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.

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I love it when high-end designers create low-cost ranges for the masses. If the pieces didn’t sell out so fast, I’d love it even more. As a patron of Madonna’s H&M line (true story — I have a black leotard) I was so excited to hear that hot on the heels of Matthew Williamson’s line for the Swedish clothing chain, Jimmy Choo will be next in line to collaborate. The new line, as reported by Fab Sugar, is set to be launched November 14 and will be a mixed collection of designer goodies. The collection will have both men and women’s fashions and will not just provide the fabulous shoes the company is known for. The official look book is available to browse online and will give eager eyes an insight into the bags, dresses and jewels available.

In recent weeks, we have seen Gucci launch a social networking site for their eyewear range. Then they launched that fancy iPhone application. Now, creative director Frida Giannini is going for a sneaker collaboration. The collaboration was unveiled last week in New York with its co-designer Mark Ronson. The music producer and sister to Lindsay’s lesbian fling showed off a limited edition tricolor high top at the pop-up show in Soho. As the company moves on to other pop-up stores around the world, more sneakers will be unveiled. The red, white and blue is an ode to classic vintage, Ronson told Style.com. Other celebs in attendance included Mischa Barton, Mary J Blige, Claire Danes and Evan Rachel Wood who had a pair of the gold women’s running shoes in her sights.

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

While the rest of us know we’re in a recession, luxury label Hermés has decided to ignore it. According to Vogue UK’s website, the fashion house will not go the way of other labels and produce mass prestige goods. CEO Patrick Thomas believes the key to weathering the economic storms lies in preserving the quality and style synonymous with  Hermés’ history. The brand does not grow as fast as they could because they do not want to tarnish the  six hundred year heritage of the company with short-term money. The brand employs 2,000 artisans who all require years of training to reduce those infamous waiting lists. While Thomas agrees that it is appalling having to wait two to three years for your very own Birkin, it is worth it. “If people buy an Hermés bag, they know it’s going to last them for 40 years…it is very different from buying a bag that you are going to throw away at the end of the season.”

Condé Nast, home to Vogue, Glamour, GQ and about a gazillion other magazine titles recently closed some magazines. Some employees heard the news whilst they were in Europe for the shows, working. That should have been the big fashion news. The news that really caught my attention was the launch of Condé Nast’ new online dating site TrulyMadlyDating.com. Fashionista.com is reporting that the online website is meant to unite stylish girls with fashion-conscious GQ-reading boys to, and this is a direct quote, “create matches made in style heaven”. As much as I dream about a guy who is fashion-conscious, I doubt I will find him on this website. It’s hardly the place stylish, single men will be gravitating to, is it? Further to that I have met a lot of lovely people who work in fashion. I have also met a lot of not so lovely people. But the men I keep on meeting, lovely or not,  are clearly not interested in me as a woman (by the way, as a person I’m amazing). It remains to be seen if this venture (part of Condé Nast’s plan to dive in the internet in a big way) will succeed. But  then maybe there are tons of people who are dreaming of a match made in style heaven.

When it comes to diamonds, I think they belong around your neck, on your fingers and on your ears. I am not a fan of bejeweled underwear, strips of diamonds in hair and iPods covered in bling. Luckily for Gucci, I am not their target market. The Posh Review is reporting that Gucci, alongside Stuart Hughes, have designed arguably the world’s most expensive belt. The belt is diamond emblazed and has the Gucci logo shaped out of platinum. In terms of numbers, the belt boasts thirty carats of diamonds encrusted on the platinum double G logo buckle. There are only two of these belts in existence. Considering they retail at $250,000, it’s no surprise. If your style is meant to show the world who you are, what does the belt say about you? You wasted a quarter of a million accessorizing!

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