• The Jewelry Information Center’s tenth annual GEM Awards honored Daphne Guinness and Vogue editor Candy Pratts Price for Jewelry Style and Journalistic Excellence, respectively. Meanwhile, the event’s host, Padma Lakshmi, said her jewelry line will be back for fall 2012. [WWD]
• An editorial from the new British Vogue, showcasing spring 2012 collections, includes a shot of model Vika Falileeva pairing a sparkly Chanel mini dress with a serious-looking white cat. Always the perfect accessory! [Models.com]
• Taylor Tomasi Hill showed second mini-collection for Lane Crawford in Hong Kong over the weekend. Here’s a look at some of the pieces. [Fashionologie]
• Executives at Macy’s and the National Retail Federation sent President Obama a letter asking him to address certain policies that could help retailers expand and hire more people in his next State of the Union address. [WWD]
• A provocative editorial for Plus Model Magazine features a naked plus-size model surrounded by facts like, “Most runway models meet the body mass index physical criteria for anorexia.” [Fashionista]
• Asking rents for retail spaces are rising in major shopping areas. Lower Fifth Avenue, from 42nd Street to 49th Street, has risen 50.2 percent in the last quarter to $865 per square foot, and prices are up in Times Square and on Madison Avenue as well. But upper Fifth Avenue (49th to 60th Streets) still has the highest rent in the city, at $2,338 per square foot. [WWD]
• Vera Wang bought a sleek new home in L.A. [Harper’s Bazaar]
• Vera was also spotted out for dinner at Primola over the weekend, wearing a black aviator cap with furry ear flaps, which she kept on for the duration of her meal. [Page Six/NYP]
• Christian Louboutin will design four new tableaux for a show at the famous Paris cabaret Crazy Horse, which will be on display from March 5 to May 31. [WWD]
• Nordstrom is adjusting its loyalty program to make rewards easier to come by in an effort to bring in a broader range of luxury-goods customers. [WSJ]
• Alexa Chung models Vero Moda’s pre-spring collection — the shoot, of course, took place in Williamsburg. [Grazia]
• Valentino signed a deal with Italian e-tailer Yoox Group for a project called “Reserve From the Runway.” A selection of apparel and accessories from the fall men’s collection (which shows today) will be made exclusively available on the Yoox virtual multibrand store Thecorner.com starting on Thursday. [Tags: