While beauty on the New York runways stood out for its range of clean faces and bold eye makeup, the looks in London, Milan, and Paris focused on defining beauty. After seasons full of bleached brows on the runway, bold, strong brows were the center of attention. Makeup artist Pat McGrath dyed arches in pastels at Balenciaga, and she layered on eye shadow for definitive shape at Valentino. Hair took on new heights, and practically stood up by itself, as seen with Karl Lagerfeld's beehives by Odile Gilbert and Guido Palau's giant chignons at Prada. And if it wasn't tall, it was slicked back in severe, dramatic ways. Jil Sander and Thierry Mugler both tried stiff ponytails, while Issey Miyake and Max Mara shellacked the side part. Makeup artists didn’t just exaggerate eyes with a stroke of shadow this season, either. Jean Paul Gaultier painted stripes of liner on eyes for a Nordic look, and Chanel's Peter Philips dabbed black cream for an inky, paint-inspired eye. Make sure to pick your favorite red this fall, too, as sexy, glossy red pouts reminiscent of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" video showed up at Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared2, and Givenchy, among others. And, as a notable mention, the Gareth Pugh show featured the most interesting manicures of the season. See all the looks in the slideshow.

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As W readies to announce a new editor-in-chief, speculation swirls. Joe Zee, Stefano Tonchi, Carine Roitfeld, Sally Singer, and Katie Grand have all been fingered as front-runners. "Well-placed sources" tell the Daily that T magazine's Tonchi is likely to land the job and the announcement will come very soon. [FWD]

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The nominees for this year's CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear, given each year to emerging talent, are Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, and Joseph Altuzarra. Professing to be more interested in the Young Designer award than that of Designer of the Year, Cathy Horyn has singled out one front-runner on her blog: "[W]ho in three or four seasons has provided the creative stretch that runway mavens look for? Whose name is mentioned quietly among European houses as someone to watch and, maybe eventually, design or advise behind the scenes? And who keeps a bit of a distance from the pack? Beyond the CFDA awards night on June 7, I would keep my eye on Mr. Altuzarra."

So Maven Me, Dudes [On the Runway/NYT]
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• Chanel Iman will reportedly follow her booker, Paulo, from Ford Models to rival agency Supreme. A slew of other models could also end up changing to stick with their agents, including Lakshmi Menon, Ranya Mordanova, Daiane Conterato, and Karolin Wolter. [Fashionista; Fashionologie]

• Polo Ralph Lauren and North Face are leveling a federal lawsuit at more than 130 Chinese websites selling counterfeit products to the U.S. The defendants claim to make as much as $780,000 per month from the knockoffs. [WWD]

• Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo is designing her own swimwear line for her benefactor brand, called Behati Loves PINK. [Racked]

• In the past week, Giambattista Valli had sold eight of the $28,000 gowns that closed his fall 2010 show. [WSJ]

• "I thought I have to be in a wheelchair hooked up to a respirator to get this," Michael Kors said in response to learning he won the CFDA's Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. [WWD]

• Steven Alan is launching a collection of six handbags for fall, ranging from $398 to $565. [WWD]

• Anthropologie is launching an international e-commerce site tomorrow, in which shoppers can pay in euros, pounds, or Swiss francs. [WWD]

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