>> Marc Jacobs's Business Partner Robert Duffy to Wed —Next Tuesday, Marc Jacobs will be celebrating a wedding  — but not his own.  His longtime business partner Robert Duffy will wed Alex Cespedes, a real estate agent at KG Properties of New York, who he met last Summer on a blind date, at Duffy's home in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal. Jacobs will serve as Duffy's best man, and both grooms will wear Marc Jacobs suits in front of 86 guests, including numerous company employees. “We have been living our life together and sort of making steps towards this. But it really didn’t become like a thing that I would do [until recently],” Duffy said. “It just never entered my mind.” [WWD]

>> Following the departure of longtime W creative director Dennis Freedman comes the exit of Edward Leida, the magazine's design director and a 25-year veteran of Fairchild Publications. Leida will continue to operate his own firm, Edward Leida Design, through which he has worked on projects for Dolce & Gabbana, Celine, and the New York Times.

But it seems that as the magazine loses one editor, it's gaining another. WWD reports that Lynn Hirschberg has left her post as editor-at-large of the New York Times Sunday Magazine and T, presumably to join W in an entertainment director role. W has been without a full-time entertainment editor since last June, and Hirschberg's skills at celebrity wrangling and interviewing would mesh well with Tonchi's vision for the magazine, which includes landing bigger and more timely cover stars.

>> Second Season of Loic Prigent's The Day Before Confirmed for September —Documentarian Loic Prigent captured Sonia Rykiel, Proenza Schouler, Fendi, and Jean Paul Gaultier in the 36 hours leading up to their respective shows for the premiere season of the Sundance Channel's series The Day Before. As reported, he's back for a second round, having followed Alexander Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Jeremy Scott, Narciso Rodriguez, Peter Copping at Nina Ricci, and Donatella Versace at Versace during the Fall 2010 season. The new season premieres Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 10 PM. Prigent noted, “We explored the energy of New York with young labels like Alexander Wang, grandes dames like Diane von Furstenberg, energy and humor with Jeremy Scott, and couturelike precision with Narciso Rodriguez. In Paris, you see the sweetness and romanticism of Nina Ricci, and the extreme everything of Donatella Versace in Milan. All those houses are very different, which has made it such a crazy experience.” [Full Frontal Fashion]

>> 2011 Pirelli Calendar Cast Revealed —Karl Lagerfeld, who is photographing the 2011 Pirelli calendar, said he envisioned the images set in studio rather than against the usual beach scenery. He's reportedly shooting the calendar in Paris this week, and Isabeli Fontana posted pictures on Twitter (which she has since removed) from the set of herself with Heidi Mount, Natasha Poly, Magdalena Frackowiak, and Bianca Balti; Lara Stone and Julianne Moore are also rumored to be part of the cast. [Quem, @BetonyVernon, House of Models]

The New York Post’s film critic on being less than thrilled with the VMan/Shrek editorial: “I don’t think Walt Disney would have allowed Snow White and Cinderella to appear in a magazine spread that made it look like they were about to participate in a menage a trois.”

Prabal Gurung credits an episode of Oprah for bringing him to New York.

Indian Vogue tackles prejudice against darker skin.

Lady Gaga had the worlds "I love little monster, Tokyo love" scribbled onto a white Hermes Birkin bag.

The first book to be released since Alexander McQueen's death—entitled "Alexander McQueen, Genius of a Generation"—will go on sale May 7.

Thank you, Julie Gilhart, for giving us the opportunity to shop efficiently and early for our fall wardrobe!

Next Wednesday, April 21, Gilhart and Barneys will host a one-day trunk show event on the Co-op floor of the Barneys Madison flagship. From 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. the shopping day will feature designer appearances, special limited-edition items, and of course early fall shopping.

“The Co-op customer runs a little faster and dances to a different beat, so we are reinventing the trunk show concept for them,” said Gilhart, Barneys senior vice president and fashion director.

A.L.C., 3.1 Phillip Lim, Rag & Bone, Shipley & Halmos, Alexander Wang, Helmut Lang, Richard Chai-LOVE, Vena Cava, VPL, and Wayne are participating, so brush up on these fall shows and place orders early to guarantee key pieces make it into your wardrobe.

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