Designer Ottavio Missoni is laid to rest in Italy
Ottavio Missoni, who died last week at age 92, was laid to rest on Monday after a funeral service in Gallarate, Italy. “Fashion passes but style remains. We are here to take lessons in style from a man of style,” said the minister Don Giulio Della Vite. [WWD]
Rihanna’s second apparel collection for British retailer River Island is imminent and the singer gives a preview in a video in which she explains why she wanted to design clothes: “I just wanted stuff that I wanted to wear because at the end of the day that’s what got me into designing — seeing things on the rack that were great, but that could have been a little more me .... Maybe they could have been a little longer or shorter, or have a little more sex appeal or a little less. I wanted to make clothes for fat days; stuff that I want to wear. I was being selfish.” [Cut]
Shenae Grimes of “90210” wore a black Vera Wang wedding gown to marry British model Josh Beech on Friday at a Tudor manor outside London. [Us Weekly]
Dennis Rodman showed up at the Brea Mall on Saturday, suprising Kylie and Kendall Jenner, who were making an apperance to launch their latest collection for PacSun. [Los Angeles Times]
Kenneth Battelle, often called the first celebrity hairdresser, died Sunday at age 86 in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. He rose to fame in the mid-20th century, creating coifs for clients who included Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Brooke Astor, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball and Lucille Ball. [New York Times]
CK Calvin Klein is getting a new name: Calvin Klein, on a platinum label. The change will start rolling out this fall with watches. [WWD]
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