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Karlie Kloss will represent the Target + Neiman Marcus line, a limited-edition collection designed by 24 members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The highly sought-after model is a huge score for Target, as they seldom obtain runway models for their campaigns. The collection is expected to be available December 1st, but we will see Kloss’s campaign much earlier in an effort to drive excitement prior to the winter launch.

Miami was swimming in top designers from around the world to reveal their swimwear and resort collections for Cruise ’13. Anchor events included the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, the trade show floor at Salon Allure and the Miami Swim Show and Lingerie Show. Some of the hottest new looks were from Luli Fama, Amahlia Stevens and Mara Hoffman Swim.

Alexander McQueen has released a new campaign video that has a trippy ‘80s vibe. The label was fortunate enough to secure David Sims as the director. He is known for work with Balmain, Alexander Wang and Isabel Marant. Click here to watch the Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2012 campaign.

Marc New York is launching its first advertising campaign this fall. It is inspired by the extremely popular bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. Dayana Mendoza, the 2008 Miss Universe, and former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans will be featured in the campaign.

First time Olympian, Paige Railey, is one talented 25-year-old. In addition to developing her sailing skills in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics, Railey is focusing on her other passion of styling. She has already posted 16 different outfits with items from Ralph Lauren and Nike on her Facebook page. We can’t wait to see what her Olympic uniform looks like! Good luck Paige!

In the latest issue of Newsweek, writer Joan Juliet Buck provides a blow-by-blow account of the 2011 controversy over Vogue’s “Power Issue” in March of that year. Buck wrote a piece profiling Syria’s “first lady,” Asma al-Assad. Once it became apparent that Bashar al-Assad was serving as a dictator, Vogue removed the article from their website two months later and eventually released a statement addressing it. Aside from the fact that Buck contributed four cover stories and wrote for the publication for dozens of years, Vogue did not renew her contract for 2012. Buck has now broken her silence about the debacle.