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The royal wedding count down is just beginning! UK Bazaar’s May 2011 issue stars Kate Moss in a special White issue celebrating fashion royalty. Harpersbazaar.co.uk

British Vogue’s 3 different May covers are also tribute to the royal wedding. Lara Stone, Natalia Vodianova, and Freja Beha wear wedding gowns and stare at the camera with that signature stoned insane bride look…reports Nymag.com

Six months after it took over Style.com, Condé Nast’s Fairchild Fashion Group is talking  a print spinoff of the website: fantastic! Adweek.com

Aerin Lauder, granddaughter of Estee Lauder and the SVP, creative director, and third largest shareholder in the cosmetics brand, is reportedly prepping the launch of a fashion and lifestyle brand. “Aerin wants to be the next Tory Burch,” a source told Page Six. Fashionologie.com

‘Carine Roitfeld, a guest editor and stylist at Barneys New York this fall, has also been tapped by none other than Karl Lagerfeld. The designer just wrapped up shooting Chanel’s fall-winter campaign in Paris with Danish model Freja Beha Erichsen, a Chanel regular, the sole model, and Roitfeld, the former Vogue Paris editor in chief, as stylist. “The mix with Freja was genius,” Lagerfeld assured. WWD.com

Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman are literally over the moon and have released a picture of their newborn son Skyler. People.com

Steven Meisel shot Kristina Salinovic in bright retro makeup for the April cover of Italian Vogue.

Karl Lagerfeld is again creating limited-edition bottles of Diet Coke.  The designer used as his inspiration for the three bottles the three models who appear in the Diet Coke commercials: Coco Rocha, Heidi Mount and Jeneil Williams. Vogue.it

Adventures in Copyright: Zara’s Sweet on Prada’s Entire Spring Collection It seems like Prada’s spring 2011 collection is everywhere. Fashionista.com

Lady Gaga is joining V magazine wither first column in the summer issue, out May 12. WWD

Balmain is ending its five-year collaboration with Christophe Decarnin, the designer who heated up the French brand to the boiling point, but was missing in action during Paris Fashion Week last month, WWD .

The tale of Kate and Prince William’s love has been turned into a comic book. It’s a great way to hide a little balding without a conspicuous comb-over. Hilarious ! says Nymag.com

‘Marks and Spencer has today announced that it will be returning to the French capital in style, opening a giant, three-storey floor on the fashionable Champs Elysées in the centre of the French capital towards the end of the year.” Merveileux ! Businessoffashion.com

Grace Coddington’s memoir is no longer being authored by Jay Fielden; in his new role as Town & Country’s editor he apparently won’t have time… Damn! WWD

Telegraph fashion director Hilary Alexander announced her semi-retirement in February. Writer Lisa Armstrong, who regularly contributes to British Vogue, will run the section with Luke Leitch, currently deputy fashion editor of the Sunday Times. Fashionista.com

Anna wear jeans! Nymag.com