Ireland Baldwin posed for Patrick Demarchelier in the new issue of Vanity Fair. The 17-year-old daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin — who recently came to our attention for a post she wrote about body image and snark on her Tumblr — is trying her hand at modeling. She tells the magazine, “I went through a lot in middle school, and you always try so many different looks and try to be so many different people.”
“I finally realized I’m awkward, I’m lanky, and I’m going to embrace it—make fun of myself and just laugh.”
• The Met’s Costume Institute exhibit for the year, “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” opens to the public on Thursday. Early reviews are mixed: Women’s Wear Daily offers neither praise nor condemnation, and instead describes with relative timidity the way the show attempts to explore thematic links between the punk movement and high fashion. The International Herald-Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes comes out swinging, calling the whole show “dull.” Both publications note the show includes a full-scale recreation of the toilets at CBGB’s, a touch which both describe as “gritty.” [WWD, NYTimes]
• Although Gucci‘s lawsuit against Guess Inc. for infringing several of its trademarks was resolved in New York last year in Gucci’s favor, an Italian court has ruled against the luxury giant in a related suit filed in that country. The judge even threw out three trademarks Gucci had registered in Europe. Gucci says it will appeal. [WWD]
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