The World Can’t Wait to Get Vibrating MascaraAlso, Avon’s profits are up (perhaps owing to Lauren Conrad), burgundy lips are imminent, and Paris Hilton’s perfume is surprisingly popular.
Victoria Beckham: David Too Busy for DiddyEarlier this week P. Diddy said he’d love to design clothes with David Beckham. But Victoria says her hubby doesn’t have time for something like that.
Vanessa Paradis Nabs Miu Miu; ‘Stylista’ Anticipation BeginsVanessa Paradis will replace Kirsten Dunst as the face of Miu Miu; ‘America’s Next Top Model’ lands another season, as the lead in to the CW’s new fashion-assistant reality show; and Jessica Stam explains the whole D.J. thing.
Heidi Klum: Fashion Hypocrite?The new issue of ‘Us Weekly’ has a “25 PAGE FASHION BONUS!” (their words, not ours). In it we learn that Heidi Klum doesn’t practice what she preaches.
P. Diddy’s Perfume for Women Earns Award NominationMAKEUP
• Cosmetic Executive Women beauty-award nominees were announced this weekend, and Sean John’s Unforgivable Woman earned a nod in the Women’s Scent-Prestige category. Meanwhile, Bobbi Brown moisturizing-cream compact foundation is in the running in the Face Product-Prestige category. [Fashionista]
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Special Moments Backstage at Sean JohnWe had a lot of downtime backstage at the Sean John show, which gave us a good chance to hang out with the male models and drink Bellinis (we know, life is hard). Nearby was a makeshift “stage”: bright lights and a backdrop, evidently where Diddy had been doing his interviews earlier.
The Unwavering Wisdom of DiddyKudos to the Daily News for today’s P. Diddy — er, excuse us, we mean Sean Combs — profile. They caught the Maker of Bands as he prepared for his Sean John show and managed to gather a stellar selection of quotations from His Diddy-ness. (Sorry! We mean Combs-ness. We can’t keep up with what he wants to be called.)
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Baby Kingston Too Fugging Cute at L.A.M.B.At Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. show, both of our fondest wishes came true: The clothes were totally fun, and little Kingston — all blinged out in what appeared to be bedazzled jeans, like the biggest badass in the sandbox — made an appearance, bouncing on dad — Gavin Rossdale’s lap in the front row.
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A Very Special Fug GirlsAfter eight days, 26 shows, and a handful of parties, we are reduced to a sputtering heap (not unlike that Zac Posen dress) on the floor of Newark Airport. Time to recall our favorite moments.
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Choking Down a Media SandwichThe crescendo of our Fashion Week celebrity-spotting started slowly with Kristin Cavallari, built with Kristen Bell and Mischa Barton sightings at every turn, and peaked on our final night in New York at the packed Zac Posen show.
