>>  Finally, someone talks with a straight face around here. FWD is reporting that Keira Knightley is indeedy-do confirmed as the face of Chanel's forthcoming beauty ad campaign.

UPDATE:  Apparently Chanel's serious about Keira: her contract is worth $1 million over three years.

>>  The supposed reason that talks between Lindsay Lohan and Louis Vuitton ceased?  Because she was "too American" for its global image.  Ha.

>> Inspired by Wonder Woman and her bullet-deflecting metal wristbands, these "power bracelets" by Gaspard Yurkievich are absolutely adorable.  The matching plastic hairbands, which are just as cute, can be seen in his fall/winter collection.  Never knew I liked bow accessories... until now. 

>>  I'm not usually a fan of these up-close covers, but Natalia Vodianova looks simply sumptuous on the May 2006 cover of British Vogue.  She reminds me of a cross between early 90's glamazonia and nineteenth century ladies in decolletage-bearing dresses.  The theme of the issue?  Anglomania.  I.E. right up my alley.

And she looks so much better than she did on Vogue Paris.  There. I said it.