Fashion news: Betsey Johnson to retire, Karl’s barn and no tanning for German kids

Photography by Peter Stigter
Photography by Peter Stigter

Betsey Johnson plans to retire after her Spring 2010 show. Heir apparent Eric Sartori just has to “Betsey-fy himself” and he’s in. [The Cut]

Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone have pushed their highly, hotly anticipated nuptials to August, citing MJ’s work schedule. So now we’re going to have move our whole vacation around. [WWD]

Want to see Karl Lagerfeld’s barn in Vermont? Apparently, it will be making an appearance in Chanel’s fall campaign. Do you think he keeps livestock in there? A cache of Diet Coke? So many questions… [Fashionologie]

The discussion of men’s brows continues. James Dean comes in at number 2 on this list, after Robert Pattinson. What? And why is Zac Efron there? And unfortunately for Janine at BeautyGeeks, the Rock didn’t make the cut. This is clearly a hot-button issue. [Beauty Blogging Junkie]

NYT‘s Cathy Horyn on Givenchy’s Ricardo Tisci:”To me, the Givenchy collection . . . smacks of the work of a stylist, rather than the specific vision of a designer. ” Ouch. [Fashionologie]

YSL’s fall campaign features Christy Turlington and a naked Andrés Velencoso as a “sculptural element.” [WWD]

Photographer Juergen Teller talks about his long collaboration with Marc Jacobs. [Independent]

Germany has banned under-18s from frequenting tanning salons. Does anyone know of an especially tanned German celebrity we can use to make a clever comment on this news? [Physorg via Allure]

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