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cruise control

>> Buzz around cruise shows may be a new thing, but as Karl Lagerfeld prepares to debut the Chanel resort collection in Miami later today, rumors are running rampant — Naomi Campbell walking the runway?!

Tonight's show will feature 60 looks — and it looks like at least one of those looks will feature "the Anna Wintour shoulder."  When Karl was giving an interview about the cruise collection, he was interrupted by the arrival of Iekeliene Stange in a black and peach satin dress, which he pointed out featured "the Anna Wintour shoulder — it is like the things she had at the Met.  It was invented for her."

In case enhanced shoulders aren't enough show for you, the presentation is rumored to end with 18 synchronized swimmers, 8 of which are in Lagerfeld-designed swimsuits emblazoned with a letter.  After a pool performance, they will spell out Chanel as a finale, as a nod to The Raleigh Hotel venue, which hosted several Esther Williams movies.

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nina nina everywhere

>> The end of the saga nears: After all the hubbub about where Nina Garcia was going post-fashion director status at Elle, it looks like she decided to stick at the magazine for a little longer. 

Before hopping over to fashion directorship at Marie Claire in September, Nina has accepted the short-term editor at large position offered to her at Elle, which will run through September 1 and allow her to remain the magazine's judge on Project Runway for the upcoming fifth season.  That way, everyone's happy: Nina gets her judge spot, Elle has a kosher sponsorship, and all is well in the world of PR. 

Meanwhile, Nina's also coming out with a follow-up in August to her Little Black Book of Style — entitled The One Hundred, it details the 100 wardrobe must-haves every woman needs to own (although they need to update that last line of the cover).

chloe sevigny gets schouled

In Proenza Schouler, Women's Health "Down To Earth" Event; New York, May 13.
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bits and baubles

»Rumors are flying that Naomi Campbell may be walking in the Chanel cruise show tomorrow [Chic Report]

»Diane von Furstenberg will show her "La Petite Valise" Cruise 2009 collection on June 18 in Florence, just 30 meters from the factory where her first wrap dress was made [FWD]

»A full look at Oscar de la Renta's Resort 2009 collection [Coutorture]

»Lou Doillon loved the way John Galliano "played with the completely erectile side of women" for his Dior Cruise 2009 collection [Chic Report]

»In Stylista, Anne Slowey mimics Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, who was mimicking Anna Wintour in real life . . . [The Cut]

cate prive

>>  The winning red carpet duo of Giorgio Armani and Cate Blanchett are together once again: the designer announced that he will dress the actress all throughout the Cannes Film Festival, starting with the Armani Prive dress she wore to the Blindness premiere today.

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all that glitters is not gold

>>  An unexpected, and perhaps ill-advised, Resort 2009 trend in the making?  Shiny wide-leg pants.

L: Oscar de la Renta; R: Christian Dior

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devon aoki takes a "cannes do" attitude

Blindness Premiere; Cannes Film Festival, May 14.

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another "fashion" show

>>  "Okay everybody, Anne's here," with her Yves Saint Laurent Star necklace, Besace flap bag, and pained shuffle walk.  The first three clips of Stylista have been uploaded, and the show looks to be just what is expected from a Tyra-produced series: over-the-top, affected, with plenty of whine to go around.   

stam spins it right round

Women's Health "Down To Earth" Event; New York, May 13.

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ali speaks up

>>  After making waves earlier this year for a Wall Street Journal article detailing her early departure from the Paris shows — she was only cast in one show because "her legs were too plump" — Ali Michael appeared on The Today Show this morning to detail her experiences as a model.  She started out at 5'9", 130 pounds as a 15 year old,  dwindling at the behest of her agencies to become 102 pounds.  In Paris last year, she was sitting among a group of four girls: "I mentioned I hadn’t had a period in over a year and one by one, and each one of them said, ‘Me too.’ These were girls in their late teens, early 20s. There was no reason for that." 

For more Ali quotes, to see Amy Astley blame the designers for the "hyperthin" girls, and to see Today's Ann Curry flub her information on Nina Garcia's status, watch the clip (Ali's interview starts at 2:22):