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Marisa goes topless and more fashion news!

Last updated on: May 14, 2011 10:30 IST

Image: Marisa Miller
Photographs: Cover of Czech Esquire, June 2009

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Which hot model has stripped off for a men's mag? Which fashionista was captured on camera in a toilet paper outfit?

Here's the lowdown on the latest fashion news!

'Summer fan' Marisa Miller heats up mag with topless photoshoot!

Victoria's secret model Marisa Miller, who has posed topless on the beach for a sexy photoshoot for Esquire magazine, has revealed that she is a big fan of summer months.

The 32-year-old stunner has explained why summer is her favourite season -- she can get away with wearing as little as possible.

"Well, summer is my favourite time of the year. It's warm, everybody gets outside, girls wear a little less clothing, and there's lots of concerts," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.

"Everybody's just ready to have some fun," she added.

And as if to prove her theory, Marisa poses for the men's mag in a series of revealing outfits.

Besides rolling around in the sand, the Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret star also slips into a sexy black bra teamed with a black jacket and very short shorts.

Is Katy Perry a copycat?

Image: Katy Perry and (inset) Dita Von Teese
Photographs: Cover of Vanity Fair Magazine, May 2011 and (inset) Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Allegations of imitation and flattery have hit Katy Perry hard as her new Vanity Fair cover showed her pose to be an almost exact copy of a 2008 Dita Von Teese one.

Perry's provocative pose on the cover of the June issue, shot by famed photographer Annie Liebovitz and styled by the magazine's fashion and style director Jessica Diehl, has sparked whispers that the pop star is ripping off burlesque star Von Teese's style.

"I looked into what was out there and I didn't see anyone like me...my style, my opinion," the New York Post quoted Perry as telling the magazine.

"Images in this shoot appear to be a direct homage to Dita von Teese. It is surprising that Katy claims to be such an original in the interview," said a source.

Von Teese herself appears to take the imitation as flattery. "Katy and I are friends. She comes to a lot of my shows, but she (recently) came backstage and said: 'I am taking all of this (gesturing at her hair and costume),' " she said.

Although Liebovitz argued that she hadn't seen the poster, this isn't the first time she has been accused of borrowing iconic images for inspiration. Her 2008 Vogue cover featuring LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen was said to pay homage to a World War I Army recruitment poster.

Ex-Ultimo bra girl Katie Green reveals her assets' imperfections

Image: Katie Green
Photographs: Ultimo ad campaign

English model Katie Green has revealed that she suffered from a condition known as breast asymmetry and her right breast was measured 2" and a full two cup sizes smaller than her left, ie one was a B-cup while the other was a D, until she corrected it with injections.

In August 2008, the former New Look shop assistant from Chichester, West Sussex, was unveiled as the latest face -- and body -- of Wonderbra lingerie, a position previously held by Czech beauty Eva Herzigova and burlesque star Dita Von Teese.

Later, Ultimo underwear owner Michelle Mone enlisted Katie as their new spokesmodel.

During the shoot, the model had been asked to stuff her bra (as she often did) using a silicone rubber prosthetic, known as a chicken fillet. The photos had also been airbrushed and manipulated to give her a perfect, symmetrical appearance.

And the model admitted it was partly looking at these manipulated images that made her want to seek medical help.

"I might have appeared perfect on the underwear boxes but every time I glanced down, I saw a baggy bra cup on one side," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.

"If I wore a bra that fitted my smaller breast, the straps would cut into my skin, which was painful. I wished I could wake up in the morning and look as good as I did in the photos," she added.

Katie was unwilling to have breast implants. Instead, she opted for a new minimally invasive treatment known as platelet injection fat transfer (PIFT), first developed to reconstruct the breasts after a mastectomy.

Katie, who has gone on to model for lingerie company La Senza and became the face of Special K breakfast cereal, said she did not undergo the treatment for her career.

"Honestly, my chest was the one thing I disliked about my body. I did it for me. For the first time ever, I have matching breasts as well as thinner thighs. But best of all, I've chucked away my chicken fillets," she said.

Sofia Vergara poses for milk campaign once more -- with a moustache!

