- Versace model Liskula Cohen is suing Google after a blogger called her a “skank” and “old hag.” Cohen hopes the defamation suit will unmask the mudslinger. [New York Daily News]
- Kanye West might be releasing a Louis Vuitton sneaker. We wish he’d stop being so lamely mysterious. [The Life Files]
- Monique Lhuillier and Naeem Khan are the latest designers to jump on the non-runway-show Fashion Week bandwagon. Cause who wants to be the insensitive designer throwing a show in these times? We all know an uber-select show in a small room is the way to fix the economy! [WSJ]
- First Lady Carla Bruni, at least, will be at Paris Fashion Week. [WWD]
- So, if you beat Stuart Weitzman in ping pong (which you won’t, because he does “finger aerobics” and keeps his custom paddle in a silver case) you win a bunch of his shoes. [Fashion Week Daily]
- Talk about rags to riches! Model Daniela Cott, “who stands 5ft 10ins tall and has emerald green eyes, was spotted two years ago as she sifted through rubbish on the streets of Buenos Aires.” Yes, she was fashionably gaunt! [Telegraph]
- Miss Vermont, Ashley Ruth Wheeler, will be wearing a green gown to the Miss America Pageant. The earth-friendly eco-frock will be made from hemp, organic cotton and silk, and lace and beads made from organic materials. No word yet on the swimsuit. [UPI]
- A new bra, designed for older and disabled women, has replaced tricky hooks with magnets. A boon for their suitors, too! [Science Daily]
- Diddy is king of his castle: “I need some advance notice because when I’m at home I’m really likely just to hang totally loose. I really like to just walk around in my underwear…I get a little embarrassed when people drop by; I’m not really prepared.”[VogueUK]
- Stephanie Seymour for Valentino – part of the much ballyhooed ‘year of the classic supermodel’ —looks pretty amazing. [Fashion Week Daily]
- At least they can’t be accused of false advertising: a new counterfeit shopping mall in China sells only knock-offs. [Mirror]
- This grotesque Roberto Cavalli snakeskin-print MasterCard was “created for those who thrive upon excellence, elegance and quality.” [The Life Files]
- Los Angeles’ 7 Showroom was robbed of $300,000 worth of merchandise on New Year’s Day. [WWD]
- Toni Chorley, a promising young model dubbed “the new Twiggy” when she came on the scene, has died of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at just 23. [Daily Mail]
- In a welcome piece of good retail news, fast fashion chain New Look reports that their numbers are up. [FT]
- Skechers launches (presumably fug) clothing line for kids. Sorry, that was uncalled-for. [WWD]
- Alfred Shaheen, credited as the inventor of the Hawaiian shirt that swept the mid-century nation, has passed away at 86. Aloha! [Reason]
- Now they say the first American TopShop is opening in March. Whatever. Fool us twice…[New York]
- Peaches Geldof has chopped her hair. It must be said: looks good. [ElleUK]