Nick Knight

Madonna dons an eyepatch and brass knuckles for the May issue of Interview magazine, photographed by Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas.

Nick Knight is rumored to have shot Lady Gaga for the September style issue of Vanity Fair.

Penelope Cruz is replacing Kate Winslet as the face of Lancôme fragrance Trésor, and Diane Kruger will be the new face of Calvin Klein scent, Beauty.

“The reason I quit fashion was that I had had enough of spending my time always being on my knees, making other people look amazing and fabulous."—Thierry Mugler to the New York Times' Eric Wilson.

Helena Christensen bares all for Reebok campaign.

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Dree Hemingway styles herself for i-D magazine. Photographs taken by Sean Thomas in her great granfather's home.

Philip Treacy is the star of SHOWstudio's latest installment of LiveStudio. The milliner takes up one-day residence at Nick Knight's space to design a one-of-a-kind headpiece to be sold in the website's shop.

Designers and retailers are embracing Twitter, while still figuring out its rules . . .

Eric Wilson looks back at "the McCarthey era" as Patrick McCarthey steps down from his helm at W and WWD.

Whitney Port is being sued by Adrienne Baravetto, who claims she helped Port design her line in 2007.

By taking two of New York's most exclusive fashion shows live for all to see in real-time, Nick Knight has become the new king of New York Fashion Week.

Both Alexander Wang and Rodarte will be working with Knight's ShowStudio to live stream fashion week presentations—Alexander Wang at 5PM EST on Saturday February 13, and Rodarte at 12PM EST on Wednesday February 16.

The push for live broadcasts signifies a movement towards the digital future of fashion content in which consumers are invited to experience otherwise closed industry events. As Knight puts it, "I see the future of fashion weeks around the world as not only a physical schedule of shows, but also as a digital calendar of fashion experiences online, which bridge the industry and consumer experience."

Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte and Alexander Wang will undoubtedly benefit not only from ShowStuido.com's bandwidth but also from Knight's forward-thinking filmmaking. Both shows will feature Knight-produced videos on the runway, much like Alexander McQueen's film featuring Raquel Zimmermann last September.

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>> All the top tickets in town are jumping on the livestream bandwagon.  First, Marc Jacobs announced his 500 person, front-row only show would be open and shown live to the public via the Intertubes a couple of days ago, and today, Alexander Wang, Calvin Klein, and Rodarte have all announced they're entering the ring this season as well.

The Wang and Rodarte shows will both be presented live on Nick Knight's Showstudio.com, with Wang's debuting at 5 pm EST on Feb. 13 and Rodarte's at noon EST on Feb. 16.  Calvin Klein, meanwhile, will broadcast their women's show on calvinkleincollection.com and Facebook at 3 pm on Feb. 18.

So what does all this livestreaming mean for the future of Fashion Week? »

>> New York Fashion Week Tidbits: Rodarte, Alexander Wang Working with Nick Knight on Films, and more —Alexander Wang and Laura and Kate Mulleavy must have liked the video of Raquel Zimmermann writhing among snakes that Nick Knight produced for the backdrop of Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 show: Knight is said to be working with both Wang and Rodarte on fashion films for their upcoming shows. Erin Wasson, meanwhile, is said to be inspired by Jimi Hendrix for her upcoming RVCA collection, and Cushnie et Ochs are collaborating with Albertus Swanepoel on hats for Fall 2010. [WWD, Nylon, W Magazine]

Nick Knight's current projects include videos for two New York fashion shows—Rodarte and Alexander Wang.

Sneak a preview of Alice by Alice Temperley, launching this season at Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Harrods, Net-a-Porter, and Neiman Marcus.

Escada looks to expend into cosmetics, menswear and a children's line to help turn a profit in 2011.

Stylist Keegan Singh does not like rubber ducky necklaces, does like black rubber kimonos.

André Leon Talley is still bashing red carpet dresses and offers his styling help. Unfortunately, we all remember this.

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>> Raquel Zimmermann, 30 Snakes the Faces of Alexander McQueen Spring 2010 —As the New York Times noted yesterday, a number of Spring 2010 ads feature models lying down on the job — among them, Georgia May Jagger for Versace, Monika "Jac" Jagaciak for Calvin Klein, Lara Stone for Louis Vuitton.  Well, add one more to the mix: Nick Knight shot Raquel Zimmermann wrapped in more than 30 snakes for Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 campaign — and you guessed it: she's lying down. [House of Models]

Nick Knight's 100 Portraits project for i-D magazine's 30th anniversary has been underway for twelve days, with Knight photographing famous faces and simultaneously broadcasting live video footage of each session via SHOWstudio and real-time snapshots via Twitter.

Tomorrow marks day 13 (of 20) for the project, and the lineup includes Kate Moss who should be entering the studio at 1:15 London time. Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, Pixie Geldof, Giles Deacon, Jamie Dornan, Daisy Lowe, Alice Dellal, Stephen Jones, Riccardo Tisci, and Henry Holland have each already been photographed for the project.

A daily scheduled of participants and link to the live studio feed can be found here.

According to Kate and Laura Mulleavy, "Tavi [Gevinson] defines Rodarte for Target."

Thakoon Panichgul's advice to the winners of the 2009 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, "“Use the money wisely; it goes really quickly! And don’t spend it on an after-party!”

Another model marries another millionaire. This time it's Snejana Onopka.

MyFDB.com—the IMDB of fashion—will log editorial and advertising credits for photographers, stylists, models, and hair and makeup talent.

British trade shows are seeing an increase in attendance thanks to the weaker pound.

Another reason why we love Nick Knight's SHOWstudio: Gareth Pugh will be streamed live for three days while working on designs to be sold in Knight's shop.

Lanvin has sold a minority stake to (a yet to be revealed) investor as a way to grow the business and add stores.

Source: Teen Vogue