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UPDATE, Monday, Jan. 7: Rescue crews and officials in Venezuela continue the search for a small plane carrying Vittorio Missoni, the CEO and head of prominent, family-owned and operated Italian fashion house Missoni.
Monday marks the fourth day since the plane vanished from radar screens shortly after departing from Los Roques, a remote, luxurious coastal resort island in Venezuela, for Caracas, the country's capital, at 11:39 Friday morning. Missoni SpA representative Paolo Marchetti told a group of reporters Saturday that the missing aircraft was carrying six people, including Missoni himself, two friends, two crew members, and Missoni's wife Maurizia Castiglioni.
Despite the gravity of the situation, the Missoni family remains vigilant about Vittorio's fate, even hinting at a potential targeted kidnapping. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Angela Missoni, sister of the missing Vittorio said Sunday, "Our hope is that he is still alive." ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman reported Monday that the plane went down in area that is "a well known drug smuggling route." The Daily Beast added to this argument by reporting of an "eerie" text message sent late Sunday evening, that's "given family members hope that the missing Milanese designer and fellow passengers are alive and were kidnapped, not victims of an air-sea accident." The contents of the SMS, which was received by the son of Guido Foresti (who was aboard the aircraft with Missoni) read, "Call now, we are reachable." Telecom Italia Mobile confirmed to a local TV station that the message was indeed sent from the device, although the Italian telephone company could not verify the exact date and time the message had been written. The phone has since been shut off.
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Amended, Monday, Jan. 7: Page Six reported that Campbell was hailing a cab during the time of this incident. It turned out she was actually in a limo.
Naomi Campbell has been using a wheelchair and crutches for over a month now, but it was only revealed Friday that the cause of the supermodel's injury was something far worse than a botched walk down the runway.
The New York Post reports that Campbell was violently attacked on a Paris street and robbed last month as she attempted to hail a cab. The 42-year-old fashion icon suffered a torn ligament after her assailants "violently pushed" her to the ground. It is believed that the thugs were after Campbell's jewels.
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And just like that, Tory Burch is a billionaire.
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Jennifer Lopez covers the February issue of Harper's Bazaar, oddly resembling a (really fabulous) disco ball in a shiny, strapless Versace dress as part of the publication's accompanying spread.
The entertainer stands tall in those strappy, metallic Tom Ford boots - yes, the ones Anne Hathaway wore to the Les Miserables premiere last month, only Hathaway's were black and comprised of vegan leather.
The 43-year-old star discusses her twins, boyfriend, manager, assistants, security personnel and basically, practically everyone who's part of her extensive entourage. She tells the publication, "I make it as simple and as beautiful as I can because my life is kind of big." How so, one might ask?
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Luxury consignment firm Linda's Stuff, which is based in Horsham, will begin a seven-day auction on Monday comprised of coveted items from Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir's personal wardrobe.
Both Dan Gross and WWD report that items up for auction include a vintage Chanel jacket worn by Weir when he judged "Skating With the Stars." Other select items include a pair of black Riedell figure skates and designer pieces from Gucci, Vuitton and Balenciaga.
A portion of profits will be donated to a charity that Weir actively supports - The Trevor Project is a nonprofit that focuses on suicide prevention among LGBT and question youth.
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Who needs an afternoon dose of cuteness?
10-year-old Romeo Beckham flaunts his modeling chops as the star of Burberry's Spring Summer 2013 ad campaign in the latest video released by the luxury brand. In it, a trench coat-clad Beckham laughs, jumps and races around the other models (featuring an impossibly still cast of Edie Campell, Cara Delevingne and Charlie France).
This is Romeo's first foray into fashion, which would have inevitably happened as his parents are considered global style icons. His mother Victoria Beckham has her own eponymous fashion line, and his soccer star dad David Beckham has starred in Armani and Calvin Klein underwear ad campaigns. Last year, Beckham senior started a collaboration underwear line with H&M.
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In 2012, Intermix made news in the Philadelphia shopping scene as it marked its first location in the city on Rittenhouse Row. Two days after the new year, the multibrand luxury company announced that it is being sold to Gap Inc. for $130 million.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the deal will open relationships and potential opportunities in the luxury market for Gap, which largely specializes in casual clothing. Although Intermix - which has 30 store locations across North America - does not currently produce its own namesake clothing, the company is the arbiter of creating cool, designer-label looks for its clients. This requires maintaining close relationships with luxury brands like Rag & Bone, DvF and other top and emerging designers.
Intermix CEO and founder Khajak Keledjian will remain as the company's chief creative officer. On the acquisition, he tells the WSJ, "We are the incubator with emerging brands, and we can help them out with collaborations." Gap says it plans to expand Intermix overseas as the company competes with rival retailers like Zara and H&M.
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The world's top fashion publication released its first issue of the new year with another first.
Vogue Italia features first solo Chinese cover model
Fei Fei Sun is the first-ever Chinese model to cover Vogue Italia on her own. The 2013 cover, which was shot by legendary fashion photographer Steven Meisel and styled by Lori Goldstein, was released Wednesday with the accompanying headline, "Global Life." The actual issue hits stands Thursday, Jan. 4. On the fashion spread, Vogue Italia writes, "Fusion elegance. The language of style is universal: border-free. Thus, by evoking the exotic and sophisticated allure of China Machado, the fusion icon of the Fifties, a story of elegance and refinement is recounted." (Vogue Italia, Models.com)
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Forget Mad Men and Downton Abbey. TV show fashion simply will not be the same without Gossip Girl.
Six seasons ago, television's most stylish set hit primetime, luring young viewers into the scandalous inner circle of a privileged, corrupted and hyper sexually-active group of high school Manhattanites. Monday night, the show went out with a two hour special, where Gossip Girl's identity was finally revealed.
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Let's talk about Josie.
The model has a following, and it isn’t simply because she’s stunning, which is exactly how you would describe the face of Maybelline for nearly a decade. In recent years, Maran has emerged as the unofficial spokesperson for natural makeup, gaining respect within the beauty and cosmetics industry after selling over 1 million units of her "Josie Maran Cosmetics" line on QVC. The makeup-touting masses have made it clear - that they adore her products and are clamoring for more – and naturally, Josie wants to deliver.
