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Marc Jacobs will be reissuing vintage Marc by Marc Jacobs hits in celebration of the diffusion line’s 10th anniversary. [Racked]

Alber Elbaz on his design process: “Before every collection I go to visit [Jeanne Lanvin]. I see the same woman – but she tells me a different thing every time. I have a very good relationship with her.” [Vogue UK]

A pregnant Miranda Kerr poses nude for Patrick Demarchelier’s lens in the family issue of W Magazine. [Just Jared]

According to a new book called The Secret History of Chanel No. 5, the well-known fragrance was manufactured in Hoboken, New Jersey, during World War II. [Styleite]

Kanye West was named Stylemaker of the Year at last night’s Accessories Council Excellence awards. [WWD]

It seems the Joe Fresh Style takeover could be moving south of the border. The fast fashion retailer is the front-runner in the bid to own the “glass jewel box” retail space in New York City. [NY Post]

Kate Moss launched her last Topshop line in London yesterday, followed by the predictable mayhem. [WWD]

Lindsey Wixson is one lucky 16-year-old: Jason Wu will be designing her prom dress. [Vogue, via Fashionologie]

Rumi Neely of the blog Fashion Toast has teamed up with Dannijo to design a six-piece collection of edgy jewellery. [Refinery 29]

Mongolian granite sidewalks, Prada Hydro wires and a luxury shampoo recycler? The Globe & Mail spoofs Yorkville‘s facelift. (At least we think it’s a spoof.) [Globe and Mail]

The suspense is building: A trailer has been released for the Lanvin for H&M capsule collection that features Leigh Lezark serving strong tea to a furiously scribbling Alber Elbaz. . [Zet Fashion]

The Gap has decided to keep their old look after vocal fans complained about the new logo. [Huffington Post]

Baptiste Giabiconi previewed his single “Showtime” from his upcoming album on French television. Enjoy the video above. [Fashionologie]

Check out this video of the Lanvin show see the clothes in all their billowy glory. It’s about 16 minutes long, so if you’re short on time, skip ahead to 13:08 for an interview with Alber Elbaz, where he talks about whether the body is “the new fashionable dress” and whether women need fashion when […]

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Stefano Pilati, Karl Lagerfeld, Christophe Decarnin, Hedi Slimane, Alber Elbaz and Raf Simons have all been caught up in the rumour mill–again. According to a number of unnamed sources, Pilati is set to be replaced at YSL with either Slimane, Simons or Decarnin. The Kaiser is rumoured to retire from Chanel in 2012 (on his 30th anniversary with the brand) and will be replaced with Elbaz of Lanvin. And if the gossip is true Theyskens will be replacing Elbaz at Lanvin. [The Cut]

Kelly Cutrone‘s wildly popular reality TV show Kell on Earth is finally coming to Canada. The show will premiere on CosmoTV on Monday October 11.  [CosmoTV]

Yesterday’s rumours were true: Lanvin is coming to H&M! There will be both a womenwear and a menswear collection designed by Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz and men’s designer Lucas Ossendrijver. The pieces will be revealed on November 2 via video and hit stores on November 20 (or 23 outside of Canada and the U.S.). […]

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That squealing sound you heard this morning was the (virtual, anyway) sound of Lanvin lovers everywhere exclaiming in delight over the very probable rumour that the house will be the next H&M pair up. An insider speculated to WWD that the “Designer Collaborations 2010” video actually featured the disguised voice of Alber Elbaz saying, “Design […]

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While it’s easy to slam David Beckham – and anything Becks related- as excessive, Stephano Gabbana (of Dolce & Gabbana) will argue that that excess actually revolutionized men’s fashion. “Here was a soccer player who is straight, with a wife and children, and men were saying: ‘If he wore it, I can wear it too.’ Before that it felt like men’s fashion was just for gay men or strange people – men were afraid to wear something special.” [Vogue UK]

Lanvin will open its first New York boutique by the end of this week. “It’s about time,” says creative director Alber Elbaz. Great, now take that same mentality and shift it to the other side of the border… [WWD]

Jil Sander will live-stream tomorrow’s Men’s SS 11 show on the brand’s website. Tune in tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. EST. [Fashionista]

Happy (belated) birthday to poor Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz, who describes his lavish celebration as such: “I was at the Air France lounge waiting to get on the flight to New York, and the airline attendant presented me with a muffin. I think we both felt embarrassed.” [Racked]

As we suspected, the resurfaced rumours about Alber Elbaz taking over for Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel are untrue. The company released the following statement: Please note that Karl Lagerfeld is the Creative Designer of CHANEL and has a long-term contract with the company. Replacing him is not an issue. Fashionista also points to a Tommy […]

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Since street style photog Tommy Ton tweeted “I received some news tonight that is going to SHAKE the fashion world in the next two days. CRAZY!!!!” during Paris Fashion week, we have been going crazy awaiting the news. Word on the street is that Karl Lagerfeld‘s turn at Chanel is coming to an end, and that he will be passing the baton to Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz. We’ve heard this before, so take this rumour with a big grain of salt. [Grazia AU]

In other Lagerfeld news, he will have an Alaskan king crab salad named after him at Paris’ La Giola restaurant. [WWD]

Madonna‘s new fashion brand status opens up the world of collaboration (and world domination at this point). After signing a deal last week that will enable the material girl’s brand, MG Icon, to have hands in multiple existing brands as well as to start new ones, news comes today of the first partnership between Madonna and Dolce & Gabbana–sunglasses.   [The Cut]