Russia

VVVVVVoom. Sebastian Faena shot a too-hot-for-words Irina Shayk for the latest issue of VMAN out next month. When you’re finished devouring every photo, there’s even an interview with Derek Blasberg about her childhood in Russia and love life. “Kids made fun of me because I was so skinny and I always had these free haircuts from my sister. I remember when I was 14 I wanted high heel boots and they cost $25, but I couldn’t afford them.

Le Tout came out in force and laughter was in the air on Monday for the Vanity Fair International Best Dressed List Party! A tête–à–tête with Doutzen Kroes from the exceedingly elegant bash, right this way…

As you might have heard, Vanity Fair’s current issue has a juicy interview with beloved fashion industry vet, André Leon Talley. Formerly of Vogue and now heading up Numéro Russia, Talley opened up to writer Vanessa Grigoriadis about everything from his struggles with weight loss and his sexuality to Anna, of course.

Attention, documentary aficionados: last night, The Cinema Society premiered HBO’s Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer. Directors Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin worked alongside a slew of celebrity guests to take in the film’s extraordinary and inspiring account. Need a brief recap? The Sundance-praised film tells the unbelievable story of young women seeking change to benefit their country through acts of performance art in Russia. In fact, according to Pozdorovkin, expect big things historically: “It is going to go down in history as the most famous controversial piece of performance art”.

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.