Apparently, it never gets old to mock Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "cankles" and pantsuits, at least if you're Tim Gunn and George Lopez, who took the sexist trash-talking to the next level on Lopez's show last night.

The semi-annual trade show known as New York fashion week started yesterday, and after doing the rounds of shows, I managed get into a party at the Stella McCartney store. It was sponsored by PETA, and Tim Gunn, Olivia Munn, and Taraji P. Henson were the guests of honor. I walked in, collected a glass of red, ate a…

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Tim Gunn criticizes Michele Bachmann's fashion choices, Piers Morgan asks the Kardashians what their talent is, and The Green Hornet is totally lying in its promotional campaign.

• Oh, Ke$ha. We live in uncertain and unsteady times. So perhaps we should thank you for being reliable, constant and steadfast in your unfailing dedication to atrocity. And for informing us that your upcoming tour will be an "assault."

• Nicki Minaj is on the cover of V, looking like a sort of Keith Haring painting come to life. She's so wild, that Nicki Minaj! And lest you think there's some crafty behind-the-scenes Svengali calling the stylistic shots, Minaj says:

• Katy Perry, shot by Alexi Lubomirski for the subscriber cover of the new Harper's Bazaar, looks gorgeous, if a bit crusty-lipped. She also looks a lot like Jean Patchett on the iconic Erwin Blumenfeld Vogue cover from January, 1950. [JustJared]

Speaking at the 92Y last night, Project Runway mentor and all-around great human being Tim Gunn said of Season 8, "I had never been part of a season of the show where I found the judges' decision-making to be more...incomprehensible."

From the Department of Things You'd Never Think Of But Somehow Make Sense: Your favorite silver-haired shit-talker is slated to host your grandma's favorite game show. All five of Mr. Gunn's shows will tape this Friday, November 12th, in New York.

Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project has generated tons of amazing videos. We've selected 15 of note, from the President, a Marine, Vinny from Jersey Shore — and lots more.

Last night, Tim Gunn visited the four remaining designers at their homes in Hawaii, Denver, Portland and Palm Springs, and checked up on the collections they'd been designing.

Simon Cowell may have triumphed when British women were asked which celebrity they would most like to see featured in a romantic novel, but we think we can do better! Our dream scenarios?

• Nicole Richie is pissed at the paparazzi.

Guys, I am out of the "office" today, but OMG, Ivy! WTF. Feel free to discuss her, the Heidi/Mondo showcase showdown and Gretchen's bike shorts in this open thread.

• Cindy Crawford pulls Tyra's patented couture pose on the cover of Vogue India's "Icons" issue. Cindy last popped up on the July cover of Elle Germany and made the front of April's L'Officiel. [Design Scene]

• Today in ORLY? news: Lady Gaga is "terrified" of evil spirits and spends thousands of dollars on having every hotel and tour venue "scanned by a team of paranormal investigators."

• Michael Lohan reportedly tried to visit Lindsay Lohan in rehab, but security guards at the Betty Ford Center turned him away because visiting hours were over. However, that hasn't stopped him from bothering staffers.

In this teaser for Thursday's episode, Tim Gunn says, ominously, "There is an accusation about cheating." Then: A quick snippet of Mondo, teary eyed. Are the producers misdirecting and manipulating us?

• 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]

OMG! Couture! And ready-to-wear inspired by couture! Let's jump right into the highlights and lowlights from the runway.

• Marion Cotillard was shot, and apparently not retouched, by Bruce Weber for the cover of Italian Vanity Fair. Certainly it's preferable to that hackjob of a Vogue cover she was subjected to, but isn't the pose a bit awkward? [HuffPo]