*From the Director of Alien and Themla & Louise: *Ridley Scott to direct the saga of the Gucci family. [SunUK]
Playing Doctor: Man of the Hour Patrick Dempsey is the Versace man. [MSNBC]
Recycling Bags: Mulberry refocuses on men. [MPDClick]
Forward Russia!: Tom Ford to open shop in the city with—after New York, of course—the world’s greatest concentration of high rollers. [Bloomburg/VogueUK]
On the Barricades: Plum Sykes fights for her right to earn, rocking the whole “fashion girl meets snowbunny” thing. [NYMag]
Burberry Check: An analyst’s view from among the Chavs. [Portfolio: Fashion Inc.]
LES Speakeasy: A peek into THECAST on Ludlow. [UrbanDaddy]
—G.B.
