Fashion news: Canadian beauty honours, Tamara Mellon sues her mom, and RoPatz underpantz
Tamara Mellon is suing her mother for $9.5 million. The lawsuit comes on the heels of the allegation that Mellon’s mum, Ann Yeardye, breached their part verbal/part paper contract in the sale of Jimmy Choo to Lion Capital in 2004. Yeardye was meant to receive only a cash pay off in the deal but she allegedly took $6.3 million in stock. [The Cut]
Twilight merch has leaked into the domain of “unofficial” vamp-products made by die-hard fans. The newest eye-rolling item is a pair of panties with Robert Pattinson’s face on them. Edward Cullen’s mouth is strategically placed in the crotch area. Yuck. [Yahoo]
Stefano Gabbana is now on Twitter. Or, um, “tweeter.” [@stefanogabbana, via Refinery 29]
The big, top-secret Christian Siriano/Starbucks collab? A mini holiday gift card. The coffee chain is also funding Siriano’s charity of choice, The Art of Elysium, and the designer will make dresses for a group of teens who have been in and out of hospitals. [FWD]
Steve Madden is stepping out of his comfort zone to design a collection of women’s apparel. The full line of dresses, jackets and other bohemian-inspired pieces will hit department stores in spring 2010. [Crains]
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Tamara Mellon is suing her mother for $9.5 million. The lawsuit comes on the heels of the allegation that Mellon’s mum, Ann Yeardye, breached their part verbal/part paper contract in the sale of Jimmy Choo to Lion Capital in 2004. Yeardye was meant to receive only a cash pay off in the deal but she allegedly took $6.3 million in stock. [The Cut]
Twilight merch has leaked into the domain of “unofficial” vamp-products made by die-hard fans. The newest eye-rolling item is a pair of panties with Robert Pattinson’s face on them. Edward Cullen’s mouth is strategically placed in the crotch area. Yuck. [Yahoo]
Stefano Gabbana is now on Twitter. Or, um, "tweeter." [@stefanogabbana, via Refinery 29]
The big, top-secret Christian Siriano/Starbucks collab? A mini holiday gift card. The coffee chain is also funding Siriano’s charity of choice, The Art of Elysium, and the designer will make dresses for a group of teens who have been in and out of hospitals. [FWD]
Steve Madden is stepping out of his comfort zone to design a collection of women’s apparel. The full line of dresses, jackets and other bohemian-inspired pieces will hit department stores in spring 2010. [Crains]){kind=link}