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- Could Anne Hathaway be taking Posh‘s gig as Marc Jacobs‘ favored campaign model? [Daily Mail]
- Derek Lam, like Rodarte and Zac Posen, just shot his first advertising campaign. For fall, expect to see Solve Sundsbo shots of Karmen Pedaru wearing Lam’s wares, walking down a beach. [WWD]
- Retailers hoping for a boost in sales, or even just foot traffic, courtesy of the Topshop opening weekend melee, were disappointed. SoHo businesses found that while people were willing to line up for almost two hours to enter Topshop, once they’d achieved that goal, they didn’t feel moved to shop anywhere else. [Crain’s]
- Miranda July, the filmmaker and writer, will get married in a specially-made Rodarte dress. Which I am already coveting, even in absence of any photos. [WWD]
- Could Olivier Theyskens — who was essentially fired from both Rochas and Nina Ricci for making clothes that were intricate and critically successful but didn’t actually sell — be on his way to Halston? American sportswear seems a less than likely berth after being found “too editorial” for Paris. But Halston needs a designer, and some people are saying that the talented Belgian gothic visionary…no, this is just too ridiculous. [Hint]
- Not only will Roberto Cavalli smile and make nice with Ittierre, the Italian licensee that the designer savaged after its move into receivership forced him to cancel his Just Cavalli fall show, for the remainder of their contract — Cavalli is reportedly close to extending that contract another five years, to 2015. Cavalli is in talks to sell a minority stake in his business, and a trouble-free relationship with his diffusion line’s licensee might make such an interest more attractive to potential buyers. [WWD]
- Ann Taylor isn’t the picture of financial health just now. The company lost $334 million last year, its revenues shrank by 9%, and 160 of its stores are to close. At its head offices, 19% of the staff has already been laid off. Same-store sales were down 29% in the fourth quarter, and its stock price hit a 52-week low last month. So clearly it’s the right time for CEO Kay Krill to receive a 14% pay raise, to $7.84 million. [Crain’s]
- The retail sector as a whole rose 5.8% in last week’s stock trading; some experts hope this means the worst is over. [WWD]
- Stores giving away money: officially a thing now. [WWD]
- Alexa Chung, who is a former model and a current British TV presenter, is moving to New York to further her television career. Last time this happened, it didn’t go so well, but Chung can actually write, so I say, fuck the haters. Welcome to Brooklyn! [Grazia]
- Snotty designers like Vera Wang, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta complained to WWD about how Michelle Obama isn’t wearing their clothes. “You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater,” said de la Renta. [WWD]