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Details on Alexa Chung's Book, Plus the Latest Victoria Beckham Rumor

All the news bits fit to print.



All the news bits fit to print.

  • Could Victoria Beckham be pregnant with a fifth child? An insider says the designer declined to drink while celebrating the Spice Girls' performance at the Olympics this Summer, where she also talked "about having some strange food fads." [The Cut]

  • Former WWD reporter Amy Wicks is now the contributing fashion news editor for Glamour.com. [@AmyWicks01]

  • Select photographs from Scott Schuman's new book, Closer, have been turned into posters and are on sale for $40 each. [The Sartorialist]

  • In related news, Yoox.com has started selling art in addition to the designer clothing, shoes, and accessories already available on its website. "The art world has evolved and buyers are keen to access art online — it's on their radar now," said the company's founder and CEO Federico Marchetti. [Style.com]

  • Alexa Chung says the book she's working on will not be a style bible. "It's more like just imagery I find interesting and it's going to have a sense of humor," she explained. [Fashionista]

  • Vera Wang's bridal show is scheduled for Friday — but she won't be there. She'll travel to Cambridge, MA, to join her daughter Josephine for Parents' Weekend at Harvard. [WWD]
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Courteney Cox: "Spend Less Time Worrying About What Others Think"

After starring in Friends and Cougar Town, Courteney Cox has stepped into a different kind of role: the face of the Pantene Expert Collection.

After starring in Friends and Cougar Town, Courteney Cox has stepped into a different kind of role: the face of the Pantene Expert Collection. The line of anti-aging hair products will hit stores this November, along with a new ad campaign featuring Courteney. Find out her one makeup obsession, her postacting career plans, and the products that fill her vanity when you keep reading

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Erin Fetherston's New Muse, Gucci's David Bowie Show, and WWD's iPhone App

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • "As soon as I met Alexandra, I fell in love with her look and once I heard her sing, I was blown away by her incredible talent," says Erin Fetherston of singer Alexandra McDermott, who will perform at her Spring 2013 presentation and stars in Fetherston's Spring lookbook. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Gucci is sponsoring a tribute to David Bowie's style at London's Victoria and Albert Museum that will open next March. The exhibit, called David Bowie is, will feature over 300 objects, including costumes, handwritten notes, set designs, and album artwork, among other items. [The Daily Telegraph]

  • Just in time for New York Fashion Week, WWD has released an iPhone app designed to "deliver the news in whatever form our audience needs," says the paper's editor in chief Edward Nardoza. [WWD]

  • The theme of Tommy Hilfiger's Spring 2013 collection is American optimism. Fitting, as he'll be showing on the same day and at the same time as another big name, Chado Ralph Rucci. [WWD]

  • H&M will provide a free shuttle service in New York City on Fashion's Night Out. Double-decker buses will pick up and drop off passengers at four locations: 51st Street at Fifth Avenue; 59th Street at Lexington Avenue; Broadway at Prince Street; and 34th Street at Seventh Avenue. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Hermés announced Tuesday that it sued LVMH in July, accusing the luxury conglomerate of insider training and manipulating stock prices in its acquisition of Hermés stock. [Styleite]
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Barneys and Disney Light Up the Holiday Season

Two of our favorite worlds are teaming up for the holiday season — Barneys and Disney!
Barneys and Disney Holiday Campaign

Two of our favorite worlds are teaming up for the holiday season — Barneys and Disney! While last year's antics were all about Lady Gaga, the high-end retailer is teaming up with the happiest place on earth for the ultimate high-fashion cartoon affair called, "Electric Holiday." Come Nov. 14, expect to see a three-dimensional electric light show (at the Barneys Madison Avenue flagship store) inspired by Disney's famous electric parade and a short film featuring Disney characters like Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Cruella de Vil, and Snow White turned into 5'11" supermodels "dressed" in designer duds from the likes of Balenciaga, Lanvin, and Nina Ricci. "The world of the Paris fashion shows, of fashion, of people in fashion, of the rituals, all of the idiosyncrasies," said Barneys's creative director, Dennis Freedman. "The important thing to me was always that it had to be authentic. It really had to hit the nail on the head in every detail." In fact, the team went as far as hiring a model to walk the halls at Disney to ensure every movement in the film was accurate.

Barneys will also be selling limited-edition holiday items including Vinylmation figures designed by Paul Smith and Diane von Furstenberg, and Mickey Mouse ears from Rag & Bone and L'Wren Scott in addition to toys, sweets, and ornaments available at select Barneys stores and online. Are you excited? We are. Get a sneak peek at what's to come now.

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First Look! Nars Channels Andy Warhol's Factory Days

Pop art meets makeup artists with Nars's collaboration for the holidays.

Pop art meets makeup artists with Nars's collaboration for the holidays. Having always been inspired by pop art and the swinging '60s, François Nars has partnered with the Andy Warhol Foundation For the Visual Arts in the foundation's largest collaboration to date. Nars is releasing two makeup collections that channel Warhol's iconic art as part of its holiday line. "I have always surrounded myself with Andy's work and even paid tribute to him in past collections," Nars told WWD, referring to his Edie eye shadow, Chelsea Girls lip lacquer, and others. "This just seemed like the right time to do [a bigger effort]."

The two collections represent two distinct aspects of Warhol's career: his pop art phase and his Factory phase. The first collection, aptly named Pop, will be released exclusively at Sephora starting Oct. 1. Pop contains products inspired by Warhol's most iconic works, with bright, punchy colors. The Debbie Harry Cheek and Eye Palette ($65) is an ode to Warhol's paintings of the Blondie frontwoman; a lip gloss coffret is embellished with Warhol's famous lip print.

The Silver Factory set, on the other hand, will be released in department and specialty stores on Nov. 1. Meant to evoke the essence of Warhol's Factory days, the collection contains products named after various moments and faces of the Factory. A standout item is the Edie set ($75), a film canister with the face of Edie Sedgwick peering up from the cover, which contains everything from eye shadow to lipstick. So if you want to satiate your inner Chelsea Girl, pick up the collection while you can.

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Life (and Beauty) Lessons Learned From Supermodel Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson is known as the first Black woman to cover Vogue in 1974, but surprisingly she says that is not her greatest accomplishment.

Beverly Johnson is known as the first Black woman to cover Vogue in 1974, but surprisingly she says that is not her greatest accomplishment. That honor is reserved for her entrepreneurial efforts. Her expertise in the fashion industry, along with her deep interest in beauty, is coming together in her Beverly Johnson beauty line.

“There’s just something about building something and seeing something come to fruition that is really gratifying and life-reaffirming,” she admits. “I feel 20 years old because of all the enthusiasm and passion and purpose in what I’m doing right now.” Learn more about Beverly’s latest endeavor, her life lessons, and her beauty beliefs when you continue reading.