Vogue's best-dressed-at-the-Oscars list does not include March cover girl and Andre Leon Talley lab rat Jennifer Hudson. Funny, that.

Speaking of Jennifer: The Oscar-winner will be the new face of Avon's Imari fragrance. [WWD]

Patricia Field designing for Payless? We're loving the cheapo shoe-retailer more and more. [WWD]

Did you hear? Esprit is back. [Fashionista]

Estee Lauder's plan for worldwide domination includes a "major Clinique launch aimed at teens". Apparently they just got the memo that American teenagers like their product. [WWD]

Ray-Ban's new customer-focused ad campaign is a response to the brand being too associated with "celebrities from Audrey Hepburn to Bob Dylan to Madonna." What? No shout-out for Tom Cruise? [WWD]

Memo to fashion editors: That skinny jeans trend you championed? No one really bought into it. [WWD]

The new trend in mannequins: Black lacquer! [WWD]

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