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MObama Wears Talbots on Essence Cover; YSL to Launch ‘New Vintage’ Collection

• Michelle Obama wears Talbots and poses with her mom on the May cover of Essence magazine. [Glam Chic/Glam]

Yves Saint Laurent will launch a “new vintage” capsule collection at Barneys next month made from fabrics “recycled” from its inventories. [WWD]

• Z Zegna is moving its runway show from New York to Milan starting in June to increase the label’s international exposure. [WWD]

• Lord & Taylor dropped Liz Claiborne in 2004 but has picked it up again for spring now that Isaac Mizrahi is designing it. [WWD]

• The Coco Avant Chanel movie premiered in Paris. Woe to those who were not there. [Grazia]

MObama Wears Talbots on Essence Cover; YSL to Launch ‘New Vintage’ Collection