Giuseppe Zanotti for Vionnet & Jeggings

The runways for RTW Spring 2011 in Milan this past week have been littered with man-jeggings.


Giuseppe Zanotti has been tapped to produce a footwear line for Vionnet, due to be presented on June 21 at Vionnet's Milan showroom.

Daphne Guinness, Gilt Groupe & Karen Elson are all saints

Daphne Guinness buys Isabella Blow's wardrobe that was to have been sold by Christie’s this Fall. “It’s Issy—it’s her DNA—it should not be scattered to the four winds,” says Ms. Guinness. "I want it to remain as a monument." {Racked}

Gilt Groupe is now highlighting emerging designers with a weekly "new emerging designer series", taking place every Sunday night, featuring style makers like Grant Krajecki of Grey Antics, Michelle Williams of Quail, and Mallyce Miller of Laeken. {BlackBook}


Model Karen Elson saves a Nashville, TN vintage boutique called Venus and Mars from going under. {Purple Revolver}

2010 CFDA Awards & Other News

Tonight’s 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards will have no shortage of notables, including Paper Magazine’s Kim Hastreiter (receiving her Eugenia Sheppard Award), Jessica Stam and Paz de la Huerta. And bloggers and Twitter fanatics in the audience, don’t worry about your connectivity this year. {WWD}

According to sources inside W magazine, Stefano Tonchi is “amazing” and those staying on are thrilled with what’s happening. {Fashionista}

Fashionista goes trendspotting at Oscar de la Renta then explores Adventures in Copyright: Everyone Loves Givenchy

YSL Resort Is On & Popping With Pretty!

From Fashionista: "Would I wear this collection? Absolutely. I’d wear nearly every pretty piece."

tragic kingdom

Fashion world power couple Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone have split -- for now.
{Page Six}


Less than a week after Estrella Archs announced her departure as chief designer of Emanuel Ungaro, comes news that the menswear designer, Franck Boclet, has exited the firm too. {Fashionologie}

24-year-old Click model Ambrose Olsen passed away unexpectedly last Thursday, April 22. Details of the cause of death are still unknown. {Post Star}

At the Market

Go Navy!

Jil Sander wants to build a wider customer base with a lower-price brand extension. Introducing Jil Sander Navy--named after its blue tag and launching in time for next spring. {Style Caster}

Sexyback
Hot off the heels of a success collaboration with Natalia Vodianova, Eva Herzigova becomes the second supermodel to design for Etam. Primarily targeted at 40-something women, the ready-to-wear line called Eva Herzigova Pour 1.2.3 will also include accessories.

Eva told WWD, “It has been totally hands-on, no one telling me what to do and designing whatever crossed my mind. Having done my own clothes from when I was young in the Czech Republic, I know how things are assembled and think of each detail. I am a perfectionist and I demand a lot, and I wanted something that is affordable but also luxurious.” {WWD}

Wash This

Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester is the latest star to become a beauty brand ambassador after signing a deal with Herbal Essences. {In Style}