Whispers that Madonna may model for Viktor & Rolf's line for H&M make for particularly appealing rumors, if the trifecta of high fashion, popstar and cheap-chic retailer do indeed come together. "She's a superstar, a style icon -- and controversial," wrote Swedish newspaper the Daily Expressesn. "Now Madonna could be H&M's next clothing model."

Snapped by New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, this woman is really getting into the visor trend. No sunscreen for her. I just hope she can see.

Related Links: Cover your face with these giant glasses.

When should you distrust a fashion editor? When she tells you she outdresses all the models and celebrities around her. "Mariacarla looks very sexy in Givenchy and usually people don't think Givenchy is very sexy," French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld told Fashion Week Daily at an Amfar benefit, which raised $4.2 million. "Sofia [Coppola] was very special in Givenchy. But I was the best dressed on the red carpet." Judge for yourself.

Related Links: More from Givenchy.

We kept wondering if singer and L.A.M.B. designer Gwen Stefani would give the fashion a rest once she hit the delivery room, but apparently not. She arrived in labor "wearing her signature red lipstick and looking very excited." Some want to see the style of the next generation. "We're waiting with bated breath to see what hot-off-the-catwalk baby gear the little fella will be kitted out in," says Ananova.

“Leotards are back, baby. ”

— from the Los Angeles Times via Fashionologie.

Having ditched her cocaine habit, Donatella Versace now seems determined to give up the excesses of her clothing line as well. The designer "would once rather have revealed her true hair colour than utter the words 'loose' or 'beige,'" says the London Times, "but this is a new Versace." Hmm, only time will tell.

Related Links: It's hard to ditch an old image when you've manufactured Medusa-head bottle stoppers.

We stopped Ashley M., a 29-year-old product manager living in Burlington, Vermont, for her updated vintage look and groovy color combinations.

She's wearing:

minty jacket: bought 10 years ago in a thrift store
burgundy checked pants: Neiman Marcus
mauve button-down shirt: Ninety
yellow bag: April Cornell

Ashley calls her look "classic 1940s" and her style icon is British punk designer Vivienne Westwood.

Related Links: Feel spring in the air with a minty green raincoat, yellow handbag and vintage-look cropped pants.

Taking a plunge with fashion doesn't usually mean getting wet, but in the case of Keira Knightley's recent underwater dive in a Jenny Packham dress, it was well worth the risk. Underwater photog Candice has been snapping stars in submerged couture to bring attention to water quality in poor countries. That's worth a little water up your nose. [via Vogue.com]

Related Links: Slightly more successful submersibles.

The 80s blew. I survived them and I know. New York City was the No Wave-era's wannabe mecca and Maripol, the French stylist who festooned "Like A Virgin"-era Madonna with rosaries and black rubber washers appeared at gallery openings and after-hours parties with a Polaroid camera, snapping the young geeks who eventually morphed into today's style-makers. Her photos from the Lower East Side in the 1980s, on display at the Soho Grand Hotel through August 17th, feature blow-ups of Anna Sui as a chubby groupie, Naomi Campbell as a bimbo in pumps and a mini skirt and, of course, Mado aggressively baring her midriff. Thank God that's over.

Related Links: Celebrate the demise of the New Wave tramp with a Gucci watch.

Botttoms up! This drinking ring will surely come in handy over the long weekend. [via Shiny Shiny]

Related Links: Purely decorative, but still fun.

Cross-breed Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse with Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Rat Fink and you get Christine Brandt's otherworldy jewelry, pendants made from deep African woods and rough-cut crystals. [via JC Report]

A review of some of our favorite redheaded models, British model Karen Elson, Brazilian model Cintia Dicker, Canadian model Jessica Stam and British model Lily Cole.

New womenswear line Harald has much of the same military-style inspiration offered to the boys at Cloak, where designer Robert Geller used to work, but with delicate detailing. "The outerwear is very New York, sophisticated and tough," Geller told Nylon magazine, but, "there's a vulnerability underneath."

