Rachel Bilson’s new Edie Rose ad.Photo: Courtesy of DKNY
• Christie’s will auction Yves Saint Laurent’s art collection in Paris in February 2009. They’ve estimated the value of the works, including pieces by Picasso, Matisse, and Goya, at $600 million. [Fashionista]
• Twenty designers are re-creating Dorothy’s ruby slippers in honor of The Wizard of Oz’s 70th anniversary. They include Oscar de la Renta, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jimmy Choo, Betsey Johnson, and Manolo Blahnik. [NYT]
• A Brooklyn judge told Payless it must include a disclaimer that states its American Eagle by Payless line isn’t affiliated with American Eagle. Sounds fair. [WWD]
• Berlin Fashion Week Starts today! Tomorrow Eastpak will show. On Sunday Vivienne Westwood Anglomania will close. [British Vogue]
• Rachel Bilson stars in the campaign for Edie Rose, the line she designed for DKNY Jeans. [WWD]
• Donatella Versace: “I don’t really understand the purpose of flat shoes. My top tip for any girl would have to be: Never be seen out of the house in anything other than heels.” [WWD]
• A mall will open in the Bronx in 2013. You know, when the economy’s better and people spend money on clothes again. [WWD]
• Hot Topic is launching an MP3 download site called Shockhound. It promises to be like iTunes but better. Random. [Boston Herald]
• Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom probably broke up. Meh, it was too hard to combine their names in a snazzy way anyway (MirO? OrMir? KerBlo?). [British Marie Claire]
• Agyness Deyn will perform with the Five O’Clock Heroes at a club in London this Friday. [NME]
• David Beckham wore some ugly red sunglasses when he left a restaurant the other night. [Sun UK]