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The man non-repeller

MANILA, Philippines - Leandra Medine’s entire social persona has been grounded on the very idea that she is the type of woman who would rather dress for herself, rather than dress to attract men. This means choosing long-bottom-creating culottes instead of skinny pants, Birkenstocks over pumps and high-waist shorts over Daisy Dukes. Not exactly the most flattering stuff, but Medine has stuck to this ethos throughout her entire career, except that one time she didn’t. To be fair, she was 17 and she met her would-be husband. The offending outfit was a tight, skimpy flight attendant’s uniform at a (duh) Halloween party. According to her, she was “forced” into the costume by a friend who didn’t want her dressed like Jack Sparrow, but hairier. So, moral of the story? Dress for yourself. Unless you think you’re going to meet your future spouse tonight. In that case, go slutty. Go, go, go.

Taking the reins

If you’ve ever been an overworked intern, here’s something to keep you on the path of unpaid labor: Years after interning at the Moschino press office during his senior year at Pratt University, Jeremy Scott has been named the creative director of the brand. “Yeah, it’s kind of a fairy-tale story. I was the intern, and now I’m running the company,” Scott told Style.com. The 49-year-old designer’s appointment comes just a month after the fashion house celebrated its 30th anniversary. He will be replacing Rosella Jardini, who has carried the torch of Moschino since founder Franco Moschino passed away in 1994.

Three-peat resignation

For the third time in her career, Jil Sander will be resigning from her eponymous label as creative director. This time, however, Sander cites “personal reasons” for leaving her brand once more, rather than differences between herself and Prada CEO Patrizio Bertelli, the husband of her rumored fashion rival, Miuccia Prada. The fall/winter 2014 collection will be designed by the label’s in-house team. Vogue.co.uk reports that a young Milan-based designer with a similar minimalist approach named Gabriele Colangelo is rumored to be her replacement. Perhaps now Sander can revive her +J line at Uniqlo? Clearly, the woman loves a comeback.

‘Hood forever

It appears that now isn’t a good time to be an African-American shopper in the US. Last week, two black customers filed lawsuits against Barney’s after staffers called the police on them for possible credit card fraud after they purchased a $350 Ferragamo belt and a $2,500 Céline bag, respectively. In light of these events, rapper Jay-Z has been urged by Change.org not to push through with his “A New York Holiday” collaboration with Barney’s, which features an exclusive selection of items curated by the rapper himself. After keeping mum on the issue, the rapper decided to issue a statement on his website: “I am not making a dime from this collection...The Shawn Carter Foundation is the beneficiary and the foundation is receiving 25 percent of all sales from the collaboration, 10 percent of all sales generated in the store on November 20th and an additional donation from Barney’s.”

The red way

Every year, The Philippine Red Cross receives clothing items that may not be appropriate for everyday wear of calamity victims. Because of this, The Philippine Red Cross created Aid Couture, a unique used-clothes fashion fundraiser. With the help of some of the country’s top stylists, the clothes are then sorted, styled, and sold to the public in order to raise funds for future relief efforts. Though the clothes aren’t available yet, Team Aid Couture, which consists of model/columnist Vicky Herrera, designer Happy Andrada, photographer Jujiin Samonte and stylist Paolo Castro, has already started posting teasers on social media. To find out more about the project, visit aid-couture.ph

RIP Deborah

Legendary fashion photographer Deborah Turbeville passed away late last week at 81 years old. The cause of death, according to her agent, was lung cancer. Turbeville has been called “the anti-Helmut Newton” and has been credited by WWD “for transforming fashion photography into avant-garde art.” Turbeville was the only woman in the photography triumvirate, which included Guy Bourdain and Helmut Newton, that changed fashion photography in the ‘70s. Though she took a six-month workshop under Richard Avedon, Turbeville never received any formal training. She is survived by her brother, Thomas.