Ahhh! Jolly the Green Giant is coming to steal our jewels, wait is that Kimora?  Girl, your such a diva on your show but where is the effort in your clothes?!  And ever see the movie, Too Wong Foo Thanks for Everything? Cause you look like Wesley Snipes in that shimmery dress.

Rating: 1

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Same hairstyle, check. Same smile, check. Same hand pose left and right, check. Same foot pose, check. Same bad taste, absolutely! Think outside the box, (or HILLS for that matter) Lauren.

Rating: 2

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"Want to thank the show for doing their part to get rid of Tory Burch flats forever." - from the comments section of Daily Intel's Gossip Girl reality-index recap from last night.

Marc Jacobs might be over the moon about this: after being the unofficial music mascot for his label, his favorite rock band's bassist, Kim Gordon, is launching her own clothing line called Mirror/Dash.

Moms will be happy to know that Kim's line is aimed at "cool moms," which, I must admit, is a refreshing change from the usual teen hipster market.

Kim counts French singer and fashion icon Francoise Hardy as one of her main influences - and for those of you who aren't familiar with Miss Hardy, we'll fill you in: she's really bad-ass. Case in point: the Hardy jacket that's the only item up on the Mirror/Dash site so far, a motorcycle jacket in dark gray wool, modeled on a girl whose brown hair and bangs looks like Francoise herself.

She's only selling 50 of these jackets to ensure the item remains as limited-edition as possible, just like most of the goods on the site will be.

But we wonder - will this inspire Marc to release an alternative rock album anytime soon?

-- HAYLEY PHELAN

Whenever I see pictures of Cory Kennedy everywhere, we always want to ask, exactly what is she? But lately, I've come to realize that, at best, she's basically a model.

Hear me out - she's been the face of Urban Decay, she sprinkles hipster stardust on whomever's in her vicinity, and she became famous in the first place because of some inexplicable attachment people felt to photographs of her that took over the internet/pop culture world.

Even still, we were a little surprised to come across these pictures of her shot by Jeremy Scott for Celeste.

We're not sure why we actually really like them - maybe it's because she's actually working it in true model form in each photo, or maybe we're just one of the millions that can't look away - but we do, and so we're wondering:

Is this the beginning of Cory, Actual Model?

You decide.

--LEAH MELTZER

Fact: Reed Krakoff, the President and Executive Creative Director of Coach, is also a photographer.

Fact: Reed and Simon Doonan, the God of Barneys, are friends.

But did you know Reed just finished a book of portraits on professional fighters, Ultimate Fighting Championship?

Yes, fact.

We assume some fighters will be showing up to the launch party in at least Trovata, since it's being thrown by Simon and Radar at Barneys in a couple weeks.

And yes, this is probably the last time we'll mention wrestling, ever again.

Another hi-tech splash was made today as T-Mobile unveiled the first Google Android platform-based phone.

T-Mobile showed off its new G1 mobile phone at a press event in New York Tuesday, thus becoming the first carrier to offer a device run on Google?s Android open source mobile platform.

The device, which was developed by device manufacturer HTC, has many of the features commonly seen on many of smartphones on the market, including a touchscreen with drop-and-drag capabilities, a pull-out QWERTY keyboard, and a host of Web-based applications for maps, music and instant messaging.
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Here's a fun bit we almost missed in this morning's WWD:

Rumor has it that Sean Connery is set to be the next Annie Leibovitz-shot face of Louis Vuitton.

The use of a near-octogenarian isn't so strange if you consider LV's shot Keith Richards and Francis Ford Coppola in the past, and especially since he's, you know, James Bond.

We hope it's true - he'd balance out Eva nicely. Who says models are too young these days?

They say Monet was an impressionist artist. The only impression Rachel Zoe and Christine Chenoweth left are stains from their dresses.

Zoe is an acclaimed celeb stylist- keyword is style. You did not “shut it down”! Chenoweth looks like Barbie that has been rolling around with Ken in bed. Get an iron!

