Modeling Journey

last night mario testino was honored at the el museo del barrio annual gala at cipriani's in new york.
"he has a way with things, to do whatever he wants," donatella versace told style.com "we know he will talk us into doing absolutely anything for him," kate winslet said in her introduction. "when mario turns to you and says, "it's beautiful, but i think it would be better naked, no? ' i wonder how can one refuse?"
during his closing statement from the dias, testino whipped out his camera & took a snapshot of the fashionable crowd prompting them to give him a huge round of applause.
new york magazine took the opportunity to ask carine roitfeld about her upcoming work when they bumped into her. "i'm doing an entire issue of v magazine with mario testino, and we'll start the shooting tomorrow," she said. when asked who was on the cover she responded, "kate winslet." they asked her if there were any truth to the rumours that she's starting a magazine and she said "maybe," coyly laughing, "now i have freedom like a butterfly, so i can go from one place to another."