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Beyonce’s Dereon Shoe Line to Debut in Dubai; Tommy Hilfiger to Launch TV Ads Starring ‘the Hilfigers’

• Beyonce’s Dereon footwear line is debuting in Dubai this holiday season. [WWD]

• Richie Rich got people to bid on tickets to his Heatherette show at an auction benefitting the Child Abuse Prevention Program by grabbing the auctioneer’s microphone and yelling, “Bitches, you better bid!” [Page Six/NYP]

Tommy Hilfiger is launching a holiday TV campaign called “Feast Interruptus” featuring the fictional family “the Hilfigers,” who made their debut in the designer’s fall 2010 global ad campaign. [WWD]

• Nina Garcia and her husband have put their E. 66th Street apartment up for sale, and their asking price is $8.5 million. [Racked]

• Nine vintage angel wings will be exhibited outside of the Victoria’s Secret Soho store from November 19 to 30. [WWD]

• Google is reportedly launching an e-commerce site with “major designers.” [Fashionologie]

• Bulgari more than doubled its net profits, thanks to jewelry sales and a slightly improved economy. [WWD]

• The Gap asked style blogger Susie Bubble and Foursquare founders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai to star in their holiday ads. [Racked]

Jason Wu shared his guide to Taipei with the New York Times. [T Magazine/NYT]

Beyonce’s Dereon Shoe Line to Debut in Dubai; Tommy Hilfiger to Launch TV Ads Starring ‘the Hilfigers’