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Vogue’s Tribute Editorial to Alexander McQueen; Jane Birkin’s Birkin Sold for $160,000
• Here are some of the images from the Alexander McQueen tribute editorial that Steven Meisel shot for this month’s Vogue, which runs alongside an interview with Sarah Burton. [Vogue.com]
• Oleg Cassini and Ralph Rucci will be added to the Fashion Walk of Fame on Manhattan’s Seventh Avenue this summer. [NYDN]
• Jane Birkin’s Hermès Birkin bag sold at a charity auction for over $160,000. The money goes to relief efforts in Japan, which makes such an otherwise obscene dollar amount okay. [InStyle]
• Joan Burstein, who is often credited with having "discovered" Galliano when she bought his entire collection for Browns in 1985, has some advice for what he should do next. Mainly, "go back to the basics." [Vogue UK]
• Jewelry designer Young&ng made some $1,495 Swarovski crystal-encrusted yarmulkes, just in time for Passover. [Refinery29]
• Here’s a preview of some of the pieces from Pamela Love’s collection of jewelry for Topshop. [Fashionologie]
• Maryna Linchuk and Catherine McNeil have both moved to Ford Models. [Modelinia]
• Tory Burch and Liya Kebede have curated a bunch of auctions on eBay for the “Be Her Hero” charity. [SheFinds]
• Supermodel Petra Nemcova was eliminated from Dancing With the Stars last night. [HuffPo]
• A lady in Wisconsin spent six years folding thousands of Starburst candy wrappers into a woven textile that became the base fabric for her daughter’s prom dress. [StyleList]
• Only in England: A man in Birmingham dressed up like a mannequin and posed outside a women’s bathroom in a mall so that he could take photos of unsuspecting women’s feet. [Racked]