“Friends and family only,” Marc Jacobs explained about his (mostly) employees-only after-party. (Well, employees, friends, and Patrick McMullan photogs. Some things are sacrosanct.) “I really wanted to focus on that, and on the collection, which I’m very proud of.” Just a few seasons ago, the Marc Jacobs front row was the celebrity magnet, and the [...]

Mounir Moufarrige, master of press manipulation, is leaving Emanuel Ungaro to work on watches. Lindsay Lohan is staying, Estrella Archs is cursing her luck, and Esteban Cortazar is feeling brilliant. [WWD]
Another reason why celebrity breakups are so messy: competing sponsorships. TMZ reports that Elin Nordegren is close to signing a deal with Puma, Nike’s rival, [...]

Since Lindsay Lohan’s designs for Ungaro won’t be in stores for months, the actress is appeasing fans with an online sale of clothes straight from her own closet. Well, that’s a lifesaver. [Page Six]
Despite being reduced to a licensing operation earlier this month, Christian Lacroix and his designs are on track—er, tracks. The couturier is [...]

“We received something like 10 million hits on the Internet for the Lindsay Lohan shoot,” Muse editor in chief Fabio Crovi said last night. The Milan-based quarterly was in New York to celebrate its latest issue with a dinner at Armani / 5th Avenue’s Ristorante. “It was the first time we used a celebrity on [...]

Valentino could be Oscar-bound. The Last Emperor is “on the shortlist” for best documentary nominations, which means that if A Single Man makes the cut, this could be the most glamorous awards ceremony in history. [WWD]
Eva and Jamie’s ads for Calvin Klein may be too steamy for a long shelf life, but the old “sex [...]

Cleared up: Lindsay Lohan is not designing jewelry for Pascal Mouawad, despite Lohan’s red-carpet claims stating otherwise. [WWD]
Speaking of celebrity lines, Robin Givhan employs the best analogy yet for the trend: “I can’t imagine Donna Karan saying I’m going to cut an album because her friends say she can sing karaoke.” Zing! [WWD]
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It’s no secret that Estrella Archs and Lindsay Lohan’s Spring 2010 version of Ungaro didn’t exactly wow the critics. And, as reported today by The Independent, the house’s founder, Emanuel Ungaro, has termed it a “disaster.” But what about the retail reaction?
Well, file this under Not Surprised: Both Neiman Marcus and Net-a-Porter, two of the [...]

Devi Kroell made her first metallic python hobo bag five years ago. It wound up on the arm of Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and just about every fashion editor in town, and Kroell hasn’t looked back since. The Austrian-born, New York-based designer introduced footwear, including a very early take on the now omnipresent [...]

There was a sort of meta-Hollywood moment on Tuesday night at a girly dinner for Aussie model-turned-jewelry designer Samantha Wills when Lindsay Lohan tried on a set of bracelets strung with religious charms, named Mary-Kate. The Sydney-based Wills was in town after a trip to Los Angeles, where she’s already amassed a starlet following. Lohan [...]

If Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant has her way, offices will be filled with stylish Don Draper and sultry Joan clones. Bring it on. [WWD]Introducing Edward, the new men’s line from Duckie Brown and Odin. As girls, we are officially jealous. [WWD]Yes, Lindsay, it’s called pre-fall. Miss Lohan was pretty sure she had more [...]