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RUNWAY BIRD: A ROCK ’N’ ROLL STYLE GUIDE

by Irina Lazareanu (Flammarion £22.50, 264 pp) BORN in 1982 Romania under the rule of a brutal dictator, model Irina Lazareanu’s tale is truly one of rags to riches. Chronicling her journey from a refugee camp at five years old to becoming Karl Lagerfeld’s muse, best friend of Kate Moss (above with Irina) and Pete Doherty’s fiancee, Runway Bird is packed full of style tips and supermodel secrets. On one occasion, Irina was fulfilling her dream of walking at a Versace show when the cleavage-boosting inserts in her bra began falling out on stage. Who knew the catwalk could be so hazardous?