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Video: Behind the Scenes of Kellan Lutz’s Calvin Klein Underwear Campaign Shoot

Calvin Klein's behind-the-scenes look at Twilight star Kellan Lutz's Calvin Klein Underwear shoot confirms the label is trying to turn him into the next Mark Wahlberg. Shot in the style of Mark's vintage Calvin Klein commercial but partly in color, Lutz talks about how hot he is. He says his fans always ask him when he's going to be topless onscreen, so he's glad to give them the opportunity to "go crazy" now. He also explains how he stays in shape: "I’m a fish, I love to swim." And he spends a lot of time walking around, posing, and stretching in nothing but his little manties. And unlike his new ad campaign, there are no red Xs here to obscure his abs.

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Vivienne Westwood Is Under the Chaos

Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Vivienne Westwood went to a screening of Food, Inc. in London today wearing a brown coat and matching brown bag. Her hat reads "chaos."

Would you wear this outfit to an event?

Kate Gosselin Took Ten Inches Off Her Hair

Photo: Justin Campbell/BuzzFoto/FilmMagic/Getty Images

At the beginning of January, Kate Gosselin unveiled new long hair on the cover of People. Ted Gibson spent twenty hours — nearly a full day — sewing extensions to Kate's head to rid her of her old reverse mullet. And to think that even after all that work they still looked fake. Kate had to return to Gibson recently because her own hair grew out, rendering her extensions a mess that needed fixing. Gibson says they decided to cut it to make it "sexy and moving." Oh, sure. We think we know what really went on here. Kate went around with chest-length hair for a month, realized she looked like she'd give anything to be back in high school rather than help her kids through it, and decided to take on a more mature style. This just goes to show the consequences of a bad haircut, like Kate's reverse mullet. She has the best people in the world working on her hair and it still shows no matter what she does with it.

Kate Gosselin Changes Up Her Hair — Again! [StyleWatch/People]

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Lady Gaga’s Skeleton Corset Looks a Little Gross When She’s Not Wearing It

Lady Gaga is auctioning her glitter skeleton corset to raise money for Haiti, which is awesome, and may help make up for those rumors that she declined to participate in "We Are the World." Bids on the corset, which is signed and has an estimated value of $2,000, are up to $5,000. Bidding doesn't end until February 23, so who knows how much it will go for? Also, it's interesting to see her clothes separate from her. Like, how uncomfortable and scary they look. Like this piece, which may double as the world's most effective brassiere. But also, the plastic (or rubber?) and straps here look to have been salvaged from the interior of a car — seat belts, dashboard, and all. The scariest part is the plastic diaper that comes attached to the top, which on its own resembles those safety swings babies put their legs through. Yet it looks cool on Gaga. The lesson here for whoever wins the auction: This piece is meant to be worn.

Lady Gaga Auctioning Costume for Haiti [Fashionista]
Own a Signed Lady Gaga Costume from a Recent Performance [Charity Buzz]

Donatella Versace Misses Models With Personalities Who Fought for Their Boobs

In the new issue of Love hitting stands today, Donatella Versace laments the current state of the modeling world. She doesn't think they need to be literally fed, but says, "We need to feed the egos of these girls." She misses the era of supermodels, when Kate Moss, Amber Valetta, and Kristen McMenamy would all walk Versace's runway together. Some designers became scared the personalities of such famous models would overpower and distract from the clothes. But not so, says Donatella: "Fame on fame means more fame!" She adds:

"There is an idea of neutrality in models now. Little make-up, no expression, like a robot ... That is very stupid. It is almost as if the models have to have the appearance of something serious, to give an intellectual base, but they themselves are rarely like that."

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Lady Gaga Has to Bleach Her Hair Every Three Weeks; Fragrance Foundation Attempts to Boost Fragrance Sales

HAIR
• Lady Gaga's hairstylist, Aura Friedman of bumble & bumble., says she has to dye the musician's hair every three weeks to maintain its bleached blonde color. Otherwise, it would grow in brown. And she can't let that happen. [StyleList]

FRAGRANCE
• The Fragrance Foundation is launching an ad campaign this month named One Mighty Drop to encourage people to use more perfume. Sales for prestige fragrances dropped 10 percent in 2009. [CNBC]

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Construction Workers Holler at Tim Gunn

Last night the Human Rights Campaign of Greater New York held its annual dinner in honor of equal rights for the LGBT community. We caught up with Tim Gunn, who loves his growing legion of straight male fans. Does he think many watch Project Runway? "They do indeed. I'm proud of that, I think it's cool. You can't watch the show and not buy into who the designers are and the whole general nature of what fashion is," he told us. "So the more diverse the audience is, the happier I am. When we were taping in L.A., I had to walk by a construction site to get to the set; my apartment was a block away. At one point, these construction guys were shouting from the scaffolding: 'Tim Gunn, you're killing me with that show!' I bet they're not gay — though I shouldn't say that. You never know. But they were definitely fans."

Tuleh May Be Shutting Down

Tuleh just canceled its fall 2010 runway show. Now speculation is swirling that the label's funding has run out and it might not survive. WWD reports that Tuleh isn't meeting the demands of its creditors, backed by Trilea Holdings Inc., which are reportedly no longer investing in the label. Trilea is rumored to be looking into options to salvage Tuleh, which could include anything from selling it altogether to forging new licensing deals to getting a loan. A rep from Trilea said, "The business has been and continues to be unprofitable, and creditors were making demands that the company could not satisfy." Insiders told WWD that "the brand still resonates with customers." It remains unclear what will happen to Tuleh's spring deliveries and the label's lower-priced Bryan Bradley line. Fashion Week parties may be back in full force this season, and spirits remain high, but this is just one reminder that the effects of the downturn are still being felt.

Tuleh's Future Remains in Question [WWD]

Coco Rocha and Veronica Webb, New Stars of New York City Public Television Channel

Coco Rocha is a sought-after television host. After reporting on red-carpet fashion at the Grammys for Entertainment Tonight Canada, the 21-year-old Canadian model will sharpen her hosting skills this week when she hosts Fashion Week TV, a live-coverage broadcast of New York Fashion Week that will air on the public-television channel NYCtv Life.

She's not the only one ... »

Next Month’s Awkward-Cover Award Goes to British GQ

The Huffington Post notes that Anne Hathaway's armpit appears to have been Photoshopped out of her March cover for British GQ. Well, of course it was. The pitness of armpits is always digitally smoothed and removed in magazine photos. But we're more distracted by other things, such as:

1. Why is her armpit the focus of this cover more so than her face to begin with? Or even cleavage?
2. The corset's dragging her bosom down.
3. She needs pants.
4. Her hair is covering her eye, which means we only have half a window to her soul. Surely that's what the profile aims to expose.

Anne Hathaway's GQ Cover: Absent Armpit? (PHOTO, POLL) [HuffPo]

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Dree Hemingway Hasn’t Read Her Great-Grandfather’s Books

Model Dree Hemingway on her great-grandfather Ernest Hemingway's books: "I probably shouldn’t say this, but I still haven’t read them all. They’re all kind of depressing." She prefers Harry Potter. [T Magazine Blog/NYT]

Video: Lindsay Lohan’s Purple Shoot With Terry Richardson

Lindsay Lohan tweeted a while back about a Purple shoot involving the magazine's editor, Olivier Zham, her little sister Ali, and Ungaro. Turns out that in addition to a spread, she got the cover, on which she poses like Jesus, naturally, with her arms outstretched and a crown of thorns. We figured that as the artistic adviser and public face of Emanuel Ungaro she would wear the label exclusively (or close to it) in the spread. After all, it's not uncommon for fashion magazines like Purple to devote entire spreads to one label. And with Ungaro floundering, some kind of promotion is necessary. But in an image leaked on the Fashion Spot, Lohan wears Zac Posen. On the cover she is not wearing the infamous heart-shaped nipple pasties from the spring Ungaro collection, which makes sense because Purple is the last magazine that would try to hide nipples, but still, the piece doesn't appear to be Ungaro. In a video of her shoot with Richardson, Lohan wears look 23 from Alexander McQueen's spring collection.

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Events and Sales: 90 Percent Off at Showroom Seven; Samples for $100 and Less at Tucker

SALES
STARTING TODAY
• Full-price jewelry from Giles & Brother, Wendy Nichol, Etten Eller, Wendy Mink, and more is 10 percent off at Bird. Through 2/14. Various locations. M–F (noon-8), S (noon–7), Su (noon–6).

• Clothing and accessories from Orla Kiely, Erickson Beamon, Kova & T, and more are up to 90 percent off at the Showroom Seven spring sample sale. The Orla Kiely classic shoulder bag is $104 (originally $200), the Erickson Beamon quartz, jet, and tiger eye Lock & Key necklace is $372 (originally $930), and dark-wash denim jeans from Kova & T are $20 (originally $160). Through 2/19. 263 Eleventh Ave., nr. 28th St., third fl. (646-395-8023); M–S (10–7).

