>>  Earlier today we got a look at Isabeli Fontana in the Fall Cavalli campaign, and now we've got a small peek another one of her Fall works.  Introducing Alessandra Facchinetti's first Valentino ads, featuring Angela Lindvall along with Isabeli and shot by Peter Lindbergh in Paris.  I'm not sure why you would release an image if you're going to require it to be this small, but hey, something is always better than nothing, right?

The idea was to "emphasize Valentino's ties with Paris," according to Facchinetti, and the ads are presented in a "groupage," or a number of images photographed to run together and tell a story.  Expect a mix of color and black and white, studio and location shots, set to debut in July fashion issues — maybe we'll be able to make out what's going on in the pictures by then.

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>>  Just on the heels of the news that Irina Lazareanu's album is debuting this Fall and Nadja Auermann is working on a music career, Karen Elson revealed yesterday that she, too, is in the initial stages of recording a solo album.  Of course, it doesn't hurt that she's married to Jack White of The White Stripes.

Also on Karen's plate?  A vintage clothing boutique she's planning to open in Nashvile, where she resides.  The store has yet to be named, but she does have an idea about what is going inside: "I want to sell everything from vintage Kenny Valenti and rare Ossie Clarke to Valentino couture — but also cheaper vintage stuff to attract a wider audience." 

So if you're ever in the neighborhood, stop by Belmont Boulevard for a likely Elson sighting.
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>>  The models may be winning the ad campaign race for Fall — besides a couple of notable exceptions, Charlotte Gainsbourg for Balenciaga and Vanessa Paradis for Miu Miu — but celebrities are taking over at the CFDA Awards on Monday night.

The Womenswear Designer of the Year award will be presented by the trio of Victoria Beckham (representing nominee Marc Jacobs), Eva Mendes (for nominee Calvin Klein), and Maggie Gyllenhaal (fronting nominee Proenza Schouler).  Meanwhile, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are announcing the Accessory Designer of the Year, and Mandy Moore is doing the Swarovski Award honors.  Let's hope there still some models out there in the crowd for posterity . . .

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»The original supers are rumored to appear in a Fall issue of Vogue Italia [The Cut]

»Hilarious: There's a vintage studded belt that Sarah Jessica Parker wears in numerous scenes in the Sex and the City movie — she apparently loved it so much, she named it Roger, and would always say to Patricia Field, "Pat, get me Roger!" [Nylon]

»Opening Ceremony is going e-commerce by the end of the summer [Coutorture]

»Anna Wintour is attending her first Milan Men's Fashion Week to help celebrate Vogue Italia's 40th anniversary [FWD]

»Naomi Campbell verbally attacked a stylist over legal use of a photograph and elbowed people out of the way at the Murakami gala at MOCA in LA late last year [La Vie en Rose]

»Style.com's Candy Pratts Price wanted to make sure we knew the difference between Yohji pants and yoga pants, and that she's sitting at Anna Wintour's table for the CFDA Awards Monday night.  Also, her full name is Candida Rosa Theresa Pratts Price. [Chic Report]

»Michael Kors' beach home was broken into by a trio of teens [NYP]

»A peek at the Bottega Veneta, Peter Som, and Reyes Resort 2009 collections [WWD, Style.com, WWD]

>> Ch-ch-changes are in order at Malo.  Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi left the brand in April to become creative directors at Gianfranco Ferre — Malo and Ferre are both owned by IT Holding, so it's all in the family — and now their vacancy has been filled by one Alessandro Dell'Acqua. 

Dell'Acqua's first collection for the Italian luxury knit company will be for the Spring 2009 season in September, and he will also continue to design his own eponymous collection.  Instead of showing Malo at New York Fashion Week, as Aquilano and Rimondi did, however, Dell'Acqua will present the line in Milan.

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>> Today is officially the first day of Fall 2008 ads: peeks of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Escada, and Dsquared were revealed earlier, and now a first look at Isabeli Fontana for Roberto Cavalli has popped up, as photographed by Inez & Vinoodh.

Kate Moss and Angela Lindvall are also said to be featured in the moody-looking campaign . . .

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