Victoria Beckham shot the cover of an upcoming issue of French Elle at the Chanel Couture salons in Paris today — and naturally, Karl Lagerfeld took the pictures himself.

Beckham tweeted pictures of everything from herself sitting on the famous spiral staircase in Chanel's atelier on Rue Cambon to the racks of Couture clothing at the shoot. She even enjoyed a glass of rosé chilled with ice cubes backstage.

A behind-the-scenes look at Beckham's shoot here in the gallery.

Photo: Victoria Beckham with Karl Lagerfeld at the 2010 International Herald Tribune Heritage Luxury Conference.

Do you like luxury? Do you like accessories? Then this sale is definitely for you. On Tuesday, July 24, The Outnet will release what can only be described as a treasure trove of goodies: shoes, bags, and belts — all Alaia, and all available at a fraction of their usual (thousand dollar plus) prices. Pale pink suede lattice-strap peep-toes are just $610, for example, while leopard-print calf-hair booties ring in at $772. A preview of those pieces and more — here, in the slideshow.

She was one of the original '90s mega models, one of the first Victoria's Secret Angels, and one-half of one of the most iconic rocker-model relationships of all time — and at 44, she's still turning heads. In 2009, Stephanie Seymour — mother of four and coverer of over 300 magazines — was tapped for Valentino's Spring ad campaign, and as recently as March of this year, Seymour starred in a very awe-inducing, skin-exposing editorial for V magazine. "I don't have the perfect Barbie-doll face, but I did get famous for this body," Seymour told Playboy when she posed for the men's glossy back in 1993. And though it may be true that her body helped to make her famous, that's not all; Seymour is one of the few Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover models to have also had a crazy successful fashion career. "She combines a perfect body with a dynamite brain and a heart that's always in the right place," legendary photographer Richard Avedon has said.

In honor of our favorite St. Barts-frolicking, Brant brother-mothering, "November Rain"-starring supermodel's July 23 birthday, a look back at some of the most gorgeous Stephanie Seymour images ever. (Warning: some of these images are NSFW.)

Alek Wek's stellar modeling career has taken her all across the globe, but it's been years since she's been back to her homeland in the Sudan — until she traveled there this month. Wek, who was the first African model to cover Elle, went to the newly formed nation of South Sudan to help celebrate the country's very first independence day. She's also working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help the country develop and grow, and told us that for now, her work in fashion will take a backseat to her humanitarian efforts.

"I will carry on utilizing my voice to give back: that's long term," she said over the phone in Juba, South Sudan's capital. "I'm already modeling in moderation because my mom is already on my case. At first it was like, 'Education, then a job, and now what's happening, where are the babies?'" she added, laughing. "So I think you can't just be hopping around in planes. You need to slow down a little bit."

However, Wek said that working in fashion was important, because it gave her the platform to affect change. "It's definitely given me a voice, and I think we have such a responsibility to use that," she explained. "Even if I wasn't a fashion model . . . I still think that we all as individuals can do something and make a difference in another human being's life."

To that end, Wek — who has walked the runway for Dior, Valentino, and Diane von Furstenberg, among others — has focused on helping the UNHCR develop agriculture, health, and education initiatives in the country. While she was there this month, Wek visited the nation's new first lady, spent time with refugees waiting to travel back to their hometowns, and spoke at a conference about the importance of schooling children — and especially young women. "When you educate a woman, the entire nation is educated," she said during her speech.

"Who's going to lead this country going forward is the young people, the youth, which I feel really strongly about," she told us. "When you educate the young people, you don't just educate them to be literate. You educate them to not repeat the same bad mistakes that have taken place in the past."

A look back at Wek's decade-plus on the runway, here in the gallery.

Photo: Alek Wek walks during the Anja Gockel Fall 2010 fashion show.

The Mara Hoffman show is always a must see during Miami Swim Week, and with good reason. Not only does the designer excel at putting on a vibrant show, but her collections also always manage to feel fresh and chic without any of the cheese that can sometimes dominate the week. Add Hoffman's penchant for partnering with cool, downtown brands — this season she styled her pieces with Pamela Love jewels and Frye boots — and it's not hard to understand why her line has garnered a cult following.

For Resort 2013, Hoffman's signature tribal-inspired prints were in full effect — they came in high-impact color combos such as coral, flame, navy, and black, and they decorated everything from deep-cut one-pieces to bandeau tops and breezy caftans. Hoffman also made use of subtler patterns this season: a python pattern in tonal beige was particularly pretty, as was an art nouveau-ish feather print in turquoise and pink. The softer prints allowed Hoffman's excellent use of structural and decorative detailing to shine through; cut-out sides, crisscrossing latticework, braided straps, and intricate seed beading provided texture to high-cut briefs, corset tops, and tunics.