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Brian Atwood Is Engaged; Naomi Campbell May or May Not Be Engaged

• Shoe designer Brian Atwood just got engaged! [Brian_Atwood/Twitter]

• Naomi Campbell and her Russian oligarch boyfriend set off $82,000 worth of fireworks while on holiday in Crete, which is apparently a sign that they’re engaged, too. [Modelinia]

Vogue would like to see Karl Lagerfeld try his hand at designing sweatpants, even though he once said, “Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life, so you bought some sweatpants.” [Vogue Daily]

• Hearst is folding two of its British titles — Cosmopolitan Bride and She magazines. [WWD]

• On the cover of the new issue of i-D, Lindsey Wixson is squashing an ice cream cone onto her eye. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

• Apparently Kim Kardashian wants to copy the design of Wills and Kate’s royal wedding cake for her own nuptials. [Us Weekly]

Brian Atwood Is Engaged; Naomi Campbell May or May Not Be Engaged