HONOR ROLL: Designers Azzedine Alaïa and Gilles Dufour and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton managing director Antonio Belloni are among the latest fashion folk to be decorated with France's Legion of Honor. Alaïa, Dufour and Belloni were named chevaliers in the government's traditional Easter promotions. Lee Radziwill also was made a chevalier in the honor system that was founded by Napoléon Bonaparte.

BREAKING SPEED LIMITS: When Speedo launched its LZR Racer last month, it marketed the $550 suit as "the world's fastest swimsuit." But with swimmers wearing the LZR Racer already having set 12 world records, questions are being raised about whether the suit is too fast. Although FINA, the sport's governing body, approved the suit before it launched, it is now reexamining it, particularly for buoyancy issues. But a Speedo spokesman said the company isn't worried: "We're delighted that athletes have been competing at such a high level in the world's fastest swimsuit."