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Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing Takes On His Most Important Design Job Yet: A Postage Stamp

Plus, Solange by Beyoncé and Madonna by Roxane Gay, celebrity power-couples of the century.

by Katherine Cusumano

Olivier Rousteing

Claudio, Just Marcolino The hippest six-year-old on the planet.

De La Renta, Oscar, and Herrera, Carolina Quietly settled their dispute over new De La Renta creative director Laura Kim; her debut, with creative partner and Monse co-designer Fernando Garcia, will take place at New York Fashion Week as scheduled for Fall 2017.

Knowles, Solange Interviewed by Knowles, Beyoncé. When you’ve known your interview subject your whole life, the questions get real.

Madonna Interviewed by Roxane Gay, elsewhere in big journalistic pairings of the week. Gay and Madonna discuss wine and feminism, because what else.

Obama, Barack The outgoing president delivered his final address Tuesday night, a rousing hour-long speech in his adoptive hometown of Chicago. When he thanked wife Michelle for her support over the past eight years, the internet totally lost it.

Rousteing, Olivier A time-honored tradition at the French Post Office, since 2000, the mail service has recruited noted French designers to design stamps for Valentine’s day. Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, and Courrèges have all participated in recent years; up next is Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing. Expect chain mail.

Shayk, Irina The Russian supermodel takes Paris in the best of the Spring 2017 collections. She’s joined by Stella Maxwell, Ellen Rosa, and Vittoria Ceretti, each showing off the season’s biggest trends.

Twigs, FKA The dancer, choreographer, and musician is now a creative director, the new face of sportswear brand Nike for Spring 2017.

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