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Fashion Roundup: Maggie Betts' Dream Comes True; Christian Siriano on Gossip Girl?; YSL Retrospective Planned
Socialite Maggie Betts hoped that there would be a secret photo shoot with a wind machine at the CFDA awards dinner last night and there totally was! [FWD]
Former Project Runway contestant Christian Siriano was asked to make a guest appearance on Gossip Girl, but he's still considering. [E! via The Cut]
British design couple Mary Eley and Wakako Kishimoto have departed as the design duo behind Cacharel, citing creative differences and brand vision as the reason. [WWD] read more »
Fashion Roundup: Burberry CEO Says Stay Strong; Katie Holmes Already Has Comme des Garcons for H&M; Hugo Boss's New Store
Katie Holmes already has the Comme des Garcons line for H&M, even though it doesn't get released in stores until Nov. 13. [The Cut]
Burberry's CEO on the economy: "We could turn off everything right now, but we're not going to. This is the sort of time when leaders are born and made, and we will micromanage this business to stay on top. We are absolutely going to stay the course." [Vogue UK]
Former CEO of Macy's East Hal Kahn has come out of retirement to become the new CEO of Steve and Barry's. [WWD]
Designer Adam Lippes was scheduled to speak at Saks Fifth Avenue on Wednesday night as part of the Business of Fashion panel, but never showed. read more »
Fashion Roundup: Michelle Obama Wore Thakoon; Karl Lagerfeld Moonlights at the Movies; What You'll Be Wearing This Fall
at his acceptance speech Thursday evening.
For Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver last night, Michelle Obama wore a dress by Thakoon Panichgul. [WWD]
Karl Lagerfeld will help out with two Coco Chanel films currently in the works. He will work with the costumer for Chanel et Stravinsky and supervise the re-creation of costumes for Coco Avant Chanel, starring Audrey Tautou. [Fashionologie]
Burberry is continuing its U.S. expansion by opening its first U.S. children's store on November 7 at The Westchester mall in White Plains. [Vogue UK] read more »
At Burberry, Sashaying Socialites Shop for a Cause
The seemingly ubiquitous Manhattan socialite Fabiola Beracasa stepped out of the elevator at the third floor of Burberry's 57th Street flagship store about 7:30 last night wearing a knit top under a zig-zag print dress and elbow-length black patent-leather gloves.
She was a co-host of a party taking place at the store after hours, benefiting New Yorkers For Children, a charity that raises money for children in foster care. These kinds of parties--ones that pair upscale brand names with charities for the down-at-heel, are nearly as ubiquitous as Ms. Bercasa. read more »
