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" Marc Jacobs gives his blessing: Marc Jacobs took his last bow at Louis Vuitton last season (above) and recently gave his blessing to his successor, the former artistic director of Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquiere. &amp;quot;He is a brilliant designer and he&amp;#x27;ll do something completely different,&amp;quot; Jacobs said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;ve always admired Nicolas. I&amp;#x27;m curious to see what he&amp;#x27;ll do. We have such different aesthetics. Things need to change. I&amp;#x27;m really glad someone I respect and admire and think is a really great talent is there.&amp;quot; Helmut Lang comes out of design retirement, sort of: Helmut Lang, the man, the legend, has teamed up with Henzel Studio to create a luxury Tibetan hand-woven rug, which will debut at Barneys during the Frieze Art Fair in May. [WWD] Staying close to home: Yesterday, we told you about how Amanda Bynes has decided to go to fashion school, to learn about design and, somewhere down the line, launch her own label. Today, her camp announced that she has enrolled in two classes at FIDM&amp;#x27;s Orange County Campus. FIDM is the alma mater of Lauren Conrad, star of The Hills. [Perez Hilton] Help for the guy in your life: Trunk Club is a new start-up that tries to help guys who want to dress better but hate shopping (isn&amp;#x27;t that, like, 95 percent of guy?). The service uses social media outlets like Instagram to service its followers quick how-to videos and style inspiration. Check out the video, above. [Mashable] Plus size brand is back! Eloquii, the plus-size brand that was launched by The Limited in 2011, took a sabbatical for a few seasons but has just announced it will return to the market in spring 2014. Woo-hoo! [Daily Venus Diva] Stars get starstruck too! Today in who knew: Selena Gomez is a huge fan of Donatella Versace&amp;amp;#8212;so much so that she was totally starstruck when she met the designer. &amp;quot;It was surreal because I got to geek out instead of having to be very pristine,&amp;quot; Gomez said. &amp;quot;It was my total Princess Diaries moment. I&amp;#x27;ve always been an Italian girl&amp;amp;#8212;Dolce &amp;amp; Gabbana and Versace. They capture the body really well.&amp;quot; [Irish Mirror] Esprit to launch another line: Esprit CEO Jose Manuel Martinez Gutierrez has announced that the ailing company is considering launching a cheaper label targeting a younger audience. &amp;quot;We are treating the brand like a start-up, with a few own stores so that we can keep the costs under control,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;We will try out the new concept in our core countries: Germany, Austria, and the Benelux.&amp;quot; The new collection will possibly launch early next year. [Retail Detail] Speaking of launches: Nick Cannon is officially a grown-up&amp;amp;#8212;he just launched a line of neckties at Macy&amp;#x27;s. Remember when he used to host Wild &amp;#x27;N Out, one of the best and funniest American comedy improv shows of all time? [Gossip Center] Mixed feelings, no pants: I&amp;#x27;m not sure how I feel about this, but I&amp;#x27;m pretty sure it&amp;#x27;s not OK. The 13th annual No Pants Subway Ride day has been slated for January 12 in New York City. Basically, this means I&amp;#x27;m staying inside all day. I don&amp;#x27;t need to see people with no pants on out in public, sitting on the subway. [Improv Everywhere] Model child: Gorgeous Australian model Gemma Ward welcomed a new baby&amp;amp;#8212;and moved to Hawaii in order to avoid media attention. [Telegraph]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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