• Last night we went to the VMan issue launch party with coverboy Kanye West. It took over an hour to get in — Calvin Klein men's wear designer Italo Zucchelli, Vogue Italia covergirl Toni Garrn, and photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin were among the faces we spotted in the scrum outside the Mondrian,…

Since we took note of the Style.com scribe's apparent dealings with Yves Saint Laurent, a company he both "consults" for (for fees understood to be in the thousands) and "reports" on, stories of his other exploits have started trickling in.

As you'll recall, the Shrek characters appear in an edgy VMan fashion spread photographed by Ellen von Unwerth. Apparently reps from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation regret the deal. Is it the half-naked models? Or the man-on-man action?

• Michelle Trachtenberg is designing a line of jewelry for Coach's Poppy brand. Expect "colorful crystals." [WWD]
• Zac Posen is doing a lower-priced line, Z Spoke, which will be available exclusively through Saks Fifth Avenue come spring. It starts at $78: