Pizza Hut is releasing a perfume. Seriously. But if it seems like a joke, it's because that's how this all started. In an effort to get people talking about the pizza chain, an advertising agency that works with its Canadian branch posted on Facebook, "Do you love the smell of a box of Pizza Hut pizza being opened? We thought so. If that smell was a perfume, what would it be called?" Happy with the response, they decided to actually produce a limited quantity of Eau de Pizza Hut—which boasts "top notes of freshly baked, hand-tossed dough"—to give away to the company's Facebook fans, but leaving the option open for larger distribution in the future. Although this probably isn't what you were thinking when you wanted to smell good enough to eat. [Fashionista]




- This weekend's launch of the much-hyped collaboration between Target and Neiman Marcus was a total bust, according to Wall Street analysts, with sales falling way short of last year's frenzy over the limited edition line of Missoni products. Part of the problem could be the price points of the 50-piece collection, with many items costing about $100, which is unusually high for the discount retailer. [WSJ]
- Chris Benz is the latest designer to collaborate with Anthropologie for its "Made in Kind" series, which previously featured looks designed by Karen Walker and Tracy Reese. Benz's 11-piece collection is available now in stores and online. [Glamour]
- Good news for budget-conscience fashion plates: Asos, the global online retailer has just secured its first U.S. location with a lease in New York City. [WWD]
- There were some scandalous staff changes at Ford Models last week when the company fired Paul Rowland, who ran the women's division, and his partner, agent Mohammed Fajar. The highly-paid pair were brought on in 2010 in hopes of broadening Ford's roster, but according to sources, they didn't really bring in new business, got in conflicts with models and other staffers, and were "spending money on Diptyque candles and flying back and forth to France." [Page Six]
- Nails Inc's Bling It On Leather Effect is experiencing a sales boom after Alexa Chung tweeted about its nail polish and decal kit she used for the British Fashion Awards last week. The kits, which don't go on sale for another week, already have a waiting list over 870 orders long. [Refinery29]
- Hudson Kroenig, the four-year-old son of male model Brad Kroenig is an official model now, working his third runway show for Chanel at last night's Métiers D'Art show in Scotland. [Fashionista]
- As though you needed more evidence as to how Barbie helped give generations of girls body image issues, the 1965 release of Slumber Party Barbie came with a scale permanently set at 110 lbs and a book called How to Lose Weight, that only bore one piece of advice: "Don't eat." [Refinery29]


