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Dree Hemingway dons a plaid shirt, sneakers, and nothing else for one of Interview Germany's three September covers. The others feature Charlotte Gainsbourg and Emily DiDonato. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Tyra Banks gave ANTM contestant Phil (a guy) a Jesus weave, and it's hilarious/awful. {Vulture} Cara Delevingne's musical aspirations get realized with a duet with her friend, singer Will Heard... and we have to say, she has quite the vocal chops. Guess she's going in a more acoustic direction than her besties Rita Ora and Rihanna. {Vogue UK} What's happening at Hearst? From Elle to Cosmopolitan, digital editors have been receiving layoff notices... and there's reportedly more to come. {Mashable}
The poster for Carine Roitfeld's documentary Mademoiselle C is here, and her fantastic behind takes center stage. Watch out Pippa, there's a new tush in town! {The Cut} Cara Delevingne is apparently to blame for the decline of an entire product market, just for having eyebrows. But seriously--tweezer sales are down, and Google searches for Cara's name and "fuller brows" are way up. You do the math. {Daily Mail} Amanda Seyfried mixes grunge and punk for the September issue of Glamour Paris. {Fashion Gone Rogue}
He's here! He's here! He's here! Kate and Wills' little bundle of Royal joy arrived yesterday afternoon--and enterprising companies certainly aren't wasting any time cashing in on the excitement. The dude doesn't even have a name yet--but he's already inspired a major merchandise craze--and been a helfpul boon to the UK economy, to boot.
Roberto Cavalli, who's sort of become the Italian version of Karl Lagerfeld in terms of outspokenness, has some opinions on how Kate Middleton should dress.
H&M dresses Sweden's Olympic athletes, makes us want to be Swedish Olympic athletes. {WWD} Beating President Barack Obama for TIME's list of most influential people of the past 10 years? Lady Gaga. We still aren't convinced that isn't a typo. {TIME} Hey Rita, you're so fine! Ms. Ora is just too darn cute dressed up as a certain cartoon rodentia on the cover of Elle's May 2013 "Women in Music" issue. {Elle} Kate Upton's apparently in talks to play opposite Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann in Fox's upcoming revenge comedy The Other Woman. {Variety}
One of Michelle Williams's multiple AnOther covers (left) is stirring up controversy. {Jezebel} So what exactly does creative ambassador-at-large do? Barneys's Simon Doonan tells all.{Business of Fashion} Designer Disney: Designers the Small World over, including Alber Elbaz, Philip Treacy, and Sibling by Sister, are redesigning classic character costumes for Disneyland Paris's 20th anniversary fashion show on March 23. {Vogue UK} Cindy Crawford got honest with Oprah about her four-year marriage to Richard Gere, which ended a hundred years ago in 1995. {HuffPo}
While critics were not exactly over the moon about Hedi Slimane's YSL debut, buyers apparently were. And isn't that ultimately more important?
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nominated design house Creatures of the Wind collaborated with J. Crew to design a capsule collection and it's finally available. Well worth the wait, if you ask us. {FabSugar} In more J. Crew news, the ever-expanding brand has enlisted famed street style photographers Scott Schuman and Garance Doré to photograph, film and profile tastemakers across the globe for a project titled "Hello World." {WWD} Bill Gaytten, John Galliano's temporary replacement chez Dior, presented his final collection for the fashion house. The new Creative Director Raf Simons will make his Dior debut with the brand's Couture collection next month. {Vogue UK}
Why is Paris Hilton on the Cover of January's Vanity Fair Spain?: No, really, why? The socialite is decked out in all gold everything, clutching a Pomeranian who is hanging his adorable head in shame. {Racked} Lucky.com Gets Menswear Writers to Mock Lady Style Bloggers Poses: In an homage to the female fashion bloggers out there, Lucky.com got menswear editors to compete in a pose-off, mimicking the standard posing fare of big name bloggers. The result is hilarious. We don't know what it is about bearded men's attempts at ferocity that makes us chuckle. {Lucky} Karlie Kloss in Vogue Japan: The top model is featured in a spread for yet another international issue of the magazine, this time wearing more articles of clothing. {Fashionising} Tracy Reese Designs Tote Bags for Cancer: The designer has teamed up with Fashion Fights Cancer to create a set of limited edition printed tote bags, which will sell for $40 each. 100% of the proceeds will go to FFC. {WWD subscription required}
Tweens are snapping up Justin Bieber's new fragrance, Someday, like kids in a candy shop in record numbers (it was the most successful celebrity fragrance launch in history). It's an apt metaphor, since, to our noses, it smells like a cherry lollipop covered in baby powder. , just launched in the UK last week, exclusively at Harrods. To celebrate, instead of offering a gift with purchase, the famed London department store whipped up a Someday-inspired sundae (a some-dae?), WWD reports. The sundae, called a "Bieber Bocker Glory" (we have no idea what that means) is made from ingredients inspired by the top notes of the scent. It contains wild berry and vanilla ice cream, pear, lavender sprinkles, and "edible glitter." (Edible glitter? We know what we're putting in our coffee this morning!)
Karl Lagerfeld, The Actor? Karl Lagerfeld can now add actor to his growing list of occupations. Uncle Karl is set to star in a series of Volkswagen commercials which will premier December 22 in Germany. {Racked} 'Tis The Season To F**k Off: It seems that a Harrods employee got a little upset after he was fired from his position as the toy departments "Father Christmas." The employee barricaded himself in the store, located all the corresponding switches of the light display outside, and spelled out "F**K OFF" with the lights. Apparently, he had been drinking --the reason he was fired in the first place. {Tumblr/Dashperiod} H&M Sales Soar In November: H&M's sales jumped 8% last month --the same month Lanvin x H&M hit stores. Do we smell more designer collaborations? {Retail Week} False Lashes Claims? Claire Danes recently hopped on the Latisse bandwagon when she became a spokesperson for the eyelash growth treatment. However, things didn't go (or grow?) so smoothly. Sources are claiming that Danes suffers from skin hyper-pigmentation, one of the side effect of Latisse. And while Danes did say in an online video diary she saw a little bit of redness under her eyes, both Latisse's and Danes' reps are claiming that it's all untrue. {Page Six}
Aniston On Aniston: Jennifer Aniston appeared at Harrod's last night to promote her new fragrance line, which will aptly be named "Jennifer Aniston." {InStyle} Uggs On The Ave: Always cringe-worthy brand Uggs has just announced its plans to open a shop on Madison Avenue, though chances are that this new development only affects you if you're looking for a job at Uggs. {Refinery 29}
After owning famed British department store Harrods for the last 25 years, businessman Mohamed Al Fayed has brokered a deal to sell for a reported $2.
What credit crunch? London's a hotbed of fashion retail growth. This past week, Rick Owens and Marc by Marc Jacobs opened doors on South Audley stree