Our intrepid photographer, Nilina Mason-Campbell, has been stalking the fashion venues of Paris to bring you an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the just-ended men's shows. This way for hunky male models reading, getting made up, drinking and wearing ridiculous outfits!
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]
Ubiquitous Bono Models For Vuitton With Wife Ali Hewson
- Bono and Ali Hewson star in the newest of Louis Vuitton's "core values" ads. The couple, who were shot in South Africa, wear clothing by Edun, Hewson's sustainable fashion line. LVMH owns 49% of the brand. [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]
Essence Editor Defends Hiring A White Woman
- Essence editor Angela Burt Murray says the uproar
about the hiring of Elianna Placas, a white woman, as fashion director is baseless. Placas, a frequent freelancer, was chosen for "her creativity, vision, [and] the positive reader response to her work."
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]
Lindsay Banned From Borrowing Clothes; Marc's Ex Writing Tell-All
- Lindsay Lohan is apparently no longer welcome publicity for designers. The ankle-braceleted starlet has been — horrors! — banned from borrowing clothing by most fashion houses, according to one tipster. Lohan has been clothing herself by buying things. [E!]
Karl And Claudia Do Blackface; Rihanna Might Book D&G
- To fête the 60th anniversary of the German photography magazine Stern Fotografie, Karl Lagerfeld shot six different covers featuring Claudia Schiffer. We could have done without the blackface one and the yellowface one. [SB]
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]
