• Catherine Walker, who designed more than 1,000 outfits for Princess Diana, including the black dress she was buried in, died this weekend at the age of 65 after a long battle with breast cancer. [Catwalk Queen]
• Claudia Schiffer is launching her own fashion line with “an event” next month; the collection will hit stores for winter 2011. [WWD]
• The show for C’N’C Costume National was expected to draw huge crowds of Milanese when it was held outside the city’s cathedral on Friday, but torrential rains kept most locals away and got the models wet. [WWD]
• Suzy Menkes was not a big fan of the hip-hop inspiration for Missoni’s new collection: “[It] ought to have been a brilliant moment for a house built on its heritage of color and pattern. But instead, Japanese hats, giant renditions of the house’s zigzag patterns and random lettering on vast garments just looked weird.” [NYT]
• January Jones reportedly held up Versace’s spring runway show by an hour. [Fashionista]
• Calvin Klein is planning to turn its ck one fragrance into a lower-priced lifestyle brand, complete with jeans, underwear, and swimwear. [Vogue UK]
• Lady Gaga visited a nursing home wearing leggings and a jacket — along with her bustier. [Fashion Indie]
• Lady Gaga signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Armani after she blew everyone away with her stupendous Armani Privé Grammy ensembles. [WSJ]
• In response to Tim Gunn’s comment about this season’s “crack-smoking” Project Runway judges, Nina Garcia noted that Tim may feel that way because of his close workroom relationships with the contestants, which she doesn’t have. “We are judging them for their work,” she said. “I don’t know if John Galliano had a nervous breakdown [before a show] or didn’t. I’m just an editor.” [StyleList]
• L.A.-based jewelry designer Chris Aire, who owns jewelry and watch company Solid 21, is suing seventeen watch brands, including Rolex, Louis Vuitton, and Omega, for infringing on their trademark for Red Gold, which Solid 21 registered in 2003. Aire accused defendants of using his trademark to manufacture and market Red Gold jewelry, which refers to gold with a reddish hue. [WWD]
