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Retail farewell alert! Vince’s founders, Rea Laccone and Christopher LaPolice, are parting ways with the company they started nearly 14 years ago come February 1. Word of the duo’s departure arrives in tandem with plans for Vince’s parent company, Kellwood, to take the company public. Known for its stylish basics in quality fabrics, particularly its sumptuous cashmere sweaters done in plush neutrals, the sportswear company has grown fast and big since its inception. Besides its stronghold on the realm of perfected staples, the brand has gone a luxe-skewed route in recent years: “Today we’re selling $1,100 leather leggings and $2,000 shearling coats; we’ve really elevated the product,” LaPolice told The Daily in August 2012.

Another one for the T masthead! Life post-Elle for former style director Kate Lanphear has been a guessing game over the past few months—from a purported stab at the EIC seat at WSJ. to involvement in a new mag venture entitled Editorialist—but it’s the T talk that’s proven to be true. Lanphear will take the title of style director with her to T, following speculation back in mid-November that the street style and front row fixture would be joining the mag as part of recently-appointed editor-in-chief Deborah Needleman’s fresh team at T. The folks at T confirmed Lanphear’s new gig to The Daily this afternoon, before which the move got Twitter-vetted earlier today when T retweeted the news to its 1.78 million followers. How will the Grey Lady’s chicest turf look once Lanphear lands at her new job? Stay tuned…