Image: Sofia Vergara
Photographs: Got Milk ad campaign

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara has posed once again with a perfectly placed milk 'moustache' in a new poster for the campaign, to encourage people to drink more dairy.

This is the second time the 38-year-old star has starred as a poster girl for the campaign.

The Colombian-born actress had earlier appeared with her 19-year-old son Manolo wearing telltale milk moustaches, reports the Daily Mail.

Vergara also made news last month, when she starred in the Diet Pepsi television commercial in a sizzling blue swimsuit alongside David Beckham.

Posh tweets pic showing her in toilet-paper outfit

Image: Victoria Beckham (second from right) with friends at her baby shower
Photographs: Twitter.com

Victoria Beckham is in the news again with a hilarious photo that she posted on Twitter herself, showing the pregnant star in a loo-paper outfit.

The photo was taken at the weekend baby shower party thrown by her pals Eva Longoria and Ken Paves.

Despite her new look, Posh's pout remained in place as did her shades for the star-studded bash at the Butterfly Bar in a West Hollywood hotel.

"Such a lovely day!!! thank u so much @EvaLongoria and @KenPaves for being such wonderful friends. Baby showers are so much fun!!!!!!!x vb" The Mirror quoted Posh as tweeting.

Salma Hayek's first beauty line 'set to make $35 million in first-year'

Image: Salma Hayek
Photographs: Cover of Marie Claire Magazine (Hungary), July 2007

Mexican actress, director and producer Salma Hayek's first beauty line, which is set to launch at 7,000 CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide from August, is expected to make 35 million dollars in its first year alone.

The star has taken the past three years off from acting to focus on the development of the 100-product range of cosmetics, called Nuance Salma Hayek.

The range, which comprises everything from makeup to anti-ageing skincare, also includes some rather less predictable products, such as a Correcting Spot Treatment and 10 percent Sulfur Acne Treatment.

But though the range will have a budget price point (from 7.99 dollars-19.99 dollars), the formulations, the Frida star said, will rival anything at the top of the market.

"It is possible to create extraordinary products for a low price. Everyone should have the right product at the right price," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying at an event to launch the line Thursday.

"A lot of products don't even cost a lot to make. I wanted to make simply the best product and give everyone access to the good stuff," she said.

The mother-of-one, who is married to PPR boss Francois-Henri Pinault, said that her grandmother, a cosmetologist who was an advocate of Native American and Mayan formulations, inspired the line.

Mick Jagger's daughter Lizzy bares it all!

Image: Lizzy Jagger
Photographs: Cover of Playboy Magazine, June 2011

Lizzy Jagger, the eldest daughter of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and supermodel Jerry Hall, has bared it all for the June issue of Playboy.

She shot the raunchy photograph completely nude with just a pair of thigh-high boots, bunny ears and her long locks to preserve her modesty, reports The Daily Mail.

Despite her father's hell-raising reputation and her mother being a former cover girl, Lizzy was once banned from being in the famous men's monthly magazine.

But now her parents have given their grudging approval as their eldest daughter reveals almost all in the nude photoshoot.

Mick -- notorious for his own rock 'n' roll lifestyle -- barred his daughter from appearing in the magazine six years ago.

And although he has now changed his tune, it remains to be seen how happy he will be that the 27-year-old is on the front of the June edition, wearing only a sarong.

The cover also uses the Stones' trademark red lips logo.

Inside, Lizzy does, however, preserve some dignity by being seen only topless.

Lizzy admitted that her father had barred her from being in Playboy in 2005, when she was 21.

However, she tells the publication, which is out next Tuesday, that he and her mother -- who appeared on the magazine's cover herself in 1985 -- had eventually conceded.

"They understood that when you don't know when you're going to have kids, it's nice to have wonderful pictures of your 20-something self. And at 27, I feel comfortable expressing myself through my body," said Lizzy.

Claire Sinclair named Playboy's 2011 'Playmate of the Year'

Image: Claire Sinclair
Photographs: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and his fiancee Crystal Harris declared Claire Sinclair as the 2011 'Playmate of the Year' last week.

The stunning and sexy winner was the October 2010 Playmate.

Hef and Crystal were surrounded at the event, which took place in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort on Friday night, by the other entire group of 2010 Playmates and Palms owner George Maloof, reports TMZ.

