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We can’t believe that WWD ran a blind item today, but here it is: The Hollywood heat around Georgina Chapman, the designer of Marchesa along with Keren Craig, has apparently reached the couture ateliers in the capital of fashion. Rumors are rife in Paris that a major fashion house, under new ownership, offered the English [...]

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Is Roberto Cavalli going public? Initial reports from Italy indicate the line is ready to become a traded franchise, which means soon, stylish stock fiends will soon be able to buy and sell Cavalli shares the same way you can buy and sell his older dresses on eBay. The move would make Cavalli even richer, [...]

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Bows, ruffles, and hearts are everywhere this summer. We’ve been seeing them on blouses, dresses, headbands, jewelry – you name it. While a bow is one of Marc Jacobs’ signatures, at what point does it cross the line from cute to cloying? If you add one too many bows, ruffles, or hearts to your look, [...]

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Is Alessandra Facchinetti the new Valentino head? WWD reports the designer is in advanced talks with the label. If it’s true, she’ll take over as creative director of the line once the actual Valentino retires. For those of you asking, “Alessandra Who?” here’s some info: She’s the Italian daughter of Euro pop star Roby Facchinetti. [...]

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Is Vogue subtly apologizing to Gemma Ward? As many of you may indignantly e-mailed, the magazine’s May issue was called “The World’s Next Top Models

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It’s official: The private equity fund Permira has bought Valentino, for a whopping 3.5 billion dollars. What this means for the company (and the clothes) is still unclear, though when bigger firms buy smaller fashion houses, several things tend to happen: 1. The staff changes. This is especially important here, since those close to Valentino [...]

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Is Pete Wentz starting a trend? First we see his bulldog tee, as designed for DKNY Jeans. Now Gap Body joins the trend, with this pair of bulldog panties that you can get for Fall. Pups with smooshed faces are nothing new in the fashion world – Gaultier sent a pack of dogs down its [...]

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Not content with crashing the Prada show, PETA made another stunt attempt at Valentino today. ELLE’s Cheryl Locke writes… There was a protester naked save anti fur slogans painted on her back. She made a valiant attempt getting very close to the photogs before four security guards tackled her. Props to her for making it [...]

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Reese Witherspoon’s dress by Olivier Theyskens might top the style charts, but Zac Posen’s gown for Gwyneth still wins a contest of sorts. Here’s a raw, unedited, unresearched, slightly mad scorecard for designers, dresses, and the Oscars. Zac, it seems, gets a Mr. Popularity award for two major dresses of the night… Armani – 2 [...]

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