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Heidi Klum Is Topless on GQ Russia; Vogue’s Newsstand Sales Are Outgrowing All Other Fashion Titles
• Heidi Klum is topless on the cover of the new GQ Russia. [GQ Russia]
• Compared to the same period in 2010, Vogue's newsstand sales for the first five months of 2011 have increased 16 percent. Other fashion titles aren't doing nearly as well, and newsstand sales for Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire are both down an average of 21 percent for the first four issues of 2011. [Adweek]
• eBay is launching a collection of limited-edition bags and totes — by Diane Von Furstenberg, Jason Wu, Tory Burch, and more — with the tag line “You Can’t Fake Fashion” as part of the website’s anti-counterfeiting campaign. [Elle]
• Pieces from the most recent Prada collection made it onto the most magazine covers — 77 in total. [Fashionista]
• Jean Paul Gaultier fed Erin O’Connor macaroons backstage before his couture show yesterday, to help calm her nerves. [Vogue UK]
• British fashion photographer Tim Walker has directed a short film, called The Lost Explorer. There’s a trailer for the piece on his new website. [Stylefile]
• Paz de la Huerta is the face of Joe’s Jeans' tenth-anniversary ad campaign. She's twirling around on a circus trapeze wearing skintight leopard-print pants. [Fashionista]
• Bob Mackie is selling 46 sketches from his design archives online at his website. [WWD]
• In comparison with last year’s figures, Valentino’s ready-to-wear sales rose 25 percent in the first financial half of this year. [Reuters]
• Tommy Hilfiger will be selling men’s and women’s golf apparel from next spring, after signing a licensing deal yesterday with Fletcher Leisure Group. [Reuters]