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Fashion Roundup: Kanye to Collaborate With Gap?; Ralph Lauren's Turkish Delight; Richie Rich Says Heatherette's Not Over
Kanye West might collaborate on a line of clothing with the Gap, or appear in a Gap commercial, or both! The hip hop artists was spotted this afternoon in Gap's corporate NYC offices. [Jezebel]
Cartier has filed suit against Donna Karan, charging the designer with stealing the name of the luxury jewelry maker's Tank watch by selling her own model called the Women's Ion-Plated Tank Watch. Cartier's version costs $10,000 and up; Ms. Karan's is $115. [NY Post]
Richie Rich said that his wonderfully whimsical Heatherette line, which he designs with Trevor Rains, is far from being over--even though both of the designers are taking a break from it. [The Cut] read more »
The Boots of Summer Augur Seasonless Revolt of Autumn
On a recent balmy Saturday on the Ladies Mile of lower Fifth Avenue, the windows of Intermix, Anthropologie and H&M were just beginning to transition into displaying fall collections, but many of the shoppers shlepping around in 90-degree heat were curiously dressed in what could be mistaken for winter wear: Frye boots! Knit scarves! And woven beanie hats! read more »
“You know you might get some looks if you wear boots and a scarf down the street in the summer,” said Morgan Monaco, 24, a Parks Department employee who has taken to wearing her Max Azria riding boots and black pashmina year-round.
Tinz Fetes Chloé With Chilean Peonies
After an extensive interior renovation, the Chloé store on Madison Avenue re-opened this week. We didn’t get to go to the welcome-back Wednesday night party, co-hosted by Vogue, but Park Avenue Peerage was there and they just published their report. Their usual collection of party pictures begins with an unusually-smiley Tinsley Mortimer.
Perhaps the socialite is all-grins because earlier that day, Ms. Mortimer had hosted a luncheon for designer Samantha Thavasa (whose bags are white-hot in Japan) at the John Jacob Astor Library in the St. Regis Hotel. The socialite must really like Ms. Thavasa, because she reportedly had peonies flown in from Chile for the midday gathering.
Joining Ms. Mortimer to toast the Chloé boutique’s new look (and get a sneak-peek at three pieces from the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council auction) were some usual suspects: Alexis Bryan, Amanda Hearst, Margherita Missoni, Zani Gugelmann, Marina Rust Connor and Olivia Chantecaille. While the socialites checked out Chloé’s upcoming spring collection, the sounds of guest DJ Helena Christensen filled the refashioned space.
Chloe’s Council [Park Ave Peerage]
