bits and baubles

»Ignoring that the models featured in the July 2008 Vogue Italia were referred to as "African American" on a Today Show segment this morning even though many aren't, the interesting point was brought up that most of the ads in the magazine don't feature black women [Elite Clips]

»Sessilee Lopez: Before Vogue Italia, there was Project Runway [Fashionista]

»Oh hi Julia von Boehm, Vanessa Traina [The Sartorialist]

»Stefano Gabbana hosted Jennifer Lopez and family in Portofino over the weekend [PopSugar]

»A breakdown of Maison Martin Margiela couture pieces and how long each took to make [Danny Daily]

»Andre Leon Talley had a little knicker issue [Page Six]

»Agyness Deyn and Albert Hammond, Jr. caught snogging [Daily Mail] 

»Marc Jacobs was seen at Charles de Gaulle looking at the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag selection, en route to the Hamptons for the Fourth of July [WWD]

»A same-sex model couple formed recently, involving a "French Vogue favorite" and a "tattooed catwalker" [Style File]

»Alber Elbaz waxes philosophical on pink [The Moment]

»Olivier Theyskens thought the The Kills's performance at the Longchamp party was an underground, word-of-mouth-only show [Style File]

»Is Anna Wintour feuding with Interview? [Gawker]

»The bar at Mario Testino's opening party went dry 20 minutes into the event, so the topless male waiters had to offer up water instead [Style File]

»Sean Avery got traded to Dallas . . . a move that might put a damper on his burgeoning fashion career [Daily Intel]

»Full Rag & Bone Resort 2009 collection [Style.com]

»Cathy Horyn thought this couture season was "a little weak" [On the Runway]

»Emmanuelle Alt sighting at Givenchy! [FWD]

»Freja Beha Erichsen went to Stockholm Fashion Week rather than couture, Agyness Deyn stayed in New York [Fashionista, PopSugar UK]

»Georgina Stojiljkovic had a little trouble navigating the dress she closed Christian Dior couture in [BryanBoy]

»Morgane Dubled was surprised, and embarrassed, by a birthday cake at the Lacoste party last night [Style File]

»Contrary to previous reports, the July Vogue Italia won't be out until Friday in Italy, next week elsewhere [Fashionista]

»Rag & Bone, in sync: Marcus Wainwright and David Neville had sons just a week apart from one another [The Fashion Informer]

»Another shot of Linda Evangelista for Prada [DNA Models]

»First looks at Iselin Steiro and Natasa Vojnovic for Mulberry, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Agnete Hegelund for Calvin Klein Jeans, Raquel Zimmermann for Fendi, and Kim Noorda for Bottega Veneta [TFS, TFS, DNA Models, DNA Models]

»Christian Lacroix couture video [Telegraph UK]

»After three days of packing for couture, Sean Avery learned he had to stay put in New York because of contract negotiations with the Rangers [Style File]

»Subliminal message? Agyness Deyn has "food" written on her shoe [Jezebel]

»Hussein Chalayan is producing his first shoe range for Fall 2009 [Vogue UK]

»Videos of Fall 2008 Armani Prive and Chanel Couture [Telegraph UK, Telegraph UK]

»IMG Models has a tribute to Ruslana Korshunova on their homepage [Chic Report]

»Alber Elbaz held a launch party for his Lanvin denim line with Acne Jeans last night [FabSugar, FWD]

»This year's Glastonbury fashion, with Lily Cole and more [Style.com]

»A look at Azzaro Resort 2009 [WWD]

»Rei Kawakubo has designed a red, pie-shaped shop concept that will house her Comme des Garcons for H&M collection when it comes out in early November; She also chose Peter Lindbergh to photograph Missy Rayder and others for the campaign [WWD]

»Harper's Bazaar brought a cadre of four staffers to couture, while Kate Lanphear is representing Elle alone [FWD]

»Alice Dellal nabbed a MNG Jeans campaign for Fall [Fashionista]

»Nick Knight has asked the likes of Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Naomi Campbell, and Giles Deacon to spin records live on Showstudio.com over 3 days starting July 9 [WWD]

»Karl Lagerfeld seemed to smile in approval at Kris van Assche's latest outing for Dior Homme yesterday [Guardian UK]

»Natasa Vojnovic has gone blonde (NSFW) [Supreme Being]

»Hye Rim Park did recently get married; Vogue Korea has a photo feature story [TFS]

»LVMH won a counterfeit lawsuit against eBay, so the auction site has to cough up $63.2 million [The Cut]

