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Oscar de la Renta Made Hillary Clinton's Vogue Cover Happen, Dolce & Gabbana's Crown Sells Out, and Another Jablonski Models

Oscar de la Renta reveals how he had to convince Anna Wintour to put then First Lady Hillary Clinton on that iconic Vogue cover. {Haute Living} A vending machine is out there, somewhere, filled with Hermes, Dior, and McQueen handbags--but they'll cost you a bit more than a bottle of Coke. {HuffPo via Instagram} Because two beautiful and unrelated Jablonski models (Constance and Jacquelyn) weren't enough for the world, now there's a third leggy Jablonski you might want to get acquainted with: Meet Maggie! {Daily Mail}

Business

Lady Gaga Talks a Lot of Smack about Cathy Horyn in her Latest V Column

Cathy Horyn, the New York Times style critic, is one of the fashion industry's most respected (and, it must be said, feared) writers. Many have felt the lash of her sharp tongue, and her more negative reviews have resulted in a ban from more than one designer's show, including Georgio Armani. Not everyone can take the heat, including Lady Gaga, who directed her third installment of "From The Desk Of Lady Gaga," published on V Magazine's website this morning, at Horyn's acerbic pen in what she calls an address of "Extreme Critic Fundamentalism." Gaga addresses the "insult vs. insight" of fashion criticism. She asks, "Doesn’t the integrity of the critic become compromised when their writings are consistently plagued with negativity? When the public is no longer surprised or excited by the unpredictability of the writer, but rather has grown to expect the same cynicism from the same cynic?" It's a fair question, especially in this hyper-scrutinized industry where millions publish their own blogs and lob criticism at designers' work from a relatively inexperienced standpoint. So while Gaga's question is certainly valid, taking aim at Horyn, a journalist with years of experience covering the fashion industry for one of the world's best newspapers, is not.

Style

Fashion News Roundup: Karl On Kate, The Times Tries To Figure Out Kim Kardashian, and Is Stefano Tonchi In The Hot Seat?

Karl On Kate: Karl Lagerfeld could care less about who will make Kate Middleton's wedding dress (even though we do). But he does have some nice things to say about the future princess: "She is very different from Princess Diana, and seems very well balanced and a happy person. She is chic in a way the position needs. Let’s wait and see.” {WWD} The Outnet Gets an Overhaul: The Outnet is celebrating their new look by having a massive Alexander Wang sale. We are not sad about it. {Racked} The Times Tries to Figure Out Why People Like Kim Kardashian: The newspaper of record takes a look at the empire Kim K. and her sisters have created. {The New York Times} Tonchi In The Hot Seat at W? : NY Post media columnist Keith Kelly has it from a reliable source that Condé Nast isn't pleased with Stefano Tonchi's work at W because they don't like "direction the magazine is taking." When asked for comment, Condé told New York's Daily Intel that Kelly's story was, "the furthest thing from the truth. The company is thrilled with the work — newsstand and web, everything is fine. Our sales are strong." Right... {Daily Intel}

Business

Fashion News Roundup: China's First Gap, Gisele To Model For Balenciaga, & The Selby Book Preview

The First Chinese Gap!: Last night was the grand opening of China's first Gap store in Shanghai. Like most stores in China, it's big and shiny. Apparently they had to resize all their clothes to fit Asian body types. {WWD} Gisele And Balenciaga? Rumors are circulating that Gisele Bundchen will be starring in Balenciaga's Spring 2011 campaign. We don't doubt this. After all, she did close their Spring 2011 show. {Elle} Summer Strauch's eBay Tips: Lauren wrote a piece for The Inside Source interviewing Summer Strauch, the director of our P.S I Made This videos. Strauch gives some amazing tips on vintage and eBay shopping. {The Inside Source} Turbans Are In: According to The New York Times, turbans are in. We, of course, already knew this. {The New York Times}