• Come January 2013, the Condé Nast College of Art & Design will open its doors in London’s Soho neighborhood. [Telegraph UK]
• Michelle Obama plans to host the National Design Award winners (including Thom Browne) at the White House on Friday. [WWD]
• A black-and-white Kris Van Assche covers the July-August issue of Manifesto, photographed by Wiglius de Bie. [Design Scene]
• When asked if he’d be interested in designing for Kate Middleton, Anna Dello Russo’s milliner Alan Journo responded: “If she can afford me I will be delighted!” [Fashionista]
• Sienna Miller named her baby girl Marlow. [E!]
• A pregnant model wearing a bikini top on the catwalk at Berlin Fashion Week drew applause from the crowd. [NYDN]
• Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital gave Coldwater Creek a “five-year, $65 million senior secured term loan,” which could be the lifeline needed for the struggling clothing company. [WWD]
• Two words: extreme ironing. [Refinery29]
• The Guardian wonders what’s going wrong at British retailer Marks & Spencer. [Guardian UK]
• If Mickey Boardman were a rapper, he’d be called Chunky D. [Fashionista]
• Here’s a video of Taylor Tomasi Hill dancing. Not to Chunky D. [StyleList]
