Oh, the Horror: Meet the ‘Bikini Pants’Brazil is responsible for many significant moments in fashion — Havaianas, Gisele, the loss of any hair below the navel — but this marks a low point, in our humble opinion.
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Breaking: Naomi Campbell HospitalizedThe AP is reporting that tempestuous supermodel–cum–GQ reporter Naomi Campbell has been hospitalized in São Paolo and is “being treated by one of Brazil’s top specialists in infectious diseases,” according to the reps at Sirio Libanes Hospital, where she’s currently staying. No further info, and no further dry observations on our end. Scary stuff. More as we know it.
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Lacoste Is So Over the Celebrity Thing• Lacoste doesn’t like famous people. No, seriously: “We don’t really care about personalities,” said Lacoste designer Christophe Lemaire. “We feel it’s a stupid game to play. There are so many famous people wearing Lacoste anyway, we don’t need to pretend or show off.” [WWD]