Embarrassing Wardrobe Malfunction Leaves Lydia Hearst's Nipples Unexposed

[Heiress and socialite Lydia Hearst (Shaw) at New York Fashion Week's Calvin Klein 40th anniversary party last night; image via WENN] More »

Sean Avery's Cougar Girlfriend Into Fashion Guys

Sean Avery, the hockey star whose love for fashion took him to an internship at Vogue, is now said to be dating a woman 23 years his senior. But not just any older woman: Kelly Klein, 51, spent 20 childless years married to designer Calvin Klein, who recently opened up about his bisexuality and past gay exploits. After the divorce, she became a surrogate mother. Avery has taken teasing from teammates and unwelcome questions from journalists about his sexuality, so the demonstratively straight athlete could end up subject to ribbing about his girlfriend's taste in men. That would be unfair and backward, but what's refreshing about Avery — not always a beloved athlete, to say the least — has been his willingness to enjoy the things he loves, from fashion to art to sports, without worrying about whispers or labels. [Post]

Kate Hudson Cycles Through Lance Armstrong

When They Were Young

Bob Colacello's party photographs from the 1970s—when the reporter edited Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and chronicled New York's social scene—are strangely poignant. To think that immortal Chelsea boy Calvin Klein (top) was once so debonair! Grizzled mogul Barry Diller (pictured with Diane von Furstenberg then and now) had such a seductively wicked smile. It's hard to imagine Vogue's André Leon Talley (pictured next to Studio 54's Steve Rubell and Warhol) as anything other than the imposing African cardinal he plays on the red carpet. And then one remembers that today's socialites will one day appear equally ludicrous to the generation that comes after them, evidence that they were ever young buried in Patrick McMullan's photo database. More »

Elizabeth Hurley Inspires Wife's Jealous Novel

Calvin Klein's Romeo

Former Interview editor Ingrid Sischy profiles former fashion designer Calvin Klein for the increasingly dated Vanity Fair, at great length. It's not so much a feature as a biography, without any stunning revelations—except that the designer, whose 1980s billboards put gay iconography in Times Square, is one of the world's last remaining bisexuals. "That was a period of time when sex was everywhere, as were drugs. Not for everyone, of course. I’ve experienced—and I’ve said it before—a lot of my fantasies. I’ve experienced sex with men, with women. I’ve fallen in love with women. I’ve married women. And I have a family." Oh, and, in one of the moments he wasn't busy marrying women, Klein may have succumbed to the charms of Romeo, one of the models whom photographer Bruce Weber turned into a pin-up. Photograph: Calvin Klein in a 1979 ad for his label.

Eva Mendes For CK Fragrances: A Floral Blend of Gin, 'Cane and Boozy Burps?

Calvin Klein has always been a fan of drugged-up stars, but this morning's announcement that the designer picked Eva Mendes to star in his Spring `09 fragrance campaign makes him look less like a "fan," and more like a druggie Obsessive (uh, get it?). Klein, of course, is not only the man behind those heroin chic denim ads featuring (ahem!) Kate Moss in the 90s, but he's also been in and out of the revolving rehab door once or twice himself. While TMZ reports that the designer's decision to feature Eva in ads for the spring spreads came hours before her announcement, we're starting to wonder if Klein isn't just some pill-popping, powder-snorting design wiz like the rest of 'em. More »

Gossip Roundup: "Well, We Were Told To Toss The Salad, So ..."

• This would explain why the hollandaise sauce had a little extra kick; four employees were fired from Bistro Du Vent for having a wild orgy on the top of the bar. [Page Six] More »

CK Models in Times Square Reveal Intoxicated Plan

As New Yorkers (or, more likely, tourists) continue to ogle at Calvin Klein's Super Fantastic Live Billboard Adventure, a reader is reminded of an overheard conversation during last week's sample sale at Hollywould: More »

Calvin Klein Models Mug for Times Square

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Gossip roundup

· Stuff Editor Greg Gutfeld hired three midgets posing as Stuff writers to crash the American Society of Magazine Editors forum on "What Gives a Magazine Buzz." [Page Six] More »

Calvin Klein seeking help

Calvin Klein is seeking substance-abuse help after his mid-game courtside discussion with Latrell Sprewell. Kal Ruttenstein, the fashion director of Bloomingdale's, hyperventilates, "Something like this creates a lot of damage for a designer because people don't respect that kind of behavior...I see damage because Calvin opened his first in-store boutique at Bloomingdale's and customers know him from personal appearances. I see damage on all levels, from underwear to ready-to-wear." More »

100 New Yorkers

New York Magazine just turned 35, which means it's roughly five years away from running off with a leggy underage blonde and blaming it on an existential crisis and/or the price of GE when the trading floor last closed. As part of their "celebration," they've put together a list of "100 People Who Changed New York" that includes a few of our contemporary favorites and a few "classics": More »

Calvin Klein continued

Calvin Klein spotted post-Knicks game: More »

Gossip roundup

· Kirk Douglas tried to commit suicide after his recent stroke. He put the loaded gun he used in the classic western Gunfight at the OK Corral in his mouth, but hit a bad tooth and the pain made him forget to kill himself. [Page Six] More »

Calvin Klein: the madness begins

A reader sends in background information on Calvin Klein's Joan Rivers outburst after Monday's little incident at the Knicks game: More »

Calvin Klein, total nutjob

During Monday night's Knicks game, Calvin Klein apparently walked up to Latrell Sprewell as Sprewell was getting ready to inbound the ball and struck up a conversation with him before being escorted away by security. A number of possible explanations here: More »

Gossip roundup

· Stuff Editor Greg Gutfeld arrived at the Phat Farm show on Thursday wearing a bearskin cape complete with head, claws, eyes and teeth. Said Gutfeld, the bear's name was "Skittles . . . and he lived and died for fashion." [Page Six] More »