‘V’ Magazine’s Naked-Model Spread’V’ magazine rounded up some of IMG’s up-and-coming stars for a nude spread. Could this be a sign that American magazines — like our European counterparts — are becoming okay with nudity?
beauty marks
J.Lo’s New Do; Treatments for Bacne and Chapped LipsJ.Lo goes to Rita Kazan for highlights, Kate Bosworth gets Dior lip gloss before the rest of us, and Estée Lauder’s Sensuous ad campaign has one killer lineup.
party lines
Zac Posen Partygoers Huddle for Warmth on Dance FloorZac Posen is so far ahead of his time he held his after-party in a yet-to-be-opened restaurant’s downstairs bar. The D’Or at Amalia, attached to Vikram Chatwal’s Dream Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen, will someday become a destination, but last night it was hardly party-ready.
neighborhood watch
Last Call at NorthsixClinton Hill: Lots of abandoned homes up for sale—for first-time homebuyers, that is, not folks looking to trade their tiny co-op for a spacious fixer-upper. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Coney Island: Developing Coney Island isn’t “financially feasible” without high-rise housing on Stillwell Avenue, says Thor Equities. [Kinetic Carnival]
Harlem: That empty lot at 1405 Fifth Avenue will soon be low- and middle-income housing. [What About the Plastic Animals?]
Prospect Heights: Turns out there are still five privately owned acres smack in the path of Atlantic Yards. [Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn]
Prospect Lefferts Gardens: Would expanding the historic district help prevent new development eyesores? [Across the Park]
West Village: Which fashion label will grace the N.J. Turnpike–size billboard being affixed to the Gansevoort Hotel? [Curbed]
Williamsburg: Catch the last show at Northsix before the space closes to magically transform into the Music Hall of Williamsburg. [FREEwilliamsburg]