Gilt City

Gilt Groupe CEO Michelle Peluso spells out her plans for expanding the site's reach abroad. But about those IPO rumors? Still no comment.

Hello Kitty Lingerie Coming Soon: Lingerie brand Hanky Panky has teamed up with everyone's favorite mouthless cartoon cat, Hello Kitty, on a collection of undergarments. (Why no mouth? Because Hello Kitty "speaks from the heart.") Since there are honestly too many R-rated, half-witty comments and puns just begging to be made about this collaboration, we'll spare you entirely and will simply say: The collection launches in May. {Racked} Another Victoria's Secret Angel is Pregnant: There must be something in the holy water at Victoria's Secret because yet another Angel is pregnant! Adriana Lima announced yesterday that she's expecting her second child, which puts her on the growing list of growing bikini babes (including Lily Aldridge and Alessandra Ambrosio). No word on how far along she is, but the VS Fashion Show takes place in November (8 mos away), and we wouldn't be a bit surprised if she shows up with a six pack. {People} Anna Wintour Parties with the Democrats: As the election creeps closer, fashion's love affair with the Democratic Party hasn't shown signs of fading. Monday night, Anna Wintour hosted a fund-raiser to re-elect NY Senator Dem Kirsten Gillibrand, who also sat front row at Carolina Herrera's show last month. Other politically savvy fashion folk in attendance included DVF, Kenneth Cole, Francisco Costa, and Michel Kors. {WWD}

Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte--there's just something about those four fashionable Manhattanites that whips every girl into a frenzy. Proof? When we arrived early at the Gansevoort Park Avenue yesterday evening for the Gilt City-hosted launch of Summer and the City: A Carrie Diaries Novel, the estrogen-heavy line already wrapped around the block--and guests were getting pushy. Though no fewer than five security guards and hotel attendants flanked the entrance (we counted), we finally managed to make our way to the penthouse. Out by the mosaic-tiled pool, Gilt members were sipping Xanté-provided cocktails, nibbling on polka-dotted chocolate truffles, and angling to get a few moments with their favorite author.

There's lots going on at Gilt this week. Along with the soft launch of localized deal site Gilt City, the flash sales firm is furthering its involvem