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Bulgari Profitable Again; Donna Karan’s Fabulous Vacation Home

• Bulgari reported profits of about $10 million for the third quarter, after two quarters of straight losses. [WWD]

• Malia and Sasha Obama wore Parisian brand Dino e Lucia in the official White House family portrait. The label is sold in Barneys New York. [WWD]

Donna Karan allowed Architectural Digest to photograph her amazing villa in Turks and Caicos. If you click, prepare to be bitter. [Sassybella]

• Giulia Masla resigned as Gucci’s director of worldwide public relations and events after eighteen years with the company. [WWD]

• Sarah Brown, the wife of British prime minister Gordon Brown, wore a dress exposing a lot of cleavage this week, which some think was indecent. [HuffPo]

• Refinery 29 named the ten hardest-working designers in fashion. They include Alexander Wang, Diane Von Furstenberg, Miuccia Prada, and Samantha Pleet. [Refinery 29]

Bulgari Profitable Again; Donna Karan’s Fabulous Vacation Home