Fashion news: Evan Rachel Wood’s futuristic Gucci spot, McQueen rugs, and Snooki is a vessel for competitor sabotage

Check out Gucci’s super future-y ad for their new fragrance Guilty, featuring Evan Rachel Wood. On a gossip-ier note, apparently the 22-year-old just split with fiance Marilyn Manson (again). [Racked and Huffington Post]

Taylor Momsen ran her mouth the other day in an interview with Spin Magazine. “People think pop is rock, and the lines are getting blurred. Now Rihanna‘s wearing f—–‘ leather jackets, and it’s really annoying.” Taylor will most likely regret this next time she finds herself encountering Rihanna in a dark alley. Those leather jackets have spikes. [Huffington Post]

Abercrombie & Fitch will close 60 stores in America. We doubt anyone will notice. They will, however, be opening 20 new stores internationally. [The Cut]

Angelina Jolie to design a children’s line? [Elle UK]

In a well argued essay, Leah McLaren of the Globe and Mail asserts why fashion hybrids (namely jeggings) are inevitably doomed to the bowels of fashion limbo. Other failed hybrids include the spork, Smucker’s goober grape and speedballs. [Globe and Mail]

Shortly before his death, Alexander McQueen collaborated with the Rug Company–past collaborators include Diane Von Furstenberg, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood–for a 6-piece collection of rugs and pillows. [W]

Luxury brands have been sending the wee Snooki handbags–but here’s the catch–not their own. Apparently, her recently gifted Gucci bag was given to her by competitors, as sort of a “counter-branding.” On one hand, that’s got to hurt that people are using her to vulgarize rival brands, but on the other hand, she’s still the one getting free bags. [Observer via Racked]

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