In keeping with the tradition of using his famous stylish fans as his models (Vanessa Traina, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Kate Lanphear, to name a few), Eddie Borgo brought on V’s Cecilia Dean to star in his latest ad campaign. “Cecilia was a natural progression for us; she exemplifies all those mysterious, sexy elements of [...]

At last, a coloring book for all ages. The RxArt coloring book was technically created for kids—it’s handed out to children in the hospital as way to take their mind off their illnesses, but the Chanel Beauté-sponsored booklet will make just about anyone want to get their crayon box out. Between the Lines features designs [...]

It’s a growth market for Joseph Altuzarra. The New York designer presents his first Resort collection today (created, in part, to meet the increasing demand from retailers), and with it, his label’s first branded materials. Last week, Altuzarra convened a team that included photographer Steven Pan (a former assistant of Steven Meisel’s), models Danielle Zinaich [...]

There was plenty of Chanel on hand at last night’s Tribeca Film Festival dinner, sponsored by Lagerfeld’s label. But among the star-studded guests, we couldn’t take our eyes off of Vanessa Traina, wearing Spring ‘11 Celine. The newly minted designer/muse (of French label Maje) arrived on the arm of her mother, Danielle Steel, wearing a [...]

The year in style from the year’s best street-style chronicler. Below, Tommy Ton’s favorite subjects this year. Click here to check out TT’s snaps, and see below for our handy gloss on who’s who.Giovanna Battaglia: Stylist, honorary Roitfeld (dates Carine’s son, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld).
Leigh Lezark: DJ, Misshape, Chanel beauty ambassador.
Vika Gazinskaya (left): Designer of Vika Gazinskaya.
Emmanuelle [...]

Now available for your next Rockaway Beach excursion: Proenza Schouler’s tie-dyed, racerback tank, the latest in their ongoing series of online exclusives. To celebrate the occasion, PS designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernadez took Vanessa Traina to those very same Rockaways for a short video, shot by Gregory Mitnick, of her mostly standing still and [...]

It was the Great Party That Was™—but who, dare we ask, wasn’t? Seats were going fast at last night’s Costume Institute Gala, but a few frequently seen faces on the party scene didn’t make an appearance. Where were they?Gwyneth Paltrow has been making the New York party rounds lately, lending her support to Chopard’s 150th [...]

On Tuesday, the troika behind the Webster in Miami—Frederic Dechnik, Laure Heriard Dubreuil, and Milan Vukmirovic (pictured)—took over the private salons of the Maison Baccarat to introduce selected friends to the Louis XIII Rare Cask by Rémy Martin. Dressed in a plunging, lace-up black dress by Joseph Altuzarra, Dubreuil noted that despite the fashionable guest [...]

When the crowd includes Vanessa Traina, Richie Rich, Victoria Bartlett, and Maroon 5’s Mickey Madden among its diverse lot, you might be worried that fur would fly—but last night’s annual Cool vs. Cruel benefit, thrown by the Humane Society of the U.S. to support animal-friendly designers, was the rare fashion party where that wasn’t a [...]

We wondered if Spring’s S&M trend would have legs off the runway. The answer: Yes, if you have legs like Vanessa Traina’s. What do you think of her peekaboo Givenchy?
—Nicole Phelps

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