The Friday Spree

• Handbag Princess Monica Botkier submits to an interrogation. (The Fashion Informer)
• Folks are going bonkers for the freshly opened KidRobot Pirate Store in SoHo. Is there something we are missing here? (RACKED)
• 17-year-old rising model star Ali Michael ditches Paris because she decided not to starve her 5'9" frame. Casting agents inform her that with 5 extra pounds, she is too fat for the runway. And they say they are being sensitive to weight issues now. (Wall Street Journal)
• Hussein Chalayan is the new creative director for Puma, not a special collaboration collection, but the whole company while his own label joins the PPR family as well. (WWD)
• Marc Jacobs presents the Easter Skunk. Finally, someone has recognized that bunnies are evil. (RACKED)
• While she's in Paris, Washington Post's Robin Givhan visits Chrisitian Lacroix's exhibit at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs. (Off the Runway)
• Victoria's Secret now looking for a less overtly trashy image. Good luck with that. (Wall Street Journal)