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Following in the footsteps of Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin, Nicholas Kirkwood has ventured into outfitting the soles of men. We first caught wind of the plans for the new menswear line back in October, when Kirkwood broke the news to us about the future launch.

Philanthropist and super, Natalia Vodianova, is set to run the Paris Half Marathon on March 6, in support of her charity, the Naked Heart Foundation. Founded in 2005 by Vodianova, the Naked Heart Foundation aims to create safe outdoor play facilities for urban children in cities across Russia. To date the charity has created over forty play parks in over 30 cities, attracting sponsorship partnerships with brands like Louis Vuitton and De Beers.

“It’s like we’re in a movie!” exclaimed Meredith Melling Burke at John DeLucie’s haute spot The Lion last night, as editors gathered to toast theOutnet.com and its director, Stephanie Phair. It wasn’t just the hidden room—”just walk straight through the Basquiat,” the doorman instructed—or the velvet curtain that further alienated this crowd from reality. It was the snow, falling almost embarrassingly cinematically while the looming (potential) weather crisis went relatively ignored.

German fashion designer Wolfgang Joop seems close to closing shop on his Wunderkind line, after abruptly cancelling his Paris Fashion Week show in March and bidding a hasty adieu to most of his staff, British Vogue and WWD reported this morning.

Model Engagement [Vogue UK] Petra Nemcova to wed actor Jamie Belman after 8-month courtship…December Retail Sales are Weaker Than Expected [NY Times] While overall season was “relatively strong” thanks to a 6% increase in November; the two months together posted an upswing of 4.4%, the largest holiday-season increase since 2006

Planning your trips to Paris for the men’s collections, haute couture, or prêt-à-porter? Here’s your cheat sheet on where to stay and refuel—and how to hydrate.