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Around the Web: Measuring Up to McQueen

Yves Saint-Laurent has earned the top spot this year on Forbes 'ranking of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, thanks in large part to theauction of Saint-Laurent's private art collection earlier this year. [Forbes]

Just in time for Halloween, 13 "Twihards" share the rationales and meanings behind their Twilight -themed tattoos. [BellaSugar]

Alexander McQueen's infamous shoes from the spring 2010 collection havemade it off the runway and next to a ruler. The appropriately named"armadillos" stand 12 inches tall. [Vogue UK]

Designer Doo-Ri Chung's diffusion label under.ligne is now availablefor purchase. The new pieces from the fall collection offers doo.ristyle at a much lower price point. [The Cut]

Christian Louboutin is collaborating with champagne housePiper-Heisieck, creating a shoe out of glass to be sold as part of the$500 Le Rituel set online and at select Neiman Marcus stores. [WSJ]

Diane von Furstenberg gave the keynote speech at Teen Vogue 's Fashion University yesterday. [Fashionista]

All signs point to an impending Giorgio Armani retirement, as theItalian designer makes staff changes and publicly hints at steppingback and taking care of his health. [Reuters]

Cindy Crawford, an iconic supermodel of the '80s and '90s, thinks thatshe looks too healthy to have had the same success as a model today. [AFP]

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