Gisele Is Almost Too Pregnant to Fly Helicopters; JCPenney Sued Over Ads
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• Gisele Bündchen passed the written exam for her pilot's license, and she's going for the practical exam (where she flies a helicopter in the air) next week. She practices flying three times a week while due to give birth to her first child next month with husband Tom Brady. "She's almost to a point where she's too big to be flying," says the owner of the helicopter company where she's taking her lessons. [People]
• New York & Co. is suing JCPenney over copy on its ad campaigns. Penney's "NYC Style" is allegedly too similar to New York & Co.'s "NY Style." [WWD]
• Missoni is restructuring; as a result, general manager Massimo Gasparini was let go and his position will not be filled. [WWD]
• Halle Berry's boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, is the new face of Louis Vuitton. [Just Jared]
• Roberto Cavalli to Wallpaper: “All over the world people don’t treat me like a fashion designer; they treat me like a rock star … I can’t walk down 5th Avenue without being treated like a rock star. In fact, maybe it’s more … Many times I’ve walked down 5th Avenue with rock stars and nobody pays attention to them. It’s very strange.” [FWD]
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