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See Gisele and Lauren Hutton’s New Covers; Alexander McQueen Designed Rugs

Gisele and Lauren Hutton are also among the model pool to appear on covers of Love’s fourth issue. [Daily Front Row]

Alexander McQueen collaborated on a six-piece rug and pillow collection for the Rug Company shortly before he died. The hand-knotted designs were inspired by his collections. [W]

• Julia Restoin Roitfeld doesn’t like pants. “I never had a trousers body. I don’t have any trousers. Well, I have two pairs of jeans, and one pair of leather pants. I do wear shorts, denim shorts. But I never really follow trends, so I don’t really feel affected. So I just stay true to myself.” [Grazia UK]

Stella Tennant retired from modeling in 1998, except she didn’t actually retire. David Sims shot her for the September issue of V. [StyleList]

• Lauren Conrad is still designing for Kohl’s, and her latest collection has lots of jeggings and jersey. [StyleWatch/People]

• Tim Gunn on Michelle Obama: “I don’t have the adequate words to tell people how fabulous I think she is. I love that she understands how to dress for her size and shape.” [StyleWatch/People]

Reed Krakoff’s president, Graziano de Boni, is leaving the company to pursue other projects. [WWD]

See Gisele and Lauren Hutton’s New Covers; Alexander McQueen Designed Rugs