Kylie Checks Out Couture; Marc Jacobs' West Village Death Grip Tightens

• Kylie Minogue was in Jean Paul Gaultier's front row yesterday because she's looking for outfits for her American tour, which kicks off in October. Might we suggest this? [Elle UK]

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Eva Mendes In Another Thing For Calvin Klein; Topshop Lends New Yorkers Free Bikes

• Eva Mendes should just drop the transparent "acting" career. The woman — Calvin Klein perfume campaign-snagger, fashion event-schmoozer, Revlon face, and Italian Vogue poseur — is, as these Calvin Klein ads further prove, basically a model now. Embrace it! [People]

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Naomi Rocks Saris In Mumbai; First American Woman In Space Shilling For Louis Vuitton

• Naomi Campbell stalked the runway like a thoroughbred in Mumbai for a charity show. Last time Campbell blended fashion and philanthropy, the supermodel raised over $1 million for Hurricane Katrina survivors. [Daily Mail]

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Sign Of The Times

16-year-old Kira Plastinina's company went bankrupt in January, less than a year after a huge write-up in New York. Walking by the SoHo store this week, everything but the zebra print rug was gone.

Joaquin Phoenix's Rap: "There Are Dance Songs"

• "Life poet" Joaquin Phoenix on his rap career:

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Ms. Obama: Oh, This Old Thing?

• Michelle Obama wore Tracy Feith yesterday. She has yet to warn any designer what she's wearing — which is kind of awesomely normal. It must be the best surprise one could get. [WWD]

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