Chanel Couture Inspires Witty Celebrity Banter

- Jessica Alba was so impressed by the 40-foot-tall lion at the Chanel show that she kept taking pictures of it. Anna Mouglalis said, "I feel like I'm inAlice in Wonderland!" Meanwhile, Beirut is "where it's all happening right now." [WWD]
Tyra Turns To Fiction; Lady Gaga Will Take Your Questions Now
- Tyra Banks has signed a deal to write three YA novels that will marry modeling with Harry Potter — the protagonist having been accepted into an academy for "intoxibellas," or supermodels-in-training who "harbor unknown powers." What, no vampires? [Galleycat]
Posh Poses; Tara Wants To Design Again; Erin Wasson Has Style Tips For Britney
- Victoria Beckham got an 18-page spread in the new German Vogue. [FGR]
- Tara Subkoff, now recovered from her brain tumor, says, "I've decided to bring back Imitation Of Christ in its most basic incarnation: easy-to-wear staples with an edge." [Harper'sBazaar]
Eva Mendes Cries At Cartier; Michelle Obama Will Not Wear Fur
- Eva Mendes got all verklempt at a Cartier press conference talking about a charity that matches actors and musicians with sick kids. "Thank God for waterproof mascara," said the star of such films as Ghost Rider and 2 Fast 2 Furious. [WWD]
Runway's In, Britney's Glam, And Topshop, Topshop, Topshop!!!!
- The good news: Runway is safe. The bad news: yup, it's on Lifetime. [AdAge]
- Britney Spears cuts a revealing figure in her new Candie's ad. Candie's: the last refuge of a scoundrel. [NYDN]
Ingrid Sischy and Sandra Brant To Become Vogue Editors
The trials and tribulations of Interview magazine might be ongoing — but the careers of creative team/romantic partners Ingrid Sischy and Sandra Brant, who left the magazine in early 2008, continue on the ascendant.
