• Helmut Lang co-designers Michael Colovos and Nicole Colovos are releasing their first collection of handbags for the label since they took it over in 2006. The range includes duffels, messengers, clutches, and pouchettes and will be available at Barneys this month. [T Magazine Blogs/NYT]
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is on the cover of British Vogue’s March issue. [Vogue UK]
• J.Crew opened a stand-alone Crewcuts children’s store in Tribeca. [WWD]
• Diane Von Furstenberg is hosting the second annual DVF Awards at the United Nations in March, and she’s inviting the masses to vote for the recipient online. [DVF]
• Rose McGowan and Kate Middleton have the same taste in Issa dresses. McGowan said, “I wore [the label’s] bright green gown to the MOCA and then Kate Middleton wore the blue one to announce her engagement to, you know, the Prince … But I don’t wear funny hats. And she probably doesn’t wear five-inch heels.” [InStyle]
