The clothes by this year’s Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize finalists will be modeled on America’s Next Top Model. The winner, announced on the show in Spring 2012, will be awarded $40,000 and the opportunity to show their collection during Paris Fashion Week. [Vogue U.K.]Chanel and Assouline have teamed up to make a tweed slipcase ($2,500) [...]

The rumors are ramping up: The long awaited Prada initial public offering may happen, sources say, as early as July. The Italian megabrand is reportedly eyeing the Hong Kong stock exchange for its first listing. [Vogue U.K.]The CFDA and Assouline want to help you travel in style. CFDA designers including Francisco Costa, Tommy Hilfiger, and [...]

Assouline hosted a party for its latest coffee-table tome, Russian Style, at its Saint-Germain store in Paris last night, which drew the likes of Dasha Zhukova, Tatiana Santo Domingo, and Olympia Scarry. Beyond pics of a few military jackets and posses of girls in head-to-toe Balmain, which are two dominant influences over there (trust me!), [...]

Six panelists gathered at the Mondrian on Friday night to grapple with art world issues. The discussion, sponsored by Intermix, also celebrated the release of the book The Impossible Collection, a compendium of some of the world’s most sought-after art. A few choice highlights:
—”[It looks] a bit like ice cream in winter.” Author and collector [...]

I once saw a bumper sticker that rang so true it almost made me slam on the brakes. It read, “I want to be Barbie, the bitch has everything.” She’s got a handsome suitor, a flock of gorgeous friends, a pink Corvette, an endless designer wardrobe. Most admirably, she’s mastered a slew of careers from [...]