Club Bruiser Sues the Prince He Beat Up, Daniel Radcliffe Stars as Hunky Potter in Bullett and Kanye Steps Up His Shoe Design Game

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- Adding insult to a litany of injuries, certified badass Adam Hock is suing the four guys he beat up over the weekend, including Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Stavros Niarchos. [NY Post]

- Beverly Johnson, the first black woman on the cover of Vogue, is getting a show on OWN, the network by the first black woman to literally own the world. [ONTD!]

- Aaaaaaand I’m pregnant. Daniel Radcliffe on the cover of Bullett. [Socialite Life]

CFDA Won’t Shorten New York Fashion Week for Milan

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Diane von Furstenberg and co. are standing their ground. Last week the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana accepted the Council of Fashion Designers of America‘s attempt at compromise —  moving New York’s shows next September in exchange for Milan accepting the second Thursday rule — but only if the CFDA cut the last day of New York Fashion Week. Well, turns out that last day has some big names attached — Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein Collection, specifically  – so the CFDA said “no dice” in a letter to the Camera on Tuesday.

Fashion Week Calendar War Draws Closer to a Compromise

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Following a board meeting to discuss the CFDA‘s proposal to move New York Fashion Week next year in return for maintaining the second Thursday rule, Italy’s Camera Nazionale della Moda has agreed to the compromise — but not without some stipulations of their own.

CFDA Waves a White Flag in Fashion Week Calendar War

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And that flag is next season’s Calvin Klein. The Council of Fashion Designers of America has proposed a compromise in the ongoing war of words and weeks between Milan’s Camera Nazionale della Moda and its sassbag president Mario Boselli.

International Fashion Weeks: Waste of Time or Next Frontier?

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“Glenda Bailey‘s not going to go to Richmond, VA, fashion week.” This quote from CFDA CEO Steven Kolb basically sums up the fashion industry’s attitude when it comes to fashion weeks outside of the big four: New York, London, Paris and Milan. Fashion is elitist, with the haves being vastly outweighed by the have-nots. A small cadre of editors, designers, photographers, stylists and — most importantly — businessmen control this billion dollar industry, but the cracks are beginning to appear in the facade. Milan’s breaking rank and challenging the fashion week calendar and in response Condé Nast has vowed that no Vogue editors will be in attendance should Milan continue its catwalk of impertinence. China is outspending both America and Europe in the luxury sector and many brands are opening stores in the Far East to meet this ever-expanding market. Then there are the some 100 other fashion weeks around the world, showcasing local young, up-and-coming and often, rather talented designers who, while not garnering the attention of Harper’s Bazaar‘s esteemed editrix in chief, are contributing to their own cities’ and countries’ burgeoning fashion industries. 

Fashion Week Just Got Ugly

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“Let the best one win.” So says Mario Boselli head of the Italian Chamber of Fashion in response to news that Milan will keep their original fashion week dates next fall. This creates an overlap between New York and London, meaning like a child of a broken home, editors will have to pick which city they love more and which city they’ll see only on holidays and the occasional drunken weekend.

The Not So Fantastic Four: Fashion Capitals Eyeing War

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New York, London, Milan and Paris. As any follower of fashion knows, those four cities are the main fashion capitals of the world and in that order their fashion weeks have progressed for what seems like time immemorial. Well, New York’s moving their fashion week to Sept. 13th to avoid conflicting with Labor Day, but that leaves Milan in a time crunch. And the Italians are not standing for it.

INDIE NEWSROOM: Dior to Hang Out with Their Wang Out…Tom Ford Keeps It Classy…Rihanna Upsets Irish with Her Boobs

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- Seems like Dior‘s top 3 choices to replace John Galliano have all been ruled out — Haider Ackermann is apparently “way too edgy”; LVMH wants Marc Jacobs to stay at Louis Vuitton; and Riccardo Tisci just doesn’t want anything to do with it  – leaving sweatpant provocateur Alexander Wang somehow in the running. [Vogue UK]

Wintour’s Discontent: Anna Offers Up Her Two Cents on Italian Politics

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In an interview with Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper, Anna Wintour had some choice words for Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

London Fashion Week Getting the Proverbial Shaft When It Comes to Models

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Damn you, Marc Jacobs. The acclaimed designer had to move his show at the last minute — damn you, Hurricane Irene — causing a whole gaggle of girls who were supposed to fly to London Fashion Week to miss their flight. Then Gucci — damn you, Frida Giannini — pulled a cattle of catwalkers to Milan for early fittings, leaving London designers strapped for supers. All this negligent behavior and diva antics has some London-based model agencies threatening to boycott next season’s London Fashion Week if the British Fashion Council doesn’t get its shit together.