• Ivanka Trump strikes out on her on, forging the path to independence utilized by kids with trust funds everywhere: She's designing an eponymous jewelry collection, and the pieces are rich with detail. Because nothing says, More Than Just Another Shallow Heiress! like a signature clasp that pays homage to your inlaid-coral bathroom. [WWD, sub req'd]
  
• Miss Universe contestants learned an old trick from the pages of the Peace Corps Diet earlier this week: Mexican tap water is cheaper than Ex-Lax, and just as effective! [WWD, 3rd item]
  
• Just days after solving the health care crisis, Donna Karan announced she is embarking on a new "initiative": Accessories! [WWD, sub req'd]
  
• Polo Ralph Lauren is raking it in, probably with those polo shirts with the gigantic rat-sized logos that are so very, very understatedly WASP. [WSJ, sub req'd]

• The new Prada cell phone sure is pretty, even if it doesn't, uh, always have a working battery. [Forbes.com]
• Manolo Blahnik is launching a blog. You can't be seriously expecting us to think up another Sex And The City joke. [Vogue UK]

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