Jac Is Paris Fashion Week’s Top ModelThe runways in Paris were filled with unexpected surprises and some very special appearances, but Jac came out on top.
‘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?
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How to Get Original Prada PrototypesThey may have been all over the body of Sasha Pivovarova or touched by Miuccia’s very own hands, and now they could be yours.
Slimane Shoots Sasha for French ‘Vogue’French Vogue’s upcoming April issue includes some pretty major fashion heavyweights. But the most amazing thing in the mag? The photos of Sasha Pivovarova shot by Hedi Slimane.
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Amanda Laine Ruled Paris Fashion WeekAt Paris’ end, designers were divided between punctuating their shows with brand-new faces versus brand-name stars. Raquel Zimmermann, who began walking major shows in 1999, continues to be a Lagerfeld favorite and closed Chanel. Sasha Pivovarova, forever Prada’s darling, closed Miu Miu. Olga Sherer and Anabela Belikova looked formidably untouchable opening and closing Lanvin. But Paris’s spotlight has been fixed squarely on Amanda Laine. Opening Alexander McQueen and Miu Miu, plus closing Louis Vuitton, the young Canadian has made a huge splash in her first season. Paris was hers, and we’re giving her the week’s win.
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Miu Miu Helps Models Remember Their NamesBy the end of Paris Fashion Week, models are beyond frazzled. They’ve strutting up and down catwalks for four weeks now, traveling like crazy and … well, we won’t even touch on their eating habits. After a hectic month of shows, the girls’ minds might not be as sharp as they were at the beginning of February. They’re tired, they’re confused, they’re prone to error. So at Miu Miu, Miuccia gave the girls a hand by putting their initials on each of the outfits, just to prevent any backstage dressing-area confusion. Always stylishly err on the side of caution, right?
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Sasha’s Getting Healthy, Renting Russian-Mobster Flicks>As promised, the status of Sasha Pivovarova, who’s been all but absent from the catwalks this season, is in. An IMG rep explains, “Sasha was under the weather this season and thus unable to go to the shows so far. She is sorry she missed them, but decided to rest up and is already looking forward to next season.”
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The Cheat Sheet: Tell Your Models Apart!Models are supposed to blend into the background and let the clothes grab the attention. But after yesterday’s mini-kerfuffle, in which it was discovered that some glazed-over soul at Style.com had confused photos of Chanel Iman for those of Jourdan Dunn, we were reminded that perhaps mannequins do the job a little too well and fashion insiders can’t tell the girls apart. For shame!
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Carroll Gardens May Get a Swank New Cocktail Lounge — Pending CB ApprovalDoes Alan Harding, the king of Carroll Gardens, have a new project up his sleeve? We hear talk of an “upscale cocktail lounge” on Hoyt Street near Union Street’s Black Mountain Wine House. A neighborhood foodie tells us that this new venture depends on the community board, which will vote on the liquor license tonight. Sure enough, right there on CB6’s land-use committee agenda tonight is “Discussion and formulation of recommendation on an on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of 415 Union Street Inc. at 303 Hoyt Street (Block 430, Lot 78) between Union/Sackett Streets.” Will Brooklyn Social or another neighborhood competitor try to protest? Find out tonight.
