Gaultier Calls Out Gaga On Her Madonna Routine

- Jean-Paul Gaultier, on Lady Gaga: "I think she's talented and very inpolitically incorrect, which I love. But I also think that she read up on Madonna's life and learnt it like the Bible." [Telegraph]
The Jackson Family Started Working On A Clothing Line A Week After Michael Died
- Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy Jackson — and their late brother's estate — have an apparel line under the Jackson 5 name hitting stores in February. It naturally includes a version of the "Thriller" red leather jacket. [WWD]
Madonna To Expand Clothing Line, Try Her Hand At Lingerie
- Madonna went to Macy's yesterday with Lourdes and her "muse" Taylor Momsen to launch her Material Girl juniors' line. But that's just the start of Madge's licensing deal: Expect separately branded, grown-up geared lingerie and workout clothes next. [WWD]
Naomi Campbell Must Testify About That Blood Diamond, Says Court
- The Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled that prosecutors can subpoena Naomi Campbell to compel her to testify about blood diamonds witnesses report she received from warlord Charles Taylor in 1997. Campbell had rebuffed prosecutors' attempts to interview her. [AP]
Beth Ditto Designs Again; Faith Hill Wants A Clothing Line
- Beth Ditto is designing another Evans collection. Last time the singer held fast to the 80s, with sometimes mixed results, but the range that will hit stores in September counts everything from Victoriana to "Noughties body-con" as an influence. [Telegraph]
Abercrombie On List Of Worst Companies; Fergie OK With Photoshop
- Abercrombie & Fitch was named one of America's worst companies by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. Weight Watchers also earned the dubious plaudit. [NYTimes]
- The new L'Officiel is a tribute to Alexander McQueen, and includes over 1000 photos of his work. [DesignScene]
Ungaro: Lindsay's Fashion Line "A Disaster"; Banana Republic Clerks Too Bouncy
- Lindsay Lohan's first collection for Ungaro has been derided by yet another industry heavyweight: Emanuel Ungaro himself. The designer, who sold the business that bears his name in 2005, says Lohan's work was "a disaster" that left him "furious." [Independent]
Stella's GapKids Line Debuts; Nicole's Navajo-Inspired Footwear
- Stella McCartney's collection for GapKids is pretty damn adorable. [KanyeUniverseCity]
Victoria's Secret's Diamond Bra, Now With More Diamonds; Eva & Tony Do London Fog
- Marisa Miller has earned the most coveted position of all the Victoria's Secret runway girls: Wearer Of The Diamond-Studded Bra. Her equipment costs $3 million. "It's surprisingly comfortable," says Miller. Sure looks it. [People]
Burberry Stays On Top By Keeping Soap Opera Stars Away From Its Styles
Burberry designer Christopher Bailey — a working-class Yorkshire lad — is profiled at length by the New Yorker's Lauren Collins. Bailey is notable not only for overseeing a house that was until recently considered moribund, but for being unusually nice.
Calvin Klein Models Too Sexy For Their Pants; Demi's Daughter Exploited By Bazaar?
- It seems Calvin Klein put up a billboard in SoHo which some find a little too sexy. We sure hope this kerfuffle ("It's borderline pornographic!") and all the media coverage of it doesn't hurt the company's denim sales! [NYDN]
Hermione Does Burberry; Courtney Love To Do Clothing Line?
- Filling Lily Donaldson's shoes, Emma Watson, 19, will be the face of Burberry. Said designer Christopher Bailey: "Her charm and intellect and brilliant sense of fun made the whole shoot feel like a picnic on the Thames." [Telegraph]
Amy Winehouse Gets Own Inspires Someone Else's Clothing Line
- Funny, this picture of Amy Winehouse looking "healthy and stylish" still looks off. British label PPQ is bringing the troubled singer's long-rumored fashion line to fruition — if you count PPQ "providing all materials and doing the design," as anything like having your own collection. [This is London]
Thierry Mugler To Make Beyonce His Angel?
- Apparently Thierry Mugler's doing Beyonce's tour costumes. This could go in one of two directions. [Style.com]
- Diddy: “I’m only about five minutes late because I was running around and spraying people." We think he's talking about his new "I Am King" fragrance — a monarch's gotta mark his territory! [WWD]
- Let's…
Why In Hell Does David Arquette Have A Fashion Line?
- David Arquette starts fashion line. With Ben Harper. It involves "cuffed trousers cut out of cool chambray, vests accented with bow snaps, minidresses screen-printed with clusters of chubby birds and ruched boyshorts for bikini sets. The palette is intended to be timeless in navy, red, white and yellow." [WWD]
- SNL's…
This Fall, We'll All Be Futuristic Hippies With A Penchant For Big Coats
Milan Fashion week kicked off over the weekend and one thing is for sure: the Italians are getting sentimental over the Summer of Love. Roberto Cavalli put his favorite animal prints on tights, which were then paired with everything from long and flowing boho dresses to Mia Farrow-esque smocks. Missoni also played…
Donatella And McDreamy, Sitting In A Tree...
- In an unprecedented gesture, Donatella Versace has named Patrick Dempsey the face of the Versace men's line for not one but two consecutive seasons. Perhaps she's impressed by his track record on the whole "gets hotter every year OMG" front? [Fashion Week Daily]
- Speaking of Donatella, Tom Ford agrees with her that…
