• KATE MOSS VERSUS AGYNESS DEYN! "'Kate can't stand her. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Agy is her nemesis...It's not about Agy's personality, but what she represents. She's younger, fresher, everyone loves her and she's got everything ahead of her. Now she's singing with a band, something Kate has wanted to do for years. Kate's 34 now and she realises her days as a model are numbered. Everyone's calling Agy the new Kate Moss - and that hurts.'" [Daily Mail]
• Is the panty party over already? The University of Minnesota seeks to 'distance' itself from Victoria's Secret college line. [US News]
• Taylor "Little J" Momsen, the 14-year-old Gossip Girlie, has signed on to model with IMG. [People]
• Which makes sense, as apparently this WWD model is a GG regular... [Fashionista]
• ...in stories like this one, about the changing streetwear market! [WWD]

• Brooklyn band (and Wesleyan alumni) MGMT inspire Gucci show! [Nylon]
• Diesel co-brands with Roskilde music fest. [WWD]
• "Britain's most beautiful disabled women are to be given the chance to become a top model in a ground-breaking BBC television series." Just...read the story. [Telegraph"]
• After fashion sabbatical, Christian Thomas Roth relaunches line. [WWD]
• Class-action suit against Louis Vuitton for dubious, ridiculous merchandising at the Brooklyn Museum. [Time]
• Recession breathes down Nike's neck. (Skinny part of the swoosh, methinks.) [Reuters]
• Fendi unveils 3" wedges. For men. [The Times]
• Australian designer Wayne Cooper charged with domestic abuse. [SMH]
• Katharine Hamnett gets on the organic denim bandwagon. [WWD]
• Sinister, hair-baring "super-v-neck" worst trend of summer. [BlackBook]
• Radar terms it "the douchebag neck" [Radar]
• Shockingly, novelty-Vogue-intern Sean Avery's experience was not typical. [New York Magazine]
• Amazon acquires fabric.com. [TechCrunch]
• The suggestion is that the model in the new Chanel campaign looks kinda like a contorted Barbie. [PhotoshopDisasters]
• Tony Soprano's wardrobe bags for $187,750 Wounded Warriors charity; 'hit' costume the biggest seller, obvi. [MSNBC]
• The politics of button-placement: a thorny issue! [New York Times]
• Sweatshops? Jennifer Love Hewitt's for 'em, personally. Or so claim some college kids. [Reason.com]
• In the wake of the groundbreaking Italian Vogue July issue, rumors are swirling that Lanvin will feature an "all-ethnic" lineup. Can't be behind a trend! [Fashionista]
• Other trends? Stars and stripes, apparently. No wonder Tommy's up! [New York Times]
• Founder of Tom's Shoes is apparently a madman. [Style.com]
• Penney's scales back. [Financial Times]

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