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Fashion Folk Get Cartoonified; Peaches Geldof Is Pregnant

Photo: David LaChapelle/Harper’s Bazaar China

Mother of the Year Peaches Geldof is pregnant with her second child. [Glamour UK]

• Penélope Cruz is the new face of Spanish leather company Loewe. [WWD]

• Karolina Kurkova explains why she wanted to be on The Face: “The show is all about possibility and I love to mentor these girls because so many of them don’t have the confidence yet and I remember feeling that way before I was a model, when people made fun of the way I looked. It sounds superficial, but having someone to give you that confidence and tell you that you’re beautiful makes a huge difference and makes you work harder.” [Vogue UK]

• Christy Turlington is the new face of Esprit’s Wellness Collection campaign. [E!]

• Steven Meisel, Anna Dello Russo, and Lady Gaga get cartoonified for Barney’s holiday windows. [WWD]

• Joanna Coles hired Paul Solomons from British GQ as the new creative director for Cosmopolitan. [WWD]

• Russian model Irina Shayk’s West Village apartment flooded during Hurricane Sandy. [Page Six/NYP]

• Daphne Guinness wears pink McQueen on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar China. [Design Scene]

• Livia Firth was named Leader of Change for 2012 by the United Nations. [Vogue UK]

• Henry Holland is making underwear now. [Elle UK]

Fashion Folk Get Cartoonified