>> For the second Fall season in a row, the Rag & Bone boys have created a lot of want in the ten some-odd minutes it takes for their run of show. The futuristic bent that was introduced in their Spring 2011 collection stayed, but this time worked its way into a number of the Rag & Bone staples — cropped fitted jackets, kilts, knee socks, and cape coats. This was mashed together with a newfound fascination with texture: cow hides, nubby knits, neoprenes, shearlings, wools, and fringes were all represented.
As Marcus Wainwright noted backstage, "It started with Inuit people — the indigenous people of the Arctic circle — and on the other side of it, there was a French skiier called Jean-Claude Killy — so '70s ski — and it just went from there." As for the brilliant blue that was used so liberally in the second half of the show — where did that come from? "In looking at all of these pictures of the Arctic and the snow and the sky bounced against it," Wainwright explained, "that unbelievable blue — Klein Blue — that kind of blue of the sky, was just amazing against the ivory and the grey of the beginning [of the show]. It's a fun color."
The cool Rag & Bone girl was well-accounted-for as usual, both front row (Erin Wasson, Jessica Stam, and Alexa Chung), and on the catwalk (Bette Franke, making a runway return after taking a season off, Arizona Muse, Joan Smalls, Fei Fei Sun, Saskia de Brauw, and Britt Maren). Boots tended to be thigh-high and low-heeled. As for the clutches, which were strapped to the models' hands by glove-like contraptions, leaving their fingers free — would those be put into production? "It may well do if people like them," Wainwright answered. "I don't know. We just did it just for the show, we always do those things ourselves, but yeah, probably." He and Neville had both cracked open Peroni beers immediately post-show, while their children ran around backstage. So what's the plan now that the show is finished? "I have had one beer," Wainwright replied. "I'm going to have a few more. I feel pretty good about it. I was excited about the music [done by Thom Yorke], and it's good."
Calling all Fab stylists with a thing for razzle dazzle. Just in time for the holidays, I'm drawing on Jessica Stam's showstopping sequins in Vogue Russia to inspire you to create an outfit that sizzles. It's not the season for wallflower dressing, so make it extra dazzling. Give me sequins, color, lace, and tulle, and style me up in something spectacular for the holiday season. Dresses, skirts, trousers, blouses — the possibilities are endless and exciting!
Who says a turtleneck has to be stuffy? Certainly not model Jessica Stam, whose cool chick turtleneck is proof that pulling off this wintery look is all in the styling. To keep things from becoming too bulky, just pick a lighter fabric, even sheer if you please. As for the rest of your ensemble, try a mini or tap shorts and tights, and if you're going to do denim, go skinny and sexy to keep up the cool vibe — 
>> Karlie Kloss gives an in-depth description of her beauty routine to Into the Gloss: it includes Pond's Cold Cream to take off makeup after runway shows — "All the girls in the old days — all the supermodels — this is what they carried around. It’s the old-school cheap trick"; supplements that Jessica Stam recommended after Kloss's hair got "really temperamental" from so much dyeing; and her current beauty service standby: "I’m doing Invisalign — I just pop them in; I only wear them at night because I can’t talk when they’re in and it’s embarrassing. But I think they’re way better than braces. That’s pretty much the only beauty ‘service’ I get; going to my orthodontist in St. Louis. [laughs]" [
>> Karolina Kurkova hasn't been in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show since 2008, when she was ending her run as an Angel. But it sounds like she might be back onstage this year — she, along with girls like Jourdan Dunn, Jessica Stam, Caroline Trentini, Lais Ribeiro, and Lily Donaldson, were among those brought in for final casting callbacks for this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which tapes on Nov. 10. It's not unheard of for a former Angel to appear in the show again — Izabel Goulart, who was an Angel from 2005 to 2008, walked in last year's show (at the time, Kurkova had just given birth). [