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Prabal Gurung Surprised to Be Considered for Dior; Vogue Launches a Met Gala iPad App

Prabal Gurung says he wasn’t expecting to be on the short list of designers recently announced as contenders for the job at Dior: “It’s unbelievable. It isn’t something I was expecting … I’m just going to say i was very humbled, grateful and thankful. I don’t want to say more.” [Fashionista]

Vogue has launched a new iPad app that will offer some behind-the-scenes coverage of this year’s Costume Institute Gala at the Met. [Fashionologie]

• Barbara Walters visited Philip Treacy’s studio, and here’s a slideshow of her wearing fancy hats. [HuffPo]

• The new cover of Korean Vogue was shot by Paolo Roversi. [Design Scene]

• Alexandra Von Furstenberg is engaged to Dax Miller. [Page Six/NYP]

• Here’s a handy guide to where the cast of Glee should shop, if, you know, they weren’t fictional characters. [Racked]

Prabal Gurung Surprised to Be Considered for Dior; Vogue Launches a Met Gala iPad App