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London-based designer Marios Schwab will become the creative director at Halston effective July 1st. His first collection at the helm will be Fall 2010. 

The team at POP just launched a new website for the magazine, which promises to be full of original content. 

Gap plans to launch online stores in Canada and the U.K. by 2010, followed by Japan in 2011. They will also open stores in six new countries this year. 

Thom Browne's skirt suit might not have sold out at its original price of $4,370 but on Gilt Groupe, it flew off the shelf. 

Ford Models filed a suit in Manhattan Supreme Court against model Kendra Spears. 

Despite rumors, Oliver Theyskens will not be taking the creative director position at Halston. 

Marc Jacobs will launch a new fragrance, called Lola, this August. 

Anna Wintour was photographed walking home from work yesterday evening. 

>> Despite the supposed lobbying of Anna Wintour herself, Olivier Theyskens won't be taking a post stateside — not at Halston, anyway.

Fashion Week Daily reports that the brand has no immediate plans to hire Theyskens, citing a "well-placed source" with knowledge of Halston's creative director search: "Olivier [as creative director at Halston] will never, ever happen.  It's no secret that [the brand] is struggling — they need a designer who can sell lots and lots of clothes, not just get great press."

Great press but not-so-great sales describes Theyskens in a nutshell with regards to his past two posts at Nina Ricci and Rochas, but maybe Schiaparelli or his own label will work out?  As for Halston, so far the label has allegedly approached several European designers — including Marios Schwab — as well as Narciso Rodriguez for the creative director role, but it sounds like none have panned out so far.
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>> After a manicure yesterday and another round of rumors about his future placement, Olivier Theyskens turned up on the Costume Institute gala red carpet with Lou Doillon in Nina Ricci on his arm.  So what does he have to say about the possibility of an Anna Wintour-orchestrated takeover at Halston? “Oh God. These are rumors.”  When further prodded, he started laughing: "These rumors — I have to live with that.”  But there's no outright denial, it just sounds like he's still weighing his options. “Oh, this I don’t know. Really. It’s really something I don’t know.”

Down the way, Andre Leon Talley — who is usually outspoken about who he wants to work with for the red carpet (this time around he was in pursuit of Marisa Tomei), but after a very public misstep or two, he seems to have reconsidered on stamping his name on specific looks: "I gave a lot of advice to a lot of people, but they shall remain nameless because they don’t want me to say who I’m giving advice to."  Does that mean Anna Wintour doesn't want him connected as a stylist to certain looks?  Or that the people he dressed didn't want to be connected with him?

>> INSIDER WIRE —Olivier Theyskens has been spotted around New York — earlier today he even went in for a manicure — but details are still swirling about where he'll land professionally. Will it be Schiaparelli?  Will it be Halston? Will he end up with his own line?  The latest is that Anna Wintour wants him in New York — to keep him close under her watchful eye, no doubt — and Halston seems to be her placement of choice.  The brand has also looked at Narciso Rodriguez and Marios Schwab for the creative director position. [WWD]
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Peter Som signed on to work with Milan based clothing manufacturer, Margon, showroom ADC, and public relations firm KCD. 

In addition to Alexander Wang, CFDA winners Vena Cava have also designed exclusive pieces for Gap this summer.

Rumors have resurfaced that Oliver Theyskens is a contender for the creative director position at Halston. 

Tom Binns might be interested in expanding his company by taking on a financial backer and partnering with Target.