Weekly fashion buzz: Outrage over black magazine hiring white fashion editor

Catch up with the fashion news from the week ending July 30 with these links.

African American women's magazine Essence hired a white fashion director to the great outrage of a "small but vocal group." A writer even tweeted: "I feel like a girlfriend has died." Now the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Angela Burt-Murray, has defended her choice to much acclaim. ( The Grio)

US President Barack Obama attended a dinner at Anna Wintour's house to help raise funds for the Democratic party. Seats were $30,400 a head. ( WWD)

Supermodel Lara Stone has sued French Playboy for publishing nude pictures of her in an unauthorized move. ( The Independent)

German men's magazine Geil (German for 'horny') seems to be a fraud, and several fashion insiders are warning against collaborating with its editors. ( Styleite)

US upscale department store Saks Fifth Avenue will start selling plus-size designer fashion. ( Racked)

UK retail chain Marks & Spencer will release a collection of Robert Pattinson-themed underwear. Its name, R-Pants, is a play on the Twilight star's nickname, R-Patz. ( The Guardian)

Target has announced a designer collaboration with denim brand William Rast - designed by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala - that will hit its stores December 19. ( WWD)

In this week's most unsurprising news, The City's Olivia Palermo - who currently covers the ASOS magazine - wants to design her own fashion line. ( Grazia Daily)

Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr, who recently got married to actor Orlando Bloom, is trying to keep her alleged pregnancy under wraps, but her colleagues apparently didn't get the memo. ( Us Weekly)

After her house was burgled and flooded earlier this year, Kate Moss now believes her house is haunted and has hired an exorcist. ( The Sun)

Lorenzo Martone has confirmed via Twitter that he and designer Marc Jacobs have officially broken up. ( @lorenzomartone) Martone has been seen 'rebounding' with 'NSync's Lance Bass, who unfortunately appears to be turning into his 'stalker.' ( Coco Perez)