Black Swan

It's official! After two years of dating (and the birth of their son, Aleph, 14 months ago) Natalie Portman and her ballet choreographer beau Benjamin

SAO PAULO--Samuel Cirnansck has earned a reputation for his theatrical, over the top runway shows. Last season the designer sent his models down the runway tied up and gagged, so I was pretty excited to see what he had cooked up this time. And while it wasn't nearly as risque as last season, it was still a visual treat. Cirnansck dusted the runway with fake snow, and set up a huge wrought-iron gate at the front of the runway. The effect was something like a snowy fairy-tale, starring an icy swan princess, and it was a refreshing change of pace from Sao Paulo's somewhat bare-boned runway shows. Also refreshing: Cirnansck used a handful of black models--more than any other designer we've seen yet. Kudos.

Perhaps more than any other designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy have infiltrated the art world--with their own art-inspired collections, collaborations with artists and now a growing costume design business. About a year after their buzzed-about gig designing ballet costumes for Black Swan, the Rodarte duo are slated to dress the cast of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in May, the L.A. Times blogged today.