Since leaving his post as artistic director at Zappos Couture, André Leon Talley has joined will.i.am’s i.am+ firm as the fashion and style director. Meanwhile, Kendall Jenner is “changing the face of fashion” for Dazed magazine.
-As fashion and style director for i.am+, Talley will focus on the i.am/PULS “fashion bracelet” that was unveiled by will.i.am last month at San Francisco’s Dreamforce conference. [Fashion Week Daily]
-While big sis Kim Kardashian has been breaking the Internet, Kendall Jenner is set to change the face of fashion for Dazed magazine, where the model apparently “silences the haters in a cheeky re-creation of the Burn Book scene from ‘Mean Girls,’ ” the glossy claims. [MTV Style]
-Black Friday may be extending its reach past the US borders — the shopping holiday is catching on across the pond, thanks to the marketing efforts of major retailers. [Business of Fashion]
-Tiffany’s chief executive, Michael J. Kowalski, will leave his post in March 2015, and he’s already planning his next move — to become an environmental activist. [NY Times]
-A shoe brand that believes in quality over quantity? Meet FEIT, an Australian shoe company that just opened its first US outpost in the Big Apple this week. [The Cut]