Fashion Friday: Arrivederci D&G and Other Style Scoop

Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana acknowledge the applause at the end of D&G Spring/Summer 2012

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NewsFeed's Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.
Three Makes a Trend. A shop has removed an "Anna Rexia" Halloween costume—a black dress featuring a skeleton image and measuring tape—from its website after criticism from eating disorder organizations. Can anyone explain why it's so hard to design t-shirts without being offensive?  [Village Voice]
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Mandela as Fashion Muse. The humanitarian and former South African president is the inspiration behind a new clothing line called 46664, Mandela's identification number while he was in prison. Though Mandela isn't involved with the design of the clothing, a big name from the fashion world might be: Stella McCartney will reportedly become the brand's first guest designer. [Fashionista]
D&G No More. Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are expected to end their diffusion line, D&G. But considering that even the lower-priced items cost around $200, we could never afford to be huge fans anyway. [WWD]
Behold, Muppets Fashion. Opening Ceremony's collection based on the Disney movie, set to hit theaters this Thanksgiving, is here! The retailer previously released a line in honor of the film release of Where the Wild Things Are.  [Opening Ceremony]
Fur-Free West Hollywood. The California city has become the first in the United States to prohibit the sale of fur. So what will the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills do now? [Daily Mail]
Feifei Sun is a reporter at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @Feifei_Sun or on Facebook. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

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Fashion Friday: Rick Perry Goes to Fashion Week and Other Style Scoop

Texas Governor Rick Perry stands on stage before the CNN/Tea Party Republican presidential candidates debate in Tampa, Florida September 12, 2011

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NewsFeed's Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.
Posh Politician. Rick Perry—Texas Governor, Republican presidential candidate and this week's TIME cover subject—made a little time for New York Fashion Week during a recent trip to the Big Apple. Perry and Donald Trump attended the Sherri Hill fashion show, a label whose most famous customer is Snooki. [POLITICO]
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Speaking of Fashion Week. Everything you need to know about the biannual event, which actually exists to allow editors and store buyers to see designers' collections at a communal place, can be summed up by this fantastic photo. [MTV Style]
Move Over, Tina Fey. There's a new Sarah Palin look-a-like in town. [Daily Mail]
Kanye Makes It Official. The rapper will indeed show his first collection at Paris Fashion Week later this month. [Vogue UK]
Better Late Than Never. The CW is finally producing a clothing line inspired by Gossip Girl, a television series that has always seemed to be more about fashion than an actual plot. [WWD]
Feifei Sun is a reporter at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @Feifei_Sun or on Facebook. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

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