Madonna Fronts For D&G; Grace Coddington Discusses Lady Gaga's Pubic Hair

• Madonna goes all Italian neorealist for spring's Dolce & Gabbana campaign. You'd almost swear these images were by Vittorio de Sica, not Steven Klein. The advertising shots ran as editorial content "previewed" in Italian Vanity Fair. [Swide]

Sarah Palin Gets Fleeced; Roberto Cavalli Enjoys "Primitive" Africa

• Laura Ingraham is auctioning Sarah Palin's fleece from her Going Rogue cover. Let's take up a collection and shoot a real Going Vogue. [Facebook]
• Givenchy was the winning bidder for Audrey Hepburn's How To Steal A Million LBD. [WWD]

Once Upon A Time Lady Gaga Was In Vogue

Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line

• Zoe Kravitz, negotiating the transition from Famous Daughter to Celebrity, has committed the necessary act of being photographed by Bruce Weber for a perfume campaign. Vera Wang was the lucky partner in fame-chasing. Shall we expect a reality show? [People]

Rihanna Speaks; Angie Shops Stella For Gap

• In an exclusive interview with Glamour, Rihanna discusses the year she's had: "I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears." She also talks about the picture released by cops:

Nicole Richie Doing Designs; No Sampling Allowed At Oprah Store

• Of course a Nicole Richie clothing line was inevitable. It's called Winter Kate, and it will be hitting stores next February. [WWD]
• The full Jimmy Choo for H&M lookbook is out. [Daily Mail]

McQueen Goes After Madden; Supermodel Spends $50K A Month On Clothes

• Creator of this season's mightiest shoes, Alexander McQueen, is suing Steve Madden. McQueen's lawyers say the only reason the Madden is a knock-off and not a pure counterfeit is the omission of the logo'd zipper pull. (L-R: McQueen, Madden.) [WWD]

Everyone Wants A Piece Of Michael; Christina Hendricks Will Wear Herrera At Wedding

• Two weeks after adding Nicolas Cage's home to his sheaf of L.A. properties, Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier has announced he's moving into Michael Jackson's last residence. Audigier will rent the $38 million home from his C.E.O., Hubert Guez. [E!]

Judi Dench: "Fashion Is Not An Art Form. If It's Anything At All It's Pornography."

Naomi Campbell Speaks Out (For A Change)

• Naomi Campbell: "Unfortunately, we are the same as before...People, in the panic of the recession, don't dare to put a girl of colour in their campaign, full stop. Nor of any other race. It's a shame. It's very sad." [Telegraph]

Karl Thinks Feminists Are "Ugly"; Posh Spice Gives Up On Armani

• For the September issue of Harper's Bazaar, the magazine interviewed Karl Lagerfeld, speaking as Coco Chanel. In character, the Grand Teuton shared such idiotic reflections as: "I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that." [FWD]

Cherries In The Toe

[London, July 15. Image via INF]

Kate Moss Destroys Hopes Of Kills Fans; Emma Watson To Design Own Line?

• One of the hazards of dating a rock star: When, mid-fight, you want to throw some of his stuff into a pool, there's a slight risk that he might have unreleased, non-backed-up new songs among his personal effects. [Mirror]

Chanel Does Couture For Ballerinas; Is Supermodel A Michael Kors Klepto?

• File under matches made in heaven: Karl Lagerfeld has designed couture costumes for England's National Ballet. [Telegraph]

Kate Moss Officially "Fat"; Anthropologie Upset With Forever 21

• 1. Kate Moss is fat. 2. Kate Moss is in. 3. Fat is in. Q.E.D. [Times of London]
• Salma Hayek wore Balenciaga for her second wedding to Francois-Henri Pinault, head of PPR. [UK Elle]

Dressing Like Chloe Sevigny Is Harder Than It Looks

• Chloe Sevigny says doing oversized unisex menswear for Opening Ceremony was easy. "Except for the trousers — getting the fit right was really difficult." She thinks we'll buy that she draped the pants herself? [WWD]

Why Are The Germans Being So Mean To "Heavy" Heidi Klum?

• German fashionisto: "She's is no runway model. Heidi Klum is simply too heavy and has too big a bust. And she always grins so stupidly. That is not avant-garde - that is commercial." Me-ow! [VogueUK]