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The “electrifying” Beyoncé covers the May issue of British Vogue for the very first time. Inside she tells them how motherhood gave her a sense of “audacity” and made it OK to share more of her private life to her fans. She’s still keeping that belly button all to herself, though.

Chic! Daily fave Daphne Groeneveld covers issue 2 of Numéro Russia shot by Sebastian Kim. Last month Naomi Campbell and her legs launched the new mag that the smart kids in the class will recall has André Leon Talley on its masthead as editor at large. Looks like somebody is insiting on models gracing the covers. Imagine that.

What: Paper’s 16th Annual Beautiful People Party

Where: Top of The Standard

Who: Jessie Ware, Tali Lennox, Bevy Smith, Carly Cushnie, Michelle Ochs, Cory Kennedy, Mickey Boardman, Peter Davis, Melanie Fiona, Audrey Gelman, DJ Pham, Luigi Tadini, Marjorie Gubelmann, and find out who else was there in our GALLERY.

Nicola Formichetti posted this cryptic illustration by Achraf Amiri on his Facebook page last night, but things are a little more upbeat today. The recently departed Mugler creative director is full of positive affirmations, writing the following: “restart the operating system #newlife #newfuel” and “Reinvent, Restart #newbeginning” on the page. Page Six is reporting that the new life is already all taken care of, what with Gaga’s bestie purportedly moving to Diesel to become creative director. To be continued…

(NEW YORK) How Supermodels Stay ‘Paris Thin’ By Eating TISSUES: Sacked Vogue Editor Exposes Brutal Truths of Fashion World In Telll-All Book [Daily Mail UK]
Kirstie Clements, fired from her role as editor of Australian Vogue last May, has written a tell-all book about the fashion industry

Shazam Creates Fashion ID App [Telegraph UK]
The new app will allow users to identify the outfit of an on-screen personality

Does This Start-Up Stack Up? Rank & Style Makes Top-10 Lists, Backed By Math [Refinery29]
Rank & Style has developed the style algorithm

Issa London Collaborates With The Outnet [Vogue UK]
The exclusive collection will include reworked dresses from the label’s archives

Model Takeover: Louis Vuitton’s Alma Campaign May Be the Beginning of a New Era [PopSugar]
Louis Vuitton says goodbye to celebs and hello to mods

Karl Lagerfeld shot Laetitia Casta in black and white for Chanel’s latest eyewear campaign. We’ve spent the past few hours pondering what the Kaiser is trying to say here, if anything. It was just last summer that he shot Casta in front of the Eiffel Tower for a 10-page fashion spread for V with his beloved Choupette and some bondage undertones. Is that Choupette’s leash? Old habits are hard to break.

Nashville’s Hayden Panettiere nabbed the May cover of Glamour, showing off some tats and donning Dolce & Gabbana on the outside of the glossy, in a lush, sunny shoot by photog Peggy Sirota (sorta similar, in a good way, to Kate Hudson’s April cover of the mag, non?). Inside, Panettiere discusses her past (her parents, growing up in the ‘Messy Generation,’ what the heck her tattoos mean) and the future

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The buzz is at full blast regarding Hedi Slimane’s creative choix at Saint Laurent. In his latest move, the designer enlisted Courtney Love to front the brand’s music meets fashion campaign, which will also feature fellow rockers like Marilyn Manson, Kim Gordon, and Ariel Pink. It’s only natural that he would enlist Love as she was the assumed inspiration behind his grunge heavy Fall 2013 collection. She even applauded him post-show by tweeting: “Having gasms at the idea of rich ladies buying what we used to wear, finally someone got the look exact, no beanies.”

After two years as creative director of Thierry Mugler, Nicola Formichetti is bidding adieu to the brand. According to Joel Palix, president of Clarins Fragrance Group and director general of Thierry Mugler, the split is mutual. Mega-stylist Formichetti was first brought on board to succeed designer Rosemary Rodriguez and to revive the ready-to-wear. Formichetti showed his first collection for Fall 2011, for which he enlisted his muse, Lady Gaga, to walk in the show. Palix plans to reveal a new brand strategy shortly; expect a focus on the momentum that Mugler gave the ready-to-wear, along with heavy emphasis on the brand’s blockbuster fragrances.