Sandi in the City

That heaving décolleté, those nipped waists, the skirts that swished and swirled and swayed: Miuccia Prada’s fall 2010 collection evoked the captivating look of the Mad Men era without, thankfully, returning us to its accompanying rampant sexism and the reek of cigarettes in the office, the subway car, and just about everywhere else. As a taste of her look for later this year, Prada has just launched a print collection called . . . The Print Collection. Thankfully, more imagination went into the look of the clothes and the accessories, which utilizes some Prada prints we’ve seen and loved before. The price of one of the button-through, full-skirted dresses (above) range from $760 to $855.

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Natalia Vodianova has been unveiled as the face of (Bugaboo) RED - a new Product(Red) initiative by the pram manufacturer - and one that, as a mother of three, Vodianova says is close to her heart.

"HIV and Aids make children very vulnerable,"she says. "The disease is a very smart enemy of the human race and the fact that children are born carrying this enemy makes me feel sick."

The Bugaboo(Red) campaign, which the Vogue cover girl calls "a wonderful, intelligent collaboration", has already covered the cost of providing medication to almost 18,000 pregnant women to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV from mother to child.

"These days, if you don't take a socially responsible position, you're out of the club," Vodianova - who operates her own charity, the Naked Heart Foundation, as well as supporting others. "If you're going to have a multi-million pound party, you should have a very good reason to do it, attach it to a charity; give back to the community."

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Chanel's always-epic cruise collection walked in St. Tropez today. Images are still trickling over the wire, but we know models arrived by sailboat and either walked barefoot or in kitten heels or moccasins. Confirming rumors, Crystal Renn walked twice, and Georgia May Jagger appeared at the end on a motorcycle. Apparently the bike was broken, and it stalled on the runway to much amusement. Karolina Kurkova also walked the show, and André Leon Talley caused a paparazzi fracas when he showed up in a big green cape, offsetting the red décor.

Last fall, John Galliano launched his first watch collection. Now, Vogue reports,.he plans to launch a second collection.

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