The FiFi Report 041

Accessories company Longchamp is collaborating with Tracey Emin, the British artist known for her 1998 installation “My Bed.” The two are commemorating the 10th anniversary of Longchamp’s “Pliage” foldable nylon tote. The Emin-designed bag will be sold first at Colette in Paris.WWD
Wenner Media will produce a Russian-language edition of Rolling Stone.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have teamed up with Citroën to oversee two D&G-logoed cars. Only available in Italy the D&G C3 come in onyx black or aluminum gray and feature chrome trim, leather interiors and Swarovski-studded D&G logos on the rear. wwd.
Pierre Bergé (partner of YSL) is among the investors in a new gay-themed cable station in France, called Pink TV.
‘The Bride Stripped Bare’ was the biggest selling adult fiction title in Australia last year and Andrew Bovell, writer of Lantana, is in negotiations for the screenplay. SMH
Photographer Melanie Pullen’s exhibition, “High Fashion Crime Scenes,” opens in LA and consists of her large-format photos of the “dead,” who are impeccably accessorized! ” If you look at suicide photos from the coroner’s files, the people usually put on their best clothes to do it.” WWD (fashion victims).
Cameron Crowe is set to start shooting “Elizabethtown,” the follow-up to “Vanilla Sky.” With Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, and Susan Sarandon.
Cate Blanchett is set to play Queen of England again in a sequel to Elizabeth.
Watch out for “Exorcist: The Beginning,” a prequel to the 1973 classic.
Andre Leon Talley the editor-at-large of US Vogue carried a camera around with him for just over a year and has put the results together in a book. The enormous 11” by 15” publication is due out in November teaturing celeb-filled shots of a holiday in Aspen, backstage shots from the Milan shows and Talley’s own friends (UK Vogue).
Alexander McQueen had a fashion show in London to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Black American Express Centurion card ( that’s something to celebrate!)