- Samuel L. Jackson kicked off London Collections: Men’s with his second One For The Boys charity ball. Featuring a celebrity driven fashion show with models like David Gandy, Stanley Tucci, Alice Cooper and even Luke Wilson, the fete was set to raise funds to spread awareness about men’s cancer. For a performance, Jackson tapped “Electric Heart” songstress, Sia. (Fashionista)
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- In a new video, Target continues with their latest campaign to celebrate all body types. After releasing Ava & Viv, the plus size line, and plus sized options for their Lilly Pulitzer collaboration, this video gives helpful tips on selecting the right swimsuit for any body type. (The Fashion Spot)
- The death knell tolls. If the rumors are correct, The Lucky Group, which owns the newly relaunched LuckyShops.com as well as the quarterly print version, is slated to close some time this month. The reason is said to be a lack of investment money coming through, though that’s not confirmed. The team has already seen the departure of the Chief Creative officer Eva Chen as well as the company’s president. (Daily Front Row)
- If you ever have wondered where your luggage goes if you decided not to claim it, it’s probably in Alabama. A company Called Unclaimed Baggage Center rounds up the baggage from domestic airlines, pilfers through it to decide what they want, dry-cleans and/or launders it, donates what they don’t want to charity, and sells the rest in their 40,000 square foot retail facility. (Quartz)
- Designer Elie Tahari has been served with a $12 million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit for an alleged incident that happened in 2011. According to the suit, fashion consultant Marcy Castelgrande was modeling a skirt for a crowd of about ten coworkers, colleagues and supervisors. Castelgrande says that Tahari attempted to lift the skirt “above her panty line,” and sent her away when she refused. When Castelgrande reported the event to HR, she was reportedly fired within two hours. (NY Daily News)