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Coco shows off her new dark locks at the launch party for Elite's Longboard.

Do you like her black tresses?

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The Times "Styles" section has a lovely piece today about why men are going gaga for Michael Bastian's line. The ex–Bergdorf-men's-fashion director, you see, cuts a pair of men's khaki bottoms — shorts, pants, what have you — in a way that is not gay, yet is slim enough to make men feel fashionable. However those awesome-fitting pants are not cheap. The Times wrote two weeks ago about Bastian's $540 khaki shorts with boxer briefs sewn inside. This week, Bastian confesses that his prices are absurd. “It’s crazy,” he said. “I can’t even afford my clothes.” Finally, a designer who says what we're all thinking! Bastian hopes to cut his prices by 30 percent. His dress shirts can cost $425, his pants $550, and his sport coats $1,150. However, if he does cut prices, Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli might not be able to make his line anymore, which means Bastian probably wouldn't be able to use the same fine Italian materials. “Right now, it hurts a little too much,” Bastian said of his prices. “It should hurt a little, but it shouldn’t kill ’em. That’s the law of designer clothes.” Then again if men are so in love with his stuff (his line is in 54 stores and turned $3 million in sales last year), maybe he doesn't need to lower prices. Sweet of him to care, though.

Michael Bastian: That Thing He Does [NYT]
Related: Designer Men's Shorts Are Ridiculously Overpriced

Brad Pitt.Photo: Getty Images

SKIN
• Brad Pitt uses baby wipes under his arms when he doesn't have time for a shower. How many puns can you make that say Pitt is the pits? [NYDN]

• The Spanish cosmetics company Lipotec says it discovered a new peptide that accelerates tanning so your bronze can last for two weeks after your last sun exposure. We want it. [Cosmetics Business]

PLASTIC SURGERY
• As face-lifts get more marketed, people choose procedures they may not need. [NYT]

HAIR
• Penn Badgley could stand to do some manscaping on his face. The actor grew a scruffy beard, and it falls short of being sexy. [Off the Rack/People]

FRAGRANCE
• French actor Alain Delon stars in the latest ad for Dior's Eau Savage men's fragrance. The photo used is from 1966, when Delon was 31, commemorating the year the scent launched. [Now Smell This]

Photo: Getty Images, Courtesy of Tom Binns

Born in Belfast, Tom Binns's no-nonsense personality combined with an anarchic wit have been the foundation for his philosophy in jewelry design. (He once took photos of the crown jewels and used the actual laminated images in his own jewelry.) He plays with the concept of high-low, demystifies "diamonds" by painting them in neon colors, and elevates ordinary sea glass to gem status. His work is intelligent and humorous, and Michelle Obama has also discovered his ironic charm and now owns several of his pieces. Here, five reasons why we love his work.

1. His Dada sensibility.
2. The pieces are feminine but tough at the same time.
3. The First Lady wears him — who doesn't love that?
4. His new-ish store is jam-packed with tons of jewelry.
5. Neon is everywhere this season and the color looks fresh on his chunky jewels.

Photo: Imaxtree

The Post reports that Rosa Chá's four-figure bathing suits that you can't even swim in are selling briskly this season. Take for instance the leather suit pictured here, which costs $1,200 and is currently sold out at the Rosa Chá store in Soho. But if you prefer fabrics that might breathe, they also make a $1,200 crystal bikini and a $3,200 Swarovski one-piece. Rosa Chá designer Amir Slama has used fur and oversize mirror detailing on his ultrapractical swimwear in the past. The type of shopper who purchases these items, according to the boutique clerk, has many homes and likes to travel to places like St. Barts and the South of France. They usually buy more than one suit. In that case, we shall eagerly await the television debut of these garments on one of the Real Housewives. Kelly Bensimon would totally rock that leather number. As long as one of the ever-lovely New Jersey cast members doesn't beat her to it.

$WIMSUIT HIGH & DRY [NYP]

How was he not sweating bullets?Photo: Patrick McMullan

Anna Wintour must not have minded that Morley Safer likened Karl Lagerfeld to Count Dracula in his 60 Minutes profile of her. Anna's guy Friday, André Leon Talley, tells Mediabistro she loved it.

André reports Anna was "thrilled" with the piece. "It's 60 Minutes — she was on the same show as Secretary Gates. It was fabulous," proclaimed Andre.

But then again, what wouldn't Anna have liked? Though he told her to her face that people call her a "bitch," Morley said arguably worse things about designers than Anna. Aside from the remarks about Karl, he said John Galliano needs a new tailor. André admitted that Safer's remarks were "a bit dismissive." But the editor might consider himself lucky for escaping Safer's scathing judgments. What would Morley have said of the mauve crocodile coat and purple velvet slippers André wore to the Diane Von Furstenberg resort show yesterday?

