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The Late Franca Sozzani Honored at the Wedding of Her Son and Bee Shaffer (Page Six)
Sozzani’s son, Francesco Carrozzini, married Bee Shaffer, daughter of Anna Wintour, over the weekend. During the ceremony, Shaffer read out part of a letter she wrote to Sozzani before her death in 2016, promising to take care of Carrozzini and saying how much she loved him. The wedding was officiated by Colin Firth, who read quotes from Wintour and Sozzani during the ceremony.
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Confirm Their Engagement (Instagram)
Well, it’s official. Instagram official! Yesterday, Justin Bieber confirmed his engagement to Hailey Baldwin with a lengthy and heartfelt post on his Instagram account. “[P]lain and simple Hailey I am soooo in love with everything about you!” Bieber wrote. “So committed to spending my life getting to know every single part of you loving you patiently and kindLY.” Congrats, you two!
Riccardo Tisci’s New Strategy at Burberry (WWD)
Tisci is all about those drops! From the looks of things, his new approach at Burberry will be to constantly drop new capsule collections in order to keep product fresh and relevant. His first runway show for the brand will be this September, with plans for a limited-edition capsule collection to drop at the same time a la Jeremy Scott’s high-kitsch capsules at Moschino. His collaboration with Vivienne Westwood will launch in December, with many more to follow.
“Our go-to-market strategy is about more frequent, smaller deliveries, and it’s a strategy that will continue for now,” said Marco Gobetti, Burberry’s chief executive officer. “If we deliver the full collection right away, you come to the store, see the whole collection and then you don’t really have a reason to come again, unless we can deliver something new. We just need to keep the customer’s attention and keep them engaged with us.”
Over $42 Million in Counterfeit Luxury Goods Seized in Texas (The Fashion Law)
Nearly 200,000 counterfiet goods were seized by ICE agents last week in Loredo, Texas. The good were in the process of being smuggled into Mexico and included knock-offs of products by everyone from Apple, Nike, and Rolex, to Fendi, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel.
Charlotte Casiraghi Is Pregnant (People)
There’s a new royal baby on the way, and soon! Grace Kelly’s granddaughter, Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco, is pregnant with her first child, due late this summer. The father is Casiraghi’s fiance, Dimitri Rassam. The two became engaged in March of this year while on a ski trip in Austria. A civil ceremony is expected in December, with a more lavish wedding to follow in 2019.
J Crew Launches 25-Piece Capsule Collaboration With Alison Lou Today
The 25-piece capsule collection is comprised of beaded hoops and cuffs, multi-colored crystal-encrusted stretch bracelets, heart-shaped studs, and cheeky stackable rings.
“Following the release of our brand’s first diffusion collection last April, we quickly realized that consumers were responding positively to the Alison Lou aesthetic, especially when offered at a lower price point. It feels like a natural progression to explore this even further with J.Crew as our partner,” said Alison Chemla, creative director and designer of Alison Lou, in a statement.
The collection is available on jcrew.com and starts at $29.50.
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