One of the few true couture houses, Christian Lacroix, files for bankruptcy protection, though Lacroix is still planning to hold a small show during couture week. [NYTimes]

Belgian Veronique Branquinho is shutting her doors. [WWD, via The Cut]

Susie Bubble models styles from the latest crop of UK fashion grads. Good luck, kids. [Style Bubble]

There goes our afternoon: CNNAsia has a three-video interview series with Miuccia Prada. The former communist mime student discusses her Waist Down exhibit, the recession, working with her husband, and those hip waders. [Bryanboy, via BlackBook] Read the rest of this entry »