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Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, and Ohne Titel to Launch Resort Lines This Season; Marchesa Made a Playboy Bunny Outfit

Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, and Ohne Titel are all launching resort lines this coming season. Meanwhile, Bensoni is producing a capsule collection of dresses for Barneys, but they aren’t labeling the line as resort. [WWD]

Marchesa has designed a Playboy Bunny costume to celebrate the launch of a Playboy Club in London. The garment will be auctioned next month, benefiting breast-cancer research. [Vogue UK]

Billy Reid's seven-piece menswear collaboration with J.Crew drops today. [J.Crew]

• More updates and behind-the-scenes photos from fall ad campaigns, which include Raquel Zimmermann for Lanvin and Magdalena Frackowiak for Ralph Lauren. [Fashionologie]

• After rugby star Gareth Thomas came out of the closet, Christian Louboutin sent him a custom-made pair of shoes, and now the pair are firm friends. [London Evening Standard]

• Lauren Bush will probably change her name to Lauren Bush-Lauren when she marries David Lauren this summer. [Harper's Bazaar]

• A “middle-aged, overweight professor with higgledy-piggledy teeth” (his words) who teaches architecture at Cardiff University has had a collection of printed scarves he designed, based upon fossils, bought by high-end British store Liberty after appearing on a new fashion-themed reality TV show The Next Big Thing. [Vogue UK]

• Giovanna Battaglia wore a studded T-shirt with “I Heart New York” written on it to a welcome party at Cipriani Downtown thrown for her by Eddie Borgo. [Fashionologie]

• Lily Aldridge says she’s planning a very traditional wedding. [JustJared]

• Gwen Stefani’s son Kingston also has painted toenails. [JustJared]

• Though no details of Dasha Zhukova’s new project have leaked, the new magazine is now apparently set to debut in June. [Fashionologie]

• Here’s a photo tour of Who What Wear editor Katherine Power’s L.A. apartment. [Refinery29]

• There’s been a resurgence in demand for handcrafted shoes from heritage brands. [NYT]

• It’s now possible to custom design your own Hermès scarf, with seventeen styles and 54 color choices available. [Bazaar Blog]

Caroline Trentini has joined Twitter. [Modelinia]

Photo: Courtesy of Marchesa/Vogue UK