Kate Moss' recent kung-fu-style paparazzi attack tells us it's time for Kate to calm down, stop smoking, and kick that crappy boyfriend to the curb. May we suggest a new line of workout clothes developed by the New York College of Health Professions that incorporate acupressure points that may help the wearer chill out, stop smoking, and maybe even leave crappy drug-addicted boyfriends.

Related Links: Get your retail therapy here.

You know what? After a while these "homages" to iconic images of famous actresses start to look more and more like a total lack of originality. We expect more from Karl Lagerfeld, who snapped these pictures of Lindsay Lohan for Interview's June 2006 issue. But so close on the heels of Vanity Fair's Lohan-as-Marilyn-Monroe pics, we're just getting tired of it. Thanks to Fashionologie for the scans.

Related Links: Jump on the bandwagon with a white slip dress.

The BBC reports that the hot new place to find that Gucci knock-off is "down the aisle between the dog food and the baked beans." Yep -- in the U.K., style has come to the supermarket. The upside? Cheaper prices and stealth shopping that won't raise eyebrows on the credit card bill. (Laura, from London, writes "The transaction shows up on the statement as 'Sainsbury's' and the clothes are so cheap it doesn't inflate the bill too much!") The downside? No dressing rooms.

Related Links: Until Whole Foods gets in on the act, get your organic cotton denim here.

Yep, it's true. "Fusty and boxy" have given way to busty and foxy -- at least in the world of St. John knits advertising. And for that, the New York Times has chided St. John for leaving their demographic of distinguished gentleladies and sexing it up with the likes of Angie and Gisele. The real travesty isn't the May-December affair, it's what you don't see in the ads -- "pale blue tracksuit with rainbow stitching and denim gauchos." Now that's plain trashy.

Related Links: Ladies of a certain age still have Chanel.

Designer Yohji Yamamoto is a real team player. His latest collaboration will be with Italian luggage makers Mandarina Duck. Looks like parts of Yohji's and Duck's spring collections already work together. [via WWD]

Related Links: Get ready to travel in Yohji sneakers.

In a bid to avoid the paparazzi, Whitney Houston claims she dresses like a homeless woman in public. Let's hope this confession leads to some explanations for other celebrities' issues with dressing poorly.

A sweet finish to a "Devil Wears Prada" pre-screening party, at which Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour wore, of course, Prada. "Anna really does have a sense of humor," one attendee told Fashion Week Daily.

Check out these snaps from the Alternative Fashion Project Moscow 2006, featuring wacky looks homegrown from the Russkies. From a Shaded View on Fashion.

Related Links: Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.

“Today beauty is not something only on the surface. ”

—a French cosmetologist on skin care. From the New York Times.

Do not play with Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. After Karolina Kurkova failed to present Doonan with the Fashion Maverick Award at the American Image Awards, claiming she needed to make an urgent trip to Ukraine, Doonan publicly ridiculed her on stage. "When an Eastern European supermodel claims she has to 'dash home' because of 'an immigration issue,' this can only mean one thing -- it means she is heading home to avail herself of some free socialised dentistry. These hussies make a fortune, but they can never get used to paying to get their teeth scraped." [PageSix via Vogue.com]

Related Links: White as your teeth.

“People should wear the clothes when they believe they look absolutely fabulous.”

—Donatella Versace on celebrity endorsements. From Bloomberg News.

"I want a backless, sideless, frontless and crotchless dress please," writes Liz Thompson of BlogHer, imagining Eva Herzigova's request for the revealing golden Anna Molinari gown she wore to the Cannes Film Festival. "That'll really set a tasteful entrance at Cannes." Looking on the bright side, at least Eva seems to have gained some weight.

What can't you cover with Swarovski crystals? Not much, apparently. Nothing goes unbedazzled this week, from this sparkly Mercedes Benz to an entire human body. [via Paper and Shiny Shiny]

Related Links: Bling it on.

