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Global — The rumors about fashion retailer J. Crew, a public company on the stock exchange going private, are true. The yuppy-faved store was acquired by private investors, TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for $3 billion. [stylelist.com]
New York — The 24th annual Footwear News Achievement Awards paid tribute to some big players in the footwear industry including Christian Louboutin, Brian Atwood, and Ivanka Trump, daughter of real-estate mogul Donald Trump, who recently launched her new shoe line. [wwd.com]
London — Anna Sui is in London for her new book signing. The anniversary book features supermodels Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Kate Moss. [telegraph.co.uk]
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