Get Ready For Snooki Jeans, Snooki Perfume, And Snooki Lingerie
- To further her plan for wold domination, Snooki — author, slipper-wearer, and cultural touchstone to millions — will soon be pimping a slew of licensed products, including jewelry (a NYE ball necklace!), clothing, and sunglasses. [NYPost]
UPDATED: Gap To Give Away 10,000 Pairs Of Jeans On Facebook
- Want free jeans? Don't mind handing a corporation access to your personal data and real-time location? Gap will give away 10,000 pairs of jeans to Facebook fans who "check in" to its stores
on an as-yet-unannounced datetomorrow. [Fashionista]
Alleged Sexter Brett Favre Might Lose His Denim Endorsement Deal
- Brett Favre's unsolicited-penis-picture-sending ways might cost him his endorsement deal with Wrangler. The company wouldn't comment on the athlete's future with the brand, but said it was following the story, "like everyone else." [WWD]
America Scandalized By The Word "Ass"
A Levi's ad has the word "ass" in it. Old Navy said "booty." And someone "referred to his hindquarters as ‘butt'" in an ad. America's decency is going to shit.
Courtney Love's Journey Into Style Will Be Animated For Your Pleasure
- Courtney Love hired Michael Mouris to create a short animated video about her life. Karl Lagerfeld comes to her and tells her she is "drowning in the kook," like a Teutonic fairy godmother of style. It is awesome. [WWD]
Essence Editor Defends Hiring A White Woman
- Essence editor Angela Burt Murray says the uproar about the hiring of Elianna Placas, a white woman, as fashion director is baseless. Placas, a frequent freelancer, was chosen for "her creativity, vision, [and] the positive reader response to her work."
Julianne Moore And Lion Cubs Is The Cutest Thing You Will See Today
- Julianne Moore is returning as the face of Bulgari for fall. With baby lions. Baby lions that make it very difficult to even think about the handbags. Baby lions! Lion babies! [Frockwriter]
American Apparel "On The Cusp Of A Total Collapse"; Every Jersey Shore Star Designs "Couture"
- American Apparel — plagued by debt, sales declines, production delays, and that discrimination kerfuffle — warned that its stock may be delisted. "American Apparel is unique because they're on the cusp of a total collapse," says one analyst. [MSNBC]
Posh Poses; Tara Wants To Design Again; Erin Wasson Has Style Tips For Britney
- Victoria Beckham got an 18-page spread in the new German Vogue. [FGR]
- Tara Subkoff, now recovered from her brain tumor, says, "I've decided to bring back Imitation Of Christ in its most basic incarnation: easy-to-wear staples with an edge." [Harper'sBazaar]
Emma Didn't Mean To Call Target "Cheesy"; Gurung Gunning For Position At Major House
- Emma Roberts says she meant to say only that putting her name on a clothing line would be tacky. Given Target isn't hurrying to offer lines to 19-year-olds without fashion experience, this strikes us as a fairly academic point. [@RobertsEmma]
McQueen Cremated With Lock Of Isabella's Hair; Japanese Teenagers Get Their Allowances Cut
- Cathy Horyn's lengthy piece in the Times reveals some new information about the circumstances of Alexander McQueen's death. For one, his suicide was highly unexpected:
Alexa Chung's Least Favorite Things; CFDA Nominees Announced
- Alexa Chung hates: "Bad manners," "When people talk about The Wire beyond season one," and "That I have a far-from-pretty voice. This, coupled with the fact that karaoke is basically my favorite activity, makes for some very sad evenings." [Blackbookmag]
Kardashians Do Jewelry; Marc Asks Celebs To Skip His Show; Calvin Criticizes Kate
- In case you might have forgotten their existence, the Kardashian sisters would like to remind you that they have not only a Bebe clothing line, but also a jewelry collection. It is, says Kim, "inspired by our Armenian heritage." [People]
Explaining Kate Moss; Jean-Paul Gaultier Makes Corset For His Cat
- Kate, in Harper's Bazaar: "I'm not really a fashion designer. I just love clothes. I've never been to design school. I can't sketch. I can't cut patterns...I can shorten things. I can make a dress out of a scarf." [JustJared]
Eva Models For Calvin Again; Is Lara Stone Going To Be In A Lady Gaga Video?
- Why mess with a good thing? Longtime Calvin Klein Jeans face Eva Mendes is back, again with model Jamie Dornan, for spring. And Calvin Klein Collection has again booked 15-year-old Polish model Monika Jagaciak for its spring ads. [WWD]