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We knew the upcoming Valentino documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor, would involve a lot of shots of his six pugs, but we didn't expect any of it to be so cute.

Check them out sleeping next to him while he sketches the Spring 06 collection, and tell us exactly how Valentino got through his entire career without at least designing doggy rain booties.

We hear the documentary, which is supposed to be in theaters sometime before the end of the year, will include tons of shots of the pugs, including them all lined up getting their teeth brushed by whoever it is Valentino employs to do such things.

Oh yeah, and clothes.

My something old, something new are both in blue and alas, I have nothing borrowed on but fortunately I'm not getting married or anything so it's all okay.  As I said before, shopping has been eluding me somewhat lately and when I do get the opportunity, I suddenly find that I've become increasingly frugal.  Still, a Sunday walk around Brick Lane meant popping into The Shop on Cheshire Street and picking up a blue straw boater hat where the straw's colour has faded to a seal-grey but the grosgrain remains ish-vibrant.

Then onto Shop at 172 where I bought what my sister later labelled...'Honky Pants'.  Now the debate has gone around a bit on the internet about harem/aladdin/dropped crotch/MC Hammer pants and disgust/criticism has been heaped upon them.  To the point where I got pretty bored with it just purely because, to go back to the totally non-derogatory term that my sister coined, this type/shape of trousers/pants are completely normal in Hong Kong.  I haven't been back in a fair while so I can't comment on the present but three years ago when I was there, they were sold everywhere...in the $10 cheapie shops, the mid-range places, in all kinds of fabrics and styles, all focusing on a larger hipped shape tapering down to slim calves and usually with some manner of dropped crotch thrown into.  Teens wore them, mums wore them, hell I even saw a granny wearing some aladdin pants. 

So it was a little amusing/odd to read the very predictable comments on other people's blogs that rarely veered off the 'Oh you look like MC Hammer/you've pooped your pants/you're wearing nappies' scale.  A little harsh for a pair of trousers that I consider completely normal and if anything are just another pair of trousers, much like skinny, bootcut, flares etc.

Anyhow...enough of the justifying... I'm loving Shop 172's rosta of designers yet again and these trousers by Orphan will be available to buy online SOON when Shop 172 launches their new website and they too are available in all kinds of fabrics and I don't think I'll be the only one who doesn't really mind looking like they've pooed their pants (see I've bought into you people's phrases already...even though what I actually think is that if you technically did poo your pants, trousers wouldn't ACTUALLY droop that low... but technicality schmelicality, eh?)

Boom! Debra Messing looks like Mortisha electrocuted. Shouldn’t have stood under a tree my dear!

And Monique Lhuillier’s dress on the runway looks flawless. Sometimes its best for the models to wear these creations. I would wear this Lhuillier dress on my death bed, I’ll be the hottest corpse in a casket!

Rating:

1 for Debra Messing

5 for the supermodel in the runway

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The two hour season premiere of Heroes last night was a bit disappointing. There was just too much power play going on and that will probably kill it for me. I used to be a Lost fan when the show lost me on its third season.  Here’s hoping they won’t go the same route.

LOL Moments:

Do you know Britney Spears?

We should have gotten Sprint.

WTF Moments:

Angela Petrilli is Xylar’s mother?

Suresh gets sexy?! Hmmm…

Happy Moment:

Ali Larter has more air time. Yay. That woman is ridiculously hot.

Too bad I can’t say the same thing for her black and white flowing dress. This is what happens when you have a nice cut with the wrong print- not nice.

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Kate, Style Director of ELLE

Got Her: At the Topshop venue!

Stalked Her: Because we've spent the past two weeks wondering how in the world she can make pants and a t-shirt look so chic.

Shot Her: Because we're starting to miss New York and it's nice to talk to a familiar face. Plus, we knew you'd want to see her.

She Says: "Can you believe I packed like fifty-two pairs of socks and three pairs of knickers? What was I thinking?!"

