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Esprit May Pull Out of North America; More on Natalia Vodianova’s New Film
• WWD reports that the activewear brand Esprit may be looking to pull out of North America again. [WWD]
• Some stills from Natalia Vodianova's forthcoming film, Belle du Seigneur, are out. She has a lead role opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers. [Modelinia]
• Gareth Pugh has designed a new bottle for Absolut Vodka. [Vogue UK]
• MAC & Milk is changing the name of their partnership to Made, Presented by MAC. [WWD]
• Avril Lavigne will be showing her new line, Abbey Dawn, at trade show Style360 in during New York Fashion Week. [FashionCalendar]
• Selena Gomez says she’d love to design a high-end fashion line. [Hollywood Life]
• In other Natalia Vodianova news, she's on the cover of Turkish Vogue’s September issue with her hair dyed blond. [Design Scene]
• Kate Moss has donated some of her old clothes to the vintage clothing site Hardly Ever Worn It. [Fashionista]
• Fashion photographer Corinne Day, who is credited with breaking Kate Moss into fashion at age 14, will have an exhibit at a London gallery next month. [Nowness]
• Mimma Viglezio has been named the new associate publisher of i-D. She was formerly the executive vice president of global communications at Gucci Group. [WWD]
• Here's the list of Tumblr bloggers being sent to NYFW this season. [Fashionista]