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PBS Forced to Drop Downton Jewelry; Trinket’s Hunger Games Couture

Bianca Balti.
Bianca Balti.

• The British production company behind the hit TV series Downton Abbey made PBS remove all direct or named references to the show and its characters from a line of jewelry being sold online because of copyright infringement. [Daily Mail UK]

• The very pretty-looking Hunger Games Tumblr “Capital Couture” confirms Effie Trinket will wear looks by Alexander McQueen (among other designers) in the movie. [Fashionista]

• Bianca Balti covers the new issue of Japanese Vogue in a rainbow’s worth of sparkly crystals. [Design Scene]

• Images of the forthcoming Doo.Ri for Macy’s line have been released; the collection drops February 15. [HuffPo]

Milly’s new shoe designs in collaboration with Sperry Top-Sider dropped yesterday. [SheFinds]

• Anne Hathaway presented Rachel Zoe with an award honoring the stylist’s work helping homeless LGBT youth in Los Angeles. [JustJared]

• For the fifth year in a row, American Express is donating $250,000 from the proceeds of the sale of its skybox packages during New York Fashion Week to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. [WWD]

• Mobile commerce spending on smartphones is expected to reach $10 billion this year. [WWD]

• Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of Terry Richardson shooting Kate Moss for the Mango campaign. [Styleite]

PBS Forced to Drop Downton Jewelry; Trinket’s Hunger Games Couture