>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL —Lily Allen was a fixture at Chanel's show in March, and it seems that Karl Lagerfeld's quite taken with her — he's just named her to replace Jerry Hall as the Fall 2009 face of Chanel handbags, explaining, "She's fun."  Given that the gig got Hall re-signed to Ford Models, it definitely opens up the fashion arena for Allen, given that the shoot next week in London goes well. [Elle UK, WWD]
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