Quickies: Roberto Cavalli cleared of charges, Karl and Britney (!) and more

Roberto Cavalli has been cleared of tax evasion charges. He was acquitted of all charges by Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation, annulling the verdict issued by the Appeal Court in Florence last January, which upheld a conviction on charges of fiscal evasion. [British Vogue]

Anna Wintour was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace. "It's a great honour. Many of my American colleagues are not quite sure what it is," she said. Guilty as charged. [British Vogue]

Karl Lagerfeld loves Britney for her art. He presented her with the German Bambi Pop International Award. We don't know what that is, but just seeing Karl Lagerfeld and Britney spears together on stage was like a wet dream. [Fashionista]

ATTENTION: Paul Smith bespoke suits being made in Manhattan through Thursday. The Paul Smith suiting team has holed up in the Paul Smith NYC Greene street store for only the second time ever to hand make suits for patrons who've got at least $5,000 to spend. Let us know how that goes, yeah? [WWD]

An employee at a Long Island Wal-Mart was trampled to death by shoppers on Black Friday. The New York Times calls it "a sign of consumer desperation amid a bleak economy." [NYT]

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