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Kelly Bensimon Designed a Shoe Line; Monique Lhuillier Is Making Tableware

Kelly Bensimon and her new shoe line.
Kelly Bensimon and her new shoe line.

• Former Real Housewives of New York star Kelly Killoren Bensimon has designed a line of shoes. [E!]

• Karl Lagerfeld isn’t the only one to get into glassware: Monique Lhuillier has designed a collection of tableware and crystal pieces in partnership with Waterford. Pieces will be available in January. [WWD]

• Terry Richardson blogged new photos he’s taken of Beyoncé. [Terry’s Diary]

• For her new styling gig on The X Factor — where she’ll be outfitting the finalists week to week — June Ambrose is taking her family with her to L.A. for three months. She’s also currently filming a VH1 series, Styled by June, in which “she tries to rehabilitate the careers of celebrities who have lost their swagger.” [NYT]

• Here’s a slideshow of sketches Christian Lacroix produced as part of the design process for ballet costumes he’s created for a new show at the Paris Opera Ballet. [Elle]

• Here’s a photo of Andrew Mukamal, in his pre-Goth days, at the beach. He’s wearing a jaunty pink baseball cap. [Refinery29]

Kelly Bensimon Designed a Shoe Line; Monique Lhuillier Is Making Tableware