Chasing Harry Winston
The Smithsonian is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Hope Diamond's donation with a new setting. Harry Winston, who donated the the 45.52 carat stone, is designing three new settings: vote for your favorite online. [WWD]
Charlie Brown Finds Balance; Controversial Calvin Klein Billboard Replaced
- How cool are these Charlie Brown New Balance sneakers? Cool enough that we wish they weren't just for kids. [WWD]
- A London artist has created Kate Moss and Agyness Deyn paper dolls which look frighteningly like the real thing. [Pipeline.Refinery29]
This Recession Will Change Everything (About The Way We Dress)
Everyone has a theory about what the recession will "mean" for fashion. Wanna hear often correct New York Times critic Cathy Horyn's? Oh yes you do!
Beyoncé Strikes A Pose; Thom Browne Might Go Under
- Thierry Mugler meets Sasha Fierce: a match made in shoulderpad superhero sparkle heaven. Mugler says he was exploring "The duality between being a woman and a warrior." [WWD]
Naomi Campbell Is Late To Feed The Needy
- Naomi Campbell's started her latest round of amends, this time a stint in a soup kitchen for assaulting a cop. Apparently she was ten minutes late. [The Mirror]
- No one will either confirm or deny that Ellen is a new Cover Girl. [AdAge]
- Nastia Liukin thrown in with the sharks. "Ms. Liukin was excited-giddy, almost-but…
MTV Invests In Clothing Line Of Indentured Famous Person Lauren Conrad
- Shocking but true: MTV is investing in subversive style iconoclast Lauren Conrad's clothing line. What, Emily Weiss didn't tell her about "private equity"? We think this is a first for media behemoth Viacom and the apparel industry and we can only hope Toastie and Scott Baio's BFF are next, and that whoever owns Fuse…

