Natalie Coughlin in Speedo's Team USA LZR Racer.
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ON POINT: Albert Kriemler is indulging his passion for ballet once more. The Akris designer has again collaborated with composer John Neumeier and designed costumes for "The Legend of Joseph" by Richard Strauss, which opens at the Hamburg Ballet on Sunday.
RENO'S NEW GAMBLE: Noelle Reno's time at Degrees of Freedom — the luxe loungewear brand she launched with her ex-fiancé Matthew Mellon — may have ended, but she says she's not turning her back on the fashion world. "As one door closes another door opens," said Reno, speaking from her family's ranch in Arizona. "Since I've left, some amazing opportunities have been presented to me. I think it's meant to be in a way."
Reno said she was asked to leave the business after her relationship with Mellon ended earlier this year. She declined to comment on whether fall orders for the brand, whose collection of cashmere hoodies, pants and tank tops is sold at stores including Harvey Nichols, Intermix and Fred Segal, would be fulfilled. Reno held a 49 percent stake in the brand, while Mellon held the remaining 51 percent.
Reno, who was responsible for wholesale sales for the brand alongside her role as creative director, said she would be "a fool to not stay in the business," after the experience. She even has a new project in the works. "I've got the opportunity to revive an old brand with a ton of history, which is very exciting," said Reno, who declined to name the brand in question.



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