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Darren Criss Late to Fashion’s Night Out; Rick Owens on Manliness

• Darren Criss was late to his FNO appearance with fellow Glee cast members and Anna Wintour at Saks. [NYT]

Hussein Chalayan is launching his new label, Chalayan Grey, during New York Fashion Week. [WWD]

• Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci clutches Mariacarla Boscono and Saskia de Brauw (both nude, naturally) on the new cover of Dazed & Confused. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

• Klout, a company that rates people based on their “digital influence,” has ranked the top ten Fashion Week designers. The Project Runway show came in first, followed by Diane Von Furstenberg; Michael Kors and DKNY tied for third. [On the Runway/NYT]

Rick Owens: “I’m probably not the best authority on being manly, but I do know that a bit of ambiguity in the right man can really make his masculinity pop.” [T Magazine]

• Rachel Bilson, Olivia Palermo, and Byrdie Bell are “guest editing” for shoe site Piperlime. [BlackBook]

Darren Criss Late to Fashion’s Night Out; Rick Owens on Manliness