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Natalia Vodianova Booked a Ton of Spring Campaigns; Prada Reportedly Booked an 18-Year-Old Newcomer

Natalia Vodianova’s spring-campaign bookings include Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Guerlain, Etam lingerie, and Calvin Klein perfume. Busy lady! [WWD]

Prada reportedly signed 18-year-old model Rasa Zukauskaite for its spring campaign. [Sassybella]

• Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Andrew Bolton says the Costume Institute’s next exhibit, American Women, will showcase “archetypes such as the heiress, the flapper, and the suffragette that emerged between 1890 and 1940.” [Style File/Style.com]

• A nude photograph of Carla Bruni was pulled from an auction in Paris after bids failed to meet the asking price. It was eventually sold. [Daily Intel]

• Mayor Bloomberg’s office has released renderings of the new Fashion Incubator. It looks high-tech. [Racked]

Stella McCartney created a shirt for the Gap Red initiative. [Nitrolicious]

Natalia Vodianova Booked a Ton of Spring Campaigns; Prada Reportedly Booked an 18-Year-Old Newcomer