- Model Coco Rocha unearthed and published the Steven Meisel photograph that Anna Wintour famously killed from Grace Coddington's 1920s-themed spread in The September Issue — previously only glimpsed ever-so-fleetingly
in the movie . So this is it. It's purty. [OhSoCoco]
UPDATED: Gap To Give Away 10,000 Pairs Of Jeans On Facebook
- Want free jeans? Don't mind handing a corporation access to your personal data and real-time location? Gap will give away 10,000 pairs of jeans to Facebook fans who "check in" to its stores
on an as-yet-unannounced datetomorrow. [Fashionista]
Courtney Love's Journey Into Style Will Be Animated For Your Pleasure
- Courtney Love hired Michael Mouris to create a short animated video about her life. Karl Lagerfeld comes to her and tells her she is "drowning in the kook," like a Teutonic fairy godmother of style. It is awesome. [WWD]
Essence Picks A Trio Of Black Supermodels For September Cover
- Naomi Campbell, Iman, and Liya Kebede grace the cover of Essence's 40th anniversary September issue. [Fashion Bomb Daily]
- Two retail bigwigs got into a wee fight about how much of Martha Stewart's products they each sell. [P6]
Naomi Campbell Nails Down A Date With Justice
- On August 5, Naomi Campbell will testify in the trial of accused war criminal and all-round horrible guy Charles Taylor. Campbell allegedly accepted a blood diamond from Taylor in 1997; prosecutors hope to tie him to the diamond trade. [AP]
Courtney Love And Kurt Cobain Burned Marc Jacobs' Grunge Pieces
- Courtney Love regrets destroying vintage Marc Jacobs: "Marc sent me and Kurt his Perry Ellis grunge collection. Do you know what we did with it? We burned it. We were punkers — we didn't like that kind of thing."
Underwear-Clad Zoe Saldana Coming To A Billboard Near You
- Zoe Saldana is the latest face of Calvin Klein. The actress' only other foray into fashion was a clothing line by the name of Arasmaci. Perhaps she didn't want any other ads to come between her and her Calvins? [People]
Wintour Hates Jerk Chicken; PETA Is Pissed At Brooke
- Anna Wintour is going all NIMBY on restaurateur Serge Becker. Becker has a new Jamaican restaurant opening near Wintour's West Village townhouse, and she's warned him not to plan any parties there that might generate noise — or smells. [PX]
Scarlett Laments Her "Schmoe" Look; Lady Gaga Makes Off With Priceless…
- "Working with these incredible hair and makeup teams, you go in looking like a schmoe, and you come out like a movie star," Scarlett Johansson tells V. "You're like this perfectly prepared sausage…no one ever sees what goes in." [People]
