News: Jason Wu To Design Knitwear, Kimora Lee To Join Top Model, And More

1. Jason Wu will be designing a capsule collection for the knitwear brand Tse, which will be unveiled this February at New York Fashion Week.  We bet those are some cardigans Michelle Obama is going to love.  [Vogue UK]

2. On-set sources report that Tyra Banks recruited none other than Kimora Lee Simmons to be a judge on the next season of America’s Next Top Model. Our attention may have lapsed during the show’s short-model season, but we’ll tune back in just to see what sorts of trends Kimora’s sporting. [NYDN]

3. Maybe consumers are feeling flush – a new study reports that shoppers are willing to spend about 10% more this holiday season than they did last year.  Take it as a sign of good times to come and whip out your best festive attire. [WWD]

4. The Guardian interviews Cindy Crawford, who has interesting words of advice about retaining one’s power, as a consumer, if you don’t like something you see.  Her recommendation not to buy a magazine if you don’t like the skinny models and not to buy a brand if their marketing is unappealing to you make us appreciate her frankness about matters of shape. [Guardian]