Veiled Sentiments

Last night, French president Nicolas Sarkozy endorsed the movement to ban the full veil. He claims the ban is not racially motivated; "It runs contrary to our values," he said. "Plus, I've got tons of Muslim buddies," he added. [Guardian]
Lily Sings For Chanel; Claudia Quits Catwalk
- Handbag model Lily Allen performed live at the farming-themed, hay-strewn Chanel show this morning. [Fashionista]
- Claudia Schiffer has formally announced she will no longer do any runway modeling. She plans to fill her downtime with a trip to Iraq. [Sun]
Go Wild, Avoid Pants, And Stand Warned!
- Yes, this outfit is available! [OC via Racked]
- Kanye's so-last-week jackassery has spawned a tee shirt. We say: stop trying to make "I'ma let you finish" happen! [InventorSpot]
- Miuccia Prada has a "passion for knickers," believes deeply in no-pants. [Telegraph]
Emma Watson Has A Clothing Line; Courtney Says "Rodarte Bitches" Are Awesome
- Emma Watson is doing a clothing line with ethical fashion company People Tree. We're still waiting for Mischa Barton's collection, Tree People. [Guardian]
Doonan Jumps To Ed Hardy's Defense; Smell Like Kate Moss For Fall
- Barneys' Simon Doonan: "Criticizing Ed Hardy for being cheesy is like saying that Elvis was 'flashy' or that Liberace was 'tacky.' It's a giant case of DUH! Of course it's cheesy! That's the whole point, you doo-doo heads." [NY Observer]
Rene Russo Finds Other Uses For Footwear; Sarah Silverman Becomes A Model
- Behold actress Rene Russo, doing moderately fetishistic things with designer Brian Atwood's shoes and a hunky model, for a limited-release book, which sounds suspiciously like a fancy lookbook. [NY Mag]
Sarah Palin Returned All Those Clothes, Silly!
- McCain campaign claims that it didn't keep a lot of those Fashiongate duds: "about a third of it was returned immediately" when they didn't fit. Yes, that'd be $50,000 worth. [AP]
- Roseanne offers a McCain-Palin Hitler smiley-face tee on her website. Genocide sensitivity: ur doin it rong. [Oh No They Didn't]
- Tom Ford…
Gossip Girl's Nate Archibald For Versace?
- Is Gossip Girl pretty boy Chace Crawford set to replace McDreamy as the face of Versace? [Perez Hilton]
- Fashion slang seems to have no regard for a word's actual meaning: "Designer Ashleigh Verrier said her favorite fashion word was "diaphanous" — an adjective characterizing fineness of texture. 'As in, 'That dress is…
New DKNY Designer Rachel Bilson Can Neither Sketch Nor Sew
- DKNY Jeans has announced a "partnership" with Rachel Bilson, who will be doing her own denim line for the brand. "Fans of 'The O.C.' really like DKNY Jeans, and I know they make great stuff, so I thought it could be good... I can't draw at all, so I won't be doing any sketches, but I am learning to sew," she says. […
Donna Karan Has A New Boyfriend (Emphasis On "Boy")
- Donna Karan's in love! The lucky guy is a male model, and a full two years older than "half her age." [Page Six]
- Barney's New York Creative Director/bon vivant Simon Doonan has a new book coming out in April 2008 titled Eccentric Glamour. Tagline: "Say no to ho." And yes to fashion appreciated exclusively by homos! […
