Clippings: The Jersey Shore Girls Get a Makeover Edition

- As promised, Harper's Bazaar made ladies out of Jersey Shore girls Snooki, JWoww, and Sammi -- and Tinsley Mortimer and Lizzie Post even got in on the action. Frankly, they even look pretty when done up right. Oh, and the rumors are true: Snooki is launching her version of Bumpits, cleverly called Snookits. [Harper's Bazaar]

- Since Stefano Tonchi took the mantle at W, he's switched up staff, said the mag will be less "fashion-obsessed," and now, there are rumors he's snagged Lynn Hirschberg. It's been confirmed that Hirschberg has resigned from T, so the rumor mill is currently churning over whether or not she's been poached by her former coworker. [WWD]

- The Kardashian sisters have chosen to promote their new store in Miami (Dash) with an utterly inventive, of-the-moment strategy: pose nude. [Us Magazine]

- While it wouldn't have necessarily been the first shopping destination we'd be worried about, it turns out malls in Western states are doing quite poorly in the face of the recession. [WWD]

- When a lead designer doesn't show at a major event put on by the house he works for, tongues wag. Such is the case in Stefano Pilati of YSL's noteworthy absence from the Metropolitan Opera Gala (YSL's biggest yearly event in the States). Rumors are now circulating that he's fallen out of favor at the fashion house, though of course, the brand's spokesperson has denied any friction. [The Fix]

- All those Fashion for Haiti T-shirts have really paid off: Diane von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, and Andrew Rosen handed over a $1 million check to former president Bill Clinton on Tuesday night. [WWD]

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