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Thursday, Jan 28
H&M Sold Lead-Laden Bags; ANTM Winner Books McQueen Campaign
As if trashgate and the news that it knowingly sold genetically-engineered cotton as "organic" weren't bad enough, now H&M is in trouble for the unsafe levels of lead in its handbags. The revelation comes courtesy of California's strict environmental laws: The Center for Environm...
Monday, Dec 7
Diane Kruger New Face Of L'Oréal; Christian Siriano Does Maternity Wear;
Diane Kruger nabbed a L'Oréal contract. [Elle UK]And yes, Siriano provides the contractually-obligated fierceness. [Racked] Asked to nominated a 21st Century "heroine" by Harper's Bazaar magazine, Sarah Brown chose Naomi Campbell, for her work with women's charities. Brown calls th...
Monday, Nov 30
Karl Makes Over SpongeBob; Kate Moss Wants Photographic Proof She Eats
Karl Lagerfeld gave SpongeBob SquarePants a makeover for a charity auction, resulting in this little charmer, which sold for €1,000. [WWD] Zac Posen, who two weeks ago announced a lower-priced line, Z Spoke, will do a line for Target in the U.S. (He already designed a capsule collection for...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Opinion: Rihanna Speaks; Angie Shops Stella For Gap
Rihanna also sat down with Diane Sawyer, for an interview which will air Thursday on Good Morning America. This happened to me. … It can happen to anyone," she says. And she admits that Chris Brown was "definitely" her "first big love." [People, Extra, ET]Mariah Carey and Rihanna refused to ta...
Monday, Sep 28
Sonia To Design For H&M; Carolina Becomes American Citizen
Sonia Rykiel will be H&M's next guest designer. Her first collection of lingerie will be in stores in December and her knitwear and accessories collection will be available in February. [WWD] Donald Fisher, founder of The Gap, died of cancer yesterday at 81. He served as the company's c...
Monday, Jul 6
Vogue Pretends To Care About Your Budget
Rest assured, the index section for July includes a $145 folding beach chair and a $449 croquet set. Though the section itself may say recession, the sensibility does not. We're left wondering which is more more insulting: For Vogue to pretend to care about our wallets? Or to ignore budget a...
Wednesday, Jun 10
Kanye Buys Hoodies, Stands Up Agyness; Stella To Design For Gap
Last week, Kanye apparently stood up Agyness Deyn. [Mirror] Uh oh. Tim Gunn's Tide commercials were truth-squadded by Consumer Reports, who found that not only was his claim that Tide Total Care doesn't fade clothes after 30 washes untrue, but that another Tide product, Tide 2x Ultra Cold...
Friday, Nov 14
Opinion: Jennifer Hudson Smiles… In Gap Ads
USA Today] Rachel Zoe and Nicole Richie: Totally seen talking! Do they no longer hate each other? [Page Six, Perez Hilton] Critics aren't sure if Britney Spears will actually be able to make a comeback. One music editor says: "Are they coming to see you because they think a train wreck is abo...
Monday, Sep 24
Get Set For The Todd Oldham Navy! [Rag Trade]
Todd Oldham has been named creative director at Old Navy. Says ON prez Dawn Robertson:"Todd was an interesting choice because he is so relevant. He is really modern." Which is interesting, you see, because the Gap usually goes the extra mile to be irrelevant. [WWD, sub req'd]
Thursday, May 24
Limited Brands Would Like You To Buy An Angel Bra [Rag Trade]
Gisele got out just in time: Limited Brands -- the owner of Limited, Express, Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret and probably some other highly-fragranced mall-type stores -- is floundering, trying to sell off parts and blaming weak sales on gas prices, cold weather. [WSJ]
Friday, Apr 13
Rag Trade: Best Wishes, Courtney & Jenna! [Rag Trade]
A Goldman Sachs survey finds that there's a growing demand for luxury watches from brands like Cartier and Rolex. Wonder if this has anything to do with that $16.5 billion bonus pool enjoyed by Goldman bankers last year! [WWD] Old Navy to discontinue offering plus-size versions of its appa...
