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• The costumes Emilio Pucci created for Rita Ora's upcoming Radioactive Tour feature key themes from the brand's Spring 2013 collection. [Fashionologie Inbox]
  

• Did Anna Wintour lose the ambassadorship because of her boyfriend's taxes? [Telegraph]
  

• Ten individuals were arrested in Bucharest for stealing about $2.7 million of Giorgio Armani merchandise in December. [WWD]
  

• Vogue Thailand hit newsstands last week — and almost immediately sold out. The publication's Editor-in-Cheif, Kullawit Laosuksri, is the first male EIC of any Vogue edition. [The Nation]
  

• Steven Alan is teaming up with Beauty & Youth United Arrows to open three stores in Japan this April. "They're very much a company similar to us," Steven Alan said of United Arrows. "They've promoted great designers and really understand the Japanese market." [WWD]
  

• It turns out women owe the existence of high-heels to the men of the Persian military. The soldiers of the 16th century originated the heels as a way to hook themselves into their stirrups while riding into battle. [Jezebel]
  

• Meanwhile, Dr. Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator at The Museum at FIT, says that we can attribute the ever-growing height of heels in the 21st century to an "acceptance of hypersexual shoe design as part of fashion." [Style.com]
  

• The upcoming exhibition Mannequin- le corps de la mode at Paris's Cité de la Mode et du Design charts the evolution of modeling from the 19th century to the present day. [New York Daily News]
  

• South Korean designer Minju Kim is the winner of this year's H&M design award. [Vogue UK]
  

• Hedi Slimane designed more than just the clothes in Saint Laurent's latest boutique in Bal Harbour — he was also the building's architect. [Fashionologie Inbox]
  
  

All the bits fit to print here, in our daily news roundup.

• Tom Ford and Justin Timberlake joined forces for the singer's soon-to-be released album. Ford established the style for the cover artwork and Timberlake's latest music video, Suit & Tie, even features bespoke tailored pieces from the designer. [Vogue UK]
  

• A bag that was on the same plane as Viottorio Missoni has surfaced on the island of Curacao. [WWD]
  

• A 17th-century masterpiece by Charles Le Brun was discovered in Coco Chanel's suite at The Ritz Paris. The painting will be auctioned by Christie's for an estimated $673,000 with proceeds going to charity. [Telegraph]
  

• Alexander Wang will introduce the ads for his T by Alexander Wang Spring 2013 collection with a little help from Bon Qui Qui. The designer has revived a 2007 MADtv sketch for a short film that also features Simon Doonan and Alessandra Ambrosio. The short will debut online this Wednesday. [Style.com]
  

• Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair was recently spotted waiting a table of socialites at Beatrice Inn. He "didn’t wear an apron, but he did memorize and tell them the specials and pour their wine," a source said. The act was part of an auction item from the CFDA and Vogue Fashion For Sandy Relief initiative. [New York Post]
  

• Paper Magazine's website has a new look. [Fashionologie Inbox]
  

• Anya Ziourova's beauty secret? Ice water. "Every morning I splash my face with ice-cold water. That always comes first," the Tatler Russia and Allure Russia editor said. "It's really good for your skin because it makes your pores smaller, and your skin gets tighter." [Into the Gloss]
  

• Fendi will fund a restoration of the fountains of Rome, starting with the Trevi. [WWD]
  

• Marc Jacobs says he chose the motif of twins for his Louis Vuitton Spring 2013 ad campaign to underscore the collection's repetitious checkerboard pattern. [Elle]
  

• The Barneys New York warehouse sale will once again be held online. [Racked]
  

• The show journal for Hedi Slimane's debut collection of Saint Laurent menswear (below) features artwork by graphic designer Brian Roettinger. [AnotherMag]

Saint Laurent's collection took the rocker vibe to totally fresh heights for Spring '13. By incorporating wide-brim hats, the designer gave his glam-rock girl a hint of Western cool. This is one of our favorite looks from the collection — we dare you to dazzle in it at your next evening affair. Start with a plunging sequin top and black leather jeans, then throw on a classic black blazer to tidy things up. For accessories, choose black T-strap platform pumps, a black tassel necklace, and a handful of mixed-metal bangles. Then, to really make your look come alive à la Saint Laurent, don't forget a black wide-brim hat.

Left to right: Kimchi & Blue Beaded Tank ($49), Vince Camuto Tassel Necklace ($68), Generation Love Faux Leather Pants ($140), Superduper Felt Hat ($422), Helmut Lang Black Blazer ($409, originally $585), Pelle Moda T-Strap Pumps ($81, originally $175), Noir for L.A.M.B. Geometric Bangles ($70, originally $99).

At the National Board of Review Gala in NYC last night, Anne Hathaway stunned in an all-black Saint Laurent suit, ankle-strap Givenchy sandals, and a patent-leather Jill Milan clutch. Head-to-toe black is always stylish, but we particularly love the tie-bow blouse and dainty lace detail of Anne's red-carpet look. This is the first of a number of award-season events, and if this menswear-inspired outfit is any indication of what's to come from Anne, then we can't wait to see what's next. Take a cue from the actress with a black suit and tie-bow blouse, and then finish the look off with a pair of minimalist sandals, a patent clutch, and sparkling crystal studs.

All the bits that are fit to print here, in our daily roundup.

All the bits that are fit to print — here, in our daily news roundup.

• While receiving Glamour's "Fashion Original" title, Jenna Lyons thanked her son, Beckett, and her partner, Courtney Crangi, adding that Crangi has "shown me new love." This was the first public acknowledgement of their relationship after much speculation last year. [NY Mag]
  

• Dannijo is set to launch a seven-piece bridal collection inspired by "Old Hollywood glam." [Elle]
  

• Linlithgow Palace in Scotland, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scotts and King James V, has been set as the scene for Chanel's annual Métiers d'Arts show on Dec. 4. It has been rumored that the castle, which lacks a roof, will be covered with a huge glass cube. [Telegraph]
  

• The latest surprising source of designer inspiration: the neo-byzantine works of Gustav Klimt, with their opulently rendered gilded surfaces. [NYTimes]
  

• Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent Spring 2013 lookbook for men has been revealed. All 62 pages of it. [GQ]
  

• CFDA and Vogue are teaming up to organize an auction whose proceeds will go to the newly launched initiative called Fashion for Sandy Relief. Among the items up for bid: a covetable front-row seat at a fashion show — next to Anna herself. [Fashionologie Inbox]
  

• Carven's collaboration with Petite Bateau, with its sleek yet playful personality, has exclusively hit Farfetch.com before it becomes available on Dec. 4 in Petite Bateau stores. [Glamour UK]
  

• Beginning in Fall 2013, Parsons The New School for Design will offer both bachelor's and master's degree programs in Paris. [WWD]
  

• 007's leading ladies have been recast as your favorite supermodels — Joan Smalls, Hilary Rhoda, and Kate Upton all make appearances. [Modelinia]