By the start of Andrew Buckler’s menswear presentation at 5 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, the news had already spread that former New York governor Eliot Spitzer's costly paramour Ashley Dupre had been venturing out for Fashion Week. The previous morning, Ms. Dupre had shown up unexpectedly at Yigal Azrouel’s women’s show. Mr. Azrouel’s ...

Following closely behind Marc Jacobs' announcement, DKNY has cut the guest list for its fall '09 show down to 400 from the usual 1,000. [Fashionista]
People's Revolution publicist Kelly Cutrone has signed an eight-episode deal with Bravo for a reality show. [Page Six] Among the new victims of Bernie Madoff's schemes: Theory president and co-founder Andrew Rosen ...

As Olivier Theyskens' design contract with Nina Ricci nears its end, Peter Copping, a designer at Louis Vuitton under Marc Jacobs, is rumored to be taking over. [WWD] After 79 years, the 21 Club has abandoned its necktie requirement for men. Jackets, however, must stay on for now. [NY Times] Valentino Garavani is "categorically denying" that he maintains any designing ...