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LVMH to Sell DKNY?; Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to Launch Diffusion Line

• Insiders say LVMH is quietly shopping DKNY. [Fashionista]

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is casting models (ages 16 to 25) to model his new diffusion line JC/DC on September 18 during London Fashion Week . [Elle UK]

• During the filming of the PSA for Fashion’s Night Out, “Anna [Wintour] showed up and she was cheering loudly, yelling louder than anyone else,” says the ad’s creative director. Carolina Herrera, Zac Posen, Chanel Iman, Alexander Wang, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler, Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Ashley Olsen, Donna Karan, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Isaac Mizrahi also appear in the spot. [WWD]

• Brazilian Vogue misspelled photographer Guy Bourdin’s name on the cover of this month’s issue. [Made in Brazil]

• Everyone’s talking about the picture of 20-year-old plus-size model Lizzi Miller in Glamour posing in only a thong. She’s a size 12, which makes her that rare thing in fashion magazines: the average American woman. [BlackBook]

Elle creative director Joe Zee dined with The September Issue documentarian R.J. Cutler recently. Cue rumors about Elle doing its own version of The September Issue! [FWD]

LVMH to Sell DKNY?; Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to Launch Diffusion Line