Moët. Louis Vuitton. Kate Moss. Almost A Luxe Haiku, Sans Nature.

Sadie — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

Jewelry brand Fred, which is "LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned," has acquired another luxury name as its new face: Kate Moss. She'll be snapped by eyebrowed superstar Patrick Demarchelier with French actor Melvil Poupaud. [WWD]

Doorbusters failed to save the Christmas retail season. Boo! [WSJ]
"Many retailers opened before 6 a.m., offering 50 percent to 75 percent off" but to no avail! [Yahoo]
That's a 24% drop from last year. [Bloomberg]
The reign of Accessories is over, thanks to the Recession. [WWD]
The New York Times deems 08 fashion a bore. [New York Times]
However! "To VOGUE.COM, it meant one of the most exciting and unpredictable years in fashion memory." [VogueUK]
Ugh. More layoffs at Liz Claiborne. [WWD]
The latest beauty trend is...vegetables. We know we're in a recession, but jeez! [NY Times]
Beyonce's new video is apparently a total Gareth Pugh homage. Fashion-y, yes, but a little weird. [Fashionista]
Men's retailer The Officers Club, which sounds vaguely ludicrous, has a new owner. [FT]
Hermes, meanwhile, launches its first San Diego store. Doesn't it seem like they'd already have one there? [WWD]
Norma Kamali institutes awesome "try before you buy" feature to her website: you get the stuff before you pay! Are there late fees? [Fashionista]

Paris Hilton Must Be Stopped

Jennifer — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:09:35 EDT

We are Nietzsche and God is dead: Paris Hilton's stint in jail saw her fragrance sales rise 30% higher than where they were at this time last year. [WWD, sub req'd]
The biggest conflict in the Middle East right now? Crocs. Price-fixing. The Holy Land. Is nothing sacred there? [WWD, sub req'd]
Daisy Fuentes: A sweatshop manufacturer no more! Now we can buy our Wet Seal clothes guilt-free! [WWD, sub req'd]
Today's installation of "When Designers Sell Out": The Alice Temperley for Moet & Chandon tote bag, specially designed with a compartment for toting... Moet. Ugh. [Vogue UK]
Who says the English are all stodgy? They spend more on clothing than any other group of people in Europe, except the Italians. [Telegraph]

Peter Som: next head designer at Bill Blass? And if so, will he break the Blass losing streak? [WWD, 2nd item]
Vogue crisis! Marni designer's Consuelo Castiglioni's tent for a photoshoot was stolen! [WWD, 2nd item]
In our 2nd "God is dead" moment — and it's not even 10 am! — Rugby by Ralph Lauren is to be featured at the coolest, most exclusive store in the whole wide world, Colette Paris. [WWD, sub req'd]
The unexpected collaboration between film director David Lynch and the fashion industry continues with an exhibit of Lynch's photographs of... Christian Louboutin shoes. [WWD, 2nd item]
French fashion house Ungaro's lead designer, Peter Dundas, has resigned. [Vogue UK]
Permira's purchase of more shares of Valentino stock (they're now at 60.2% of the company) went through yesterday. [NYT]