Lunch: André Leon Talley Stops By -- and Hugh Jackman is Coming Tonight! [Fishbowl NY/Mediabistro]
Related: Morley Safer Asks Whether Anna Wintour Really Is ‘Darth Vader in a Frock’
60 Minutes Outtakes: Anna Wintour on Fur, Photoshop, and Obese People

Hanna Rundlof.Photo: Imaxtree

Some models take a while to catch a break. But for 16-year-old Hanna Rundlof, it happened almost overnight. After signing with Women last year, the Swedish model debuted at the Alexander McQueen menswear show in June 2008, and only a few months later booked an exclusive with Jil Sander for the spring 2009 runway in September. Those two gigs served as a launching pad for the five-foot-nine beauty. With her exclusive over, she was ripe for the fall season, where she hit the runways in full force: Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Maison Martin Margiela, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, and Nina Ricci. She also opened Jill Stuart, Armand Basi, Barbara Bui, and Dries Van Noten, and closed Lacoste, Les Copains, and Costume National. Now that's what you call a breakthrough. And with just a few editorials under her belt — Rodeo's April issue and the latest 125 magazine — this girl is just getting started. Currently, she is rumored to be in the upcoming pages of Vogue. But until that happens, you can catch her on the resort runways of Oscar de la Renta, Prada, and Chanel.

Model Profile: Hanna Rundlof
Find all your favorite models in our ever-growing Model Manual.

Giancarlo di Risio.Photo: Getty Images

Versace CEO Giancarlo di Risio plans to resign at a board meeting this Friday, reports the New York Times. Speculation that Di Risio would step down surfaced a couple of weeks ago, despite the Versace family's somewhat odd attempts to quiet media reports. Though he is credited with putting the label on sound financial footing since he joined in 2004 (before Versace he was CEO of Fendi), Di Risio has reportedly been clashing with creative director Donatella Versace over her lavish expenditures, such as Mario Testino's $140,000-per-day fee for shooting ad campaigns. Meanwhile the label is struggling in the recession. Last month Versace reported that first-quarter revenue was down 13 percent from a year earlier. The label has also refused to lower prices, so as not to look cheap, while customers flock to stores with sales all around them. This year, the company also brought on an outside consulting firm to help them figure out how to make money again. Di Risio is said to have had no involvement in drafting up those plans. Versace will presumably search for a replacement. But Di Risio has options. Roberto Cavalli is also searching for a CEO.

Versace Chief to Resign [NYT]
Related: Trouble Brews As Profits Fall at the House of Versace

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• Tracy Ullman will host the CFDA Awards on June 15. She is known for her impressions of Miuccia Prada, Diane Von Furstenberg, and other designers on her Showtime series, Tracy Ullman's State of the Union. [NYT]

• A California woman is suing Sacha Baron Cohen after the actor showed up to a Bingo tournament as Brüno and "offensively touched, pushed and battered" her. [Vulture]

• Karl Lagerfeld will show the Chanel couture show on July 7 under the glass roof of the Grand Palais in Paris at sunset. [WWD]

• Kris Van Assche art directed and helped launched the new magazine Londerzeel. [WWD]

• Kate Moss is suing the British tabloid Now for printing rumors that she was pregnant. [WWD]

• Fernanda Motta, host of Brazil's Next Top Model, owns the newly reopened Le 55 restaurant in the meatpacking district, formerly known as Merkato 55. [Eater]

Photo: Courtesy of Pretty Green

Over 10,000 people tried to buy Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher's clothing line when it launched online this morning, causing the site to crash. Indeed, Gallagher's been teasing the line for months with online videos of rather impressive production values. In March he put up the first grainy black-and-white video, in which he explains that he decided to do the line, called Pretty Green, because he can't find any clothes he wants to wear. He said he planned to "fucking get rid of" the skinny look. And finally, three months later, Liam has posted a new video! And his clothes are finally available for purchase online to registered users!

Photo: Courtesy of Aimee Wilder

Graphic designer and New York native Aimée Wilder is known for her nontraditional wallpaper adorned with mesmerizing patterns of pigeons, snowy slopes, robots, or squatting sumo wrestlers. But for admirers not yet ready to devote a full eight-foot wall to her quirky prints, you can now buy a plush sixteen-inch swath: Wilder turned Analog Nights, one of her most popular designs, into a pillow. The limited-edition cotton cases are hand-screened in images of retro record players, speakers, cassettes, and tape decks, resulting in a decidedly cooler look than the embroidered throw pillows of your youth. The cushions are available in subdued shades of gray, chocolate brown, or turquoise, for an interesting accent that doesn't dominate the room.

$50 each at AimeeWilder.com.

Photo: Shanna Ravindra, istockphoto

Yahoo Inc. managed to find a new CEO in under two months. Sears needs a new CEO, too, but they've got an interim CEO until they find one. Children's Place is also searching for a CEO, and operating with an interim CEO while they interview qualified candidates. Barneys, on the other hand, has been without a CEO for more than a year. They have no interim CEO. And no prospects. But that's okay, because they have seven vice-presidents playing CEO together. And even without them, the company could practically run itself, right? Because it's not like they're having all sorts of problems, you know, paying vendors or selling merchandise or maintaining stock at a desirable investment grade. Kidding! All of those things are problems! Barneys is a mess, and not having a CEO doesn't help.