- ‘Spring 08 is splattered: V magazine, Vogue France, Vogue Italia’ (above). www.fashionista.com
- ‘Karl Lagerfeld is becoming a collectible. The designer has collaborated with Pixi on a miniature lead figurine of himself in his trademark regalia. The doll, being issued in a limited run of 1,000 figures, is on sale exclusively in Paris at Colette for 200 euros, or about $300′. WWD
- ‘On Jan. 31, nine days before the lights go down on his fall runway show, Marc Jacobs will be cohosting a screening of the documentary "Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton" with the Cinema Society at Manhattan’s Tribeca Grand hotel. .. WWD
- ‘Prada is organizing a megabash for 1,000 people on the evening of Feb. 5 at the company’s Broadway flagship in New York during New York Fashion Week. While details are still secret, Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli are expected to unveil the evolution of the florid wallpaper, which served as the backdrop for the brand’s spring women’s show and, in print form, adorned the clothes’. WWD
- ‘Banksy’s portrait of Kate Moss (left) in the unmistakeable style of AndyWarhol’s Marilyn is to go under the hammer. The work is expected tofetch between £20,000 and £30,000 when it goes under the hammer atBonhams next month, as part of the "world’s first urban art auction".UK Metro
- “2008 will really be the year of the spaceship,” said Sir Richard Branson, the British serial entrepreneur, at the heavily attended press conference at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. Sir Richard, who founded a company, Virgin Galactic, that promises to take tourists on brief trips to the edge of space, was there to show off the sleek pod of a spacecraft and its spidery carrier plane’. NYTimes
- ‘Katie Holmes employed her favourite designer, Ralph Lauren, to pick outfits for all her guests when she recently threw a party with husband Tom Cruise at their ranch in Colorado. Not only did the guests match the interior of the house – which was also designed by Lauren – they got to keep the outfits as a gift afterwards’. Vogue.co.uk
- ‘Mario Testino has a new protégé: Kate Middleton. Prince William’s girlfriend is to undertake a work placement with the legendary fashion photographer at his New York studios in March’ WWD
- ‘Dita Von Teese is finally giving us all the opportunity to buy into her brand of high-voltage glamour - by collaborating with Wonderbra on a limited edition lingerie collection, entitled "Wonderbra by Dita Von Teese". Featuring three ’stories’, we’re promised a sexy take on Von Teese’s Forties-influenced burlesque style when the collection launches in September’. WWD
- ‘Valentino is the latest fashion legend to be immortalized on the big screen. Matt Tyrnauer, a special correspondent for American Vanity Fair, has spent the past two years shooting more than 250 hours of footage of the designer and his entourage for Valentino: The Last Emperor, which is due to make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May’. Vogue.co.uk
- ‘Dutch design duo Viktor Rolf and its beauty license holder, L’Oréal, will come out with three different designs for peepers in late spring for the Shu Uemura brand (also owned by the French beauty giant). The yet-to-be unveiled limited edition collection, inspired by Viktor & Rolf’s spring fashion line, includes styles called Wing, Wing 2 and Rhombus. They will retail for 75 euros, or $109 at current exchange, apiece’. WWD
- ‘Miu Miu’s new poster girl, Kirsten Dunst looks perfectly at home in the whimsical outfits she modeled for the house’s the spring/summer 08 ad campaign’. Vogue.co.uk
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