Fashion news: Gaultier to do lingerie, chest waxing costs England the World Cup and is Naomi Campbell going bald?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock with your fingers in your ears, you’d know a thing or two about Madonna‘s cone brassieres. You’d also be pleased to know that the man who introduced the world to said bras, Jean Paul Gaultier, will be releasing a line of lingerie this fall with La Perla. [The Cut]
Congratulations to Turkish designer Hakaan Yildirim for winning ANDAM’s €220,000 prize. He was up against some fierce competition, including Canadian designers Mark Fast and Calla Haynes. [Style.com]
Naomi Campbell was modelling in New York when cameras caught a shot revealing a shockingly bald patch of hair. Hair experts say it’s related to constant braiding and weaving (and perhaps the stress of constant lawsuits?). Not that shocking after all. [Metro UK via Racked]
Remember that time Tavi sat in the front row at the Dior show? Bitter editors can console themselves with a bit of schadenfreude, because apparently it’s not all front rows for top bloggers: BryanBoy was seated third row at a Gucci show in Milan and Scott Schuman of the Sartorialist apparently had to sit on the stairs after security removed him from his perch beside Italian Vogue editor Franca Sozzani. [Racked]
After blaming goalie Robert Green‘s ex-girlfriend for the English football players poor performance, British newspapers have conjured up an excuse for England’s loss to Germany in the World Cup. This time, it’s because team member Wayne Rooney waxed his chest pre-game. Huh? [Jezebel]
Just in, the Forbes list of most powerful celebrities. Oprah is first (duh) and Lady Gaga is fourth (again, duh). The highest score for a model, Gisele Bündchen, was ranked at 85th, followed by Heidi Klum and Kate Moss at 86 and 91 respectively. [Vogue UK]
There were rumours circulating yesterday that MTV’s fashion-oriented, (scripted) reality show The City would be cancelled. No need to put those flags at half mast, Whitney Port has already cleared the air via her twitter and website that the rumours are false. [Styleite]
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