‘Rebel noble’ Duchess of Alba dies
Spain’s Duchess of Alba, known as the “rebel noble,” has died at age 88. The wealthiest woman in Spain, she was also a bohemian, famous for her eccentric style and for flouting convention in numerous ways. (Her second husband was a defrocked priest; her third, a decades-younger civil servant.) She hosted Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn on visits to Spain, and in 1959 turned her palace in Madrid over to Yves Saint Laurent for a Dior runway show. She died Thursday after a bout with pneumonia. [Los Angeles Times]
We’ve heard frustrated shoppers and friends say it, and now so does the Wall Street Journal: Forever 21’s gigantic stores may be too big. [WSJ]
Opening Ceremony collaborated with tech accessory company Mophie on a varsity jacket with a built-in cellphone charger. The jacket ($465) was made in a limited edition of 100. [The Cut]
Burberry chief Christopher Bailey dropped by Los Angeles to pick up the label’s new Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award and to open a new store. [Los Angeles Times]
Matthieu Blazy, former couture designer for Maison Martin Margiela, has joined Celine, WWD reports. [WWD]
Actress Danica McKellar, best known for “The Wonder Years” and last season’s “Dancing With the Stars,” wore a mermaid gown by Alfred Angelo to marry attorney Scott Sveslosky in Kauai over the weekend. [People]
Famous sons Dylan Brosnan (son of Pierce) and Jack Kilmer (son of Val) are starring in some Saint Laurent ad campaigns. [People]
Nasty Gal opens its first brick-and-mortar store on Friday on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, and company founder Sophia Amoruso is expected to be on hand to greet customers from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. [WWD]
Meanwhile, e-tailer Zappos has opened its first brick-and-mortar outpost, in Las Vegas. [WWD]
