Fashion news: Karl Lagerfeld’s fan shenanigans, and John and Yoko gave peace a chance wearing Le Château

Photography by Peter Stigter
Photography by Peter Stigter

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]

“[Karl Lagerfeld] used to carry around an old fashioned black fan and when you were being difficult he’d hit you with it. He’d taunt you then hit you with it–it was all done in a joking way and never done very hard, but I do remember it quite clearly,” said designer Julien Macdonald of his time working at Chanel. [Vogue UK]

Seeing fashion clones of themselves during a Canadian stop on a press tour inspired Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to start The Row. [WWD]

Hermès will be launching a collection of objects made from damaged goods and leftover pieces of leather. [WWD]

The Hermès family is not happy with LVMH‘s recent purchase in the heritage brand. “There is nothing friendly about this move. It was neither desired nor solicited,” CEO Patrick Thomas told Le Figaro. “It is very probable that he will increase his stake, I don’t know his intentions. This culture [of craftmanship and strong traditions] is hardly compatible with one of a big group. It is not a financial battle, it’s a cultural battle.” [Fashionologie]

Chad Hurley, the co-founder and CEO of YouTube, has reduced his responsibilities at the video-sharing website to focus on his menswear label Hlaska. [Styleite]

British model Agyness Deyn gave the Toronto restaurant Southern Accent a shout out on her recently launched website Naag.com. [Toronto Life]

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