Michelle's Big Trip, Countdown to Topshop
• The Obamas headed over to London today on their first trip overseas since Barack took office and the big topic of discussion is Michelle's wardrobe, of course: She was wearing Thakoon as she boarded the plane, but she emerged in a Jason Wu dress when she got off. But tomorrow she meets the Queen, so expect things to really get crazy. [NYM, SW, Style.com]
• Kate Moss will cut the ribbon at the Topshop opening on Thursday, naturally. [WWD]
• Tips on surviving the big opening from your pals across the pond. [Guardian]
• Richard Chai may be the new creative director at Bill Blass. [FWD]
• Agent Provocateur just launched its new swimwear collection. [Pipeline]
• Pierre Cardin will gladly sell you his company if you happen to have $1.3 billion or so burning a hole in your pocket. Please keep it in mind. [P6]
• Restaurant design team AvroKO is introducing a limited edition line that will be worn by the hostesses at its NYC restaurants, Double Crown and Public. But it will be sold to the public in the near future, of course. [CH]
• Nicole Richie woke up today and decided to design a line of shoes. [SW]
• The Journal reports on Isaac Mizrahi's efforts to revive Liz Claiborne. [WSJ]
• LiLo hawks spray-on tanner. Rachel Bilson is promoting Jergen's Natural Glow lotion. "What exactly is wrong with being pale?" [Fashionista]