FASHION Magazine

Donald G. Fisher, co-founder of the Gap, has died from cancer at the age of 81. Fisher and his wife Doris opened the first store of the retail chain in San Francisco in 1969 following their inability to find jeans that fit properly. [NYTimes]

Canadian designer Mark Fast will join the ranks of hi-low collaborators with his collection for Topshop. [Fashionista] 

A new wave of masculinity has arrived: the mantyhose. Selfridges’ tights for men by lingerie brand Unconditional are available in black, beige and charcoal. Menswear director David Walker-Smith calls them “extremely versatile,” going on to say, “we expect men to be wearing them not only as a way to give legs an extra boost of warmth on the chilliest nights, but as a true style statement.” [The Cut] What do you think of the mantyhose movement? Is it the ultimate in Shakespearean-inspired fashion or far too feminine for the modern man?

Anna Wintour will be heading to London Fashion Week, because, like, everyone is going to be there. [The Cut]

Escada’s dunzo–the German brand will file for insolvency this week. [Bloomberg]

Once and for all, Kanye is not interning at the Gap. So says head designer Patrick Robinson, who would know. [Fashionologie]

Khakis cool? Alexander Wang says so. The designer is one of a trio of promising names who have created pieces for the third round of Design Editions, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund‘s partnership with Gap. Wang, winner of the 2008 prize, joins the runners-up, Brooklyn’s Vena Cava and milliner Albertus Swanepoel, in cooking up micro collections in that Gap holy of holies. The collections hit stores today, hot on the heels of last night’s CFDA Awards where Wang took home the Swarovski Award for Womenswear.

Jason Wu bakes pies, likes Domino’s pizza and has an entirely grey apartment [NY Mag]

Designer Tom Binns puts the punk in high-end jewels. [LA Times]

Anna Wintour wants her darling Olivier Theyskens to move to NYC so she can hand him over to Halston. [The Cut]

“If you have five minutes free in New York, you’re a failure—if you have five minutes free in Paris, you’re a success.” And other words of wisdom from Marc Jacobs [BlackBook]

Don’t make the mistake of actually borrowing your boyfriend’s jeans. [Guardian]