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• Following the success of a dedicated London Fashion Week for menswear, the CFDA is considering the same for New York. "We are looking at the potential of a men's week and how that might fit into the global men's calendar," CFDA CEO Steven Kolb commented. [Vogue UK]
  

• Meanwhile, the CFDA has also launched a hub on its website with KCD to provide easy access to the top international reviews of the New York Fashion Week shows. [Fashionologie Inbox]
  

• The custom vanity plates created by industry insiders such as Derek Blasberg and Hilary Rhoda for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week have gone on display at Lincoln Center. Karlie Kloss's fashion plate says LONGLEGS. [Elle]
  

• Rachel Roy says she opted for a digital fashion show this season to make New York Fashion Week a little less stressful: "Editors and buyers have such a hectic schedule," the designer said. "So the idea of making it convenient, of having an editor literally just open a book, press play, and watch a little video screen…felt very modern." [Styleite]
  

• Net-A-Porter's online magazine, The Edit, launches today. A print version of the publication is slated for release later this year. [WWD]
  

• Sandra Choi has been named the sole creative director of Jimmy Choo after Simon Holloway, her former codirector, left the company. [Daily Front Row]
  

• Miu Miu's The Women's Tales video series finds a fifth installment in The Door, a short film with a political slant by Ava DuVernay. [Harper's Bazaar]
  

• The Victoria's Secret Angels decode what women really mean when they say things like, "I'll be five minutes" in the brand's new Valentine's Day commercial. [Telegraph]
  

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• Oscar de la Renta's exhibit about the late Spanish artist and designer Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo opens today at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York. The show will be on display until the end of March. [Elle]
  

• "When it comes to plastic surgery, I'm against it," said 57-year-old supermodel Iman when asked about aging well. "I can say that because I don't need it yet." [Into the Gloss]
  

• The iconic cone-shaped bustier Jean Paul Gaultier designed for Madonna was auctioned for a whopping $52,075 — more than twice its presale estimate. [The Daily Mail]
  

• David Walliams says the child he and Lara Stone are expecting will have a "normal" name. "It's a bit of a curse if you're called Apple or Peaches or something like that," he said. [Vogue UK]
  

• Canadian retailer Aritzia is now offering ecommerce. [InStyle]
  

• Here's a quick refresher course in holiday party etiquette, courtesy of Derek Blasberg and two very cool cats. [Fashion Foie Gras]
  

• Fast Retailing — the Japanese company that owns Theory and Uniqlo — has just purchased an 80 percent stake in J Brand Jeans, leading some to believe a denim collaboration with Uniqlo isn't far off. [Racked]
  

• Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Miranda Kerr are among the Angels who lip-synched along to Justin Bieber's "Beauty and a Beat" backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. [Styleite]

Anna Wintour's townhouse in the West Village lost power during Hurricane Sandy, so she — and a number of other industry types who live in lower Manhattan — headed uptown for safety at one of two upscale hotels.

Wintour reportedly ended up at The Mark, a five-star hotel on 77th Street at Madison Avenue. Carine Roitfeld and her son Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are also there, as are Marc Jacobs and Helena Christensen. Hotelier André Balazs was spotted dining at the hotel's restaurant.

The Carlyle hotel, just a block away at 76th and Madison, is the temporary home of Grace Coddington, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Olsen's boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy. According to Derek Blasberg, he's also holed up at The Carlyle with Karlie Kloss, Lily Donaldson, and Poppy Delevingne.

While the close proximity of some of the most influential people in the industry might simply be a matter of coincidence, the hotels they're staying in do have places in fashion history. Vera Wang's first boutique, opened in 1990, is located on the ground floor of The Carlyle. Meanwhile, The Mark is a popular place for celebrities to get ready for the Met Gala, as it's conveniently located not far from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Other industry names who are staying at uptown hotels include Prabal Gurung — who's been tweeting from the Andaz — Georgina Chapman at The Lowell, and Sarah Jessica Parker at the Plaza Athenee.

And what of those who didn't head to hotels? Mickey Boardman is staying with his friend Marjorie Gubelmann and Garance Doré headed to an unspecified "uptown camp" so she could keep her site running. Nicola Formichetti bucked the trend and traveled south to Williamsburg, where he found "power, lights, food and Internet!"

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Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book, which hits newsstands Sept. 13, will be a whopping 340 pages. [WWD]

Congratulations are in order for Julia Restoin Roitfeld, the newest mother in the fashion industry.

Derek Blasberg tweeted that Julia gave birth to her child today but offered no details about the child's gender or name. "Congratulations to proud Momma @RestoinRJulia! (And thus, the chicest grannie ever: Carine Roitfeld!)" he wrote. "Can't wait to meet the beautiful baby!"

The new son or daughter will no doubt be beautiful: Julia once modeled for Lancome and recently posed for the Summer 2012 cover of i-D magazine. The baby's father is Swedish model Robert Konjic, who has been dating Julia for the past few years.

And while Julia's mother, Carine, is surely proud of the new addition to her family, she's already decided that she doesn't want to be called "grandmother." When her daughter announced that she was pregnant last November, Carine said, "I will be called 'Madame.'"

Update: Julia's publicist Katy Moseley revealed the gender and name of the new baby, Romy Nicole Konjic, to Vogue UK on Thursday. "We are delighted to confirm that Julia and Robert have had a healthy baby girl," Moseley said. "Both mother and daughter are doing very well and resting at home."

Photo: Julia Restoin Roitfeld photographed by Mario Sorrenti for the Summer 2012 issue of i-D magazine.

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• Fairchild Fashion Media, the company that owns WWD and Style.com, announced today that it has acquired Fashion Networks International LLC, which owns NowManifest. The site plays host to blogs written by Bryanboy, Anna Dello Russo, Elin Kling, and Derek Blasberg, among others. [Fashion Etc.]
  

• Kristen Stewart wears both men's and women's clothing in the June issue of Elle. In one photo, she plays both a man in a tailored Balenciaga suit and a woman in a Tom Ford crocodile bustier. [Elle]
  

• Jean Paul Gaultier took his first trip to China this week for a presentation of his Fall 2012 ready-to-wear and couture collections. The show drew a crowd of almost a thousand people. Gaultier joins Dior, Chanel, Burberry, and other European brands that have presented special shows or exhibitions in China, Taiwan, and Japan. [WWD]
  

• Indonesia's national police have canceled Lady Gaga's June 3 concert in Jakarta after religious groups and conservative lawmakers protested against her sometimes racy choreography and stage costumes. The police said they decided to deny a permit because they couldn't guarantee security at the concert, which would have hosted the largest audience of Gaga's "Born This Way" tour in Asia. [The Cut]
  

• Tyra Banks wrote an open letter to aspiring models in light of Vogue's new Health Initiative, encouraging women all over the world to embrace their flaws. "Vogue has the power to make and break—whether it's fashion trends, designers, models, and yes, even industry practices," Banks writes. "Their bold stance means that others will follow." [The Daily Beast]
  

• Rachel Roy has revealed the details of how she and her date Solange Knowles got ready for the Met Gala. In between getting her makeup done and a final dress fitting, Roy squeezed in a "quick phone call to the office" and "a little negotiation on some fabric prices." [Stylelist]