Are you doing your pelvic thrust at these moments, Roberto?

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You might think Tyra and Andre would be an intimidating pair (at least I did), but their more like a comedy team. And we learned some valuable, hilarious, lessons from them.

Lesson One: Turtle before you smize.
The smize is undeniably important–cycle after cycle of Top Model hopefuls aspire to get it right, and few do. But before you smize, turtle. This goes for models and non models alike. Tyra demonstrated that when a photo is being taken of you head-on you must jut your face out, like a turtle, and the results will be amazing. Most people have a tendency to lean back and smile, which creates extra chins. The turtle thins our your face, and the camera will capture your best self instead your self with three chins. Just don’t get caught doing the turtle on a profile shot. Because then you’ll just look like a turtle.

Lesson Two: Bring your own lighting.
When photographer Matthew Rolston came to set as a guest judge, be brought along more than his camera. “Matthew Rolston came to set with this chic little bag and he sat down and it held his own portable lighting system. Not one, a bank of three lights,” said Talley. “Not even Marlene Dietrich did this. This was beyond. It’s a new trend. Forget your makeup, take your own lighting. It worked.”

Lesson Three: If you are ever looking to scare Tyra Banks, present her with a bird or a dolphin.
One editor asked Tyra which of the challenges of the last 15 cycles would be the most difficult for her to master. She didn’t hesitate: The one with the birds. “Ooh child, the birds!” she said. “There was one challenge where the girls had to be posed with birds. That is one of my worst fears. And cats, fish, whales and dolphins.”

Lesson Four: Cycle 15′s winner will have a high fashion career.
“My dream is for her to be a real high fashion girl,” said Tyra. “I want [her to be in] French Vogue and Italian Vogue and even Japanese Elle. I want her to be on the runway for Prada and YSL and Dolce and Gaultier and Balenciaga and McQueen.”
Because this season has a high fashion bent Tyra selected girls who fit the mold. “I’m attracted to the odd face, but there are certain limitations with having a show that was a little more commercial. Now it’s high fashion and I was allowed to have the ears that really stuck out and the girls that have more quirk that I’m personally attracted to.”

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We get a first look at the upcoming Common Projects Spring/Summer 2011 Footwear Collection. The brand evolves at a rather small pace, but we would actually say that it is just perfect. Silhouettes come in great new colors and materials, while they slowly expand the collection into new areas, introducing new footwear styles.

Take a further look at the upcoming Common Projects Spring/Summer 2011 Collection after the jump.

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Sascha Pivovarova is featured in an editorial for “The Season’s Must Haves” in H&M Magazine’s Autumn 2010 issue, photographed by David Vasiljevic and styled by Veronique Dridy. H&M listed the coat, the trenchcoat, the pantsuit, the bootcut jean, the men’s shirt, the scarf, the glove, the skirt, the vest, the poncho and the city’s shorts as their must haves. What are your season’s must haves?

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I was living in London when Gap did something similar with Roland Mouret and I will say that the results were impressive. And of course no one can forget Phoebe Philo’s “European collection” for the brand. But Mouret’s dresses are structured and Philo’s a minimalist–those looks were slightly easier to recreate in a knit than a silky blouse or ruffly frock, which is what the new Valentino team is best known for. It’ll be interesting to see what they turn out.

Related:
The Gap Gets Good
Gap’s New Pierre Hardy Wedges Cost $195, Hit Stores October 19
Waiting for Madonna at Valentino

Leah was after the perfect black dress for a party we’re co-hosting for Timo Weiland, and Lauren needed a pair of perfect wool trousers. (Even though, let’s be real: She might be a bit uncomfortable in the 85 degree heat. Anything for fashion, right?)

Luckily, we had the good fortune to be outfitted for Fashion Week by the team behind Shop It To Me, an incredible website that sends you alerts when pieces by your favorite designers go on sale.

Lauren found a long, black crepe skirt from Vanessa Bruno as well as a pair of gray felt wool Michael Kors trousers–both via The Outnet–a Vena Cava dress from Barneys New York, and a swingy tank top by Opening Ceremony. Oh, and a silk blazer from J.Crew. The discounts were deep: 66% off at J.Crew, 70% off Michael Kors at The Outnet, 61% off Vena Cava at Barneys.

Leah scooped up a body-con Vena Cava dress marked down by 30%, a beautiful J.Crew cashmere sweater and a pair of ballet flats, an Alex Wang tee, a 66% discount on Madison Harding lace-up wedges, and a gorgeous, sparkly Loeffler Randall blouse at 70% off the original price.

We had both used Shop It To Me in the past, but this time around, we really got to experience the breadth of their knowledge and vendors. The site narrows down your search by size and brand so that you don’t have to sift through hundreds of items you don’t want. And that made our search for the right items a whole lot easier.

And to celebrate fashion week, Shop It To Me has created an area of the site where members can see all of the New York designers in one place.

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