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Jason Wu Ate a Cookie (During a Cleanse!!); Whitney Houston Memorabilia Already Offered Up for Auction

Ashton Kutcher and Alessandra Ambrosio for Colcci.
Ashton Kutcher and Alessandra Ambrosio for Colcci.

• During the day a Wall Street Journal reporter spent with Jason Wu, the designer accidentally ate a cookie — which could ruin his monthly juice cleanse. [WSJ]

• Since Whitney Houston’s death, a celebrity memorabilia auctioneer says “more than 50” of her colleagues, friends, and family have offered pieces for sale, including a pair of pearl earrings worn by the singer in The Bodyguard. [NYDN]

• Ashton Kutcher and Alessandra Ambrosio pose together on a silk-sheet-covered bed for the new Colcci campaign — and Ashton just might be trying to cop a feel. [Daily Mail UK]

• Topshop will open in Los Angeles next year, with a store in The Grove. [WWD]

• As MaxMara’s 2012 Women in Film Face of the Future, Chloë Moretz attended the Sportmax show in Milan over the weekend. [JustJared]

• Tavi Gevinson, Cyndi Lauper, Alek Wek, and Vena Cava designers Sophie Buhai and Lisa Maycock appear in the new Orla Kiely for Uniqlo commercial. [Fashionista]

• Former Sports Illustrated cover girl Kathy Ireland sold $2 billion worth of licensed products last year alone, making her a bigger licensor than Martha Stewart, and beating out Gisele Bündchen as the world’s richest supermodel. [Forbes]

• Nicola Formichetti starts broadcasting preparations for this season’s Mugler show (which walks Wednesday, the first day of Paris Fashion Week) tomorrow on UStream. [WWD]

• Jewelry designers Danielle and Jodie Snyder debut their first shoe collection this season, collaborating with Matt Bernson. [WWD]

Wu Ate Cookie; Houston Pieces Offered for Sale