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Blogger Julia Frakes Stars in Gap’s Ad Campaign, Marion Cotillard Models Christian Dior on a Ferris Wheel
• Fashion blogger Julia Frakes stars in the Gap’s first-ever Chinese ad campaign. [Refinery 29]
• In Christian Dior’s latest ad, Marion Cotillard boards the London Eye Ferris wheel dressed in the label’s cruise collection and carrying a gray handbag. [WWD]
• When a New York Post reporter couldn’t fit into the largest size Barneys carried, she called Simon Doonan to ask if she was too fat to shop at the store. [NYP]
• American Apparel posted some Halloween costume ideas on their website, but Jezebel got a hold of the photos that didn’t make the cut, including Marilyn Monroe, Raggedy Ann, and those creepy twins from The Shining. [Jezebel]
• Gaetano Sallorenzo has been named chief executive officer of Stuart Weitzman, a company that has been without a CEO since 2007. In an effort to raise its fashion profile, the footwear brand also created two new positions: president and chief manufacturing adviser. [WWD]