Making tops by taping roses to models, or stitching together old gloves, Belgian designer Martin Margiela is not your typical over-the-top haute couture designer, but he is definitely one of the more creative masters of one-of-a-kind garments. He'll give a much-needed boost to the couture shows in July.

Related Links: Fellow Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester.

Paving the way for a whole world of vintage-TV-inspired clothing, Nike will introduce silver and red Mork and Mindy Dunks, with multicolored soles inspired by Mork's trademark rainbow suspenders. Nanu, nanu. [via Cool Hunting]

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“He is one of the few designers working today who actually knows how to cut cloth.”

—The New York Times on Dior designer John Galliano.

We caught up with Silver, an 18-year-old aspiring model from Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a skater-punk meets goth-glamazon look. She describes her style as "pretty random. It's a combination of everything." She gravitates towards dark, earth-toned, baggy clothing.

What she's sporting:

+ Circa skate shoes
+ Express Editor pants
+ black tank top, given to her by a friend
+ black bag - it's from Wal-Mart, but she fixed it up by safety-pinning patches and adding buttons.
+ silver bangles - torn off a bag of $2 hair ties.
+ chain necklaces were a gift from her boyfriend.

What makes Silver tarnish? She hates it when girls wear too-small pants. "They should just get pants that fit instead of trying to shove themselves into something."

Related Links: Silvery earth tones.

A cadre of gifted young designers effectively launched the lowly fabric of felt into the realm of high design this weekend at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. The British team stood out for using the lowly craft fabric to lend heft to fanciful floral designs on pillows and rugs while the Japanese harnessed its Crayola intensity to their bottle blankets and lamp shades. Can't wait to see what next year's class does for safety scissors and Elmer's glue.

Related Links: Nothing complements a little felt like a lot of cashmere.

“Beauty has no borders.”

—Cartier CEO Bernard Fornas on the global market for couture. From Newsweek.

The JC Report gears up for summer with some great sunglasses and some identity advice: "Forget about looking like a pimp or an extra from 'Blade Runner.' The current design key is proportion, yielding an assertive and assured look. The result is fierce and graphic." We love these shades from Tsubi, which have already been snapped up by the likes of Orlando Bloom and Kate Moss.

Related Links: Feel assured in these frames.

Vogue's been getting high marks from the fashion crowd on Gisele's well-done editorial in this month's issue, shot by Patrick Demarchelier. Here we see the lovely model in a Bottega Veneta shirtdress and Gucci bag. It's nice to see Gisele in something nicer than a push-up bra. Thanks to L.A. Gant for the scans.

Teensy little victims of fashion have been created by hipster toymakers UNKL. The Tinpo Series 2 Fashion Victims are outfitted in Burberry plaid, and a purple and pink Louis Vuitton pattern, and will be available mid-June. [via JoshSpear.com]

Balmain is the name on everyone's lips since French actress Audrey Tautou donned a short cream number for the "Da Vinci Code" opening, and Sofia Coppola may wear the same designer for the premiere of "Marie Antoinette." Could the storied Parisian house be the next Balenciaga?

Related Links: Cream dresses cute enough for Tautou -- and you.

Italy's first ever fashion strike went off with more of a whimper than a roar. (Models "crossing their legs" for three hours is not quite the stuff of revolution.) Thus far, the only result of the catwalk walkout is my new favorite word: "esterofilia," the "love of all things foreign." Strikers say esterofilia is ruining the Italian modeling industry. In the words of Italian model and wordsmith extraordinaire Eva Riccobono, left, "Esterofilia brings absurdities." Indeed, it does.

Related Links: Exercise your esterofilia with Gucci, Zanotti, and Dolce.

