>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL —Little by little, Rodarte is making a foray into the advertising world — first with an ad in the Winter edition of Anthem, and now for Spring 2009 in the latest issue of V Magazine (#58), at left.  Are Laura and Kate Mulleavy considering going more commercial?  If they're receiving LVMH mentoring like Gareth Pugh, they just might be — Gareth has been working on making his pieces more wearable recently. [Fashion Copious, Fashion Copious]