Awesome Ladies Convene for Variety's Power of Women Event

Today in New York some of your favorite folks gathered to celebrate the Power of Women. Smiling faces ahoy!
Zac Posen: For the Benevolent Empress of a Magical Realm in You
Zac Posen's spring 2014 collection at New York Fashion Week truly showcased his extravagant flair: this season appeared as a sea of pastel, sculptural, flamboyantly draped evening gowns with sensuous details. A bit over-the-top? Maybe, but good for indulging one's "benevolent empress of a magical realm" fantasy.
Zac Posen, for the Rich, Wine-Sipping Drafty Castle-Dweller in You
There was no mistaking that Zac Posen's collection presented yesterday during NewYork Fashion week was a fall collection, as the hues were aggressively autumnal. Deep, dark, rich colors like pumpkin, loden, eggplant, bordeaux, chocolate. Nothing light and breezy here — even the lips were wine-colored — and the fabrics…
Calvin Klein's Super Bowl Debut: 97% Abs, 3% Underwear
Besides Beyoncé and the Clydesdale, there was something else eye-catching during the Super Bowl: Calvin Klein's first-ever Super Bowl commercial. Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp, hired creative director Fabien Baron of Baron + Baron to create the 30-second spot, shot by Steven Klein and…
Someone Got Slapped at the Zac Posen Runway Show
A fracas over seating at the Zac Posen show on Sunday night ended with an editor from the French magazine Jalouse slapping a public relations executive in the face. Fashion week, man.
Laura Smalls, the little-known designer whose dress Michelle Obama wore at the Democratic National Convention last week, says the…Naomi Campbell Was the Surprise Guest on the Runway at the Pretty Pretty Zac Posen Show
Last night in New York, Zac Posen presented his Spring/Summer 2013 collection, and supermodel legend slash noted phone-thrower Naomi Campbell opened the show. According to reports, the crowd gasped when they saw Naomi. Also on the runway: Karolina Kurkova, Coco Rocha, Crystal Renn and Hilary Rhoda, among others. The…
Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine
- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
Naomi Campbell Stars In Blasé Commercial For Russian Condo Complex
- One of the perks of having an international supermodel for a girlfriend must be that you get to cast her in ads for your funny Moscow apartment development. Naomi Campbell's performance here seems more dutiful than inspired, however. [Copyranter]
Somehow Blake Lively Is Vogue's Best-Dressed
- Blake Lively has gotten the cover of Vogue's best-dressed issue. Really?
Isabella Blow's Widower Lashes Out At McQueen
- Detmar Blow on Alexander McQueen: "Money changed him and then drugs changed him. I remember reading of how he had flown his boyfriend somewhere for £130,000. What did Issie get? Some clothes. I find that quite shocking."
JWOWW's Clothing Line Gets Killed
- Sad news for those who were eagerly awaiting our Boob Slings in the mail: JWOWW's clothing line will not go into production, due to a trademark dispute. All customers who pre-ordered Ms. Woww's spangled wares are to be refunded. [Radar]
Gisele Says She's Not Cheating On Tom Brady
- Gisele Bündchen's rep says the art dealer she was photographed getting cozy with is just a close, personal man-friend. [DigitalSpy]
- Bündchen celebrated 15 years of modeling by pulling another version of her favorite cover pose for Brazilian Vogue. [MadeinBrazil]
Is It Just Us, Or Was The Zac Posen Line Totally Bizarre?
Zac Posen's show was apparently inspired by Marchesa Casati and Comtesse Jacqueline de Ribes. The first part we see, since it's basically just code for surrealism-tinged exhibitionism? But we wonder how La Comtesse feels about see-through jumpsuits in her name.
Karl Lagerfeld Can School You In Algebra, Apparently
- Alexa Chung says His Kaiserness Mr. Karl, The Gloved One "is actually really easy to talk to because he knows everything. So if you're stuck you just say, 'Um, tell me about Medieval times.'" [The Cut]
