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Retailers Keep an Eye on Price; Michael Jackson’s Clothes Up for Auction

Alexander Wang’s price point for his fall 2009 collection has earned the love of Bergdorf women’s director, Linda Fargo. Most items retail for under $1,000, with many hovering around $400. [Heard on the Runway/WSJ]

• Sales in the wedding-jewelry industry stay relatively constant through times of economic turmoil, because consumers realize diamonds are, in fact, forever. [WWD]

• The contents of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch are up for auction. Items of apparel include a fedora he wore in the “Billy Jean” video, a spandex glove covered in orange Swarovski crystals, and pants as heavy as chain mail, so studded are they with diamante. [Guardian UK]

Coco Rocha is covering Fashion Week for E! She blogs, “the pressure for that one interview with the celeb of the moment is quite intense, but don’t get me wrong, I lived for it.” [Oh So Coco]

• Ha, Kanye West posed for the Sartorialist with his monogramoflauge Louis Vuitton man-bag when he went to the Preen show yesterday. [Style.com]

Retailers Keep an Eye on Price; Michael Jackson’s Clothes Up for Auction