FRENCH CHEAP AND CHIC?
"Sources" leaked that the next Target Designer Collaboration Series may be the one and only Parisian chic Jean Paul Gaultier. Along with Anna Sui and Alexander McQueen, this would be another high profile name for the discount retailer to add to the list of established design geniuses creating lower priced lines based on their muses. Fingers crossed!
[WWD]

IRRELEVANT RUNWAYS?
When asked if Marc Jacobs would sell clothes after this week's runway shows he said, "Let's not think about that, it's about fantasy." On the other hand, the always sassy Isaac Mizrahi said the purpose of Fashion's Night Out was because "'were just not making enough damn money, OK?" Is the runway still a viable business or simply an art gallery?
[Guardian]

THE OLSEN'S TOP 100
Double fashion icons Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen took time to meet with their best customers. The twins invited 100 fans of the high-end brand, The Row to Bergdorf Goodman this week. Their publicists stressed that the girls would not be giving interviews because the event was "strictly for customers."
[WWD]