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Monday April 29th, 2013

Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs Are Twinsies, JC Penney Gets $1.75 Billion Loan and Rihanna Returns to River Island
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Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs Are Twinsies, JC Penney Gets $1.75 Billion Loan and Rihanna Returns to River Island

J.C. Penney signed a deal with Goldman Sachs and secured a $1.75 billion loan to strengthen its financial position. Maybe there’s hope for the struggling retailer after all? {WWD, Subscription required}

Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs wore matching Prada fur coats to The Great Gatsby premiere. Great minds… {Daily Mail}

This new video takes us behind the scenes of Beyonce’s extremely involved H&M commercial production. {YouTube}

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Published at 2:46 PM

Friday March 29th, 2013

Louis Vuitton Raises Prices, Diane von Furstenberg Has an Accident, and Juicy Couture Makes a Label Mistake
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Louis Vuitton Raises Prices, Diane von Furstenberg Has an Accident, and Juicy Couture Makes a Label Mistake

Juicy Couture’s t-shirts proudly announce ‘Manufactured in the Glamorous U.S.A.’… but their tags still read ‘Manufactured in Vietnam.’ What a juicy contradiction! {Jezebel}

Keep counting those pennies: Louis Vuitton is raising its product prices in Asia, Europe, and America to maintain its pace in the market. {HuffPo}

It seems the massive public outcry against Victoria’s Secret’s “Bright Young Things” campaign was begun by a misinformed right-winger. {Jezebel}

A bad skiing accident on the slopes of Aspen lands Diane von Furstenberg a broken shoulder. Wishing her a speedy recovery! {WWD}

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Published at 1:00 PM

Friday March 8th, 2013

Thursday March 7th, 2013

PPR is Changing its Name, Jennifer Aniston’s Rumored Wedding Dress Designer, and Is Selena Gomez Too Young for Harper’s Bazaar?
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PPR is Changing its Name, Jennifer Aniston’s Rumored Wedding Dress Designer, and Is Selena Gomez Too Young for Harper’s Bazaar?

Selena Gomez is on the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar holding a giant flower as a rather impractical umbrella. But is Justin Bieber’s maybe-ex squeeze a lil’ too lil’ to cover the grown-up glossy? {Refinery29}

Margherita Missoni is preggers with her first bambino. {Telegraph}

Survey says! Nordstrom is the most beloved retail chain in all the land. {WWD}

Identity crisis? French luxury goods group PPR is reportedly changing its name to Kering, meaning ‘dry’ in Indonesian. Dry goods! No, like I totally get it! {Business of Fashion}

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Published at 1:30 PM

Wednesday March 6th, 2013

Nicki Minaj Designs ‘Couture’, Rihanna Strips Down to Thank Prada, and Taylor Swift Fears Becoming ‘Intolerable’
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Nicki Minaj Designs ‘Couture’, Rihanna Strips Down to Thank Prada, and Taylor Swift Fears Becoming ‘Intolerable’

Rihanna thanked Prada for her custom boots like anyone else would–by Instagramming a pic of her bare ass. {NYPost}

Taylor Swift covers April’s InStyle UK and admits to the glossy that she’s afraid of ending up alone. {Daily Mail}

Speaking of Swifty, Tina Fey feels that her joke about TayTay’s dating life at the Golden Globes was “very benign,” despite the fact that it upset the pop starlet. {US Weekly}

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Published at 2:45 PM

Wednesday January 9th, 2013

Thursday January 3rd, 2013

Wednesday December 26th, 2012

Friday December 21st, 2012

Hedi Slimane Shoots Julia Nobis, Edie Campbell for his First Saint Laurent Campaign
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Hedi Slimane Shoots Julia Nobis, Edie Campbell for his First Saint Laurent Campaign

We’re grateful the world didn’t actually come to an end overnight–if only to see Hedi Slimane’s first ever womenswear campaign at the helm of Saint Laurent.

The designer photographed Australian model Julia Nobis for “Part 1″ of Saint Laurent’s spring campaign and Edie Campbell for “Part 2.” They’re both perfect embodiments of the Saint Laurent/Slimane ’70s California cool girl.

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Published at 11:30 AM

Tuesday December 18th, 2012

Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent Scores Another Vogue Cover, Gossip Girl is Revealed, and a Transgendered Model Serves Up Her Best First Lady
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Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent Scores Another Vogue Cover, Gossip Girl is Revealed, and a Transgendered Model Serves Up Her Best First Lady

OMG!! The Gossip Girl finale was last night. So who was GG? That’s one secret I’ll never tell (but US Weekly will!). {US Weekly}

Transgender model Connie Fleming stars as Michelle Obama on the most recent cover of Candy, the magazine that covers “transversal style.” {HuffPo}

Winter blues may be all around, but this sneak preview of Chanel’s spring make up line is giving us serious cheer. {Refinery29}

Nails, INC’s leather effect nail polish, spotted on Alexa Chung, sold out at Sephora in “just minutes.” {SheFinds}

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Published at 2:15 PM

Monday December 17th, 2012

Saturday December 1st, 2012