- Meet Axelle Despiegelaere, the Belgian soccer fan who scored a L’Oréal contract after a photo of her went viral. [IBT]
- People are starting to spend more wisely on clothing by purchasing fewer, more expensive quality items. Take that, fast fashion! [Fashionista]
- How’s this for vanity sizing? J.Crew is introducing size 000, for human beings who don’t exist. [Time]
- Alicia Keys made a photo diary while shooting Givenchy‘s Dahlia Divin campaign. [Elle]
- Following in the steps of Net-a-Sporter, Yoox is launching an activewear collection this September. [WWD]
- When free publicity goes wrong: these bloggers are superfans of retailers like Ikea, Anthropologie and Lululemon, but their favorite stores aren’t working with them — or trying to shut them down. [Racked]
- All Kelly Cutrone‘s fashion editor friends are broke because they keep buying expensive shoes. [The Huffington Post]
- American Apparel has finally come to an agreement with Standard General. [WWD]
- Eva Mendes is pregnant, and is reportedly hiding out with her baby daddy Ryan Gosling. [Zimbio]
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