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‘Before’ Photo Confirms Photoshop at Play in Madonna’s Louis Vuitton Campaign

Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

What appears to be a photo of Madonna from the set of her fall 2009 Louis Vuitton campaign before retouching has emerged. The source is unclear, and Sassybella wonders if it's real, but professional retouchers tell us it sure looks it. Also, photos of Madonna before retouching leak all the time. Like this from her now-famous W shoot with Jesus Luz, or these from her Hard Candy album. Hell, Google "Madonna unretouched" and all kinds of stuff comes up. By comparison, this is one of her more flattering "before" shots. And at least she's always wrinkle-free. We just can't imagine why the Vuitton people felt the need to minimize her biceps, which are such a nice contrast to the noodle model arms we always see.

Madonna for Louis Vuitton, pre youth-Photoshop (or post ageing-Photoshop depending on your take) [Sassybella]

Some People Outside of London Will Get to Watch the Burberry Show Live in 3-D

Earning comparisons to Avatar, Burberry will stream its fall 2010 fashion show live from London on February 23 in 3-D. However, only people special enough to be invited to viewing parties in various fashionable cities around the world will be able to see it. The rest of us will have to watch it in 2-D at live.burberry.com. [WWD]

Donna Karan Thinks the Fashion Industry Is Killing Itself; Designer Google-Inspired Clothes Now on Sale

Google's Ohne Titel scarf and Gary Graham T-shirt.Photo: www.googlestore.com

Donna Karan: “We need fashion shows, but that’s industry, it’s not for the general public. All the communication has to stop. It doesn’t go out on the wire, it doesn’t go out on the Internet, it doesn’t get out for the manufacturers to copy the designs. I mean, we’re killing our own industry. There’s too much information going out there. We have to learn the word restriction.” [My Fashion Life]

• The Bartel family bought a stake in Devi Kroell. This is the same family that bought a 12.5 percent stake in Lanvin in November. [WWD]

• Gary Graham and Ohne Titel designed items for the Google store, inspired by the Internet company, which went on sale Friday. A knit scarf by Ohne Titel is $300, and a T-shirt by Gary Graham is $85. [Google Store via Independent UK]

Mary-Kate Olsen used to shop at Penney's with her mom. »

André Leon Talley Signed On for Three Seasons of ANTM and Anna Wintour Was Fine With It

Photo: Courtesy of the CW

André Leon Talley has already finished filming the fourteenth season of America's Next Top Model. He replaces J. Alexander on the judging panel. (Miss J will return to fixing the contestants' busted runway walks.) Talley signed on for three seasons of the show, and tells WWD that Vogue editor Anna Wintour had "no hesitation at all" about him appearing on it, even though neither of them had ever watched an episode. But now, Wintour's going to start:

“Her reaction,” said Talley, “was, ‘Fine, AndrĂ©. Just let me know when you’re going to do it and how it’s going.’” (Reached for comment, Wintour said through her spokesman, “AndrĂ© is always onto new things on television, and I think his latest adventure sounds like a lot of fun and I look forward to watching him on the program.”)

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Best Bet: Spring Break

Photo: Hannah Whitaker

Yes, it’s the dead of winter, but in six weeks — spring. Now’s the time to cultivate. This crocus flower is bursting from a windowsill gardening kit available at Brooklyn Farms, a new hydroponic supply store in Cobble Hill. The benefits of hydroponic: bigger plants and better crop yields. The kit includes clay pellets (in place of soil), a two-gallon reservoir, plant food, and, most important, easy-to-follow instructions ($89.95; 521 Hicks St., at Degraw St.; 347-725-3491).

The Best Bet [NYM]

02/05/10

Adolescents Look to Jersey Shore for Hairstyling Advice, Confidence

Those who think fashion is all about fitting in are wrong. Fashion is all about standing out, being different, wearing things that are cool because no one else has them or knows where you got them. These things don't even have to be attractive (plaid flannels, anyone?) as long as you like them, they make you happy, and you wear them with confidence. Which is why it makes perfect sense for Jersey Shore style to catch on. Those fashion sensibilities haven't caught on en masse yet, but the kids are, according to the AP, hungry for the Shore look. Such as this tenth-grader.

He now gets up 25 minutes early for school to do his hair like Pauly D's. »

Tinsley Mortimer Rocks Out, Sort Of

Photo: Patrick McMullan

Tinsley Mortimer went to a Guess by Marciano and Elle party last night in New York wearing ripped jeans, a sparkly white tank with a black tank underneath, studded bracelets, and tall black boots. She painted her lips bright red.

Does the rocker look work on Tinsley?

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