Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

• Victoria Beckham isn't pregnant after all. So that's settled. [Vogue UK]
  

• J.Crew has relaunched its outlet label Factory as a standalone retail concept with exclusive merchandise. "No outtakes, no leftovers, just more of what you want for less," reads a description on the brand-new website. [FabSugar]
  

• Valentino was awarded the Commandeur de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal by the French Ministry of Culture on Wednesday night. The designer said he got his Legion d'Honneur in 2006 "in the same reception room." [WWD]
  

• Annie Leibovitz says she's photographed Rihanna and Anne Hathaway for "back-to-back" covers of Vogue. [Fashionista]
  

• Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte's latest collaboration is a series of products — including a gift card — for Starbucks. [The Cut]

Call it the Downton Abbey effect. Or maybe it's because of the recent London Olympics. Whatever the reason, Americans are reportedly co-opting traditional British terms at an ever-increasing rate. And the biggest participants in linguistic Anglomania of all? Fashion people.

"Fashion people live to sound British, the same way they over-pronounce French and Italian words because of those country’s fashion week's," Scene magazine editor Peter Davis explained in a recent New York Times article. "I have heard people who grew up far from London uttering that a runway collection was 'brilliant' or just 'bril.' Fashion editors worry they will get 'sacked' if their next issue or story is 'rubbish' and not 'clever' enough."

Not that this is really new, but crikey. Don't tell Glenn Beck.

Carine Roitfeld has been named the global fashion director of Harper's Bazaar, a role she'll take on in addition to her work as the editor in chief of CR Fashion Book.

Roitfeld's work will start appearing in the March 2013 issues of the magazine, which has 26 editions internationally. She'll collaborate with the magazine's creative director, Stephen Gan, on several stories a year for various editions, and she'll also work on covers of some international editions. In addition, Roitfeld will contribute "her own unique take" on seasonal trends.

"I am thrilled to be contributing to Bazaar, a brand with a rich history of creativity," Roitfeld said in a statement. "Working with Stephen and a roster of talented photographers will be a wonderful collaboration and one that will give these stories a truly global audience."