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YSL take two

MANILA, Philippines - Two films based on the life of iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent are coming out this year and already, controversy and competition is brewing. Yves Saint Laurent, directed by Jalil Lespert and starring Pierre Niney as the titular character, touts itself as the “official YSL film,” having received the blessing of Saint Laurent’s partner, Pierre Bergé. Saint Laurent, on the other hand, directed by Bertrand Bonello and starring Gaspard Ulliel as Saint Laurent and Léa Seydoux as Loulou de la Falaise, was given the go sign by Kering, the company that owns Saint Laurent Paris. While the former focuses on the designer’s life shortly after being appointed as the creative director of Dior at 21 years old, along with his romantic and professional partnership with Bergé, the latter centers on YSL’s heyday in the ‘60s and ‘70s as an established eponymous label. The Telegraph reports that Bergé voiced his disapproval of the other film, tweeting, “Two films on YSL? I hold the moral rights over YSL’s work, his image and mine and have only authorized Jalil Lespert. A trial on the cards?” Either way, both films are sure to give us a comprehensive view of what made the designer’s life the stuff of legend.

Girl talk

When I was a teenage girl, the teen superstars who reigned were hardly ever still in their teens, with few exceptions, like JTT and Melissa Joan Hart. Most of them were in their mid-twenties to early thirties, still pretending to be in high school. Then the Internet happened, and gave us the likes of publishing prodigy Tavi Gevinson and musical wünderkind Lorde, who are both, I should mention, still 17. Naturally, everybody, including myself, has wondered what it’s like to be legitimately talented and famous at such a young age, which is why when Tavi Skyped with Lorde for two hours last week and published the entire transcript (11 pages!) on Rookiemag.com, we were bowled over. Finally! Genuine insight into the minds of teenage prodigies — with a good measure of girly things thrown in, like Tumblr, Taylor Swift and crying. Check out the entire conversation on Rookie, but if you’d rather skip to an abbreviated version with just the highlights, check out NYMag.com.