News: Prada's Take on Modern Femininity; Alexis Mabille and Maison Martin Margiela Dubbed Haute Couture

Prada's just-released Spring/Summer 2013 campaign for its women's line features an array of top models including Vanessa Axente, Saskia de Brauw, and Irina Kravchenko, blending their own personas with the Italian fashion house's take on modern femininity. {Prada press release}

As of Tuesday, Alexis Mabille and Maison Martin Margiela are officially haute couture, as ordained by French fashion’s regulating commission, the Chambre Syndicale. {WWD}

See BFA-winner Cara Delevingne work it in DKNY's Spring/Summer 2013 campaign. {Grazia Daily}

Next month, Selfridges will bring back the Silence Room (first introduced in 1909), where customers can shop for products both branded and "de-branded," while barefoot and phoneless. {Refinery29}

Models Karlie Kloss, Lily Donaldson, Lindsey Wixson, and Milla Jovovich have contributed healthy recipes to the Model Kitchen cookbook. {Telegraph}

Another DJ-turned-model story: DJ Kiss just signed with Wilhelmina. {The New York Post}

Many a fashion designer made the cut for Forbes's "30 Under 30" list, including Carly Cushnie, Joseph Altuzarra, Alexander Wang, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. {Telegraph}

Rumor has it Galeries Lafayette plans to buy out Printemps department store for $2.12 billion. {WWD}

After Balenciaga's Chelsea flagship location was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, the brand has announced the opening of a new seasonal store in Soho featuring Pre-Spring 2013 as well as all Balenciaga collections. {Balenciaga press release}