MADONNA FEATURED IN NEW DOLCE & GABBANA SPRING/SUMMER 2010 CAMPAIGN

IN THIS WEEK'S ITALIAN EDITION OF VANITY FAIR IS THE EXCLUSIVE WORLDWIDE PREVIEW OF THE NEW DOLCE & GABBANA SPRING/SUMMER 2010 CAMPAIGN FEATURING THE ICONIC POP STAR MADONNA. THE STUNNING NEW PHOTO EDITORIAL IS INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC ITALIAN NEO-REALISM CINEMA, AND SHOW A VERY DOMESTICATED MADONNA WASHING DISHES AND PREPARING FOOD AT A DINING TABLE. DESIGNERS DOMENICO DOLCE AND STEFANO GABBANA SAID; 'TO HAVE MADONNA IN OUR CAMPAIGN IS A DREAM COME TRUE.'

MOSCHINO HOLIDAY 2009: SANTA IN THERAPY

MOSCHINO ALWAYS TRIES TO FIND HUMOR IN ALMOST EVERYTHING AND THEIR NEW HOLIDAY WINDOW AT MOSCHINO'S WEST 14th STREET BOUTIQUE, NEW YORK, IS STUNNING PROOF THAT EVEN OUR BELOVED SANTA IS NOT SACRED TO THE DESIGN HOUSE'S WITTINESS. SANTA IS LYING DOWN IN A PSYCHIATRIST'S COUCH, POURING HIS HEART OUT TO HIS MOSCHINO CLAD THERAPIST WHO IS INTENTLY LISTENING HOLIDAY STRESSES. PERHAPS THE PROBLEM IS THE LITTLE DOG TEARING UP A LIST WHICH READS 'BIKE PONY BLUE BICYCLE PONIES TRICYCLE' TYPED OVER AND OVER -- IF ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE WORLD WANT BICYCLES AND PONIES, THEN THAT'S PUTTING A LOT ON THE SHOULDERS OF HIS ELVES. CHANCES ARE WE WILL NEVER TRULY KNOW WHAT IS TROUBLING SANTA, BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE, THE WINDOW WILL CATCH PASSERBY OFF-GUARD. . .

GUCCI AND CHRISTIE'S UNITE TO FIGHT COUNTERFEITERS

THE LUXURY ITALIAN FASHION DESIGN HOUSE GUCCI HAS DECLARED WAR ON COUNTERFEITERS, RELEASING NEWS THAT IT PLANS TO COLLABORATE WITH RENOWNED AUCTION HOUSE CHRISTIE'S TO SLOW THE TRADE IN FAKE GUCCI PRODUCTS WITH A SPECIAL RESALE SERVICE ADMINISTERED BY THE AUCTION HOUSE. THE NEW SERVICE WILL ALLOW POTENTIAL SELLERS TO SUBMIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF VINTAGE GUCCI PRODUCTS TO CHRISTIE'S, WHOSE SPECIALISTS WILL VALUE THE GOODS AND PLACE THEM FOR SALE ON A SECTION OF THEIR WEB SITE. THE PARTNERS SAY THAT UNLIKE ONLINE AUCTIONEER EBAY, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO VOUCH FOR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE GOODS OFFERED ON THE SITE. 'I FEEL IT IS A NOBLE, APPROPRIATE, AND MODERN WAY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ORIGINAL GUCCI VINTAGE PRODUCTS TO A RELEVANT, AND WELL-TARGETED AUDIENCE', PATRIZIO DI MARCO, GUCCI'S CEO STATED. CHRISTIE'S AND GUCCI ARE BOTH OWNED BY THE PPR LUXURY GROUP, MAKING THE TWO NATURAL ALLIES. THE INITIATIVE IS PART OF A BROADER EFFORT BY GUCCI TO CELEBRATE ITS FASHIONABLE HERITAGE IN THE RUN-UP TO THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING, WHICH IT WILL CELEBRATE IN 2011. NEXT YEAR, THE COMPANY PLANS TO OPEN A MUSEUM DEVOTED TO ITS RICH AND COLOURFUL HISTORY IN FLORENCE.