- As part of continued celebrations for Lanvin’s 120th anniversary, Alber Elbaz has designed two stamps for the French postal service, La Poste, illustrated with his iconic playful doodles, on sale early next year. So French non? Divine ! I want now ( the Lanvin one shoulder top anyway)
- House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival (Amazon), is a new book by Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Ball available in February. (It’s the first book in English written about the Versace saga). Can’t wait for that read! Fashion Week Daily
- Lacroix Goes Under: too sad! Reports are that a commercial court in Paris has ruled that Christian Lacroix’s couture business has been reduced to a licensing operation, after attempts to find a buyer failed. Vogue UK
- Hollywood is no place for older women — or is it? In the cover profile of Vanity Fair’s upcoming January 2010 issue, Leslie Bennetts investigates the mystery of how, at age 60, Meryl Streep has become the industry’s “new box-office queen.”
- The Sea of Shoes blogger heads to the Crillon debutante ball in Paris… Ohh la la so young and so chic!
- Love this video from Flair Austria: it’s a fashion film editorial called “La Demimondaine“, starring Austrian supermodel Iris Strubegger as a Marlene Dietrich-inspired clubgoer. She looks fabulous but she smokes. Ugly. Fashionista
- We love Simon Doonan! He is amazingly talented and very funny creative director of Barneys and has been hired to decorate the White House for Christmas (see his amusing Bio on his site here). Reports The New York Times.
- A SpongeBob SquarePants figurine given a makeover by Karl Lagerfeld has attracted the highest bid at a recent Paris fundraiser for WWF, generating 1,000 euros, or about $1,500 at current exchange. Numerous local personalities had autographed iconic objects linked to the cartoon character for the auction, which altogether raised 7,000 euros or about $11,000 at current exchange, including Inès de la Fressange, French singer Patrick Bruel and Greek TV presenter Nikos Aliagas. WWD
- Since leaving Nina Ricci earlier this year, Olivier Theyskens has kept a somewhat low profile but now Christopher Burch, (Tory Burch’s Ex) is said to be in talks with the Belgian designer to create another retail concept. WWD
- Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger, L’Wren Scott and Bella Freud were among guests who helped mark the launch of Jade Jagger’s first boutique, in Notting Hill, last week. The Jade Jagger Studio sells jewelry, clothing and works of art. “I wanted it to be cozy and for it to feel like an extension of my own home, and at the same time a little bit sexy and boudoir-y,” said Jagger, whose creations are displayed within vintage cabinets and cases set against dusky pink walls. Prices range from 25 pounds, or $41, for a ring featuring an enamel lips motif, to 2,400 pounds, or $3,958, for a velvet Raj-inspired coat at the store. Vogue UK
- Model Coco Rocha is launching her own clothing line and wants names for it — check out the video. Do we really need any more celebrities designing clothes?
- Lady Gaga and Britney Spears share the cover of US Elle’s January 2010 issue.
- The Vogue Paris’s December/January 2010 issue has French model/celebrity Laetitia Casta as this years’ guest editor.
- Models have photographed themselves for Vogue Italia’s ‘Twitter’ December 2009, reports Fashionologie and check the Vogue Italia site that is devoted to black Barbie.
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