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Gucci have launched a haute couture collection called Gucci Première. There has been talk of this since earlier this year but it was confmed this week when Salma Hayek stepped out in a on-shouldered gown for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. Creative director Frida Giannini told Vogue that the line will offer bespoke designs and was created due to the demand for strong statement red carpet dresses. All the dresses will be created by seamstresses and embroiders in Paris. There are no immediate plans to showcase the line on the catwalk, though.

Gisele Bundchen has been named the world’s highest paid model according to The Telegraph. The Brazilian bombshell and new mom tops the list for the second year in a row with earnings around $25 million. Bundchen was followed by Heidi Klum and Kate Moss. Both Klum and Moss held onto their respective places from last year with earnings of $16 million and $9 million. Rounding off the top five are another Brazilian model and new mama Adriana Lima and Dutch model Doutzen Kroes.

Model Noemie Lenoir is being treated in a French hospital after a failed suicide attempt. The French model who has a was found unconscious in a forest on Sunday suffering the effects of an overdose, reports Vogue. Lenoir, 30, has been linked to businessman Carl Hirschmann who has been embroiled in a recent underage sex scandal. Its rumoured the scandal is cause of the suicide attempt.

Chanel showed their Resort collection in St Tropez this week. The show started with models stepping off boats before sashaying down the streets according to Elle. The all-star model cast included Behati Prinsloo, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Anja Rubik and Georgia May Jagger. Also included was plus-size model Crystal Renn who is currently the model du jour. The collection has been described as retro with lots of maxi dresses, ruffles and cropped jackets. The perfect wardrobe for yacht –lounging in the south of France.

Our fashion columnist, the incognito Green Eyes, blogs about life, love and fabulous fashion at her must-read blog: Skinny Bitches – In The Making.