You sure can't call Kate Winslet vain. She apparently asks producers to retouch movie posters to make her look more, not less, wrinkly. Why: ‘I'd rather be the woman they're saying "She's looking older" than "She's looking stoned".' [Daily Mail]
A strong contender for quote of the week already: ‘In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand' - Vivienne Westwood. [Guardian]
One reason to wish winter would be here already. Doc Martens are collaborating with Comptoir des Cotonniers. The result is light grey and gorgeous. [Fashionista]
Designer Jason Wu wasn't always so in demand. His summer job was as a waiter. ‘During high school, I used to fly back home in the summer to Taiwan for a few months and wait tables at a BBQ restaurant around the corner from my house. What they say is true – logging long hours in the food service industry really does teach you the value of hard work!' [Style]
Meanwhile, jewellery designer Lara Bohinc is nonchalant about getting First Lady fashion approval. ‘I'm flattered that Samantha Cameron has some pieces of mine because she always looks great, as does Michelle – so warm and strong – but I don't understand why people get so hung up on famous people wearing their stuff,' she says of the statement cuff Sam Cam gave Michelle as a gift at the G20. [Independent]
It's not all doom and gloom in the economy. Hermès profits are up 12% after strong demand for their ‘iconic' ‘investment-piece' bags. It's all right for some... [WWD]
