loose threads

Charlotte Casiraghi Channels Grace Kelly for Gucci; See Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hugo Boss Ad

Forever. Now.
Forever. Now. Photo: Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin/Gucci

• Here’s the latest installment of Gucci’s Forever Now campaign featuring Charlotte Casiraghi, in which she sort of channels her late grandmother Grace Kelly, who wore button-downs, cuffed jeans, and loafers. Anyway, Charlotte’s horses must be so excited! [Telegraph UK]

• And this is Gwyneth Paltrow’s ad for Hugo Boss Nuit Perfume. [Catwalk Queen]

• According to WWD, 67 fashion executives of publicly traded brands and retailers “logged compensation of more than $5 million last year.” And six were women. [WWD]

• A Georgia teen received free plastic surgery from a charity called Little Baby Face Foundation to avoid being bullied. [HuffPo]

• Camila Alves was secretly with child while shooting her new I.N.C. International Concepts campaign: “I found out I was pregnant a week before the shoot. The I.N.C. people knew, but the crew, everyone else didn’t and, you know, I was getting sick … ” [Fashionista]

• Shoe Mania decided to closed its three remaining stores without telling the bank that loaned the company $2 million. [Racked]

• Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford is staffing up ahead of a major expansion. [WWD]

• Jason Wu really likes cats. [Fashionista]

• Jon Bruce, former model turned agent, is being sued in London’s High Court by Premier Model Management for “poaching” new talent. [Telegraph UK]

Christopher Shannon, Michael van der Ham, and Jonathan Saunders dressed some of the performers for the Olympics’ opening ceremony. [WWD]

• Beverly Johnson and Frederick’s of Hollywood are teaming up on a line of beauty, body, and hair-care products. It will be available on fredericks.com come Wednesday. [WWD]

• Sofia Vergara covers Allure’s September issue. [Design Scene]

Casiraghi for Gucci; Gwyneth’s Hugo Boss Ad