The real Celebutante's holiday look book.
Photo: Courtesy of Celebutante

We think we have solved the mystery of Heatherette designer Richie Rich’s purported Celebutante line. Here’s the background: In August Richie told us himself that he would design a line for Hot Topic called Celebutante. A few weeks later Aubrey O’Day told us she would walk in the Celebutante show during Fashion Week and star in its raunchy circus–themed ad campaign. But then during Fashion Week we learned the show had been canceled and the line would not come out this year but sometime next year and would not be called Celebutante. The other day, we received the following letter:

Over the summer there was some reporting on Mr. Glitter himself (Richie Rich) and his venture with Hot Topic to create a line called ‘Celebutante’ GASP! We nearly dropped our mimosas as we poured over the clippings. Lydia… Aubrey… Campaigns… Gotham Hall on the 19th of September ?!?!?!

Well if you were wondering what every happened to the departure of that train or why the sudden lapse of memory on the part of Richie & his cast, we thought we’d inform you of who the REAL Celebutante is… Us… of course We really didn’t mean to put the nail in Richie’s coffin, but we’ve been preparing for our Bday party for over a year now (wink).

Turns out there is a line called Celebutante, designed by Sean John alum Khary Setth. They’ve been working for a year on their first-ever collection for spring 2009, and their name is trademarked. So they took legal action against Richie’s Celebutante label and, Setth tells us, though legal proceedings are ongoing, it looks like his Celebutante line shall prevail and Richie will have to come up with another name. So perhaps a trademark case was the needle that popped Richie’s Celebutante balloon. And isn’t it funny how this line (pictured above) looks like something Richie could have created?

We feel better having solved the case. (We knew that fingerprinting powder would come in handy one of these days.) But we will not rest until we know this: Where the hell are the raunchy circus–images of Aubrey O’Day?

Related: Richie Rich Show Canceled
Aubrey O’Day to Star in Richie Rich’s New Campaign and Runway Show
Richie Rich: Heatherette Is Just Taking a Breather

Photo: Getty Images

We’ve been wondering how Anna Wintour took the news about the cutbacks at Men’s Vogue. UnBeige reports, “One Condé staffer told us that during the meeting to announce the layoffs and scale backs at Men’s Vogue even Anna Wintour choked up.” Aw. [UnBeige/Media Bistro]

Vintage
Photo: Courtesy of the de Young Museum

The 40-year retrospective of the late, great Yves Saint Laurent’s work opens at San Francisco’s de Young Museum tomorrow. It’s the only U.S. stop on the exhibit’s world tour, and YSL’s inner circle has traveled to San Francisco for the occasion. StyleBubble has a video of Saint Laurent’s partner Pierre Bergé’s speech at the press preview. [StyleBubble]

Our ideal 'Fashionality.'
Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty Images

You know why we love Bravo? Because when you tell that network to jump, it asks “How high?” They just announced the development of five fashion- and lifestyle-themed reality shows. These were undoubtedly cooked up to fill the considerable void left by Project Runway, which may end up on Lifetime. The new projects come on top of Fashion House, a fashion designer competition show in which contestants work in teams to create full clothing lines. We think that and the five new shows sound fabulously entertaining. They are:

1. Fashionality - Variety reports this show “will feature New York tastemakers conducting roundtable discussions and interviews on topics centering around pop culture and fashion.” Read: Fashion’s answer to those annoying political pundit shows.

2. Celebrity Sew-Off - This “features well-knowns cutting and hemming their own clothes in a design competition.” Read: Dancing with the Stars but with people doing things we’re actually interested in.

3. Double Exposure - “A docu-style series that follows art and fashion photog Markus Klinko as he shoots his famous subjects.” Read: Fabulous clothes, rock stars, and nipple slips.

4. Polo - This docu series profiles the lives of top polo players. Read: Desperate Hamptons housewives contemplate how to get a piece.

5. The Dubai Projects - This show “showcases the lavish lifestyles found in one of the world’s fastest-growing cities.” Read: Shameless spending runs amok. Plus: the Cavalli Club! We can feel the bass bumpin’ already.

This may screw us out of some free posters, but you know what, Bravo? We officially forgive you for Shear Genius and Top Design.

Bravo sews up projects [Variety]

Emma Maclaren
Photo: Courtesy of DNA Model Management

Newcomer Emma Maclaren screams old-school supermodel. Thick, glossy, flaxen hair? Check. Flawless porcelain skin? Check. Legs for days? Check check check! The Worchester native made her runway debut with the spring 2009 season, walking for everyone from Marc Jacobs to Jil Sander to Givenchy. Photographer Corrine Day recently shot the blue-eyed gal for a Cacharel fragrance campaign. (Remember, Kate Moss got her big break working with Corrine for The Face in the early nineties.) This month, Emma’s featured in British Glamour, and next month, the 17-year-old appears on her first major cover for French L’Officiel.

Model Profile: Emma Maclaren

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