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Nicholas Ghesquiere Starts Tweeting
Heidi Klum

Nicolas Ghesquière's First Tweet, Tory Burch's Billions, and Macy's on Trial

All the bits fit to print, here in our daily news roundup.
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All the bits fit to print, here in our daily news roundup.

  • Nicolas Ghesquière's first tweet features a picture of a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet. [Twitter]

  • Tory Burch became a billionaire in the settlement agreement she reached with her ex-husband, Chris Burch, on New Year's Eve. [Bloomberg]

  • Louis Vuitton has tapped fashion illustrator Kerrie Hess to create paper dolls inspired by the brand's Spring 2013 collection. [Fashion Foie Gras]

  • Hanne Gaby doesn't pack much — or at all — before going on a journey. Unless, of course, she's headed off to Fashion Week. [i-D Online]

  • Montblanc will open a pop-up shop at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington DC during President Obama's inauguration festivities. [WWD]

  • What do Heidi Klum, Marc Jacobs, and Karl Lagerfeld have in common? They're all 5'10". [Racked]

  • Macy's lawsuit against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and J.C. Penny is set to go to trial next month. [WWD]

  • In the latest issue of Elle UK, Anja Rubik reveals that a picture, at its most basic level, is about sexuality. [Modelinia]


Martha Stewart Pitching TV Show Help Me Martha
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Martha Stewart Developing a New Reality TV Show

Martha Stewart may be approaching 70, but she has no plans to slow down.
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Martha Stewart may be approaching 70, but she has no plans to slow down. The media-merchandising overlord is developing a new reality television series, titled Help Me, Martha!, in partnership with Survivor producer Mark Burnett.

The premise of the program? The head hostess will come to the surprise rescue of viewers who need help planning special events, like dinners and weddings. Help Me, Martha!, which will be made by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, has yet to be sold to a television network.

Martha has endless creative ideas, so I can't wait to see what entertaining suggestions she'll offer on her new show. Based on the premise, would you watch it?

Emeril Lagasse to Join Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
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Martha Says Bam!

As I've mentioned in the past, there seems to be a lot of interesting things going down at the Food Network.
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As I've mentioned in the past, there seems to be a lot of interesting things going down at the Food Network. Recently, Emeril Live was canceled, but his reps assured us that he wasn't leaving the network. Well, looks like someone had the wrong information or tried to keep things under wraps because this morning Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced that they bought the rights to the Emeril franchise. Their deal — currently at $50 million, but could potentially be valued at $70 million — will include Emeril's cookbooks, tv shows, food products, kitchen products, and cookware. The deal is not including his eleven restaurants.

Everything is expected to go through later this year. Susan Lyne, president and CEO of MSLO, said:

Emeril brings talent, energy, and legions of fans to the Martha Stewart family, along with a powerful brand and an attractive, profitable business franchise.

I was really hoping she'd just say, "BAM!" instead.

So what do you think of this move? Do you think it's smart for them to take on Emeril?

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