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Alexander McQueen is reportedly in talks to design a line for Target. [Vogue UK]

Michael Kors has agreed to appear in an upcoming "fashion week-themed" episode of Gossip Girl after the show's producers told him, "You are very Gossip Girl." [WWD]

Alexandre Herchcovitch Band-Aids are the new "It" accessory. [Times]

L'Oreal is being accused of digitally lightening Beyoncé's complexion for its new ad; they allegedly whitewashed her face to be several shades lighter. [NY Post]

Famed fashion critic Mr. Blackwell has been hospitalized with a serious illness, according to his partner Robert Spencer. [US Weekly]

In his profile of Condé Nast chairman Si Newhouse on Sunday, The Times' Richard Pérez-Peña noted:

Some extravagances have been curtailed, but no one in the business disputes that Condé still spends far more money than its competitors. Magazine publishers and editors in chief haul in $400,000 to $2 million in salary and bonuses, current and former executives say, and many executives have clothing allowances in the high five figures.

Perhaps one indication of tightening belts at the glossy empire may be a memo sent out to employees asking them shell out their own money for tickets to the Fashion Rocks benefit at Radio City Music Hall in September.  read more »

Vogue intern and New York Ranger, Sean Avery, says the magazine is "a real, tight-knit family," and he hasn't had to fetch a cup of Starbucks yet! [Intelligencer]

Drea De Matteo was overheard saying that one of NBC's better known spin-off disasters, Joey, ruined her career. [P6]  read more »