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• Adriana Lima, husband Marko Jaric, and baby daughter Valentina posed for Hola! brazil. The Victoria's Secret model discussed her pregnancy, which was plagued with complications including preeclampsia. Valentina was born prematurely. [HuffPo]

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• "It has been the most incredible gap-year project," says Emma Watson on her new ethical fashion line. What happened to Habitat for Humanity? [WWD]

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A story on the challenges facing the denim line 7 For All Mankind in the Wall Street Journal today helpfully reminded us of the "challenges" faced by such other and equally-ridiculous brands behind heinous Los Angeles-spawned fashion fads like Uggs, Crocs... von Dutch trucker caps. And yes, the word "challenges" is employed, because, while back in 2003 you probably thought the challenge would be wiping the words "Von Dutch" permanently from your mental cache, that part turned out to be relatively easy! And meanwhile, some bank is trying to figure out how to salvage the $20 million they invested in the business because while fashion may be fickle, the kids selling these hats say they've really tapped into the zeitgeist, that they could have the next big lifestyle brand here. (People said the same thing about Ralphie Lifshitz and those Polo shirts and what the hell are you going to do with all that cash your private equity firm raised anyway? Invest in like, "biotech" or something else that takes actual brains to understand?) More »
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