Chic Report

Behold, darlings: three May mag covers. Can you guess which glossy The Daily loves?! We’ll just say we’re going seasonally apropos on this one. It’s (finally!) spring, people! ‘Tis the time for unabashed prettiness to festoon the newsstands, not morose corpse-y visuals and such. It’s May, for goodness sake. Let’s get our joie on! Marie Claire’s artistic director extraordinaire, Alex Gonzalez, obviously understands.

Who’s in and who had to say auf wiedersehen? FIT students nervously awaited the results at Judging Day on Wednesday, from their senior projects to find out if their designs had made the competitive cut to be included in the design school’s annual Future of Fashion show, which will take place May 1st.

“It’s just how it should be,” Francisco Costa told us last night at Calvin Klein Collection’s flagship store during their event in honor of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) marriage equality program, Americans for Marriage Equality. “We’re not doing anything spectacular,” the creative director explained about the brand being on the right side of history. Costa was particularly thrilled that (nearly) 90-year-old American artist Ellsworth Kelly was also in attendance. (Kelly has produced a limited quantity colored-blocked dress for the label that was on display at the bash, including on Calvin muse Carolyn Murphy.)

Happy Birthday to the stunning Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who turns 26 today. The Transformers actress and gal pal of Jason Statham shares her b-day with James Woods, Conan O’Brien, Melissa Joan Hart, and America Ferrera. Next up for Rosie is a role in Mad Max: Fury Road, out in theatres next year.

Start spreading the news…Two iconic New Yorkers and old chums met up last night at the Tribeca Film Festival for the Mistaken For Strangers premiere. Ladies and gents, it’s Liza Minnelli and Robert DeNiro, who famously co-starred together in the 1977 Scorsese film, New York, New York. They’re still gonna be a part of it…

We know, we know. Everybody is throwing a lot of Carey Mulligan your way lately, but it’s her moment. The Great Gatsby star looks radiant on the cover of Russian Interview’s May issue shot by Karl Lagerfeld. Dare we say we prefer this over another fashion title’s recent cover? Well done, Karl.

Any journalist out there can relate to this situation…You think you’ve got an interview all set up and then a publicist gives you the annoying news that there’s only time for one question. (Which is far better than the ghastly “group” interview, but still kinda sucks.) Malcolm Venville had this happen when he was on the way to interview Karl Lagerfeld and made a funny vid documenting the experience for Nowness.

The duo of Terry Richardson and John Waters dancing the night away falls into the “most obvious” match of the new millennium. The boys spent time getting to know each other when Terry shot John for Le magazine du Monde’s first issue and things clearly went very well for our plaid shirted fellas. To be a fly on that wall… You can also catch a shirtless Terry hugging shirtless Girls star Adam Driver over on the never-dullsy Terry’s Diary.

Just in time! As part of their reinvention, Jacob & Co. has signed soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to appear in their new campaign, following in the footsteps of Helena Christensen, Milla Jovovich, and Natalia Vodianova. The campaign was shot in Madrid by José Manuel Ferrater and will roll out next month in major titles such as Vogue, GQ, and Bazaar. Ronaldo has appeared in campaigns for Emporio Armani, Armani Jeans, Nike, and Pepe Jeans.

Reed Krakoff’s on a roll! Last night at Chelsea’s Highline Stages, The Whitney Museum honored the designer and patron of the arts with their American Art Award. The award is given to those who show an outstanding commitment to American visual arts and culture and to The Whitney through supporting artists in their respective fields. Honored alongside Krakoff was Miami-based collector, Martin Z. Margulies (he recently made a $5 million donation to the museum!) and Michael Ward Stout, who is the president of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and the founding partner of New York law firm, Stout Thomas & Johnson. Co-chairs Susan and John Hess, Brooke and Daniel Neidich, and Kimberly and Scott Resnick hosted the event.