• Detmar Blow believes Alexander McQueen betrayed his late wife Isabella. “Money changed him and then drugs changed him. I remember reading of how he had flown his boyfriend somewhere for £130,000. What did Issie get? Some clothes. I find that quite shocking.” [Vogue UK]
• New York City students plan to stage a protest this Friday in front of Abercrombie & Fitch’s 5th Avenue flagship. The students are protesting against A&F’s Fierce fragrance, which reportedly has more than ten unnamed, harmful chemicals. [Elle]
• Derek Lam has signed with eBay to create an exclusive ready-to-wear collection that will be unveiled during New York Fashion Week in February. The collection will be crowdsourced. [WWD]
• Public relations guru Kelly Cutrone has a new MTV show and a syndicated daytime show in the works. “I’m doing a television show that I’m on that’s not scripted, but it’s not based on me running around and sharing my personal life in my office and in my home.” [NY Mag]
• Lara Stone stars in the new ads for DKNY’s Be Delicious fragrance. [Design Scene]
• LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton told the French market authority it has no intention of taking control of Hermès International or making a public offer in the next six months — but it didn’t rule out buying more shares. [WWD]
• Vogue senior market editor Meredith Melling Burke is keeping her job at the magazine but has been promoted at vogue.com to fashion market director, a new title. [WWD]
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