With word that Ashley Olsen will follow last month's Mischa Barton cover, we can see that Nylon is going the way of all other celebrity vehicles posing as magazines. June is normally reserved for the magazine's "music issue," but apparently that's all over -- unless Ashley is putting out another album. I guess we should have seen it coming -- just look who's been featured in years past.

Marie Antoinette would have loved Manolo Blahnik, after all, in her day, the Queen of France ordered two new pairs of shoes a week. Sofia Coppola tapped Blahnik for her new film to make some sexy stylish shoes for Kirsten Dunst, who plays the 18th-century monarch. "I thought that we wouldn't even see the stupid shoes on her feet," Blahnik told the Telegraph (U.K.), "but, apparently, Kirsten Dunst goes shopping and there the shoes are... They tell me they are in a big shot."

Related Links: Shoes fit for a queen.

Take the drag queen-ish beauty of Beverly Johnson, the gap-toothed smile of Lauren Hutton and the awkward movements of a baby deer and you've got America's (Least Likely) Next Top Model, Danielle. Hey, who cares who won as long as Jade was sent packing. Speaking of packing, moving the show to tsunami-ravaged Thailand was brilliant as the girls were able to showcase their petty insecurities in a place where no one cares about a modeling reality show. Here's to Season 7 in New Orleans!

Related Links: Model or not, you'll be hot in black-lace Elie Tahari.

“I love false eyelashes, tons of makeup, stilettos, and corsets.”

—Suzanne, the Goth dog-walker. From New York magazine's Look Book.

Aside from the goofy cropped wigs and boxy granny jackets, the Dior Resort 2007 collection had some pretty great asymmetrical dresses that would look good on or off a cruise ship bound for the Bahamas. Photos from The Fashion Spot.

One distinct look from Karl Lagerfeld's cruise collection -- one cardigan worn over another -- has a fun new name. "This is a gay twinset," Karl told WWD as he spied one of his models. "A gay twinset -- not a cardigan and pullover, but two of the same kind."

Related Links: Double the sweaters, double the fun.

“It's uptown, but not uptight.”

—designer John Galliano on the new Dior cruise collection, which showed last night. From WWD.

Making a dress from vegetables may not be easy, but it's simpler than some things. When Wish-Bone called up designer Chris March about making a haute salad dress to promote their dressing, he was game. "They said ... 'Do you think you could make a line of clothing made out of salad and food?'" he recalled to the New York Times. "I said, sure, it's one of the easier things I've done. I once made a giant six-foot can of Crisco that a person had to dance in, and that had an Elvis wig on top."

Related Links: Get your greens.

With her sad eyes and slightly slouched posture, model Snejana Onopka is the perfect cover choice for i-D magazine's June "Horror" issue. If it weren't for Dita von Teese, Marilyn Manson would surely find her look attractive. Or at least familiar. [i-D cover via Fashionologie]

Related Links: Get your goth on.

With songs like "Milkshake" and "Sugar Honey Iced Tea" on her album "Tasty," it's no wonder singer Kelis' clothing line will be called "Cake and Bread." While she didn't tell us specifics, the collection is sure to be every bit as offbeat as she is -- after all, she's the one that had designer Matthew Williamson whip her up a wedding gown inspired by fruit colors when she married rapper Nas. [Flypaper exclusive]

Related Links: Some fruit for your suit?

Luxist shows us the top ten shoes for spring, among them these ultra-hot Christian Louboutin espadrille wedges, which a friend told me are good only for shuffling from a bar to a car. Perhaps they won't put a literal spring in your step -- in fact, they might make you stumble -- but why let something like walking get between you and your Loubous?

Related Links: When you dogs are tired, go for the flats.

Here's more proof that everything your grandma wore, you should wear, too. These Blue-Blocker-esque shades spied on Parisian hipsters by Facehunter are too good. Fashion Addict Diary says they are très Flavor Flav.

Related Links: Big and square and Gucci.

