FASHION Magazine

We’d like to direct your attention to the self-professed “gothic counterpoint to Tavi,” French wunderkind Charles Guislain. Though he doesn’t have a blog, his sense of style has turned enough heads to land him in Italian Vogue and turn him into a YouTube sensation. At 17, he says he is already tired of Europe: “I need to escape European life. I am a little bored with this now.” Le sigh! [The Cut]

Based on Kate Moss‘s street style and runway shows by the likes of Givenchy, Céline and Jean Paul Gaultier, this fashion forecaster believes we’ll all be wearing sheer black pantyhose come fall. [Telegraph]

Because it is of the utmost importance what one wears to testify at a war crimes tribunal, consider yourself informed that Naomi Campbell took the stand at Charles Taylor‘s trial “wearing a cream-colored knit dress and cardigan from Azzedine Alaia’s spring/summer collection” “with matching high-heeled sandals and a choker necklace, her hair tied in a bun with two loose strands and a heavy bangs framing her face.” [WWD, National Post ]

Twas Tweeted: “Is it wrong to wear a CHANEL dinner jacket with a T shirt to the airport if it’s still breakfast time out here in Singapore uugh TOO LATE!” tweets Kanye West, who should know that a dinner jacket is never wrong. [@kanyewest]

Does Janie Bryant ever sleep? The Mad Men costume designer, who has also created clothing line for sale on QVC, a nail polish range and vlogs for Banana Republic, has now teamed up with the 88-year-old brassiere brand Maidenform to work on a viral marketing campaign. Will be as successful as the legendary “I dreamed I…” campaign from the 50s and 60s? Only YouTube will tell… [Fashionista]

T’was tweeted: “thanks vanity fair for NOT crediting me in the story….VANITY UN-FAIR …..agrhhh!!!!” Argh indeed, according to stylist Nicola Formichetti, the man behind the much-buzzed gray-haired Lady Gaga Vanity Fair shoot, the mag didn’t credit him for his work. And off to Twitter it went. [@formichetti via Racked]

Pillow talk is my favourite. Especially when it includes Carré Otis and Naomi Campbell. No, I have not actually shared face-to-face confessionals with either of these former Guess models, but I did experience the next best thing: sitting on their silk screened portraits while attending the Guess by Marciano Spring/Summer 2011 runway show

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock with your fingers in your ears, you’d know a thing or two about Madonna‘s cone brassieres. You’d also be pleased to know that the man who introduced the world to said bras, Jean Paul Gaultier, will be releasing a line of lingerie this fall with La Perla. [The Cut]

Congratulations to Turkish designer Hakaan Yildirim for winning ANDAM’s €220,000 prize. He was up against some fierce competition, including Canadian designers Mark Fast and Calla Haynes. [Style.com]

Elisabetta Gucci, great-granddaughter of Gucci’s founder, is facing legal action by the now French-owned luxury house for trying to use her family name (albeit, her already-taken, billion dollar family name) to open a chain of luxury hotels. [The Independent]

These Louis Vuitton neck tattoos make the Chanel tattoos from earlier this year look like wimps. [Refinery 29]

Natalie Portman, the pint-sized actress who really can do no wrong, has just signed a contract with Perfums Christian Dior to be the new face of the brand. [WWD]

The explanation to why there have been so many resort shows this year has been twittering  about the blogosphere. It’s simple, according to The Wall Street Journal‘s Christina Binkley: Anna Wintour asked for them. [Fashionologie]

After eight years, Roberto Cavalli has cleared his name with the Italian authorities for tax fraud charges. The designer has been in and out of the courtroom for after the initial 2002 accusation that he remodeled his uber-luxurious Tuscan villa and charged the costs to his company. Despite two prison sentences (neither of which he served) Cavalli can happily lounge in his villa as a free man. [WWD]

“It can feel lonely. It can feel like you’re around a thousand people but you’re around no one at the same time,” said Naomi Campbell when Oprah prodded her about her ongoing violent streak on yesterday’s show. “There are times where I don’t want to walk on a red carpet but I have to because I’m contracted to. It’s like we don’t have feelings, but we are — we’re humans, but it’s — I don’t know.” Someone pass her a tissue. [The Cut]

Russian Vogue has devoted their April 2010 issue entirely to newly-minted Russian resident Naomi Campbell. The model was also guest editor. Says editor Aliona Doletskaya: “I wanted to debunk a few myths surrounding Naomi.  When I suggested the concept, she immediately came and for an hour and a half laid out stories, photography, interviews and other sections. Clearly, quickly, and in a businesslike manner.”[Fashionologie]

Christian Louboutin is the star of the show in “Dancer in a Daydream” which includes a peek into his Paris studio and is capped with the man himself showing off his dance moves in glittery red-soled jazz shoes. [Stylelist]

Alexander McQueen‘s brand revealed today that the designer was creating a men’s underwear line that will launch in June. The boxers and briefs bear the signature skull print as well as feather prints inspired by his final menswear collection. [Vogue UK]

A 13-minute film noir starring Agyness Deyn has just been released. Titled Mean To Me, the short flick is set in the 1930s with vintage-style gowns courtesy of Zac Posen. [StyleList]

Although Naomi Campbell reportedly struck again (sorry for the pun), no legal action will be taken. The supermodel was questioned by the NYPD after allegedly slapping and punching her driver, and slapped with a harrasment report, which doesn’t have any penalties or subsequent charges. [Vogue UK]

Burberry pulled off a neat trick yesterday where they convinced fashion VIPs in New York, Paris, Tokyo and Dubai to watch the live stream wear 3-D glasses. [WWD, sub req’d]

GQ has some choice words for Rpattz regarding his greasy BAFTAs hair: “Please pull it together. Or slick it back. Something.” [GQ]

Some fresh details have emerged in the news that bloggers have been included as voters for the CFDA awards. Turns out that bloggers weren’t just simply sent ballots, but actually had to ask to get them, and only then will the CFDA review the request and make the decision as to whether their blogger status is deemed worthy to vote [The Cut]

Lady Gaga is a powerful force in both fashion and music–one that Black Book says could take on Anna Wintour in numbers alone—while the “Bad Romance” video has 30 million hits on YouTube, an issue of Vogue has a circulation of about 1.2 million copies. Racked’s recent reader’s choice poll of the best Photoshopped image of Gaga suggests the public’s obsession with her bizarre everything is here to stay. By the way, the Mona Lisa Gaga won with 44% of the vote. [Racked, Blackbook]

With the auction of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé’s items done and over with, their Paris duplex is next up for sale. With a garden and 5,400 square feet of space, the apartment is expected to sell for around $30 million. [WWD]