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Baptiste Giabiconi wants to add pop star to his resumé, which as far as we can tell only includes an entry for “Karl Lagerfeld’s muse.” Giabiconi has released the music video for his first single, “Showtime,” which he previewed in October on French television. The 50 Cent–mixed track seems heavily influenced by Ke$ha’s glitter-pop sound […]

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More images have been released from Tom Ford‘s über-secret Spring 2011 womenswear collection. Terry Richardson, the only photog allowed at the show, snapped the collection as modelled by the likes of Liya Kebede, Stella Tennant, Lauren Hutton, Daphne Guinness and Beyoncé Knowles.  [Fashionologie]

Jewellery and other items from the expansive collection of the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson will be going on the auction block in London today. [Independent]

The Karl Lagerfeld-photographed Pirelli calendar was unveiled last night in Moscow. The mythology-themed calendar includes 5 male models and 15 female models including Julianne Moore. The Kaiser likens himself to “the visual version of Homer.”[WWD]

The video for Anna Dello Russo‘s eponymous fragrance is set to the tune of Kanye West‘s “Runaway.” [The Cut]

Karl Lagerfeld is the latest designer to announce a collaboration with a mass retailer. The Kaiser will design a capsule collection for Macy’s, set to hit stores in September.. [WWD]

Could a third installment in the Sex and the City movie franchise be coming to the silver screen? “We all want to do it,” says Kristin Davis. “I guess it’s just figuring out whether we can move the characters forward any more.” [Vogue UK]

Mad Men star January Jones has been chosen as the face of Versace‘s spring campaign. [Elle]

The Lanvin x H&M madness continues. The fast-fashion retailer is auctioning off original signed sketches by Alber Elbaz, with proceeds going to the H&M UNICEF All For Children Project. [Lanvin for H&M]

Also, Alber Elbaz surprised fans by showing up to the Rockfeller Center’s H&M for the launch of the Lanvin X H&M collection on Saturday. [Fashionista]

Some lunchtime viewing: Karl Lagerfeld sat down with Imran Amed of the blog the Business of Fashion and talked luxury, exclusivity and technology. “I think they are very beautiful objects,” said Lagerfeld. “There is no touch of what is considered bad taste or bad design is bad taste today. They are flawless in a way. Facebook is a flawless object, it’s for me like a Brancusi.” [BoF]

In other Karl Lagerfeld news, the Kaiser said he would like to see Haider Ackermann replace him at Chanel. When Ackermann heard the news he said, “What can one possibly say to such a phrase?! Such a compliment! Honored I feel, how can one not be?! In all honesty tremendously, immensely touched especially coming from Monsieur Lagerfeld.”[WWD] Read our Q&A with Haider Ackermann»

Hermès has released a new video campaign that features a disembodied hand (à la cousin Thing from the Addams Family) skateboarding through the French luxury brand’s Fall 2010 collection. [Huffington Post via Styleite]

Next Spring’s Costume Institute Gala will open a retrospective of the work of the late Alexander McQueen, called “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. [Vogue]

Jason Wu is expanding his label: The Manhattan-based designer will be launching a five-piece bridal capsule collection to be sold exclusively on Net-A-Porter. [Racked]

Stylist and former America’s Next Top Model judge Nolé Marin has been accused of sexual harrassment by male model Nicholas Hamman-Howe. [Jezebel]

Karl Lagerfeld, who attended the International Herald Tribune’s 10th Annual Luxury Conference yesterday, on couture: “Buying couture is no worse than collecting expensive cars. People are rich enough to buy them. Others make a living from that. I have no fake guilt about couture.” [Styleite]

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]

The Row is growing: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have announced that they will be launching handbags in Fall 2011. [The Cut]

Donatella Versace is going to be on The View tomorrow. [WWD]

British supermodel Twiggy dances her way through the Marks & Spencer holiday campaign–which spoofs Chicago, Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” and Madonna’s “Vogue” among others–along with Ana Beatriz Barros and Dannii Minogue. [StyleList]

A pair of matching velour jumpsuits that John Lennon and Yoko Ono wore during their 1969 Montreal bed-in were all-Canadian: The outfits were from Le Château. [National Post]

Alexander McQueen have settled their suit with the Hells Angels. The company, along with retailers Saks Fifth Avenue and Zappos.com, have agreed destroy all the infringing merchandise including clutches, knuckleduster rings and pashmina scarves. [The Cut]

Stella McCartney launched her childrenswear label today with a Christmas capsule collection. The collection includes unisex pieces and child-sized looks from her mainline. [Racked]

Vivienne Westwood wants to produce plays that discuss climate change: “I’m so traumatised by climate change and theatre is somewhere to discuss it…We’re an endangered species and at the end of the century there’s only going to be a million people left and nobody’s doing anything about it. We really face extinction, so there are all kinds of things we need to talk about in theatre.” [Daily Express, via Jezebel]

The Karl Lagerfeld-designed island hotel in Dubai has gone “on hold” according to the project’s architecture firm. [The Cut]

Say goodbye to boys on the runway. A scruffier, more manly gent is back in vogue. [NYTimes]

Oops! Model Raquel Zimmerman appears in the Love, Chloé fragrance ad…wearing an Yves Saint Laurent belt. [Racked]

Tim Gunn has been on a roll lately. The Project Runway mentor voiced his discontent with Lady Gaga‘s s fashion choices to Yahoo’s OMG: “Who would want to emulate that? It’s not fashion. Those are costumes.” [Racked]

Karl Lagerfeld is designing a stand-alone island hotel off the coast of Dubai. Yes, an island. [Styleite]

Ralph Lauren has opened his first women’s flagship store this friday in a four-floor Madison Avenue mansion. [WWD]

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]