Tiger-Selling Fashionisto Arrested; Lady Gaga To Design Sunglasses

- Police arrested a 47-year-old man at Nick Knight's SHOWstudio for trying to sell an unusual prop: this giant stuffed Bengal tiger, which was once a prop for an Alexander McQueen shoot. The tiger, an endangered species, lacked papers. [Daily Mail]
Lindsay To Collaborate With Ed Hardy; Boy George Believes In Comfy Shoes
- To pursue her goal of creating the world's ugliest clothing in every design category known to man, Lindsay Lohan is reportedly in talks to launch a line of handbags with Ed Hardy. [E]
Alexa Chung's Least Favorite Things; CFDA Nominees Announced
- Alexa Chung hates: "Bad manners," "When people talk about The Wire beyond season one," and "That I have a far-from-pretty voice. This, coupled with the fact that karaoke is basically my favorite activity, makes for some very sad evenings." [Blackbookmag]
Model Calls Out Photographer For Sexual Harassment; Steve Madden To Work With Madonna
- Model Rie Rasmussen, upset Terry Richardson included her picture in his book Terryworld alongside images of young girls performing sex acts, confronted the photographer at a party in Paris for using his position of power to exploit women. She said:
Claire Danes Shills For Weird Lash Product; Christian Siriano Returns To Bravo
- Claire Danes and her spooky, enhanced spiderleg eyelashes will soon be staring down at you from ads for Latisse, the eyelash-growing goop that has this totally minor side effect where sometimes it permanently changes a user's eye color. [AOL]
Coco Rocha Engaged; Cathy Horyn Slams Milan Fashion Week
- Model Coco Rocha, 21, has announced her engagement to boyfriend James Conran, a 29-year-old muralist and interior designer. We wish them the warmest congratulations. [OhSoCoco]
- Rocha's first ad for Rimmel is out. It involves...vibrant blue eyeshadow. [SB]
Emily Blunt Suffers For Style; Kate Moss To Do Ballet
- Emily Blunt on Young Victoria's costumer, Sandy Powell: "She said, ‘The shape needs to be right.' I said, ‘Well, I can't breathe, Sandy.' And she said, ‘I don't care.'" [People]
Halle Berry Back For Another Whiff; Supermodel Donates $1.5 Million To Haiti
- Halle Berry bathes in celestial light to advertise her new scent, Pure Orchid. The actress's first perfume sold $40 million last year. This one, says Berry, is "something different." "Celebrity fragrances," says a perfume company executive, "are not dead." [WWD]
Eva Models For Calvin Again; Is Lara Stone Going To Be In A Lady Gaga Video?
- Why mess with a good thing? Longtime Calvin Klein Jeans face Eva Mendes is back, again with model Jamie Dornan, for spring. And Calvin Klein Collection has again booked 15-year-old Polish model Monika Jagaciak for its spring ads. [WWD]
Emma Watson Does Burberry Again; Lindsay Lohan In Intellectual Property Conundrum
- Emma Watson has returned as the Spring face of Burberry. This time, she brought her younger brother, Alex, along for the ride.
Alexa Chung Named Vogue's Best-Dressed; Fancy Stores Are Trying To Be Nice To Their Customers
- Alexa Chung has been named British Vogue's best-dressed for her "quirky sense of style." Also: Audrey Tautou, Freida Pinto, and Emma Watson. [ThisIsLondon]
- She's "deposed" Kate Moss, now "relegated to 10th place, only one spot ahead of Lady Gaga." [Telegraph]
Kate Moss's Deep Thoughts; Obama Girls Wear French Fashion
- Kate Moss says her motto is, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." [WWD]
Ungaro: Lindsay's Fashion Line "A Disaster"; Banana Republic Clerks Too Bouncy
- Lindsay Lohan's first collection for Ungaro has been derided by yet another industry heavyweight: Emanuel Ungaro himself. The designer, who sold the business that bears his name in 2005, says Lohan's work was "a disaster" that left him "furious." [Independent]
Katy Perry Loves Muppets; A Hilarious Story Involving Kate Moss, Journey, & A Man In A Thong
- Katy Perry, like Lady Gaga before her, has succumbed to the charms of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's fall collection. The singer wore this dress to the label's spring show — which is like wearing the band t-shirt to the concert. [People]
Lily Sings For Chanel; Claudia Quits Catwalk
- Handbag model Lily Allen performed live at the farming-themed, hay-strewn Chanel show this morning. [Fashionista]
- Claudia Schiffer has formally announced she will no longer do any runway modeling. She plans to fill her downtime with a trip to Iraq. [Sun]
Project Runway: Shower Loofas & Disco Pumpkins
Can we just be honest with each other? This show sucks now. Thankfully, Michael Kors was back last night, but there's no drama, the clothes are dull and the challenges are lame.
Everyone Wants A Piece Of Michael; Christina Hendricks Will Wear Herrera At Wedding
- Two weeks after adding Nicolas Cage's home to his sheaf of L.A. properties, Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier has announced he's moving into Michael Jackson's last residence. Audigier will rent the $38 million home from his C.E.O., Hubert Guez. [E!]
