Fashion news: Lacroix’s (possibly) last stand, A-Dubs is AWOL and Bottega loves the papers


The Wall Street Journal‘s Ray Smith looks…amused as he talks to la crème de Williamsburg boys about their skinny jeans. [WSJ]

Could this be Christian Lacroix’s last couture show? Better look now, before it’s gone. [The Cut]

Anna Wintour appears to be giving couture week a miss–she was absent from yesterday’s Dior showing. [Fashion Week Daily]

Repetto’s Jackson jazz shoe is dancing off shelves of their Paris store. A touch less obvious than a single-white-glove style tribute. [Style File]

Tara Subkoff, designer of the defunct Imitation of Christ label, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. [The Cut]

Coco Rocha experiences the joy of Vogue’s beauty closet. [Oh So Coco]

Zac Efron ditches the mop top. [Examiner, via The Cut]

Could Bottega Veneta save newspapers? Probably not, but they will be placing their fall ads in broadsheets around the world. Every little bit helps! [WWD]

Jak & Jil snaps a pic of Anja Rubik in the fall Balmain campaign. [Jak & Jil Twitter, via Fashionologie]

Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy like fireworks, hot dogs and national parks. [W]

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