Fashion News Roundup: Urban Pulls All Its “Navajo” Items, Tattoo Barbie Freaks Everyone Out, And It’s a Girl for Carla Bruni

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Urban Outfitters Removes All It’s “Navajo” Products: The retailer was distastefully selling items labeled “Navajo,” and received a cease-and-desist letter in June from the Navajo Nation, who has a trademark on the name since, you know, it’s their name and all. After some controversy, all UO’s “Navajo” products have either disappeared or been renamed. {Jezebel}

Katie Grand Awarded Fashion Innovator of the Year: On October 27, The Wall Street Journal is hosting its first-ever awards show to honor “Innovators of the Year,” where Grand will receive the fashion award. Congrats Katie! {WWD}

Tattoo Barbie Makes Moms Everywhere To Freak Out: Tokidoki made a $50 collectible Barbie with pink hair and chest and arm tattoos, so naturally everyone went apeshit and fears their children will turn into hard-partying burnouts like Quinn from Glee. {Jezebel}

Ashley Greene Is The New Face of DKNY: One of our fav Tweters, DKNY PR Girl, announced yesterday that the Twilight star will be the new band ambassadress for DKNY and DKNY Jeans. {DKNY}

Opening Ceremony Expands:The second floor of it’s Howard Street store is now open, adding another 2,000 square feet… literally. The new designs inside feature ceiling-high legs as shelves for accessories. {WWD}

Carla Bruni Had Her Baby: France’s first lady gave birth to a baby girl last night, but they’re withholding the name as of now. Wonder if she’ll be style buddies with Beyoncé’s future progeny? {Daily Mail}

Look Like Gossip Girl From The Knees Down: DKNY partnered with Gossip Girl’s costume designer Eric Daman for a capsule hosiery collection made to channel the Blair Upper East Side prep look, but a little more grown up. Gossip Woman, perhaps? {Elle}

Never-Before-Seen Photos of Marylin Monroe: Some photos have surfaced of Monroe taking time off from the set of River of No Return in 1953, where she had a sprained ankle yet still manages to look adorable. There’s even a rare photo of her and Joe DiMaggio posing together. {Daily Mail}