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Ralph Lauren’s Nephew Launches New Label; Nicole Richie Covers Lucky

Ralph Lauren’s nephew, Greg Lauren, is launching a luxury men’s and womenswear collection this spring, and the line has already been picked up by Barneys. [Vogue UK]

• Nicole Richie, who appears on the February cover of Lucky, tapped America’s Next Top Model winner Nicole Fox to model in her spring 2011 look book for Winter Kate. [Nylon]

• After JWoww showed up to MTV’s New Year’s Bash wearing pasties and a chain top, the network reportedly made her put on a blazer. [Us]

• Taylor Jacobsen styled the outfit Brandy wore to the New Year’s Eve party at the Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. [InStyle]

• Macy’s is planning on hiring 725 new people over the next two years as it expands its e-commerce division. [NYP]

• Ralph Lauren collects cars, not art: “You can’t drive a painting,” he told Vanity Fair, who featured his garage in their latest issue. The cars are organized by make and color and stored on raised platforms in a huge carpeted room. [Vanity Fair]

• Gene Pressman isn’t returning to Barneys. [WWD]

Ralph Lauren’s Nephew Launches New Label; Nicole Richie Covers Lucky