BOOK ENDS: An unauthorized biography about Kate Moss has landed on French bookshelves, and — whether she likes it or not — the British supermodel is the toast of Paris. “Kate, despite her high profile, is really a very private person,” said Sir Paul Smith, who hosted a cocktail Wednesday night for the tome at his boutique on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, which stocks several vintage magazines featuring Moss on the cover. “She always looks great,” Smith declared. The 300-page biography, titled “Kate Moss,” is by Françoise-Marie Santucci, an author and fashion journalist at French daily Libération for the last 15 years. She based the book on archive material and anecdotes from unnamed intimates, unable to secure an interview. She figures her elusiveness “keeps the Moss myth going.” Santucci calls her a “Snow White of modern times” (presumably not realizing the number of puns that could be made off of that statement) and includes 14 pages of the fashion icon from 1990 to today.— Miles Socha

HOPING FOR SOME ATTENTION: German fashion magazine Achtung arrived for the first time on New York newsstands this week. Markus Ebner, editor in chief, said Achtung will be available in New York twice a year, at $20 per copy. Ebner is bringing the magazine to the U.S, to find a larger audience and make New York aware of what’s happening creatively in the German fashion world. “We wanted to make a magazine which feels German,” he said. “Hence the choice of the coarse paper and the focus on putting high-end fashion in accessible contexts.” The issue has both English and German text and is the 10th to be published (but the first with a color cover). Initially, 1,000 copies have been sent to New York. — Amy Wicks