‘Project Runway’ judge Nina Garcia is pregnant

LOS ANGELES — “Project Runway” judge Nina Garcia is pregnant, Access Hollywood has corroborated.

The attractive brunette, 45, is pregnant with her second child, a rep for Lifetime, the network which airs “Project Runway,” told Access on Tuesday.

Garcia, the fashion director for Marie Claire magazine, is due in December.

In associated “Runway” news, the show returns to Lifetime with Season 8 on July 29 at 9 p.m.

Access Hollywood has also proved with Lifetime that beauty Selma Blair will be the celebrity guest judge for the first episode of the new series.

Previous celeb guest judges have comprised Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, Victoria Beckham and most recently Faith Hill, who judged Season 7’s final collection alongside host Heidi Klum and fashion designer Michael Kors.

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Full Spectrum, fewer Spectacle at the Paris Couture Shows

PARIS — A several-story-tall golden lion — a modest homage to Chanel founder Coco, a Leo — presided over the luxury giant’s over-the-top fall-winter 2011 haute couture display Tuesday, where models in sequin-covered sheath dresses and cropped jackets showed from inside a giant pearl to trace figure eights between the towering feline’s oversized paws.

Cross-town rival
Givenchy went in the wholly opposite direction, opting against a runway show and offering designer Riccardo Tisci’s Mexican Day of the Dead-inspired collection of featherlight tulle, lace and silk in a museum-like setting.

Givenchy’s decision touched off rampant rumors, with fashion insiders speculating that the choice of a presentation was a cost-cutting measure or intended at protecting potential clients from unwanted publicity. The house insisted it was mostly in order to permit the collection’s meticulously workmanship to shine.

Another pitch-perfect collection — of plain-front pant suits in a neutral palette — charmed the Armani Prive catwalk. The only flaw, in reality, was that there was none and that everything was tasteful and nothing was surprising.

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Behold: Baby Fendi!

You know what your baby wants, and it’s not a Cynthia Rowley for Pampers diaper from Target — it’s a Fendi bib! Or anything Fendi will make as part of its children’s line produced in partnership with Simonetta SpA.

The new line for newborns to boys and girls up to 12 years old debuted at Pitti Immagine Bimbo in Florence and comprises pale colors, floral prints, checks, and bucolic inspiration.

You recognize what they say: If you’re going to drool, drool on amazing designer.

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