We Say: At least you remembered that clutch.

"The most important thing is, to save the rainforest." - Vivienne Westwood to Cory Kennedy on NylonTV.

Doesn’t matter what angle you pose Heidi -  front, back, sideways, it’s all ugly anyway. Pink isn’t red Heidi - color blind?

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While Michelle Rodriguez has certainly done her share of being the Hollywood bad girl, she reveals that her true colors are really quite the opposite.Before tough girl roles and brushes with the law, the high school dropout shared that she has a nerdy side too. “I love information, and I hang out with a bunch of scientists in L.A. that are really cool,” the actress told OK! Magazine, “They put everything in layman?s terms.”

She also doesn?t mince her words when it comes to describing herself. “Well, I?m a weirdo and a geek,” she admits.

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Stay far, far away from prints like this. At a risk of a bacterial infection, you do not want to have these viral-inspired prints anywhere close to your body.

Rating:

2 for Lucy Liu

1 for Jennifer Garner

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Yes, Sheryl, I want to use that mic to pound Ashanti?s head too. There?s a reason why leggings are usually worn with longer tops. But there?s no reason for that metallic flower around her waist. Do you even have wardrobe people, Ashanti?

But Sheryl Crow is Sheryl Crow and she can wear whatever she wants. Not a huge lover of country glam but I?m definitely a fan of Sheryl?s music. So I?m not complaining.

Rating:

1 for Ashanti

3 for Sheryl Crow

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Music legend George Michael was arrested last Friday in London after allegedly being in possession of Class A and Class C drugs, People Magazine reported.”A 45-year-old man was arrested on Sept. 19 in the Hampstead Heath area on suspicion of the possession of drugs,” a Scotland Yard report read. It didn?t take a long time for the identity of this mystery male to be revealed. Turns out he was no other than George Michael.

This is the 48-year-old singer?s most recent brush-up with the law. Many of us can remember the most notorious one ? when he was arrested for lewd behavior in Beverly Hills last April 1998.

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It’s a first for Matthew McConaughey and good news for his adoring fans. In Surfer Dude, he’s shirtless for the entire film.

McConaughey’s role in the movie ? a comedy about a champion of the long board who resists selling out to corporate America ? wasn’t a difficult one for the laid-back actor to play.

Matthew McConaughey, who is often photographed on the beach, seemed to enjoy playing a soul-searching surfer. And it’s only a matter of time before his newborn son follows in his bare-footed steps.
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Grey shirt and suede shoes from bstore, navy trousers and grey socks from uniqlo, Polaroid case bought from unsaleable,

Another week, more ruffle-spotting and remembering.  I had to take note of Emma Cook's shoes last week, when I was trailing Cathy Edwards (fashion director of Another magazine) who was styling Emma's SS09 show.  I took note because currently in Topshop, the chunky AW08-9 biker boots are in stock which means next season, her ruffled shoes that I snapped below will be put into production and sold in Topshop as opposed to a lot of the mind blowing show shoes (Christopher Kane's rhino horn shoes par example...) that just won't be available to buy for love or money.

Then Helena Horstedt whose work I've been a staunch follower of and whose SS09 collection lookbook will be out VERY soon, and her AW08-9 origami-filled collection popped into my head.  Of course Emma's simirlarly zipper-edged ruffle dress makes a lot more sense as a pairing but I love the softer muted colours of Emma Cook's SS09 shoes acting as a balance to Helena Horstedt's sculptural black. 

(Background illustrations by Louisa Lau - keep it in the family, yo!)

 
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A new high-rise under construction in Westwood is taking on the paparazzi — and it just might win.

The Carlyle Residences, a 24-story tower of luxury condominiums, is said to be the first building that is specifically designed to thwart the prying lenses of celebrity photographers.

The property is set to open in 2009 and promises round-the-clock patrols by “Israeli-trained VIP” security guards, sub-terranian parking with private elevators that open directly into apartments and high hedges that shield the swimming pool and yoga lawn.
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