Moss Knocked From Cavalli Campaign; Wintour Toasts ObamaKate Moss will appear in Just Cavalli campaigns after a few seasons starring in Cavalli’s, Anna has a fancy party planned for Michelle, and Naomi Campbell plays bridesmaid.
Fabulously Wealthy People Still Buying Sparkly StuffIn fact, Chanel, De Beers, Cartier, and Graff are expanding their retail offerings, which means we’ll get two new bling-tastic, super-fancy stores on Madison Avenue!
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Ralph Rucci Takes Top Prize; Karl Lagerfeld Inspires HimselfRucci nabbed the fashion prize in the American Design Awards, Karl Lagerfeld was his own muse for his new handbag line, and Beyoncé proved people don’t really eat dinner at the Met gala.
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The Last Bits of Gossip From the Met GalaAll the hair dryers at ‘Vogue’ kept shorting out the lights on Monday as assistants prepped for the ball, Mary J. Blige probably left right after walking the carpet, and Christina Ricci didn’t stay for dinner either.
Swarovski Blings Up Your Macbook AirIf Kimora Lee Simmons had a Macbook Air, it would look like this. Well, maybe hers would have pink swirls instead of black ones. This “Golden Age” costs about $40,000, and only twenty of them were made by a company called — get this — Bling My Thing.
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Who, Pray Tell, Borrowed Their Bling at the Van Cleef & Arpels Party?
Van Cleef & Arpels jewelers transformed the Hammerstein Ballroom into a “Parisian nightclub” at their Fashion Week kickoff party, “Une Journee A Paris,” last night. A pair of French poodles — one dyed fuchsia, the other attempting to drag its butt across the glossy black stage — nearly stole the show, but fascinated as we are by shiny objects, it was the attendees’ bling that drew our attention in the end. So who borrowed and who brought their own?
