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Alice + Olivia Teams Up With Erickson Beamon; Victoria Beckham’s Birkin Collection Is Worth a Pretty Penny

Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet is working on a jewelry collaboration with Erickson Beamon, to launch in November. [BlackBook]

Yohji Yamamoto teamed up with Mandarina Duck to create a collection of bags that will be on sale at a three-month pop-up shop located at 98 Greene St. [Refinery29]

• In case you’re dying to know what kind of office chairs Anna Wintour furnishes Vogue HQ with, they are the classic “Chaise A,” which Xavier Pauchard designed for Tolix in 1934. You can purchase this staple for $250 at Design within Reach. [UnBeige]

• Vintage Hermès accessories hit the auction block in Paris tomorrow. A raspberry crocodile Birkin bag is estimated to fetch $18,900. [WWD]

• Victoria Beckham owns about 100 Hermès Birkin bags, which means her collection is worth over $2 million. [NYP]

• Bill Clinton attended the Life Ball in Vienna this past weekend, where he was reportedly “quite the hit” with the models there. (See a slideshow of the clothes at the Life Ball here.) [NYP]

Alice + Olivia Teams Up With Erickson Beamon; Victoria Beckham’s Birkin Collection Is Worth a Pretty Penny