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Fashion news: Kate Middleton’s sellout dress, Erin Wasson’s design collaboration, and Gaga’s Rolling Stone cover

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The Reiss dress that Kate Middleton wore to meet Michelle Obama sold out online faster than you can say, “Buckingham Palace.”  [Fashionista]

Michelle Obama carries on with fashion politics in the UK and wows at Buckingham Palace in a breathtaking Tom Ford gown. [Telegraph UK]

Diane von Furstenberg will be launching a fragrance called Diane that she describes as the power of a woman in a bottle. That’s going to be a strong scent! [Grazia UK]
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Fashion news: Lanvin’s NY boutique, Lacroix designer considering fast fashion and how Beckham introduced the straight man to fashion

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Dolce & Gabbana, Photography by Peter Stigter

While it’s easy to slam David Beckham – and anything Becks related- as excessive, Stephano Gabbana (of Dolce & Gabbana) will argue that that excess actually revolutionized men’s fashion. “Here was a soccer player who is straight, with a wife and children, and men were saying: ‘If he wore it, I can wear it too.’ Before that it felt like men’s fashion was just for gay men or strange people - men were afraid to wear something special.” [Vogue UK]

Lanvin will open its first New York boutique by the end of this week. “It’s about time,” says creative director Alber Elbaz. Great, now take that same mentality and shift it to the other side of the border… [WWD] Read more »


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Fashion news: Karl gets Goofy, Robert Duffy to wed and Nygård connected to factory allegedly practicing human trafficking

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Peter Nygård is under fire for using a Jordanian factory that allegedly partakes in human trafficking. According to a National Labor Committee report, the International British Garments factory–which sews Nygård’s Alia, Tan Jay and Investments labels–is said to have taken 1,200 workers’ passports, and “has held them as indentured servants.” Nygård International claims they had no knowledge of the allegations and are launching their own investigation. [WWD]

Nars Cosmetics has a new face to front their new Pro Prime line–Marcel. Haven’t heard of him? Well he’s François Nars’ dog! [Stylelist]

Wedding bells are ringing once again at Marc Jacobs HQ, this time for the designer’s longtime business partner Robert Duffy, who is set to wed partner Alex Cespedes at Duffy’s home next Tuesday in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal. [Fashionologie] Read more »


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Fashion news: Erin Wasson goes preppy, Louboutin for Barbie and a happy belated b-day to ALT!

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oct09readALTCan’t believe we missed this: Our favourite caftan-wearing Vogue editor, André Leon Talley, turned 60 on Friday. We’d send you more Louis Vuitton as a gift, but you appear to have it all [Proof]. [FWD]

If only we could all lose our tacky phone cases and upgrade to a dazzling Dior phone. With the price ranging from $6,500 to $13,400, Dior has designed a line of luxe cell phones bedazzled in different gems. From gold-plated with sapphire crystals to the diamond-encrusted flip phone, the flashiest phone to ever be flipped seems to have arrived. [The Cut]
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Fashion news: Gap founder dies, a curious menswear movement and a raft of designer collabs

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Donald G. Fisher, co-founder of the Gap, has died from cancer at the age of 81. Fisher and his wife Doris opened the first store of the retail chain in San Francisco in 1969 following their inability to find jeans that fit properly. [NYTimes]

Canadian designer Mark Fast will join the ranks of hi-low collaborators with his collection for Topshop. [Fashionista] 

A new wave of masculinity has arrived: the mantyhose. Selfridges’ tights for men by lingerie brand Unconditional are available in black, beige and charcoal. Menswear director David Walker-Smith calls them “extremely versatile,” going on to say, “we expect men to be wearing them not only as a way to give legs an extra boost of warmth on the chilliest nights, but as a true style statement.” [The Cut] What do you think of the mantyhose movement? Is it the ultimate in Shakespearean-inspired fashion or far too feminine for the modern man?
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Video: Erin Wasson x RVCA Spring 2010

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