Orlando Bloom And Charlize Theron Shill For Cheap Cashmere Blends
- Orlando Bloom and Charlize Theron are the new faces of Uniqlo. Bloom is practically as adept in front of the camera as his wife, while Theron drives an old Citroen and looks attractively wistful in her video. [Nicola Formichetti]
Lady Gaga In A Multi-Million-Dollar Deal With Armani
- Giorgio Armani has dressed Lady Gaga countless times, including for the Grammy Awards, and Armani even played Gaga's "Alejandro" video at its men's show, and both artistes profit. But despite this mutual admiration society, they've never actually met. [WSJ]
Karl Lagerfeld Can School You In Algebra, Apparently
- Alexa Chung says His Kaiserness Mr. Karl, The Gloved One "is actually really easy to talk to because he knows everything. So if you're stuck you just say, 'Um, tell me about Medieval times.'" [The Cut]
DVF Designs That Mediterranean Vacation Wardrobe You've Been Needing
DVF says she was inspired by Greece and by the dancer Isadora Duncan in formulating her spring 2011 collection. We'd add "a life of leisure," Pucci and her own back catalogue to that mix!
Andre Leon Talley Takes A Spill
- Poor Voguester Andre Leon Tally took a spill at the Costello Tagliapietra show! Seems his seatmates suddenly rose en masse, "so the bench acted like a seesaw...He fell onto his side, and security immediately pulled him to his feet." [NYP]
Fashion's Night Out Sparks Global Fashion Orgasm
On both sides of the pond, Fashion's Night Out has kicked off — and things will never be the same. (Okay, that last part was a lie. But there were a lot of celebrities in designer clothes.)
Diane Von Furstenberg To Dress Mayor Bloomberg For His Morning Commute
[New York City, September 8: The two unveil a sign to temporarily rename the No. 1 subway line as "The Fashion Line" for the duration of Fashion Week. Very momentous, no? Image via AP.]
Keira Knightley Channels Chanel, Uses Training Wheels
- A beige-clad Keira Knightley jumped on a beige Ducati to film a Chanel ad this weekend. [Fashionologie]
- Kim Gordon's Sportmax line retails for $135-$275. But Gordon doesn't shop at Sportmax herself. "I can't really afford their stuff." [WSJ]
Lady Gaga And Marc Jacobs Share The Cover Of V
- A dejected, underwear-clad Lady Liberty-Gaga and a tuxedoed Marc Jacobs, shot by Mario Testino, cover V's newest issue. [NYDN]
- Lanvin for H&M is happening! The men's and women's collections will hit over 200 stores worldwide on November 23. [WWD]
Italian Vogue 3D Cover Stars Miranda Kerr And A Puppy
- Miranda Kerr nabbed the September Vogue Italia cover, which is her first. Shot by Steven Meisel, the cover and its accompanying editorial is in 3D. Kerr's Yorkie puppy, Frankie, shares the honors. Who can argue with a puppy? [Models.com]
Crystal Renn Does An Ad For Chanel
- Crystal Renn is in an ad for Chanel's downtown New York store, which is reopening this fall. She poses alongside Lagerfeld boytoy Baptiste Giabiconi, whom she calls "the most gorgeous man I have ever seen, hands down."
American Apparel Stock Plummets To New Historic Lows
- American Apparel's stock is tumbling this morning, following news that the company's dodgy accounting has caught the eye of the U.S. Attorney's office. It's currently trading at 0.83. [AMEX:APP]
- Dov says: "The capital structure issues will work themselves out." [WWD]
Brangelina Wants To Dress Your Kids
- A rumor has Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt starting a children's fashion line inspired by the sartorial choices of their kids, with the proceeds going to their Jolie-Pitt Foundation charity. [Hindustan Times]
Gabourey Sidibe's Rumored Makeup Line
- Gabourey Sidibe is rumored to be doing a cosmetics collection with Bobbi Brown. [WWD]
- Zandra Rhodes wants to dress Lady Gaga. Which designer doesn't? [Vogue UK]
Mary J. Blige's Record-Shattering Perfume Launch
- If you are a celebrity looking to distill your smelly essence into a trademarked blend of volatile organic compounds and sell it for a disgusting profit, be like Mary J. Blige. In six hours, Blige moved 60,000 units. [People]

