Fashion News Roundup: Condé Nast College Gets a Home, Jean Paul Gaultier x La Perla Returns, and Gucci Releases a Travel Collection

The Conde Nast College is no longer a myth. It will be opening in London's Soho district in January 2013. {Refinery 29} Didn't think a "killer red lip" could actually kill your job, did you? Neither did Francine Siddaway, until she was fired for wearing too much make-up. {Stylelist} Gucci has launched a year-round travel collection for those of us who need Gucci for every occasion. {WWD} Jean Paul Gaultier has released his second collaboration with La Perla {WWD}
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The Conde Nast College is no longer a myth. It will be opening in London's Soho district in January 2013. {Refinery 29}

Didn't think a "killer red lip" could actually kill your job, did you? Neither did Francine Siddaway, until she was fired for wearing too much make-up. {Stylelist}

Gucci has launched a year-round travel collection for those of us who need Gucci for every occasion. {WWD}

Jean Paul Gaultier has released his second collaboration with La Perla {WWD}

It looks like the citizens of the UK will have to wait just a little while longer to get their hands on various body sprays and neon bras from Victoria's Secret. {The Cut}

Bjork, the original Lady Gaga, wore a wormy-looking Iris Van Herpen dress on stage, proving that she is still a fashion wild child at 46. {Hollywood Reporter}

Jimmy Choo made some seriously enviable (and seriously expensive) clutches recently, but save a couple of dollars and learn how to DIY your own. {FabSugar}

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