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Garance Doré to Sell Illustrations; Mariah Carey’s OPI Line Sparkles

Photo: Elle Canada

• Mariah Carey’s new nail-polish line for OPI features lots of glitter, plus a brand-new type of nail finish called Liquid Sand, which looks textured and shimmery. [Refinery29]

• The president of fashion industry association Sistema Moda Italia is “disappointed” that products coming into the European Union won’t be required to have a “Made in” label; he thinks this new ruling will lessen the importance of “Made in Italy,” which is clearly very important. [WWD]

• Anita Gigovskaya is the new president of Condé Nast Russia. [WWD]

• Taylor Swift covers Elle Canada’s December issue wearing a sparkly gown. Of course. [JustJared]

• Louis Vuitton teamed up with Maneki Lab to sponsor this video of … Mars. [Refinery29]

• Garance Doré is going to start selling prints and posters of her fashion illustrations on her website. [WWD]

• New book Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy will be released October 30. The writer says, “It’s about [the designer]’s life but it’s not a biography. There’s stuff in this book that no one’s researched before, and photos and drawings no one has ever seen before.” [Fashionista]

Garance Doré to Sell Illustrations