#ragtrade

Sister Christians: Siriano Partners With Starbucks; Lacroix May Be Saved

• Christian Siriano is collaborating secretly with Starbucks. He won't say on what, but isn't speculation fun? Maybe he's changing the uniform to something fierce, with ruffles. [The Cut]

#ragtrade

Stella Loves Critters; Diane Von Furstenberg Is A Swinger

• Stella McCartney's fall ad campaign makes a Bambijoke out of all that nature imagery that suddenly became hip over the past few years. For everyone who's ever considered an ironic taxidermy at a bar and concluded, "Why?" [WWD]

#ragtrade

Lindsay Gets A Gig; Kylie Creates Men's Scent

• Lindsay Lohan channels Marilyn Monroe on the August cover of Spanish Vogue. [ONTD]
• Fornarina also decided to go another round with the actress — but in these fall ads, they Photoshopped the Lohan to look like Heather Graham. [Sun]

#beautyschooldropout

Model Charm School Focuses On Handbags, Beauty, Talking

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Charlotte To Star In New Perfume Ad; Rihanna Nabs Italian Vogue?

• Nicolas Ghesquière picked the intolerably cool Charlotte Gainsbourg to advertise Balenciaga's perfume. Ghesquière calls his friend "one of the most inspiring girls in the world." Gainsbourg said, "I was secretly hoping to be the face of Nicolas' first perfume." [WWD]

#streetseen

How About A Quirky Hat?

#ragtrade

Sophie Dahl Gets A Cooking Show; Tilda Swinton To Be Face of Pringle

• Model turned cookbook author Sophie Dahl is getting her own cooking show on BBC 2. Dahl says her show will cover on the "emotional" side of food. "It's cooking with an anecdotal thread, irreverent, unpredictable and not without flaw." [Sun]

#seriousdesigns

Hiroshima Survivor, Designer Issey Miyake Gives Disarmament Message

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Emma Says The Idea Of Namesake Scent Makes Her "Vomit"; Vivienne Proclaims "Dirt Is Patina"

• "I'm not a designer," says Emma Watson. "If someone asked me to do something that was beneficial to a cause, then maybe I'd consider it, but not just ‘Look at me! I've got my own line!'" And as for perfume:

#badvertising

American Apparel Does What It Does Best — Selling Tat With Tits (NSFW)

#maghag

Christy Turlington Bags Another Vogue Cover

#ragtrade

Kate's Balmain Copied; Punky Brewster Does Kids' Clothes

• The UK supermarket chain Asda has knocked off the Fall '09 Balmain dress that Kate Moss wore out dancing — and burst the seams of — two months ago. Asda's version costs just £16. [Telegraph]

#ragtrade

Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture

• The return of Mad Men is a mere 37 days away, and the AMC show has struck a deal with Banana Republic:

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Kylie Checks Out Couture; Marc Jacobs' West Village Death Grip Tightens

• Kylie Minogue was in Jean Paul Gaultier's front row yesterday because she's looking for outfits for her American tour, which kicks off in October. Might we suggest this? [Elle UK]

#feedthemodels

No Girls On The Runway If They Haven't Eaten Before

#ragtrade

Jackson Family Fashioned In Versace; Kaiser Karl Disses Audrey Tautou

• Michael Jackson's entire family — including the kids — reportedly wore Versace to his memorial service yesterday. The singer was a longtime admirer of Gianni Versace's work, and LaToya Jackson contacted Donatella Versace to arrange for the custom outfits. [InStyle]

#modelbehaviors

Coco Rocha Dances Awesomely With Her Dad