Word on the street is that some artists -- including Chris Brown and the Black Eyed Peas -- were turned down after requesting gear from cool-kid Japanese line A Bathing Ape, first popularized by Pharrell Williams and his boys The Clipse. The Clipse's Pusha T grabbed a copy of Vibe (where the tidbit ran) and scanned it, eyes aglow. "Those guys are so particular," he said of the BAPE clan. Did it bother him people were biting his style, I asked? "No, it doesn't bother me," he said. "I just wish they've give the credit where credit is due." [photo frm BET.com]

Related Links: If you want to drop a good deal of cash on a sweatshirt by a name people know, you could do worse than these guys.

“We're not Helmut Lang and aren't trying to re-create what he did.”

—former Habitual designer Nicole Colovos, who will be the new designer for Helmut Lang along with her husband, Michael. From Vogue.com.

The battle against counterfeit handbags is going high-tech. Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton are stitching holograms and wireless devices that separate their goods from the fakes. "It would be a very subtle signal like a warm, glowing logo or a pattern," software company Authenta's CEO told Harper's Bazaar, "like a secret handshake." So if the bag glows, wear it? [via Scripps Howard News Service]

Related Links: All real here.

Designer John Varvatos, who updated the classic Chuck Talyor for Converse, will create the shoemaker's first ready-to-wear line, incorporating punk, military and rock n' roll influences. But what about the beloved, humble, canvas sneaker? "When you start doing $55 T-shirts and $395 sweaters," one retail consultant mused to the Boston Herald, "Does that take their core Converse customers out of the market?"

Related Links: More kicks by Varvatos.

Dressing in space presents challenges most of us will never have to face. But that hasn't stopped the Hyper Space Couture Design Contest, meant to showcase clothes that look great in zero gravity as well as on boring old earth. Sketches are due August 15th and the winning designs will be presented at Tokyo fashion week in the fall. The dress pictured is by Tokyo deigner Eri Matsui, who told the New York Times, "I hope 'fashion in space' makes everybody happy."

Related Links: This might also work for space flight.

“The interesting thing was the spectrum of ages and women it attracted.”

—Bergdorf Goodman's fashion director on the widespread appeal of Chanel. From Fashion Week Daily.

Juicy Couture announced plans to develop a line of luxury baby clothing, following a voluntary recall of kiddie bracelets made by Juicy that contain high levels of lead. Let's try to keep the heavy metals out of those tiny velour track suits, shall we?

Gisele Bundchen revealed the meaning of the star tattoo on her wrist while promoting the new Angels Secret Embrace bra from Victoria's Secret in New York this weekend, reports the Daily News. "It's a shooting star for my grandmother," she told Gatecrasher's Laura Schreffler in time for Mother's Day. "It's held up pretty well for 10 years," said Bundchen -- as has everything else on the lingerie model.

Related Links: There's an art to holding up well -- or is it a science?

When your pet has to be as haute as you, take it to its own runway show, coming to New York this August. Don't forget a little Gucci for your poochie. [via Paper]

Related Links: For the hip cats and hep cats.

Freaky-fun psychedelic artist Assume Vivid Astro Focus worked with LeSportsac to create yet another covetable bag, based on his technicolor club graphics. Between this one and the Tokidoki bag, I am reverting to the 80s, when I coveted any and all LeSportsac nylon totes.

Related Links: Psychedelics from Pucci.

What do Emilio Pucci and Bronx-born graffiti artist Crash have in common? Plenty. See Pucci circa Fall 2005, left, and Crash's "art car," on view now in NYC.

Related Links: A more conventional approach to automobile-inspired fashion -- the car coat.

“Sometimes trends in fashion reflect something else that is happening in society.”

—artist Ghada Amer on her recent collaboration with Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa. From the New York Times.

A few of Jean Paul Gaultier's designs for Madonna's upcoming tour. We're looking forward to seeing Madge in the white-suited "Saturday Night Fever" getup. [sketches via PerezHilton]

Related Links: Another memorable white suit.

