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Carine Roitfeld and Alber Elbaz Choose Hakaan for ANDAM Prize; Lara Stone Obsessed With Cupcakes

• Turkish designer Hakaan Yildirim beat Mark Fast, ex–Nina Ricci designer Calla Haynes, and ex-Balenciaga designer Bouchra Jarrar, among others, to win this year’s €220,000 ANDAM prize. The judging panel this year included Carine Roitfeld, LVMH’s Delphine Arnault, Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz, Musée de la Mode curator Pamela Golbin, Colette’s Sarah Lerfel, Dazed & Confused’s Jefferson Hack, and Opening Ceremony’s Humberto Leon. [Style File/Style.com]

• The co-founder of Swatch Group, Nicolas Hayek, died of heart failure yesterday at the age of 82. [WWD]

• Yves Saint Lauren’ts partner Pierre Bergé’s bid to save Le Monde has been approved. [WWD]

• Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Armani are among the designers collaborating on Snow White and the Seven Designers, running in London in October. [Evening Standard UK]

Lara Stone on her current obsession: “Cupcakes. I love the ones from Primrose, a little bakery near my house in London.” [NYT]

Karl Lagerfeld shot Dior Homme’s fall campaign, starring model Oleg Antosik. [Design Scene]

• The collection Britney Spears designed for Candie’s will be available at Kohl’s July 1. “I got to approve every single piece in the line,” Spears said. [WWD]

• By the end of February, Macy’s will sell Destination Maternity Corp.’s clothing in more than 615 stores. Destination Maternity will also make a line of maternity exercisewear with Reebok to sell at Motherhood Maternity and A Pea in the Pod stores this September. [WWD]

• Jon Hamm on accessorizing: “I’m not a big jewelry guy. The only thing I’ve ever really worn is a watch … Keith Richards looks good with tons of necklaces, a skull ring, and earrings. But I’m not Keith Richards.” [Style File/Style.com]

• Kelly Cutrone posted a video of her adorable morkie puppy. [Racked]

Carine Roitfeld and Alber Elbaz Choose Hakaan for ANDAM Prize; Lara Stone Obsessed With Cupcakes