As part of a program for the 2012 London Olympics, the British Fashion Council has announced it will showcase 80 emerging designers from around the globe. Embassies and cultural institutions in London will play host to their respective country’s designers, and on February 19, the BFC will announce the winner. [WWD]“I love underwear. We all [...]

After debuting its first ad campaign last month, Fabergé has a second one lensed by Mario Testino on the way for spring, featuring Josh Fabergé, his cousin Melanie de Pouqueville, and their friends Nina and Sophia Flohr. Josh Fabergé is the great-great-grandson of Russian royal jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé. [WWD]Ever dream of going shopping with [...]

Abercrombie & Fitch has quite a situation on its hands. The teen retailer has offered the Jersey Shore cast member Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino a deal to stop wearing its clothes. “We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino’s association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image. We understand that the show is [...]

Can you ever get too much Carine Roitfeld? Not if she has anything to do with it. Since her February departure as editor in chief of Paris Vogue, the French powerhouse has worked with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Terry Richardson, and Mario Sorrenti for Barneys’ upcoming catalog and advertising campaign (she’s even a model [...]

Donatella Versace wants to know—along with the rest of the world—will Riccardo Tisci (left) do Dior? She asks the Givenchy designer the burning question in conversation for the new Interview. Alas, Tisci doesn’t give her the scoop, but he does open up about his current music obsession, Nicki Minaj, as well as old favorites [...]

Today’s news mostly centers on one English Kate—the new Duchess Catherine. But we’ve got an update from the country’s other great Kate, Kate Moss, too. For Vogue Brasil’s 36th anniversary, the supe of all supes shot an enormous portfolio in Rio and São Paulo with Mario Testino. The shots pair her up with some of [...]

As jewelry designer Lynn Ban laid out her silver pieces on a table at the Bowery Hotel’s Gemma restaurant last week, the stark contrast between the antique-chic setting and the industrial-inspired jewelry was marked. But that’s the dichotomy that’s categorized much of the Singaporean designer’s career so far. Ban first made her mark curating a [...]

Betty Draper may favor sixties style, but January Jones is a girl of the aughts—she goes for Versace. The Mad Men star is, according to Donatella Versace, “the most glamorous American actress,” which is why she picked the Golden Globe nominee to wear Versace bags and shoes—and not much else—in the label’s Spring 2011 accessories [...]

The latest Spring campaign debut: Mario Testino’s new shot for Michael Kors Spring 2011. For the season, Kors veered in a new direction, choosing Estonian-born beauty Karmen Pedaru and Simon Nessman in place of his usual campaign favorites, Carmen Kass and Noah Mills, and moving from the streets of Manhattan to a sunny California backdrop [...]

January Jones’ first campaign for Versace has leaked, and she’s no repressed housewife here. The woman best known as Mrs. Betty Draper Francis was shot by Mario Testino in nothing but a bag and a pair of shoes. “I am always on the lookout for the next Versace blonde,” Donatella Versace told WWD. “She is [...]