Britney Spears lingerie line to launch Sept. 9
Britney Spears is designing a line of lingerie and sleepwear called the Intimate Britney Spears in conjunction with Change Lingerie. The official launch is to take place with an event in New York on Sept. 9, the company announced Monday. The line has a website where it will be for sale. Spears -- who teased the collection on Instagram a few weeks ago -- says her objective was to create intimate apparel that’s “sexy, luxurious and comfortable.”
In other style and fashion news:
Forbes released its list of the world’s highest-paid models on Monday and Gisele Bundchen leads the pack -- by millions of dollars. According to Forbes, she made $47 million in the last 12 months, followed by Doutzen Kroes and Adriana Lima, at $8 million each, and Kate Moss and Kate Upton, at $7 million each. [Forbes]
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology plans to open a Lauren Bacall fashion exhibit next spring. [Associated Press via Hollywood Reporter]
The Vivienne Westwood hat Pharrell Williams wore to this year’s Grammys is to go on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. [Washington Post]
The company that owns shoe label Stuart Weitzman is exploring a possible sale of the brand. [WWD]
Remember when Viola Davis decided to go wigless and show off her natural, short hair at the Oscars in 2012? Not so “Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox. For the Emmys, she’s having a custom wig hand-sewn, with multiple shades of hair and layers, she tells People. [People]
Simon Collins is stepping down after six years as dean of the School of Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design. [New York Times]