The attempt to banish the word "wife-beater" from the fashion dictionary is noble, but futile. Hello, it's a tank top, not domestic abuse. Let's be real: changing the name of a shirt isn't going to keep anyone safe. Here's how the fashion director at MTV deals with it: "I was told by an executive not to use the word, so we just take off the 'wife' and call them 'beaters'." Now that's equal opportunity beating for everyone. [via Fashion Week Daily]

Related Links: Call 'em what you like. Just don't hurt anyone.

Closet Therapy gets all detective on us, trying to determine whether the bag carried by a certain celebrity is a real or fake Louis Vuitton. Get all the clues here.

Is actress Demi Moore demure enough to play Coco Chanel, as she is rumored to do in an upcoming biopic? Some say no way. "I don't believe I've ever seen the body-baring star in anything that resembles Chanel's famous boxy suit," wrote syndicated columnist Liz Smith. "Though in her day, Demi has certainly worn variations of Coco's 'little black dress.' The littler the better."

Related Links: The trademark jacket, by Chanel. Break with tradition with a little help from Karl.

Scrappy Brooklyn has seceded from glamorous Manhattan on the fashion front, presenting its very own Brooklyn Fashion Week(end). Fresh faces were on display as local talent showed that Brooklyn knows how to dress, too. Details, photos and more from the New York Times and the Village Voice.

Related Links: A good fit for Williamsburg.

The H&M game just got better. Viktor & Rolf will design a collection for the cheap Swedish retailer for fall. Will the line include face masks or upside-down gowns? Apparently not. "We want this project to be special," Rolf Snoeren told WWD, "not just an upside-down collection in cheaper fabrics."

Related Links: Cheap chic, right here.

I cry a big "No fair!" about the new rule Tyra added to "Top Model" last night: "The winner has to be articulate; she has to speak eloquently." What?? I thought this was a reality show about hotties wearing lingerie with bunny-heads? Since when is being skinny and blonde not enough? Sorry, Sara, but at least you got to meet Thai designer Pichita Rucksajit. She's a stunner.

Related Links: No need for conversation when you're wearing this champagne chiffon dress.

“Women of every age and type are embracing shorts.”

—Bloomingdale's women's fashion director, on the long and the short of it. From the New York Times.

Can we all finally admit that Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson are the same person? Glamour (U.K.) ran a spread on Britney, who looks just like Ashlee in this photo, left, and Ashlee's recent nose job and dye job bring her just steps from looking like Brit. All the same to me. Thanks to JustJared.com for the scan.

Believe it or not, the truly fashion-forward are at MIT's Media Lab. The project, called Urbanhermes, is developing "fashion accessories on which patterns and designs can change according to the wearer's whim," reports PC Magazine. What wouldn't be more convenient than wirelessly changing the print of your dress if you show up to a party wearing the same thing?

Related Links: You can change prints on a whim, with the help of your credit card.

File this under the unglamorous lives of models: Russian model Tatyana Simanava smashed her arm, dislocated her shoulder and damaged her face after mistaking the RV exit door for the bathroom door "en route to a glamorous Staten Island photo shoot," as Gawker so kindly put it. Lesson learned. [via New York Daily News]

Related Links: Hit the ground running with some biker boots.

Rumors of Kate Moss' clothing line are getting fiercer by the day. "I'm going to take everyone on and I'm going to shock everyone," Moss supposedly said. (Does this sound like the closed-mouthed Moss?) "I know what works, I know what women want, and I know there is money to be made. My name is my brand and it's going to be the biggest thing in fashion." A close friend told Britain's Grazia magazine that something should be in the works by next year.

Vogue must really like this Dior dress to put it on the cover of Japanese Vogue and British Vogue a few months later. Really, my dears, in a globalized world, you can't get away with these sorts of repeats. Thanks to the wonderful blog Fashionologie for noticing the duplicates.

