Hailey Clauson walks DvF's AW11 show. Photo: Imaxtree

In the new issue of Interview Lauren Hutton sits down for a long Q&A with Michael Kors. The designer, who just celebrated his brand’s 30th anniversary and also married his longtime love Lance LePere, talks about the young model problem. He said, “The 14-year-olds are really tricky. I mean, they’re children. I said two years ago, ‘No models under 16.’ Well, of course, right after I said that, we started seeing all of these girls from Eastern Europe, and every girl who’d walk in, you’d say, ‘Hi. What’s your name?’ And she’d be like, ‘I’m Svetlana.’ I’m like, ‘Svetlana, where are you from?’ ‘Ukraine.’ ‘Svetlana, how old are you?’ ’16.’ Next girl walks in—she’s from Eastern Europe and 16. Next one? Eastern European and 16. I was like, ‘Was there a bus?’” Last season, CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg had the same problem. Though designers are forbidden from casting girls under the age of 16, DvF let 15-year-old Hailey Clauson walk her fall runway and suffered a lot of criticism post-show, despite swearing it was a mistake. (Clauson’s the same model whose parents are suing Urban Outfitters for $28 million for “unauthorized use of risque photos.”) So now the CFDA is really cracking down. CEO Steven Kolb sent out a letter asking designers to check models’ government issued identification—and asking agencies to stop sending underage girls to castings. “The casting agents for the Diane von Furstenberg show will be doing this and we encourage others to do the same,” he wrote. We’ll find out if it works next week.