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tra i best dressed per Vanity Fair
CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY Because we like her French twist. Residence: Élysée Palace, Paris. Occupations: Model, singer, and First Lady of France. Age: 40. Notable 2008 ensembles: Dior wardrobe for a state visit to London; Hermès Collection by Jean Paul Gaultier wedding dress. Jewelry: A pink-diamond engagement ring designed by Victoire de Castellane, creative director of Dior Fine Jewelry. Signature wardrobe item: Flat shoes. Causes: The White Ribbon Alliance, and amfAR.
LAPO ELKANN Because he’s the Lapo of luxury. Residences: Turin, New York City, and Shanghai. Occupations: Entrepreneur, founder of Italia Independent and Independent Ideas, and international ambassador for Italy’s Museo del Design (Triennale). Age: 30. Personal style: “Always be yourself.” Favorite clothing purchase of 2008: Borsalino Cotton Club vintage hat. Most frequently worn items: “A solaro jacket from Ferdinando Caraceni and a blue pin-striped suit by Huntsman.” Causes: Italy and Israel.
KARL LAGERFELD Because the Kaiser is wiser. Residences: Monte Carlo, Paris, Rome, and New York City. Occupation: “Many; I am very busy.” Age: “Ageless.” Personal style: “It is a visual style: sharp, black-and-white.” Style icon: Beau Brummell. Favorite clothing purchases of 2008: “Suits, tons of suits, at Tom Ford’s shop in New York.” Most frequently worn item: “A pair of old Dior jeans.” Shirtmaker: “Hilditch & Key, since I was 16.” Favorite shoes: Massaro. Sunglasses: By Karl Lagerfeld. Watch: “A unique—in fact, there are two existing—black Audemars Piguet, 1974.” Cause: “Myself.”
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Amy in D&G
"Amy Winehouse suffered a reaction to medication at home this evening and was taken to the hospital. Doctors have advised that she will be kept under observation overnight and is likely to be released tomorrow."
