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Fashion News: Johnny Depp to receive CFDA award Lady Gaga won last year

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Stars Lily Collins, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Paré and Matt Bomer will be among the presenters at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards on Monday. The show is to be hosted by Seth Myers, and Johnny Depp is expected to be on hand to pick up his Fashion Icon Award -- the category Lady Gaga won last year. [Cut]

Clint Eastwood’s daughter Francesca reportedly riled up the social-mediasphere when she destroyed a pricey Birkin bag as a piece of performance art with her boyfriend photographer Tyler Shields. The reaction might be called a mixed bag, ranging from those who appreciated the statement about consumerism to those who got really, really mad about the wastefulness of it all. [TMZ]

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But later Shields said that if people are upset about the Birkin bag, they should be upset about every fashion photo shoot. [Cut]

Tanning Vegas, a mobile airbrushing service, is suing Lindsay Lohan for $40,000 in allegedly unpaid bills. [Huffington Post]

Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble stars in the new reality series ‘L.A. Hair,’ set to premiere at 10 p.m. Thursday on WEtv. According to a news release, the show will feature Kimble’s staff, mother and clients juch as reality personality Omarosa, Kelly Rowland and Eve. After the premiere, the show will settle into a 9 p.m. Thursday time slot.

Gucci has launched a collection of eco-friendly shoes made of biodegradable plastic with styles for men and women. [WWD]

Mary-Kate Olsen, 25, is reportedly dating former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 43-year-old half-brother, Olivier Sarkozy, who’s managing director of the Carlyle Group. [New York Post]

Russell Simmons is relaunching his Argyleculture men’s label this fall with help from Joseph Abboud. [WWD] (subscription required)

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Hermes family member Axel Dumas is tapped to succed Patrick Thomas as chief executive of Hermes when the latter retires. [WWD] (subscription required)

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Photos, from left: Johnny Depp, who is to receive this year’s CFDA Fashion Icon Award; Lady Gaga, last year’s winner, arriving for a concert performance in Singapore on Tuesday. Credits: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times; Roslan Rahmanroslan / AFP/Getty Images

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