on the homepage and loading pages took a long time), and a hard launch is planned for February 1. Sure, it may feel like the millionth sample-sale website to launch this year, but it's hard to fight a good bargain. [Swirl/DailyCandy]
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