Jessica Simpson Prettifies Pageant Contestants; Jason Wu Hearts Michelle Obama

By Sadie Stein | April 16, 2009 | 3:30pm

A match made…somewhere. Miss USA contestants will be sporting barely-there bikinis from the Jessica Simpson collection. [NYDN]
The nebbish-weight cage match between Woody and Dov continues, as Allen decries the jersey-meister’s “rep-tarnish” tactics. [NYP]
Moschino pulls new marketing director. [WWD]
Quoth Amber Valletta: “As much as I love fashion and as much as it has supported me, I see how extreme and extravagant it is.” Her line will, presumably, be both cautious and frugal? [Fashionista]
“We have so much in common,” says Charlotte Ronson of bff-collaborator Shoshonna Lonstein Gruss. Well…you’re both super-rich and make girly clothes…[WWD]
Eileen Fisher‘s cracking down on department store’s deep discounting by renting out her own space on their floors. Your mom will pay full price for that linen sack and like it! [WSJ]
Speaking of protecting one’s neck: Seven jeans is suing Oleg Cassini and InDesign Apparel for trademark and copyright infringement due to overly similar ass embellishment. [CityFile]
A new, Catherine Deneuve-endorsed handbag line is made by, and benefits, female Lebanese prisoners. The bags are embroidered with inspirational Arabic phrases. [BBC]
Word is, Kimora is getting into maternity. The evidence? “A black T-shirt bearing the Baby Phat logo with an arrow pointing to her bump.” All we’re saying is, you then waive the right to get pissed if random strangers touch your belly.[WWD]
When Models Tweet: “IN London Shooting a MAJOR SURPRISE COVER!!!!Its top secret can’t give it away!!” [Fashionologie]
Aww! Groovy purple-lovin’ cool chick Anna Sui is receiving this year’s CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. Stevie Nicks is, allegedly, stoked.[WWD]
We like Ike! (Mizrahi.) “I am really a slob. It takes a lot of effort for me to look this put together. If I had my way, I would sit on the couch all day and eat ice cream and go to pieces with my dogs because that is the ultimate luxury to sit and watch TV with one’s dogs.” [Factio via New York]
Jay-Z’s Rocawear pop-shop 18-wheeler (subtle!) is hitting New York. And, presumably, causing gridlock. [Racked]
We can’t vouch for Nanette Lepore‘s literary tastes, but if they’re anything like her tastes in suits? Give her pick – Idanna Pucci’s new book Brazza in Congo: A Life and Legacy – a spin. [The Daily Beast]
Struggling M&S brings back professional eccentric and designer Zandra Rhodes. [Daily Mail]
What would Jason Wu tell Michelle Obama? “Thank you for changing my life. But more than me, they’ve really brought optimism to the country, which is really great.” [USA Today]
Want to see an appalling bathing suit? [VogueUK]