Naeem Khan Settles Suit With Ex-Creative Director

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Naeem Khan, an Indian-born American fashion designer who has dressed Michelle Obama, Lady Gagga, Eva Longoria, Beyonce and many other starlets, found himself in a dispute with his former creative director, Lionel Geneste.  Geneste worked for Khan from 2003 to 2006 and at Givenchy before that.  The ex-creative director is seeking $200,000 in unpaid commission claiming breach of contract.  Khan claims Geneste was fired because he discovered Geneste committed "identity theft" by using his boyfriend's social security number.  Khan gave Geneste 18 months to clear up the situation before letting him go.  The case may seem pretty cut and dry but not so, there was much dirty laundry to be aired during the trial.

Jason Wu to Launch Beauty Line with Lancôme

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Seems like a lot of fashion designers are taking the leap into beauty. First, Marc Jacobs' beauty launched in Sephora today and now Michelle Obama's go to designer, Jason Wu has announced a beauty collection. Wu's beauty collaboration with Lancôme will be offered exclusively as Nordstrom. the collection will feature 15 prices with 3 eye shadows, dark navy mascara, and many red lipsticks and nail polishes.

Sneak Peek of Phillip Lim for Target!

Phillip Lim for Target

Back in May, when it was announced Phillip Lim would be designing a collection for Target, fashionistas swooned. Now as we get closer to the debut on September 15, 2013, a sneak peek of the collaboration has already been released! Lim's collection is divided into morning, noon and evening outfits for the "everyday man and women". Lim says he grew up shopping at Target as well so this collection is very personal for him.

Macy's & J.C. Penney Trial is Close to an End (Finally!)

The dispute between Macy's and J.C. Penney over Martha Stewart branded home goods is drawing to a close.  Lawyers for both sides gave closing arguments Thursday morning after a three month break.  This means a decision by New York State Supreme Court Judge Oing may be rendered soon, possibly as early as Friday.  The lawsuit started when J.C. Penney entered into a contract with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia ("MSLO") to sell Martha Stewart goods in "store within a store concept" but Macy's claimed to have exclusive rights to sell Martha Stewart home goods and attempted to block JCP from those sales which was only partially successful.

Rihanna Wins Lawsuit Against Topshop in U.K.

Rihanna must be all smiles as she recently won a lawsuit in the U.K. against fashion retailer Topshop.  Rihanna sued Topshop in May over Topshop's use of her image on a tank top which was taken from her "We Found Love" music video.    However, U.K. law doesn't recognize image rights.  In fact, if you legally purchase an image, you can use in any way you want to without royalty payments, unlike in the U.S.  So what makes this case so different?

Former Tiffany Exec Pleads Guilty to $2.1 Million Jewelry Theft

The former executive at Tiffany & Co. plead guilty to stealing $2.1 million in necklaces, bracelets, and earrings made of diamonds, platinum and gold less than a month after being charged.  Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, in her position as vice president of product development, was given permission to "check out jewelry from Tiffany for reasons that included showing items to potential manufacturers for cost production estimates."  However, instead of bringing the jewelry back, Lederhaas-Okun reported them missing or damaged and resold them. She was charged with one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. So how did Tiffany finally find out?

Looking for that It-Bag? Try Sears.com!

Celine Luggage Tote on Sears Marketplace

I recently googled the Celine Luggage Tote, last year's It-Bag that hasn't dropped in popularity at all.  I've been eyeing it forever but just couldn't bring myself to splurge on one.  I googled it just to see where it was still available for purchase while I debated with myself more.  I expected my search to take me to retail websites like Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Net-a-porter, etc. but to my surprise my search returned multiple links to Sears!! - the department store known for appliances and cheesy Kardashian clothes.  I was so confused but clicked on the link anyways which displayed prices lower than the MSRP and were also sponsored listings from Google.  I was intrigued.  Is Sears trying to be like eBay and Amazon? Did Sears secretly get a luxury makeover? or both?