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Gilt Groupe to Consider a Public Offering; Abbey Lee’s New Versace Campaign Is Out

• Gilt Groupe is considering a public offering in 2012. [NYT]

Abbey Lee is flanked by shirtless men in Versace’s latest campaign. [Design Scene]

• Lauren Santo Domingo’s e-commerce site, Moda Operandi, launched over the weekend. [Moda Operandi]

• Emmanuelle Alt on her decision to put Gisele on her first French Vogue cover: “For me it was just a spontaneous decision. There was no question.” [Vogue UK]

Dree Hemingway and Pixie Geldoff modeled for a House of Holland video. [Testmag]

• In China, sales of luxury goods are expected to rise 25 percent a year over the next five years. [Economist]

Gilt Groupe to Consider a Public Offering; Abbey Lee’s New Versace Campaign Is Out