Vivienne Westwood

Those rumors that Pamela Anderson would be featured in ads for Vivienne Westwood were correct. Ms. Anderson has reportedly signed a six-figure deal to be the face of the designer's spring 2009 campaign. [Vogue UK] 

Trays of shots replaced birthday cakes at the joint birthday party at Indochine for Julia Restoin Roitfeld and her father Christian Restoin hosted by mother Carine (editor of French Vogue) and brother Vladimir. [WWD] 

Tallulah Harlech, daughter of Karl Lagerfeld's muse Lady Amanda Harlech, has been cast in a short film for Chanel by the designer. Her mother's words of advice? "Don’t pout like Keira Knightley." [WWD]   read more »

Donna Karan will launch an 18-piece maternity line in the spring called The Happy Birth-Day Collection. [WWD]

Sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte collected a prize of 100,000 euros at the Swiss Textile Awards. [Vogue UK]

Luxury goods makers like Chanel, Versace, Christian Louboutin, and Chloe are cutting their prices in the U.S. by 8 to 10 percent. [WSJ]

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Team Sarah Palin has reportedly spent $150,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Barneys since early September to dress and accessorize the vice-presidential candidate for her public appearances. [Vogue UK]

Kate Moss often ducks into Topshop stores in disguise to see how her line for the store is selling. [Vogue UK] 

P. Diddy is buying Enyce from from Liz Claiborne, Inc. for $20 million. [The Cut via WWD]  read more »

Beatrice Inn co-owner Andre Saraiva has come out with a clothing line called Andrewear. [NY Times via The Cut] 

Having grown tired of pegged boyfriend jeans, Katie Holmes is now experimenting with head scarves. [Just Jared] 

Kate Winslet will reportedly play Vivienne Westwood in the upcoming biopic about the designer. [Vogue UK]

Jessica Stam is learning how to fly planes. [WWD]   read more »

Gisele Bundchen is putting several pieces of jewelry—including a colored diamond ring estimated to bring in $15,000 to $20,000, and a diamond pendant necklace estimated to fetch up to $150,000—up for auction at Christie's. The jewelry is believed to be gift from her former boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio. [WWD]

Anna Wintour's Obama fundraiser that also featured Sarah Jessica Parker was disappointing, because 400 guests were packed in like "sardines." But! At least there is a video of Ms. Wintour speaking. [Pierce Mattie Public Relations New York & Los Angeles via The Cut]  

Designer Giles Deacon sent a series of models in Pac Man helmets down the runway for his show yesterday. [Vogue UK]    read more »

Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin will launch her own brand of jeans and attend New York fashion week with Maria Sharapova. [WWD]

Target will open four pop-up stores in New York this week--in Midtown, Union Square, SoHo and the East Village--where shoppers will be able to buy designs by Sigerson Morrison, Jonathan Saunders and Anya Hindmarch weeks before they arrive in stores. [Vogue UK]

Meanwhile, here's a slideshow of Mr. Saunders' collection for Target. [The Cut] 

Isaac Mizrahi's collection for Liz Clairborne has leaked. [WWD] 

Vivienne Westwood has recorded a music album. [Vogue UK] 

Gen Art will make select looks by  JF and Son, one of its labels, available on Yoox.com one day after the garments are sent down the runway in its 14th annual Fresh Faces show. [WWD] 

Who knew socialite Fabiola Beracasa was such a stellar broadcast journalist? In addition to her tireless circuit of charity events, Ms. Beracasa took time out to host a sneak peek at the Met’s “blog.mode: addressing fashion” exhibit, which runs through April 13.

In this clip, Ms. Beracasa has a conversation with Andrew Bolton, curator of the Costume Institute for the past five years. And there are some very compelling featured pieces in the show: Vivienne Westwood’s bubblegum-pink gown, which was fashioned from a single piece of fabric; an interesting item designed by John Galliano for Dior; a “very controversial” item called the Incubus Necklace, which was made from five vials of human semen; and a backless, very revealing dress worn on the runway by model Sophie Dahl.