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Burberry and Louis Vuitton Win $2.5 Million in Counterfeit Suit; Emma Watson Can’t Stand L.A.
• Three Canadian companies have been ordered to pay a total of $2.5 million to Louis Vuitton and Burberry after being charged with trademark infringement for selling knockoff versions of the labels’ handbags. [WWD]
• Emma Watson is on the cover of the August issue of British Harper’s Bazaar and tells the magazine: “LA scares the crap out of me I feel if I have to work out four hours a day, and count the calories of everything I put in my mouth, and have Botox at 22, and obsess about how I look the whole time, I will go mad, I will absolutely lose it.” [ONTD]
• Anthony Vaccarello on winning this year’s prestigious ANDAM award for fashion design, which comes with a $290,000 cash prize: “I was totally shocked to win I didn’t expect it because all the other contenders had better texts and speeches to explain what they wanted to do. But I think people liked the three dresses I presented for the next collection.” [Elle UK]
• Toronto-based financial consultant and accountant David Danziger has been named to the board of directors of American Apparel. Two seats on the board remain open. [WWD]
• Karl Lagerfeld photographed Daphne Guinness for the new issue of V magazine. Birds eat seeds, etc. [WWD]
• Willow Smith saw the McQueen exhibit at the Met and says it gave her lots of ideas for new clothes. Oh dear. [Fashin]
• Beyoncé made a surprise appearance at a dance party in a Target store in Harlem and hugged a lot of people. [ONTD]
• Heidi Klum tripped over her heels at a party on Wednesday night and spilled a glass of water on the guy who caught her. A source says, “He then took his soaked shirt off, showing off his muscles, to her delight." Well played, Heidi. [Page Six/NYP]
• Tickets to join a spinning class for charity with Victoria’s Secret models start at $1,000. Surely this is what everyone wants to see in the gym when they're working out: sweaty lingerie models. [Modelinia]
• See pictures of British model Lily Cole at her graduation ceremony from Cambridge University. [Daily Mail UK]