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In other words, it’s about 30 degrees warmer in Miami. Look at all those people frolicking outdoors with bare arms!

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Bleecker Street.Photo: Shiny Things/Flickr

Bleecker Street, that outdoor mall nestled in Greenwich Village, is now New York City’s third most expensive retail strip, trailing slightly behind Madison and Fifth Avenue. Earlier this week, a property housingBurberryandMichael Korsstorefronts sold for $34 million, making it the city’s third highest retail deal since 2003. Not even London’s Bond Street or the Champs-Élysées in Paris can top the prices Bleecker Street commands. {Racked NY}

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America’s Next Top Model

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Last night onAmerica’s Next Top Model, there were no surprises. Gone are the days of Tyra putting on her space suit and flapping about the set making up words and turning her profession into some sort of confusing and insane art that it was never supposed to be. And so Ann, who won five episodes this season, won the series, and the final competition, in which she and Chelsey competed in a walk-off in a Just Cavalli runway show. Roberto Cavalli himself was on hand to help choose the winner. He found Chelsey”natural”but also too beautiful, while André Leon Talley told her,”I felt no snap, no crackle, and no pop. But having said that, your legs looked fantastic.”

Nigel Barker (remember him?) suggested that Chelsey, being older (a whole 22!), would be the more logical choice since she should know more things about fashion than 19-year-old Ann. At this point Tyra went crazy, fully seizing the moment to talk about herself:”Bull! Child, at 17 years oldI knew fashion!!!“Besides, most top models don’t start at 22— they start at 16 or 17. But maybe that’s neither here nor there since this isAmerica’s Next Top Model, and the show’s title never translated into any sort of grand career for any of the previous fourteen winners. But maybe Ann, with those fearful eyes, standing at a towering six foot two, will be different! See highlights of Andr&#233 Leon Talley, Roberto Cavalli, Tyra Banks, scary fringed shoes, and more from the fifteenth-season finale in the montage.

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Mark Lee.Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Barneys New York

In the wake offiring Barneys mainstays Judy Collinson and Julie Gilhartand hiring formerGucciexec Daniella Vitale on Monday, new Barneys CEO Mark Lee has brought on another one of his former co-workers from Gucci. Charlotte Blechman, who was Gucci’s VP of public relations, has been named the new senior vice-president of marketing and communications at Barneys. {Fashionologie}

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Photo: Courtesy of AllSaints

At 8,000 square feet, its every corner decorated with Anglo–Industrial Age–steampunk paraphernalia, the AllSaints pop-up doesn’t exactly feel temporary. But it’s only here for the holiday season, so make the most of its washed Rick Owens-y leathers, distressed dresses, military styling, and skull-themed T-shirts while it lasts.

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Photo: Courtesy of Vogue UK

Fresh from his BFC/VogueFashion Fund nomination, British designerChristopher Kaneis launching his first-ever menswear line as a capsule collection for London retailer Dover Street Market next week. Regarding his inspiration, Kane explained,”I became obsessed with the explosions and landscapes from space pictures.”Like his womenswear, the designs will consist of lots of neon-colored knits and cashmere; there’s also plenty of black leather, particularly in the form of tailored shorts, black suit jackets with zipper details, and patched hoodies. The clothes will be available only in the U.K. for now, with prices starting at approximately $316. {Vogue UK}

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Stella McCartney was reportedly taken in for a Cesarean section this evening in London to give birth to her fourth child. She already has three (ages 2, 3, and 5) with her husband, Alasdhair Willis. So congrats to her!

We’re heading out a little early today to get a jump on that thing— what’s it called?— oh yeah,eating. We wish you all a wonderful holiday full of food, leftovers, and— for the brave— shopping.

Let it B(aby){Holy Moly}

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Princess Elena of Spain attended a Spanish horse show yesterday, where she wore a brown curiously velvet suit and carried a matching quiltedChanelbag.

Would you wear a velvet pantsuit to a horse show?

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From left, Anna Maria Jagodzinska, Anna Aleksandra Cywinska, and Karmen Pedaru.Photo: Imaxtree, Patrickmcmullan.com

A few months ago, Next modeling agencysuedFord for supposedly stealing moneymaking honeys Anna Aleksandra Cywinska, Anna Maria Jagodzinska, and Karmen Pedaru. Now those three models are suing Next, which represents Karlie Kloss among other top names, for”collecting and converting hundreds of thousands of dollars of their earmarked compensation remitted by third parties for bookings in the United States,”according to the court documents.

Pedaru claims Next owes her at least $400,000 and should pay her $1 million in punitive damages, according to the models’ lawyer Jennifer Bougher.

Jagodzinska is out $230,000 and Cywinska was taken for $30,000, they claimed. Both are also seeking $1 million in punitive damages.

Damn. Those girls bank. Let’s all become models! Or not.

Three models fire back with lawsuit against ditched agency{NYP}

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• Willow Smith’s bizarre AMA look with the one puffy leather sleeve looks strikingly similar to a design by Mother of London. {Fashionista}

• Thanks to strong sales in Europe and Asia, Guess’s profits are up 7.7 percent. {WWD}

•Marc Jacobsposed for the cover of JapaneseNuméro— with other people! {Design Scene}

• As if this weren’t coming, we are informed that new smartphone apps can tell you all kinds of things about Black Friday promotions. {WSJ}

• By the way, there will belotsof Black Friday promotions this year. {WWD}

•Valentinohosted a private reception for Joan Collins in honor of her one-woman show. {Page Six/NYP}

•Salvatore Ferragamorelaunched its website, so look for forthcoming contributions by Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Barbara Bush, and Selita Ebanks if you are so inclined. {WWD}

• Costume company Cinderella Bespoke makes $1,600 to $1,900“museum quality” princess gowns for little girls. At those prices, they may as well just shop Issa. {Jezebel}

•Calvin Kleinhired multimedia artist Anthony Goicolea to create short films that will be shown in the brand’s stores. {WWD}

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