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Dolce & Gabbana Collection Not for Partying; Lagerfeld Puts Real Gold in Fendi Fur

La Lohan won’t be clubbing in this.Photo: Getty Images

• Dolce & Gabbana showed “anti-party” clothes, which was especially ironic since Lindsay Lohan was in the front row. Also, because pelts alone are never enough, Karl Lagerfeld puts real gold in his Fendi furs. [IHT]

• After staging a Fendi show on the Great Wall of China in Beijing, Karl Lagerfeld has decided to stage the Fall 08 presentation in the LVMH courtyard in Paris next week. This prevents the fashion set from having to travel so far and allows Fendi to promote the opening of the new Fendi store in Paris, the back doors of which open to the courtyard. Synergy much? [WWD]

• Louis Vuitton execs get nervous before creative director Marc Jacobs’ runway shows. [WWD]

• Ferragamo and Prada have said they’ll go public this year. Ferragamo’s CEO explains what this means for the company on video. [WSJ]

• The architectural Versace collection included dresses with paintings of iconic Versace supermodels, their heads replaced by cats or dogs. [Telegraph]

• Have you heard? Running barefoot is all the rage! Well, sort of barefoot. Keep your feet clean in these “shoe gloves.” [Vogue UK]

Dolce & Gabbana Collection Not for Partying; Lagerfeld Puts Real Gold in Fendi Fur