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Ann Taylor Taps Kate Hudson, Miuccia Prada Takes It Back, Mickey Drexler Doesn't Like Malls - and More

Christina Perez — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:37:23 PST

Kate Hudson is the new face of Ann Taylor. [Fashion Foie Gras]

Andrea Linett has joined Michael Kors as the new global creative director. [Daily Front Row]

Miuccia Prada says her quote about the Met exhibit was taken out of context. [Fashionista]

Mickey Drexler isn't crazy about shopping malls. [Lucky]

The Spring 2012 nail colors from Butter London have arrived. [Racked]

Miranda Kerr celebrates baby Flynn's first birthday. [People]

Kate Bosworth and Cher Coulter are launching a denim line. [Stylecaster]

Photo: WWD

Karl Lagerfeld Gets a Kitten, Miranda Kerr Gets a New Gig, and All the Best Accessories From the Golden Globes

Christina Perez — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:16:30 PST

>> Today's stories and more - here, in our daily news roundup.

Karl Lagerfeld has a new pet kitten [The Cut]

Terry Richardson dresses cute little girls like himself [Styleite]

Kate Moss celebrates 38th birthday with a food marathon [Telegraph]

Dries Van Noten's Spring collection is being showcased alongside the art that inspired it
[Lucky]

Miranda Kerr is the new face of Qantas [Vogue UK]

Roksanda Illincic will design a line of childrenswear [Grazia]

A new biopic hails photographer David Bailey's revolutionary week with Jean Shrimpton [Nowness]

Rebecca Minkoff's new line of condoms is out [Glamour]

All the best accessories from the Golden Globes [FabSugar]

Watch the Making of the Victoria's Secret Swimsuit Catalog

Christina Perez — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:35:48 PST

>> Candice Swanepoel - who will cover this year's Victoria's Secret swimsuit catalog - shows off the brand's Brazilian-inspired bikinis on the beaches of Tahiti and Turks & Caicos in this behind-the-scenes video. "I always look forward to getting the catalog in my mailbox every year!" Swanepoel told Elle. Get a preview - and see fellow angels Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Lily Aldridge- here.

This Week's Best Dressed

fashionologie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:34:06 PST

>> It's a week of double-timers: two Haider Ackermann looks, two Calvin Klein looks, and one model who appears twice. See who's wearing what - and where - in the slideshow.

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Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel Roll Out the Red Carpet at the 2011 MoMA Film Benefit

fashionologie — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:16:25 PST

>> Chanel and New York's Museum of Modern Art honored Pedro Almodovar last night at the museum's annual film benefit. “Everyone loves Pedro Almodóvar,” Karl Lagerfeld said of the lengthy guest list. “He is a genius.”

Many were thus dressed in Chanel - Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Elizabeth Olsen, Chloe Moretz - save a few: Lara Stone came in Calvin Klein, Joan Smalls in Tom Ford, Miranda Kerr in Peter Pilotto, and Karen Elson in Roberto Cavalli.

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Kanye West, Maroon 5 to Perform at This Year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show; Plus, a Few Costume Sketches

fashionologie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:02:06 PDT

>> News is starting to flow about this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which tapes in a little less than a month at Manhattan's 69th Street Armory on Nov. 9.

Today, Kanye West and Maroon 5 were announced as the show's musical guests. Notably, Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine's girlfriend, Anne Vyalitsyna, is confirmed to walk in the show, and West's rumored girlfriend Chanel Iman - who recently closed his debut womenswear show at a day's notice - will also walk as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels.

Speaking of Angels, this year's lineup seems curiously devoid of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, throwing into question whether she will be walking at all - or just walking without wings. Miranda Kerr, Chanel Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Candice Swanepoel, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo, and Lindsay Ellingson, however, are all expected.

The show airs on CBS on Nov. 29 at 10/9 CST. A few sketches of this year's costumes, in the slideshow.

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Elle Puts Models on Its October 2011 Cover - The First Time in Over Eight Years

fashionologie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:35:50 PDT

>> For the first time in over eight years, Elle has placed a model on its cover. Not just one model, in fact, but rather four: “We felt it was time to show the sexy side of fashion again, enlisting four of the runway’s super seductive models – Miranda Kerr, Chanel Iman, Adriana Lima, and Doutzen Kroes," says editor Robbie Myers. "These covers harken to what made Elle Elle: Shot outside, drenched in sunlight, color, and of course accessories, the women look right back at you with all the personal and sexual confidence in the world.” The four models, who appear on the cover of Elle's October 2011 issue - on newsstands Sept. 20 - were styled by Joe Zee and shot by Alexei Hay. Erin Wasson was the last model to cover Elle, for the magazine's September 2003 issue.

Watch a behind-the-scenes video from the shoot, below.

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Rumor - Angela Lindvall to Host Project Runway All-Stars?

fashionologie — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:45:48 PDT

>> Heidi Klum has been Project Runway's host from the start, but as the show prepares for Project Runway All-Stars - an upcoming eight-episode spin-off series bringing back some of the show's alumni to compete against one another - Klum will not be pulling double hosting duties. According to a Lifetime spokesperson, All-Stars "is a completely separate show, with a separate host and a separate set of judges."

So who will be stepping in to host the spin-off? Originally, it was thought that Miranda Kerr might be a candidate, after she was spotted meeting with Project Runway executive producer Harvey Weinstein last week. But it sounds like Kerr is just in talks to be an All-Stars guest judge. Now, rumors have pointed in another direction: Modelinia reports hearing that Angela Lindvall has signed on as host. Lindvall has done TV - aside from walking in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - in the past: she co-starred in the green makeover series Alter Eco back in 2008.

Miranda Kerr On Whether She Wants More Children

fashionologie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:55:32 PDT

>> Six months after having her first son, Flynn, Miranda Kerr says that she plans to be more choosy about which modelling jobs she takes: "My priorities are to be with him and just do select things, the things I love." Her priorities have shifted in general, she adds: "I did yoga during the whole pregnancy but, honestly, I totally gave my body over. I didn't care if I got stretch marks, I didn't care if I didn't get back into shape. My main focus was to have a healthy child and it didn't matter to me if I could model or not."

As for whether she expects to have more children, Kerr replies: "Right now we are just enjoying Flynn because he is just a bundle of joy and it's only been six months. I would ideally like to have more but we will see what happens."

She adds that she didn't feel pressure to get back into shape, post-pregnancy: "No, you would assume that. I put on 40 pounds, but I wasn't fazed. I was eating so much and my grandma was like, ''Love, you had better stop eating. You're going to make a big baby and I don't know how you are going to push it out.'' I was like, ''Nan, it's fine,'' but she was the only one who knew." (Finn was almost 10 pounds.)

Miranda Kerr's Son Flynn Is Named After Her First Boyfriend

fashionologie — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:24:22 PDT

>> Miranda Kerr's six month old son Flynn - full name Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom - was named in part after her first boyfriend, she recently revealed. Her former boyfriend, Christopher Middlebrook, died in a car accident when he was a teenager. “Chris and I had been dating for two years,” Kerr says. “After he died, I wrote him a letter that said I hoped to name my first child after him in some way. I told Orlando [Bloom, her husband] and he was the one who said he’d be happy to do that. Orlando’s a good guy.” [Sunday Telegraph]