• Carven’s New York store will open this fall on Mercer and Grand. [Fashionista]
• Slate explains how Zara manages to push out trendy pieces so quickly. [Slate]
• Charlize Theron unbuttons for Elle South Africa’s July cover. [HuffPo]
• According to “Page Six,” X-Men and 30 Rock actor James Marsden is expecting a baby with Brazilian model Rose Costa after a one-night stand. [Page Six/NYP]
• 24/7 Wall St. predicts that Avon, PacSun, and Talbots will all go out of business by 2013. [24/7 Wall St.]
• PETA is mad at Kim Kardashian again, this time for wearing Christian Louboutin python boots. [HuffPo]
• Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani has been named the premier goodwill ambassador of Fashion 4 Development, “a two-year-old platform that aims to help reach the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by encouraging fashion leaders to work on sustainable development initiatives.” [WWD]
• Discount store Daffy’s is rumored to be struggling financially. [WWD]
• A Brooklyn artist took portraits of people under UV lights, revealing all of their skin’s imperfections. [HuffPo]
• Graphic designer and artist Vahram Muratyan partnered with Prada on a women’s and men’s T-shirt line inspired by the brand’s spring/summer 2012 collection. The tees will hit stores in July. [Vogue UK]
• Also, Prada filed a lawsuit against Max Mara for failing to sign over its lease for a store in Honolulu to Prada. [Fashion Law]
• Crayola now makes nail polish. [Fashion Etc]
