NEWS

• British brand Mulberry has named a new handbag after singer Lana Del Rey. [Vogue UK]

• The cast of America’s Next Top Model‘s eighteenth cycle has been revealed. [NY Mag]

• Street style maven Anna Dello Russo has revealed she would like to release a record. [Vogue UK]

• Pop star Britney Spears has settled a perfume lawsuit out of court by paying an undisclosed amount to Brand Sense Partners. [TMZ]

• J Crew’s Jenna Lyons turned down a request to design a J Crew dress for the Oscars. [ABC News]

• L’Oréal Professionnel has become an official partner of Paris Fashion Week. [WWD]

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• Designer Nicole Richie is designing a collection for home shopping network QVC, called The Nicole Richie Collection. [WWD]

• The British Fashion Council has announced that Alexa Chung is its new young style ambassador. [Telegraph.co.uk]

• Former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld is reportedly in talks to publish her new magazine in collaboration with the media group that owns Visionaire, V Magazine, and VMan. [WWD]

• Daphne Guinness plans to launch a mental health foundation. [Fashionista]

• Ed Hardy is launching a line of his-and-hers fragrances, called Skulls & Roses. [WWD]

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• Calvin Klein has tapped model and blogger Hanneli Mustaparta to help it up its social media profile by uploading tweets to the brand’s official Twitter feed and posting on its soon-to-be-launched blog. [WWD]

• Street style photographer Bill Cunningham was struck by a SUV yesterday, but escaped without injury. [Fashionista]

• Occupy Wall Street protesters are reportedly planning to attempt to shut down today’s Calvin Klein runway show. [Styleite]

• Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani is currently working on another Africa-themed issue. [Styleite]

• Victoria Beckham has been tapped as ambassador for the Great campaign, a new initiative helping to raise overseas awareness of British fashion talent. [WWD]

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• Designer Joseph Altuzarra has invited singer Lana del Rey to the Met Ball. [The Huffington Post]

• British brand Burberry has teamed up with London’s Royal College of Art to create the largest sponsorship program in the RCA’s history. [Vogue UK]

• A Manhattan court has denied Guess Inc.’s request to dismiss a trademark infringement lawsuit against it filed by Gucci America Inc. [Reuters]

• J Crew has teamed up with Manolo Blahnik on a capsule collection of footwear, which was previewed yesterday at J Crew’s fall presentation. [Racked]

• A new app launching today, called Kaleidoscope, will allow users to buy products from ensembles put together by street style stars, editorials, and fashion bloggers. [WWD]

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• Former model Beverly Johnson is launching a multicultural hairline exclusively at Target stores. [Inbox]

• British designer Alice Temperley has created two limited edition diaries for Filofax. [Vogue UK]

• Swimsuit model Kate Upton has scored the coveted cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue. [NY Times]

• L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt has stepped down from the L’Oréal board, allowing her seat to be taken by her grandson, Jean-Victor Meyers. [WWD]

• Famed fashion photographer Lillian Bassman has passed away in New York at the age of 94. [WWD]

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• Former reality star Olivia Palermo will be the face of the next Rochas fragrance. [WWD]

• Designer Alejandro Ingelmo is starting a handbag line. [Elle]

• Coach is teaming up with Anna Sui on a new interpretation of the brand’s Duffle Sac. Sui has created two versions, which she will unveil at her fall runway show on Wednesday. [WWD]

• OPI has tapped Betsey Johnson to create a nail polish line. Also, Prabal Gurung has once again teamed up with Sally Hansen, while Peter Som has partnered with Zoya on a three-piece collection. [WWD, Racked]

• Jewelry brand Dannijo is creating a shoe line in collaboration with Matt Bernson. [Racked]

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• Jennifer Lopez has a new fragrance coming out in May, called Glowing. It will be sold exclusively at Kohl’s to begin, before launching worldwide at select doors in July. [WWD]

• Alessandro Dell’Acqua is now designing the Les Copains brand and will show his first collection during Milan Fashion Week. [WWD]

• Alexander Wang is launching an eight-piece lifestyle collection, called OBJECTS. [Style.com]

• Behnaz Sarafpour is launching an eight-piece daytime dress collection. [WWD]

• Calvin Klein and his company, Calvin Klein Inc., have made a $2 million donation to his former school, the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. [WWD]

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• Rumor has it that Karlie Kloss will not walk during New York Fashion Week due to a “big opportunity.” [Racked]

• Space Age brand Courrèges will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a shop-in-shop at 10 Corso Como in Milan. [WWD]

• Perry Ellis has tapped Duckie Brown to create a designer collection that will show on the runway during New York Fashion Week in September before hitting stores next spring. [WWD]

• Annabelle Dexter Jones has collaborated with Faith Connexion on a capsule collection to be sold at Colette Paris and select New York stores. [WWD]

• Modeling agency Ford has confirmed it will represent models under the age of 16 this fashion week, despite pledging to the CFDA that it will not. [NY Times]

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• Michelle Williams is the new face of Boy by Band of Outsiders. [Elle]

• Alexander Wang plans to open 14 stores in Asia by the end of the year. Also, Wang won’t hold an after-party this season. [WWD, NY Mag]

• Anna Wintour’s “Runway to Win” campaign has received criticism from the Republican National Committee. [Vogue UK]

• Singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne has teamed up with JustFab.com. Lavigne will next month launch accessories from her brand Abbey Dawn’s spring collection on JustFab.com. [WWD]

• Designer Carmen Marc Valvo rang the NASDAQ closing bell yesterday. Valvo is showing his fall collection at NASDAQ’s Times Square location. [WWD]

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