Dear David: Everyone Knows You Can't Work with More Than One Rapper!

Sadie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Sean Combs wants to work on a fashion line with David Beckham. But he can't. Because Becks is already working on a sneaker line with Snoop Dogg! [Fashionista]
Diddy also harasses mom-and-pop cufflink site "Cuff Daddy" for name infringement. Busy man! [TMZ]
Memories of fashion icon YSL. [NY Times]
Console yourself by reading about Christian Lacroix who, as a creepy drunk at a bar recently put it, " is not half-stepping either." [WWD]
CFDA Awards! Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein takes top honors.[WWD]

In a radical departure from its usual policy of democratic inclusiveness, Chanel excises B-listers from store opening pics. [TMZ]
Jaime Pressly's fashion line (?!), J'aime, shafts wholesaler, is sued. [TMZ]
"Graffiti Legend Shepard Fairey" launches morally problematic, hipster jewelry line. [Fashionista]
Nicole Miller is apparently Cyndi Lauper's "Personal Couturier." [W Magazine]
Carrie Bradshaw shills for Brazil, nets $600,000. [Fashionista]
Well, thank God: Tory Burch is launching a perfume. [NY Mag]
Zac Posen channels "retro country club!" [WWD]
In an especially rad symbiosis, Steven Alan signs on to design a line for Urban Outfitters. [NY Mag]
Pantene hangs a huge Rapunzel braid from a third-story window to publicize anti-breakage shampoo. [Fashion Week Daily]
And in obligatory possibly-balding Naomi Campbell news: she may or may not get pregnant. Some day. [NY Mag]
Also, pays tribute to YSL, self. [Vogue UK]

Amy Winehouse To Save The Children Who Gave Her Hair

Jennifer — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EDT

Amy Winehouse is reportedly making donations to a Romanian orphanage as a token of appreciation for donating the hair that makes up absurd/awesome monstrosity on her head. [Sassybella]
Designer Keanan Duffy on his David Bowie-inspired line for Target: "Fashion is always out of fashion; what happens on the street is always stolen by designers who, by their very nature, are out of touch. I actually find unfashionable ideas to be more interesting." Um, yeah, you're not exactly doing a Frank Zappa-inspired collection here, so maybe get off the cocaine horse. [The Fashion Informer]
"I'm supporting other women for what they do and want to do. I'm all about burning your bra." —Actress Jaime Pressly regarding her attendance at Nicky Hilton's fashion show. [WWD, 2nd item]
Catherine Bailey is the next face of lingerie label Agent Provocateur. Moe doesn't know who that is, but the ads can't be as fugly as those Maggie Gyllenhaal ones. [Vogue UK]
Designer Adam Lippes went on Oprah. Now he's having crazy sales. We wonder if he'll be sending her 21 pairs of Louboutins as a thank you? [WWD, sub req'd]

Totally least surprising news of the day: Designer Thakoon to collaborate with luxury leather goods label Hogan. [Vogue UK]
In case you were losing sleep worrying about it, LVMH made a really healthy profit last quarter. [WWD, sub req'd]
Last night in London, artist Martin Creed had a party for an installation piece of his. The Calvin Klein S/S 2008 collection was show as part of it. Naomi Watts hosted. Mary Kate Olsen was guest of honor. This doesn't exactly sound like an art show to us. [Vogue UK]