• Sonia Rykiel named Geraldo da Conceicao, a senior designer who previously worked at Miu Miu and Yves Saint Laurent, as its new artistic director. Because of the change in leadership, the brand canceled its Paris runway show, opting for private showings instead. [WWD]
• Gilt Groupe closed down its full-priced menswear site, Park & Bond, and announced that they’re expecting to turn a profit for the first time next year. An IPO is also in the cards for 2013. [Reuters]
• Nicole Richie covers DuJour’s October issue. [JustJared]
• The new editor-in-chief at Brides magazine, Keija Minor, is the first black person to hold that title at a Condé Nast publication. She replaces Anne Fulenwider, who took Joanna Coles’s spot at Marie Claire. [WWD]
• IMG Models relaunched its men’s division and will rep male models for the first time in five years. [WWD]
• Victoria Beckham was the most tweeted about show during New York Fashion Week. [Elle UK]
• Alber Elbaz will present Glenda Bailey with the Legion of Honor award on October 3. [WWD]
• Three masked men stole $810,000 worth of watches from London department store Selfridges while the store was still open on Wednesday night. [WWD]
• Halston’s new president moved part of its operations to Los Angeles in hopes of (once again) revamping the brand. [LAT]
