JUICY BITS:

peter som. now of bill blass. (pic by patrick mcmullen/fashionweekdaily.com)

tina knowles, beyonce's mom and former stylist, is launching her own clothing collection called ms. tina on the home shopping network. it debuts august 19th. i will be watching, but not buying. (crunktastical.blogspot.com)

stella mccartney is set to launch her own lingerie line. her first collection, spring 2008, is coming out sometime this fall. loves it! (wwd.com)

azzedine alaia, just bought back his namesake label from prada spa. no word on how much he shelled out for his own name/brand. (wwd.com)

bill blass, ltd picked peter som as creative director of it's womenswear division and michael bastien as creative director of it's menswear. good luck fellas. (fashion week daily)

womens wear daily says six-figure priced watches are the new status symbol!? urf!! gimme a water front condo and a mercedez benze g-wagon and bump that watch. get the full scoop online at wwd.com. but come back to the blayreport! (wwd.com)

oh no! even the fashion world is coming for michael vick. nike and reebok have pulled all merchandise associated with the fallen football hero off sports shelves. damn. was it worth it vick? (wwd.com)