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Claudia Schiffer on German Vogue.

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Claudia Schiffer Covers Vogue Germany; Lily Allen Angered by Rumors About Her Boutique

• Here’s Claudia Schiffer looking stunning on the cover of German Vogue. [Models.com]

• Lily Allen is closing her Lucy in Disguise store in Covent Garden and opening a new one in a different area of London in August. When rumors spread that Allen's business was struggling, she issued a prickly response via Twitter: "If any other publication wants to write deliberately misleading articles about Lucy in Disguise, feel free, I WILL sue you." [Vogue UK]

HuffPo blogger Larry Block is very grumpy about all the attention Kate Middleton’s wardrobe has been receiving lately: “Fed by the news media, our fascination and reverence for celebrities has reached shameless heights. But when you add the element of royalty to the mix, celebrity worship can take off into the stratosphere, triggered even by an item as seemingly mundane as a dress. This leaves me wondering -— and angered — over what is happening to us and our priorities.” [HuffPo]

• And because you definitely care: Kate Middleton’s favorite color is white. [Jezebel]

Isaac Mizrahi says he is as good at making ice cream as he is at designing clothes. [Racked]

Elle Macpherson gets uncomfortable wearing Victoria Beckham’s designs because she thinks they often don’t look as good on her as they do on Victoria herself. [Daily Mail UK]

• A Phoebe Philio quote: “I always find it strange after a show when everybody comes backstage and says: 'What was it all about'? It's like: 'You've just seen it. What do you mean?' My instinct is to say: 'What did you think? What did you get from it?' And yet they want you to fill in even more … To me, the show is quite a complete story. There's nothing more for me to say and, anyway, it doesn't matter what it was meant to say. It's out there. It can be whatever anyone watching it thought it was, surely." [Independent UK]

• Jennifer Lopez is reportedly a big fan of the royal couple — Mary-Louise Parker said Jennifer pushed her out of the way to ensure she got a chance to meet them at the BAFTA dinner in L.A. [Hollywood Life]

Cynthia Rowley said her first fashion credit came in a Playboy editorial that she couldn’t even show her parents. [Page Six/NYP]

• Lil Wayne would like to launch a clothing line. [HipHopDX]

• There are lots of cute white cats in this editorial from Chinese Vogue. [Styleite]

• During one of her recent concerts in Australia, Lady Gaga performed in a wheelchair. Disability advocacy groups are not happy. [OK! Magazine]

• There’s a model portraying Princess Diana in this Tatler editorial. At least it’s less creepy than that Newsweek cover. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

• Here’s Lauren Conrad talking about her new clothing line, Paper Crown. [Teen Vogue]

Photo: Courtesy of German Vogue