FASHION Magazine

Pina Ferlisi, Toronto expat and former designer for Generra, is taking over design duties for the house’s licensed McQ line. [WWD] Read our interview with Ferlisi from our February 2008 issue.

Madonna and Lourdes’s juniors collection for Macy’s reminds us of that time we dressed up as the Material Girl for a skit in elementary school. [Racked]

The first-ever Canadian P&G Beauty Awards were handed out last night at Toronto’s Carlu. Nia Vardalos presided over the evening, which had a list of presenters that included Jeanne Beker, designer Joeffer Caoc, CNTM’s Meaghan Waller and Style by Jury’s David Clemmer. FASHION picked up two awards—Best Fashion Feature for Karen Burshtein’s “Diary of a Couture Dress” from our Summer 2008 issue and Best Magazine Cover for our August 2008 cover with Coco Rocha. Other winners included Addison Gill for Best New Face and Janine Falcon (imabeautygeek.com) for Best Beauty or Fashion Blog.

Tamara Mellon is suing her mother for $9.5 million. The lawsuit comes on the heels of the allegation that Mellon’s mum, Ann Yeardye, breached their part verbal/part paper contract in the sale of Jimmy Choo to Lion Capital in 2004. Yeardye was meant to receive only a cash pay off in the deal but she allegedly took $6.3 million in stock. [The Cut]

Christian Siriano is getting his own TV show. Bravo announced the reality gig will follow Siriano as he fiercely organizes his fierce new store and works on his fierce clothing line (which he does very fiercely). If you can stomach all these f-bombs, then tune in. [The Cut] [YouTube]

London’s Tate Modern exhibit “Pop Life: Art in a Material World” featured a photograph of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields in the buff. Although it was kept in a separate room with a warning labelled “challenging,” it has since been removed by the Obscene Publications Unit for further investigation into obscenity laws it may violate. [The Cut]

Mark Fast’s show at London Fashion Week is causing a stir for his use of three average-sized models. Two staff members–the stylist and creative designer–quit because of the decision. The real upset here is that it’s even a big deal that these girls are giving the rake-thin beanpoles a run for their money. There’s plenty of room on the runway for everyone, right? [Fashionista] [YouTube]

What do you think of Fast’s decision? Do you want to see more realistic sizes on the runway? Tell us in the comments!