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Heidi Klum Is Topless on GQ Russia; Vogue’s Newsstand Sales Are Outgrowing All Other Fashion Titles

Heidi Klum is topless on the cover of the new GQ Russia. [GQ Russia]

• Compared to the same period in 2010, Vogue’s newsstand sales for the first five months of 2011 have increased 16 percent. Other fashion titles aren’t doing nearly as well, and newsstand sales for Harper’s Bazaar and Marie Claire are both down an average of 21 percent for the first four issues of 2011. [Adweek]

• eBay is launching a collection of limited-edition bags and totes — by Diane Von Furstenberg, Jason Wu, Tory Burch, and more — with the tag line “You Can’t Fake Fashion” as part of the website’s anti-counterfeiting campaign. [Elle]

• Pieces from the most recent Prada collection made it onto the most magazine covers — 77 in total. [Fashionista]

Jean Paul Gaultier fed Erin O’Connor macaroons backstage before his couture show yesterday, to help calm her nerves. [Vogue UK]

Tommy Hilfiger will be selling men’s and women’s golf apparel from next spring, after signing a licensing deal yesterday with Fletcher Leisure Group. [Reuters]

Heidi Klum Is Topless on GQ Russia; Vogue’s Newsstand Sales Are Outgrowing All Other Fashion Titles