»The hair extension Kate Moss lost a couple of weeks ago is now being auctioned on eBay [BellaSugar]

»Behnaz Sarafpour is celebrating her first wedding anniversary with a trip to Bermuda [Style File]

»Hye Rim Park is rumored to have gotten married last month [TFS]

»Lazaro Hernandez wigged out at his birthday party on Thursday [Style File]

»More previews of Eva Herzigova for Louis Vuitton, Claudia Schiffer for Chanel Fall 2008 campaigns [TFS, TFS]

»More preview pictures of Richard Chai for Target [Nylon]

»Two Yves Saint Laurent documentaries are being shown this weekend on the Sundance Channel [LA Times]

»Full Jill Stuart, Giorgio Armani Resort 2009 collections, previews of John Galliano and Viktor & Rolf Resort 2009 collections [Style.com, Style.com, WWD, WWD]

»Is Dior Homme trying to get Hedi Slimane back? [Fashionista]

»Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's boyf Magnus Berger has a new magazine, The Last, out in September [FWD]

»Agyness Deyn recorded her first single, was snapped holding hands with The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. [Chic Report, Just Jared]

»Alana Zimmer, Behati Prinsloo, and Rachel Clark went to an S&M festival last Sunday [Supreme Being]

»Gerard Darel replaced Charlotte Gainsbourg, who has been their face since 2003, with Meryl Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer for their Fall 2008 campaign [WWD]

»Naomi Campbell wore the same dress to Nelson Mandela's birthday dinner that Stephanie Seymour wore to the Costume Institute Gala [FabSugar]

»Full Giambattista Valli, Balenciaga Resort 2009 collections [Style.com, Style.com]

»Past Vogue interns relate their experiences as compared to Sean Avery's [The Cut]

»Gérard Marie, who once lost his senior exec job at Elite Models after being filmed propositioning a reporter who he thought was a model, is back at the helm [Jezebel]

»Look out, New York!  Daisy Lowe is aiming to walk in Bryant Park this September [Refinery29]

»A spotlight fell and hit a male model at the Tom Ford party [Fashionista]

»Speaking of fashion week, the party schedule is already shaping up [Chic Report]

»First peek at Vlada Roslyakova's Fall 2008 ads for DKNY [Women Management]

»Karl Lagerfeld rides around Paris in a Hummer [Jezebel]

»Bee Shaffer is spending her Fourth of July in Ibiza with her dad [Chic Report]

»No surprise here: Freja Beha Erichsen loves her Alexander Wang [Fashionista]

»A first look at Richard Chai for Target [Fops and Dandies]

»Marc Jacob's latest limited-edition tee is offending the gay community [Out.com]

»Carla Bruni, still looking the part of fabulous Dior posterchild on a state visit to Israel [Chic Report]

»LOLVogue strikes again! [Jezebel]

»Naomi Campbell's Dolce & Gabbana runway appearance, on video [212DressingRoom]

»Polaroid king Jeremy Kost would rather see Marc Jacobs flip flops than Birkenstocks or Tevas, and has an upcoming gallery show with Hedi Slimane [The Cut]

»This NY Fashion Week, Victoria Beckham may be doing more than just judging the Project Runway finale; Rumors are flying that she will show a collection [FabSugar UK]

»Dolce & Gabbana is being accused of copying 10 floral Ken Scott patterns for a D&G collection back in 2001 [WWD]

»A preview of Ralph Lauren Resort 2009 [WWD]

»True story?  Lily Cole inadvertently caused an argument between Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil, during which they barricaded themselves in the bathroom, prompting the Olsens to try to bribe the happy couple with free late-night shopping at Harvey Nichols if they’d only open up [The Times UK]

»Jacquetta Wheeler is moving back to London after seven years in New York [Style File]

»More photographic evidence that Agyness Deyn and Albert Hammond, Jr. are into each other [INF Daily]

»Diane von Furstenberg sent a dispatch last week asking designers to do presentations rather than runway shows for fashion week [The Cut]

»An actress in Italy's adult-entertainment industry tried to go by the pseudonym Roberta Missoni, until Missoni's lawyers intervened [Style File]

»American Apparel is expanding into jewelry, starting with lots and lots of chains [Racked]

»IMG Models signed Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen [Fashionista]

»Net-a-Porter is going to carry A.P.C. starting in the Fall, promising to host more selection than the A.P.C. website [Nylon]

»Previews of Emilio Pucci and Givenchy Resort 2009 [WWD, WWD]