Last week, we got our first Valentine.

It was from Kate Spade, and said something like “Happy Valentine’s Day” or whatever.

But yesterday, we got the Valentine at left from Michael at Marilyn Agency.

Sharing is caring.

Ok, back to the shows!

PS. Oh yeah, and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Marilyn Models Agency is looking for a few good interns that are “CRAZY ABOUT FASHION”, so:

If you want to work for a small team that still handles biggies like Caroline and Irina, help with computer work (knowledge of Photoshop/InDesign/Illustrator is a plus), scout new young girls on the street but still come into an office where you’re expected to scan tear sheets, e-mail justin[at]marilyn-ny.com.

Oh, and big plus if you happen to speak Russian or Portuguese or any other languages.

And bonus points if you pass along new girls’ comp cards - hah, kidding! (Not really.)

May the force be with you.

Over the weekend, we heard Tanya D might be going to Marilyn.

Marilyn’s response? “She is represented by Marilyn Agency in Paris…..but not in NYC - We are hopeful though that she will choose to be represented by us at some point in the future though……”

Take from that what you will.

But in other Marilyn news, Adriana Lima’s signed to the house we like to think of as Cintia’s home, and their girl Caroline Ribeiro just scored a short spread in ID.

Enjoy a mini sneak peek, after the jump.

This just in:

Arlenis, the model love of Fashionista who’s signed with Marilyn, is the next face of Lancome!

If there’s ever been a Cinderella story in the world of modeling, this has to be it -

Everyone knows the kind of big bucks a beauty campaign can rake in, especially from a beauty giant like Lancome, which is even more amazing considering this girl’s been modeling for less than four months.

And to think, we just thought she was so pretty.

Move over Daria everybody, this girl’s about to explode.

Update, September 5, 2008: Though Arlenis’ agent vehemently denied that Arlenis is the new face of Lancome (he even had a lawyer badger us to take this post down), it seems that this in fact is true, just as we always knew. Clearly, we don’t think much of how Marilyn handled the situation, but we do love Arlenis, so we guess we might be able to let this one go.

Last night’s unveiling of Banana Republic’s Fall 2008 Holiday/Fall line was like a lot of other fashion week shows, except in April.

It started twenty minutes late, PR girls everywhere, editors pretending to ignore the free champagne, assistants in standing room only - the Vogue girls even held court from their first and second row seats, just like the good old days of February.

The clothes were, of course, perfect Banana Republic - cozy coats, elegant dresses, a muted color scheme of mostly blacks and grays.

But we think the real standout of the night was the models. Not only did Iekeliene walk for the label’s 30th anniversary, but we fell in love with a new girl, too -

Meet Arlenis (she’s so new we don’t even know her last name), a newbie at Marilyn who’s not only rumored to be involved in the already infamous Vogue Italia set to drop this July, but who’s also a favorite of COACD.

Every time she stepped out on the runway, eyes stopped staring in the direction of the clothes, and went up to try and figure out where in the world this girl came from.

Can’t wait to see what she walks in September…