Fashion news: Chanel No. 5’s New Jersey roots, a pregnant Miranda Kerr poses nude in W Magazine and Marc By Marc Jacobs celebrates its 10th anniversary
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]
Burberry will be launching an online customization service, called Burberry bespoke, that will allow customers to personalize the iconic trench coat. [WWD]
Karl Lagerfeld, Terry Richardson and Vivienne Westwood are among 78 designers, photographers, and painters who have designed an image in a pack of tarot cards for the National Arts Club. [Nylon]
"Iman dresses herself! She has an entourage of hair, makeup, and accessories people. She needs her own control tower at the airport when she lands for all her fabulous things,” said Isaac Mizrahi about his co-judge on The Fashion Show: The Ultimate Challenge. [Style List]
At a recent Kate Spade event, Tim Gunn told the crowd that Heidi Klum asked him to convince the other judges on Project Runway to vote for Mondo. “Heidi asked me, ‘Who do you want to win?' And I told her. And she said, ‘So do I! But... I can’t get Michael [Kors] or Nina [Garcia] to budge!" said Gunn. “So I went with Heidi and we made quite a case for our candidate.” [Huffington Post]
Twenty-four Italian fashion houses, including Alberta Ferretti, Emilio Pucci and Salvatore Ferragamo, have redesigned the Italian flag in celebration of the banner’s 150th birthday. [WWD]