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Reed Krakoff to Buy Reed Krakoff

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By Justin Fenner

On Tuesday, Reed Krakoff (the man) announced that he and a group of investors would buy Reed Krakoff (the brand), which had been exploring “strategic options” since Krakoff said he would leave his post as creative director of Coach to focus on his own brand in April.

Coach, which is the parent company of Krakoff’s eponymous brand, put it up for sale shortly after Krakoff made his decision not to renew his contract earlier this year. (Stuart Vevers, creative director of Loewe, was hired to replace Krakoff in short order.) It also put a condition in the sale contract stipulating that Krakoff would lose $3 million in bonuses if his brand didn’t sell by July 29.

Whether Krakoff’s bonus was saved by today’s sale is unknown, but what is known is that Krakoff is now master of the brand that bears his name, and he’s in pretty good company. It’s great news for him, but Coach still suffered some bad news today. WWD reported that the venerable accessories brand fired around 200 people following weak fourth-quarter earnings results.

Krakoff (again, the man) will leave Coach officially in June 2014.

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Anna Wintour’s eBay Auction Donations Come Straight From Vogue’s Fashion Closet (PHOTOS)

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

We all remember the scene in “Devil Wears Prada” when Anne Hathaway’s character gets a makeover in the fashion closet of Runway Magazine. As she strolls through the aisles of meticulously organized ready-to-wear, we catch a glimpse of the epic wall of shoes and the collection of handbags and dream about the possibility of getting our hands on any of those designer duds.

Now that dream is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Anna Wintour, Vogue’s editor-in-chief, has donated two handbags to an eBay auction in support of the Beating Bowel Cancer fundraising efforts. The bags, a Reed Krakoff tote and a Salvatore Ferragamo hobo, are in “perfect condition direct from the US Vogue Closet,” according the the eBay page.

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In Vogue: the First Lady Chooses Reed Krakoff For Magazine's April Cover

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By Justin Fenner

The rumors were true: Vogue today revealed that First Lady Michelle Obama is indeed the star of its April cover and, as suspected, she’s wearing a Reed Krakoff dress selected from her personal wardrobe.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the cover in the White House’s Green Room, and also captured Obama wearing a sweater and ball gown from Michael Kors. In another portrait, the first lady drapes her arms around the chest of a seated President Obama in the Red Room.

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Michelle Obama’s Vogue Cover For April Exceeded Our Expectations (PHOTO)

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Michelle Obama’s Vogue cover is finally here!

After weeks of speculating (and speculating), the first lady’s second cover for the fashion glossy has arrived — and it’s absolutely stunning. As expected, photographer Annie Leibovitz shot Michelle, who wore a blue and purple Reed Krakoff sheath plucked straight from her very own closet. The green background, the cool color palette and the choice to wear Reed Krakoff definitely reminded us of FLOTUS’ official portrait.

Vogue’s fashion editor Tonne Goodman led the team styling Mrs. O and the president, who appears in a photo inside the mag with the first lady. Also in the editorial? A third shot of Michelle wearing an elegant Michael Kors ball skirt and sweater. To accompany the shoot, the first couple was interviewed by Jonathan Van Meter, discussing parenting, marriage and their duties while presiding in the White House. Of course, since this is Vogue, they also talked fashion.

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In Vogue: First Lady to Wear Krakoff, Kors for Magazine's April Issue

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By Justin Fenner

Michelle Obama may not have appeared on the March cover of Vogue as initially suspected, but The Washington Post reports the first lady will be on the magazine’s April cover, and she will be wearing Reed Krakoff.

The Posts‘s Reliable Sources blog cites Robin Givhan as saying that Obama will wear one of Krakoff’s ensembles on the cover, though it’s not known if it came from her own wardrobe or if it was on loan for the shoot. (The first lady wore Krakoff at President Obama‘s swearing-in ceremony, and in her official White House portrait, at left.) Photographer Annie Leibovitz reportedly also captured Obama wearing a sweater and ball gown from Michael Kors.

According to The Washingtonian, a camera crew was seen taking equipment into the White House at the end of January to set up the first lady’s second Vogue cover. Leibovitz also shot Obama in Jason Wu for the March 2009 cover of the magazine, and the cover line on that issue hailed her as “the first lady the world’s been waiting for.”

Vogue has featured a number of women in politics – from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to former First Lady Laura Bush – but none of them has enjoyed being on the cover twice.

Granted, the first lady does have one trump card: President Obama. His public schedule for the day of the shoot was mostly clear, with the exception of a briefing at 10 a.m. Will he be in the picture this time around? Only time will tell.

Photo via The White House.

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