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Oct 13 2011 12:00 PM ET

PHOTO: Miranda Kerr Models $2.5 Million Bra

Miranda Kerr Bra Courtesy Victoria’s Secret

She must be on Santa’s good list! Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr has been chosen by the brand to model the iconic Fantasy Treasure Bra — a $2.5 million diamond-studded piece — in the Christmas Dreams & Fantasies catalogue and during the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in November.

“It’s such an honor to wear the bra,” Kerr tells PEOPLE. “And it’s such a piece of artwork! It’s absolutely stunning — it kind of feels a little mermaid-like — but I can’t believe I’m wearing $2.5 million on my chest.”

The aqua push-up brassiere, created in part by Long Island’s London Jewelers, is handset with nearly 3,400 precious gems, including 142 carats of white and yellow diamonds, pearls, faceted citrines and aquamarines, all set in 18-karat white and yellow gold. The centerpiece features two white diamonds — each more than 8 carats — and two 14-plus-carat yellow diamonds.

Kristin Cavallari Gets Jitters Modeling Glass Bikini!

Kristin Cavallari Bikini
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Even California beach babes get the jitters about being photographed in a bikini, it seems! After hitting the Diesel runway in a cobalt blue glass bikini Thursday to celebrate opening night of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach, Kristin Cavallari told PEOPLE she was nervous about modeling in a bikini and spent weeks at the gym to prepare. “This is the first time I have ever walked a runway in a bathing suit,” Cavallari said. “The glass sort of cut into my skin, and I was really nervous.” The former Hills star knocked them dead when she walked down the runway in a beautiful cobalt blue, one shoulder bikini made with glass, designed by Diesel and inspired by SKYY Vodka’s iconic blue glass bottle. At least she’s now perfectly toned for her upcoming nuptials to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. “I am so happy and currently planning my wedding,” shared Cavallari. –Linda Marx

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Jun 02 2011 05:00 PM ET

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Transgender Model Lea T Makes a Splash on the Catwalk

First Transgender Model Walks the Runway
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She became a household name after a compelling appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and now, transgender model Lea T has landed a swimwear campaign for hip Brazilian brand Blue Man. The 28-year-old made a splash on the runway during the Fashion Rio Summer 2012 event in Brazil Wednesday, working the catwalk in a colorful bikini. Later, she posed in a snakeskin printed, cutaway suit paired with denim hot pants, according to U.K.’s Telegraph. On Tuesday, T was spotted on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shooting Blue Man’s 2012 swim campaign with a host of sexy male models, as famed photographer Terry Richardson snapped away. This isn’t T’s first foray into the world of high fashion, however; she starred in a sultry ad campaign for Givenchy and has walked in runway shows for Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch. –Kim Peiffer

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Mar 29 2011 10:30 AM ET

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Lady Gaga Inspires Mugler Designer — For Free

Lady Gaga Mugler Fashion Show
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When it comes to Lady Gaga‘s involvement with French fashion house Mugler, she may be on the runway, but she’s not on the payroll. “It’s just friends helping each other,” longtime Gaga stylist and newly-anointed Mugler creative director, Nicola Formichetti (left), told the New York Times. “She had been aware of what he was doing for years,” adds Formichetti pal Jo-Ann Furniss. “He’s not making a name off her back, and she realized that. Their relationship is very touching and nice.” Gaga’s symbiotic association with Mugler started while filming her epic “Telephone” video, when she and costar Beyoncé were given access to the fashion house’s archives of clothing and accessories. “Then [Gaga] started wearing them [out], and I thought it still worked in a pop-culture way,” Formichetti says. Though Gaga provides stylistic input, and has arguably given the brand a boost, she is not remunerated for her contributions. “I think when you start talking about money, it stops the whole creative process,” says Formichetti. And while he’s inspired by his famous collaborator (he calls his adherence to her work “almost evangelical”), Formichetti insists that Mugler is not dependent on her for sales. “If we were, it would mean our business has no substance,” he counters. And you thought you were the only one with an unpaid fashion internship! –Justine Harman

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Mar 14 2011 05:30 PM ET

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VIDEO: Kate Moss Puckers Up With Diorkiss

The (fashion) show really does go on! Monday, Dior premiered a sultry commercial featuring Kate Moss at the brand’s spring 2011 ready-to-wear runway show in Paris. The fast-paced short, created by Jonas Åkerlund, oscillates from an intimate one-on-one with the model in her lavish hotel room to a voyeuristic view into her glamorous fishbowl. Seemingly the only respite from the fashion frenzy is her Dior Addict lipstick in Diorkiss #578, which she applies no fewer than three times. Before extending a gorgeous long leg from her chauffeured ride, Moss admits, “A girl can’t make an entrance without her lipstick.” So that’s where she gets her confidence! –Justine Harman

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Mar 10 2011 02:30 PM ET

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Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell Hit the Runway for Louis Vuitton

Kate Moss Naomi Campbell Louis Vuitton
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Checking in? Marc Jacobs turned his Louis Vuitton runway show into a dark and opulent hotel lobby — complete with gilded escalators and French maids — during Paris Fashion week on Wednesday. And he even got some V.I.P. guests to check in: strutting down the black lacquer catwalk were Naomi Campbell, Amber Valetta and Carolyn Murphy, plus Kate Moss, who closed the show in a black rubberized lace jacket and tiny shorts, cigarette in hand. Backstage, Jacobs explained the concept behind Hotel Vuitton. “We thought of every aspect of this hotel fantasy, people getting out of elevators with attendants, French maids dusting and serving the guests,” he told reporters. “I just thought it was a weird, nice but melancholy end to Paris Fashion Week.” As for the show’s decadent and slightly naughty theme — some models were handcuffed to their handbags — Jacobs said, “We all have our fetish, it’s something that comes from the heart that creates an obsession for something, it’s instinctive. Whether it’s a bag or a shoe, a piece of music or an automobile.” Guests — who included Emma Stone and Alex Pettyfer — seemed to dig that slightly kinky vibe, though. “It was very sexy,” model Natalia Vodianova told PEOPLE. “Although it was so much to take in this early in the morning!” –Monique Jessen

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Mar 09 2011 01:00 PM ET

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BUZZ: Could Kate Middleton Choose Alexander McQueen for Her Wedding Gown?

Kate Middleton Alexander McQueen Wedding Dress Rumors
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Will it be a McQueen for the princess? As Sarah Burton — who took over as creative director of Alexander McQueen following the designer’s death last year — sent out a collection in Paris on Tuesday that pointed to “The Ice Queen and her court” as the show’s theme, rumors are running rampant that she’s designing a gown for a real (and certainly warmer) princess-to-be. The U.K.’s Sunday Times splashed “Revealed: McQueen designer to make royal wedding dress” across its front page this weekend, but the British house denies the commission for Kate Middleton. A representative for McQueen says, “I can confirm that Alexander McQueen are not making Kate Middleton’s wedding dress.” But with a fall/winter 2011 collection that culminated in not one, but four frothy white gowns fit for a princess, Burton certainly proved she was up for the task. Suggestions for the designer of the dress that Middleton, 29, will wear at her wedding to Prince William on April 29 have ranged from British designers Bruce Oldfield to Philippa Lepley. The palace has consistently said Middleton wants to keep the designer a secret until the big day, though, and a palace spokesman wouldn’t comment Sunday saying this was simply the latest “speculation.” Still, fashionistas are holding out hope that the McQueen rumor will turn out to be true. Only 50 days till we know for sure! –Reporting by Simon Perry and Monique Jessen

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