Chloë Sevigny reveals her papal crush, Prada picks one of our crushes for the brand’s latest campaign and Anna Wintour tells students to forget fashion shows and to concentrate on “your vision, your focus and what you believe in.” Hear, hear!
– According to NYC style scion Chloë Sevigny, Catholicism is so in! “I’m really into Pope Francis right now,” she gabs to model Lily McMenamy in i-D’s new web series. “I just bought a T-shirt that says, ‘I Heart Pope Francis,’ but instead of the heart it’s the [papal] hat. It’s really cool.” [YouTube]
– Speaking of YouTube, Lana Del Rey’s video for “Shades of Cool,” off her new album “Ultraviolence,” is here. In it, she dances dreamily in a shirtdress amid swashes of psychedelic color. Plus, there’s an old dude, but what else is new? [Youtube]
– Following Ezra Miller, Dane DeHaan and other critic-approved stars, “X-Men” actor James McAvoy has been tapped as the face of Prada menswear. See him brood on a rocky beach in the fall 2014 campaign, lensed by Annie Leibovitz. [WWD]
– Anna Wintour to young designers: Skip the costly fashion show. The editor-in-chief sat down with Vogue’s new international editor, Suzy Menkes, to dole out sage advice to students at London’s Central Saint Martins. [Fashion Times]
– Take a minute and get to know Roksanda Ilincic. The London-based designer, who counts Cate Blanchett, Emma Stone and Karolina Kurkova as devotees, just opened her first store. Colorblock dresses for all! [Vogue UK]
– Got $343,368? If so, you can own everything featured in the latest issue of Vogue. If you’re on a budget, the whole issue of Real Simple is a steal at $15,851. [The Atlantic]