Harvey Weinstein did not buy Halston for his designer-girlfriend Georgina Chapman after all (Jimmy Choo's Tamara Mellon will be taking the reins). Apparently, although Georgina's just gross enough to sleep with the guy, she's not stupid enough to work for him. [WWD]

CFDA announces the nominees for the 2007 Fashion Awards. Awww. Georgina Chapman didn't make the list. [FashionWeekDaily}

Finally! News about the next season of Project Runway. [Fashionista]

Makeup artist Bobbi Brown's QVC cosmetics collection was sold out with 45 minutes of its debut. [PRNewswire]

• Diane von Furstenberg becomes flakier by the day. The Secret-loving designer is posting horoscopes and yoga poses on her website. [Fashionista]
• Francisco Costa gives design-students the one piece of advice we hope they follow throughout their careers: Avoid brocades! [WWD]
• Supposedly Christian Dior invented the word "footwear". Right, just like Coco Chanel "invented" the tan. And did you know that the Roger Vivier store on the Upper East Side smells like toast? [NY Times]
• More trouble for The Gap: They're being sued by a Brooklyn designer for infringing on her "zipper pin sculpture". Huh? [WWD]
• Uniqlo is asking customers to bring the Uniqlo clothes they no longer want back to the store for recycling and/or distribution to those in need. [WWD]
• Ashlee Simpson and Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt have the same taste in footwear. [People]

Vogue's best-dressed-at-the-Oscars list does not include March cover girl and Andre Leon Talley lab rat Jennifer Hudson. Funny, that.

Speaking of Jennifer: The Oscar-winner will be the new face of Avon's Imari fragrance. [WWD]

Patricia Field designing for Payless? We're loving the cheapo shoe-retailer more and more. [WWD]

Did you hear? Esprit is back. [Fashionista]

Estee Lauder's plan for worldwide domination includes a "major Clinique launch aimed at teens". Apparently they just got the memo that American teenagers like their product. [WWD]

Ray-Ban's new customer-focused ad campaign is a response to the brand being too associated with "celebrities from Audrey Hepburn to Bob Dylan to Madonna." What? No shout-out for Tom Cruise? [WWD]

Memo to fashion editors: That skinny jeans trend you championed? No one really bought into it. [WWD]

The new trend in mannequins: Black lacquer! [WWD]

Laurie David wants us to save the planet by halting delivery of our J. Crew and Anthropologie catalogs. We'd rather use tree bark as toilet paper. [WWD]

A sneak peek at Kate Moss' collection for TopShop. [TopShop]

Green-up your accessories collection with a solar-paneled purse. [Fashionista]

The lawsuit brought against Charlize Theron by Swiss watch maker Raymond Weil moves to federal court at the request of her attorneys. [WWD]

Vivienne Westwood shuns fashion magazines, loves her raw-food, macrobiotic diet. [WWD]

The U.S. proposes reforming labeling requirements on textiles and apparel, leaving only country of origin, fiber content, care instructions and safety details. Maybe they'll do us all a favor and get rid of sizing information. [WWD]

Marilyn Manson-exes Dita von Teese and Rose McGowan turned out for an ice-skating competition. [WWD]

Formerly-female-friendly SF beauty company Benefit Cosmetics re-positioning cheek/lip color Benetint as a cure for uncomely nipples. What's next: Pussy Paint? [NY Mag]

Oh shit: Pegged pants might be making a comeback. [WWD]

Liz Claiborne is throwing in the towel on Laundry by Shelli Segal. [WWD]

Cynthia Rowley continues her downward slide by bringing East Hampton-tacky to Japan. [WWD]

Alexander McQueen and M.A.C. to collaborate on makeup collection? [WWD]

Two-piece swimsuits making a comeback, despite high obesity rates. Tyra Banks soon to take credit for this one too. [MediaPost]

Could this be the end of the annoying-department-store-perfume-spritzer? Coty consolidating its fragrances into one-stop shopping department-store kiosks [MediaPost]

John Galliano tapped to create his own fragrance by capturing "his DNA in scent form" (We imagine that means an equine-like odor crossed with patchouli with a top-note of ball-sweat). This sounds suspiciously like Tom Ford's crotch-rot Black Orchid! [WWD]

Maybe Galliano can reverse the slide among women ages 18-24, who don't seem to be buying perfume at all. [WWD]

In other news about long-haired Frenchmen: Reese Witherspoon is Olivier Theyskens' new muse, in no small part because of her "nonchalance". Um, isn't this the actress who's known as Little Miss Type-A?. [WWD]

Is Zoe Cassavetes Jennifer Jason Leigh to Sofia Coppola's Bridget Fonda? Both have done films with titles alluding to the difficulties of human connection. And Zoe now has her own French-electronica musician-boytoy to play with! [WWD]

Versace in deal to design, furnish Versace brand helicopters. "It costs so much we are not even saying how much," says the company's CEO. That Donatella! Always known for her understated, tactful humility! [WWD]

New Chloe designer (and former Lego champion) Paulo Andersson says his collection is based on the idea "of a girl who steals from her mother". We knew we were destined to become a fashion muse! [WWD]

Nicole Miller CEO Bud Konheim criticizes the Times' Cathy Horyn for incorrect pronunciation of "Lanvin" and "jodphurs"; seems to have no qualms about being referred to as "Bud". [WWD]

The top 5 fall collections viewed online, according to Women's Wear Daily: Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen. The bottom 5? Let's just say we're not surprised the list includes Vera Wang. [WWD]

Jessica Biel disappears from the front row of Stella McCartney's show. [People]

Marni Fall 2007 = Cabbage Patch Kids? Faran Krentcil's charming mini-review. [Fashionista]

The New York Times reports the awful truth: Fucking Harvey Weinstein can help a fashionista go places. [New York Times]

Clothing that can warn you when you're packing on the pounds? We likey. [BoingBoing]

We love this Marimekko dress too. [NY Mag]

Petulant designers continue to throw tantrums over Cathy Horyn's reviews. [WWD]

What Oscar nominees may be wearing this Sunday. [WWD]