CLASS / of 2008

Taryn, Toni, Karlie, and Ali Stephens. These are the new girls you've been seeing on the catwalk and they're so popular you'd think agents were booking them as a team!

I did a model-morphosis with Karlie for the NYTimes a few weeks ago, and was really amazed how they all played off one another. Almost like the supermodel days I remember [from growing up as a kid backstage]. Anyhow, hope these four are around for a while. They have great energy, give good face, and make the long days go by a little quicker. I bet five bucks that at least two of them are waiting at the Marni fitting together right now, one sleeping on the other's shoulder.

FERRE. New design team / new era?

Congratulations to Tommaso and Roberto on a great collection!  I'm a Lars Nilsson fan, but this collection seemed right and I was just happy to be there for the first showing. After our first-look preview, I had a chat with a front row editor and even she said it seemed like something was happening in Milan. Look to style.com for the full collection and down below for a peak backstage.

Cavalli and Coke

I know what you're thinking.. perfect match right? Decadence, extravagance, perfect w/ a whiskey. Clearly, Roberto Cavalli knows what everyone needs to bring out the animal in them: behold, the ultimate collaboration of Cavalli and Coca-Cola... Bottoms up!

GET it while it's hot/

Here you go Fashionistas. The first picture of Kate Moss at the Vivienne Westwood show tonight. Here's Kate, Vivienne, and her head designer. The show was great so look for it tom on style.com and then go to Viv's site, ActiveResistance.

ON to the next

New York is over. I'm a little sad actually, but London starts tomorrow and the energy in the city is pretty raw. You don't know what to expect, the season can be great or it can be one disaster after the other. Guess we'll see soon enough. Look out for more posts - but in the meantime, if you're looking for great pair of jeans, L'Wren Scott ss09. Wow...!

AND she doesn't even know my name

Lakshmi. One of the newest girls to come backstage and she's giving it every minute. Here's something from Diane von Furstenberg, Sept 7. Gorgeous. Keep an eye out for more..

STEP right up

Just before the weekend I was invited along to a casting. It was one of the first to see who was new in town and some of the younger girls who were returning from their summer breaks. When I arrived 10mins early, girls were already filing out the door: a line of girls, doe-eyed and hopeful, stretching far as the eye could see.

The average wait time was 45mins; the average time the girl spent w/ the casting team, 30secs. I stayed for two hours; when I left, the line was still down the hall. Legs, high heels. Some of these girls will never see NY again / some are here to stay!