A film student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Rica D., 23, has over 60 pairs of shoes and four closets. She likes to mix things up. "I'll wear board shorts one day, and Dior shoes the next," Rica says. This Virginia native is wearing:

+ Hale Bob halter top "From Loehmann's for $40, and I saw it at a hip-hop/trendy store the next week for $200!"
+ Serfontaine jeans
+ Steve Madden beaded wedges
+ Moyna purse, made in India
+ fresh-water pearl and silver necklace from the Philippines
+ earrings (she's got ten pairs in her ears) from random varied places, such as Meijer, Claire's, and a store in Maui.

Fashion trends that make Rica want to stab herself in the eye include
girls who wear words on their butts and those huge white platform flip-flops ("unless you're coming off a boat, you shouldn't be seen in them").

Related Links: Pink halter tops galore, and wedges aplenty.

The mega-mall is getting a mega-makeover. WWD reports that Southern California's South Coast Plaza and Beverly Center are getting major overhauls to try and lure more shoppers and their credit cards. "Former shopping meccas are fighting to keep from becoming relics," says the Philadelphia Business Journal. Ah, relics. Does that mean we'll soon see Mall of America in vintage mall clearinghouse Malls of America?

Related Links: Deals you won't find at the mall.

New York magazine's "Most Influential People in Fashion" spread has a few gems among the yawns (yes, yes, we know Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs are influential). Some highlights: Barneys buyer Julie Gilchrist hits up student shows herself to seek out fresh talent (aspiring designers, please memorize her photo, left), and vintage buyer Mary Catalina's collection is often the "inspiration" behind Oscar de la Renta and Anna Sui's runway collections.

Related Links: Vintage-inspired gear from Oscar.

“Even paint-wielding PETA activists and a whiny roman à clef can't touch her.”

—New York magazine on the enduring power of Anna Wintour.

While the fashion-forward debate the merits of carrot-top jeans vs. skinny jeans, Levi's is working on ever-more advanced styles -- such as surveillance jeans.

Related Links: Jeans that won't track you down.

Following Versace's announcement that its fall campaign will use a gaggle of big-name models (Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Daria Werbowy, Angela Lindvall, and Carolyn Murphy) rather than celebrities, WWD declares that models are back. Some congratulate Versace for using a "mix" of models young and old in the campaign, to which one commenter on Fashionologie retorts: "That's the most mono-racial bunch of models ever. There are so many models of other races they could have picked to give a mix. Gawd."

Accessories The Show hit New York this week, transforming the Javitz Center into a smouldering cathouse of bling. Dazzling bra straps winked from booths next to red silk kabbalah bracelets, while tiny crystal toe rings vied for the public eye with gem-encrusted finger fruits in 1,400 exhibits that foretold the jangle of circle chains, charm clusters and boho bags this fall. Oh, and don't bury those skulls! They'll be cracking again by Halloween.

Related Links: Often it's what's underneath that counts.

This gorgeous image of some pretty intese eye makeup from V magazine, left, more than makes up for the cheesy underboob-exposing photo of Daria by photographer Mario Testino. What is this, a Budweiser poster?

Related Links: Better to leave something to the imagination.

Losing a husband to an elephant stampede is tragic, and doubly tragic when it makes a widow out of Blumarine designer Anna Molinari. Despite all the recent glam photos of models with elephants, we are reminded of the sheer strength of the pachyderm family now that Blumarine's co-founder Gianpaolo Tarabini has been trampled to death by an elephant while on safari in Zimbabwe.

This pink bag is really sweet -- literally. Not to be outdone by other, overpriced "it" bags, upscale grocery store Dean and Deluca have created a fondant-coated cake in the shape of a cute little handbag. Now, you can have your purse and eat it, too. [via Luxist]

Related Links: Not as tasty, but lasts longer.

Jupiter has a new spot, actually a storm, to go wit