• Singer Robbie Williams is launching a fashion line, called Ferrell. He hasn’t actually designed the clothes, but “is integrally involved and regularly comes to meetings,” according to a spokesperson. [Guardian UK]

• Many U.S. retailers are boycotting cotton produced in Uzbekistan because children are often forced to work as cotton pickers, with a daily quota of 50 pounds of cotton required. [Racked]

• Michelle Obama, Karlie Kloss, and Willow Smith are among the famous names designers, polled by Vogue, picked as their current American fashion icons. [Vogue Daily]

• Though without any exclusive wedding photos, British Vogue has Kate Moss in Miu Miu on the August cover. [Catwalk Queen]

• From Lady Gaga’s latest column in V magazine: "If you were to ask me to remove my Philip Treacy hat at a party, in truth it's the emotional and physical equivalent of requesting I remove my liver." [Page Six/NYP]

• Chloë Sevigny on the fashion industry: “I’m just not as excited by it … I don’t know if it is a reflection of what they are producing, or just my feelings toward it. I bought a pair of Birkenstocks today — let’s be real. I wanted a chunky sandal that was functional. That should tell you where I am at as far as fashion.” In case you forgot what her latest Opening Ceremony collection looks like, see here. [NYT]

• Jason Wu is collaborating with Melissa on two pairs of plastic shoes that’ll debut next spring. [WWD]

• Pippa Middleton covers the August issue of British Tatler. [Us]

• Björk bagged the cover of the 200th issue of Dazed & Confused. [Design Scene]

• Riccardo Tisci has designed the cover for a forthcoming collaboration album between Jay Z and Kanye West. [Styleite]

• Times critic Cathy Horyn would like you to know she is having a lovely time off in the week between menswear and couture shows: “At the moment I’m in a village in Burgundy, staying at La Source des Fées, a vineyard owned by Thierry Nouvel and Philippe Greffet. The place is as lovely as it is laid back, with delicious dinners, and each night brings new guests — Dutch, Swedes, French. It’s the beginning of the European summer.” [On The Runway/NYT]

• Here’s a slideshow preview of the décor in the new Maison Martin Margiela hotel opening today in Paris. [Vogue UK]