Also on hand was Hope Dworaczyk, the 2010 Playmate of the Year who was just fired from The Celebrity Apprentice, and former Girls Next Door star Bridget Marquardt.

Lucky Sinclair has been gifted 100,000 dollars and a custom-designed Harley-Davidson along with her 'Playmate of the Year' title.

Lindsay Lohan's sizzling new photoshoot

Image: Lindsay Lohan
Photographs: Cover of Blank Magazine, June 2011

Living up to her bad girl image, Lindsay Lohan has given some of her most provocative poses during a photo shoot for BLANK Magazine.

In one of the shots, Lindsay, a smoker, is seen pouting with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth and grabbing her left breast as she does so.

She wears a bust-enhancing metallic minidress with one of the shoulder straps pulled down, reports the Daily Mail.

In another one, the actress reclines on a bed wearing a copper-coloured shirtdress with no bra underneath. The actress teasingly pulls at the left side of the shirt.

The front cover of the magazine has Lohan poking fun at her unhealthy image by posing with a burger in her hands. Again a provocative pose, revealing her accentuated cleavage in a tight-fitting vest.

Lohan, 24, continues to puff away in another full-length shot wearing an on-trend copper jumpsuit matched with gold strappy heels, a brightly coloured jacket, pink bag and her blonde hair styled into ringlets.

Latest fad in town: Temporary leopard, fishnet or glitter lip tattoos!

Image: A fishnet lip tattoo from Violent Lips
Photographs: violentlips.com

Innovations are taking place everywhere, so why leave your lips alone? By following the latest fad in town, you can now decorate your lips in polka dots, leopard and fishnet stocking prints.

Violent Lips is a temporary tattoo that you apply directly to your lips to create a wild patterned effect that lasts four to eight hours, reports the New York Daily News.

By cutting the paper to fit the shape of your mouth, the user then presses the temporary tattoo against her lips, wets with a sponge and then peels carefully.

There are dozens of patterns and styles, from roses to checkers to snake print.

For 15 dollars, you receive three lip tattoo applications.

Cheryl Cole to stay fit under Madonna and Gwyneth's personal trainer

Image: Cheryl Cole
Photographs: Cover of FHM Magazine, December 2005

US X Factor judge Cheryl Cole is reported to have hit the gym just 24 hours after landing in Los Angeles with trainer Tracy Anderson, who has also trained Madonna and Gwyneth.

The exercise guru, who has worked with A-listers, has put Cole through a very tough first workout.

"Cheryl works out anyway, but she knows that LA celebrities have a completely different health and fitness ethos," The Daily Mail quoted a source as telling The Mirror.

"She wants to make sure she's fighting fit and ready for the US X Factor and the American audiences and she wanted the best in the business for it."

Cheryl has already been following the 'cleanse' diet, devised by the personal trainer, for weeks. It involves eating 14 servings of pureed infant food a day before a healthy adult dinner," the source added.

Cole hired Anderson after a mutual friend Derek Hough introduced them.

'Clinically proven' cream to reduce lines, wrinkles sweeps UK market

Image: Celebs like Jennifer Aniston are fans of the product
Photographs: Cover of UK Cosmopolitan, June 2009

A cream aptly named Nip+Fab Frown Fix, which the company says is "clinically proven" to reduce lines and wrinkles by upto 50 percent, had women queued up outside Boots when it went on sale last week.

Tubes of the 10.25 pounds Instant Line Filler sold out within 24 hours of launching in the UK, and Boots said it had received more than 3,000 requests for the product -- which now has a waiting list of 7,450, reports the Daily Mail.

The cream contains Grant X, a natural alternative to Botox.

While the cream was initially designed as a wrinkle filler, users found the cream had a cumulative line-reducing effect, with fine lines and wrinkles being significantly reduced over time.

The product is said to work thanks to muscle-relaxing properties, collagen synthesis stimulation and a light-diffusing action that hides and softens wrinkles.

A spokesperson for Nip+Fab told that the effect was "unexpected but welcome."

"It's phenomenal. I've been working in the industry for ten years and you rarely see this kind of demand."

"We're really pleased," the spokesperson added.