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Today Jason Wu officially unveiled his spanking new accessories collection at his spring 2011 show. (Good news, Torontonians, the line will be available exclusively in Canada at the Bay’s The Room starting in February.)

The Gap will be teaming up with Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli to design a collection celebrating the opening of the first Gap flagship in Milan. Sadly the collection will only be available in Italy, Paris and London. [WWD]

Anna Wintour and jeweller and Alexander McQueen collaborator Shaun Leane will speak at the designer’s memorial. The service will be held on September 20, during London Fashion Week. [Fashionologie]

For those of you who won’t be sitting front row New York Fashion Week–or even fourth row–there is still hope: Many of the hot tickets in town including Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang will be streaming live online. [The Cut]

Last night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America held this year’s awards ceremony in New York. Marc Jacobs took home Womenswear Designer of the Year, while Marcus Wainwright and David Neville won the menswear award for their Rag & Bone label and Lucite lover Alexis Bittar took honors for Accessories Designer. For up-and-comers, the […]

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This week is proving to be one of baby fever. There were two pregnancy announcements yesterday and today comes news of Gucci launching a children’s line later this year. [WWD]

Olivier Theyskens‘ wanted to be a girl: “When I was young, about six, I was very jealous of girls because I wasn’t one of them. I was always imagining what it is to be a beautiful girl.” But he got over it: “Because I am a perfectionist, it put me off the idea. So I quickly became Olivier. I am very happy to be a boy and I never think about it any more.” [Styleite]

Jason Wu finally met the First Lady yesterday. Michelle Obama and the designer were at the Smithsonian Institution for the induction of the First Lady’s inauguration dress. [Vogue UK]

Our Twitter feed was buzzing yesterday with LG Fashion Week‘s latest news.  The event has yet another new stomping ground after their warehouse venue for the upcoming season apparently fell through. There are no details yet but we can tell you that the new venue is the Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place. [@NathAt and @geekigirl]

Beauty editor Lesa Hannah goes backstage at Jason Wu’s Fall 2010 show to with makeup artist Lucia Pieroni and hair stylist Odile Gilbert. See pictures from backstage

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French hairstyling legend Odile Gilbert crafted a twist (ha!) on the traditional bun at today’s Jason Wu show. (Our own Lesa Hannah was backstage at Wu’s show today and we’re told she has video. Stay tuned! UPDATE: Here it is!) Gilbert wrapped the models’ ponytails with stretchy cord to create a slightly wobbly look and […]

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It’s not just us, right? Fashion dolls are popping up everywhere. (Click here for a mere sampling.) The latest set are from Jason Wu by way of New York–based dollmaker Madame Alexander. Wu comes by this collaboration honestly–he was named creative director of Integrity Toys while he was still a teenager and still oversees the company’s high-end doll lines.

The Diane von Furstenberg show at New York fashion week will be Nathan Jenden‘s last turn as the company’s creative director. Jenden is leaving the label to focus on his own line in London. [Grazia]

First Neiman Marcus, then Net-a-Porter dropped Emanuel Ungaro for Spring 2010, and word is that now the Ungaro boutique on Madison Avenue is shutting its doors. The shop is reportedly calling customers with the news that they’re closing down shop and are having a liquidation sale. An employee at the shop confirmed the sale, but not the closure. [The Cut]

Jason Wu is launching a sunglasses collection to be sold exclusively at Modo, a high-end eye wear store in New York. [Refinery29]

Versace‘s reorganization plan for the company has been approved, including giving the pink slip to 25% of its workforce starting in March and ending in June. The company hopes to be back on its feet and and profitable by 2011. [Vogue UK]

Matthew Williamson will launch a men’s capsule collection next month. The line, which features tees, cashmere sweaters and silk scarves in the UK designer’s signature prints and vivid colours, will expand to a seasonal collection. [Vogue UK]

Lady Gaga has been named creative director of a specialty line for Polaroid. You may be scratching your head as to why, but just think about the innovation: a camera that adjusts for those wearing an eye patch, or, as our Halifax blogger Nadine suggested, one “that only works when you happen to have forgotten to put on your pants.” [Racked]

Oh, but Jason Wu is also going to be designing cameras, so maybe this is going to turn into a thing. The designer will launch a line of digital point-and-shoots at New York Fashion Week next month. [Styleist]

Fall has been filled with camping chic–tweeds, heritage checks and fishing waders–but we’ve also been seeing a more nightmarish take on the woodsy trend. Animal prints, feathers and fur (real and faux) are straight out of Where the Wild Things Are or Into The Woods–the Sondheim musical’s whimsical-yet-eerie look at popular fairytale heroes amidst a haunted backwoods is an ideal avenue for inspiration.

After the jump, check out our gallery of the best delirium-inspired looks, perfect for a stroll through the enchanted forest.