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The Gap Proceeds With International Expansion; Nicole Richie Designs Fancy Bags

• Nicole Richie is adding a fourteen-piece collection of handbags and clutches to her House of Harlow 1960 line. Prices range from $150 to $625. [WWD]

• Karl Lagerfeld on his favorite places to go in Paris: “I tend not to go to public places, I go to people’s houses,” he said. “I am not a cocktail party person and I have no need, no want, as I have already done a lot of this in my life.” [Vogue UK]

• The Gap is expanding in South America. [WWD]

• Here’s Jessica Stam with Jean Paul Gaultier on the cover of Dress to Kill’s summer edition. [DesignScene]

Stella McCartney has a range of bridal lingerie. [Vogue UK]

• Rad Hourani has produced a coffee-table book full of conversations with people close to him. [Interview]

The Gap Proceeds With International Expansion; Nicole Richie Designs Fancy Bags