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• Carine Roitfeld and Nicolas Ghesquiere, who were rumored to have reconciled after being spotted having a cocktail together last week, were spotted having a drink again today at the Ritz Paris [@derekblasberg]
• Lea T. is reportedly taping her Oprah segment next week after opening the show of a "major swimsuit house" at Sao Paulo Fashion Week [@JasonFarrer]
• Chanel’s global creative director of makeup Peter Philips animated Chanel lipsticks, compacts, and glosses to make a robot, a model, and more in this fun short film (still, left) [Nowness]
• Thakoon.com is relaunching February 14, complete with “webisodes” that follow Thakoon Panichgul through his daily life working in the studio, prepping a photo shoot, or attending an awards ceremony; e-commerce is expected to launch in July [Style File]
• Watch Karlie Kloss get flames put on her eyes and white paint all over her lower legs for the Dior couture show [The Cut]
• Style Bubble's Susanna Lau says she “definitely” has the opportunity to make more money with her blog alone than when she was working 12 hours a day as DazedDigital.com's commissioning editor: “Each day I’m sort of dividing my time between four or five different things. The result of that is that you are gong to be getting more money than you are with a fixed wage at an independent publishing company” [BoF]
• Missoni heir Jennifer Missoni has a three episode arc on Gossip Girl starting next month, in which she plays Donna, a character “very serious about her job." Note that Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is a current face of Missoni [Fashionista]
• Richard Nicoll responds to Cerruti closing its womenswear line, which he designed: "Of course I would have preferred longer to make a success of the womenswear, but I'm grateful for the experience gained at Cerruti. It makes total sense to me that Li & Fung should focus solely on menswear as that's where their experience lies" [Vogue UK]
• As part of the continuing CFDA Health Initiative, Diane von Furstenberg writes in a new op-ed, "Plans for education and awareness programs are under way, such as an Ambassador Program aimed at helping young models develop the tools to meet the challenges they face" [CFDA]
• A French version of Harper's Bazaar is said to be on the horizon [DFR]
• Miu Miu has tapped several notable female filmmakers for a new short film series called "Women's Tales," exploring the female love affair with Miu Miu; first director up is Zoe Cassavetes — preview of her short at the link [Fashionista]
• Apparently there's an unfounded rumor going around Europe that Tom Ford is set to succeed Giorgio Armani [@jcreportglobal]

Thakoon's secondary line, called Thakoon Addition, recently launched in stores and online. 

Pam Hogg's press office told beloved fashion blogger Susie Bubble to take down photos of herself in one of Hogg's jumpsuits.

Miley Cyrus and Max Azria are teaming up to create a junior line, called Miley Cyrus and Max Azria, for Wal-Mart. 

Karl Lagerfeld has photographed Baptiste Giabiconi in women's clothes three times now.

Girl Woman Beauty Brains discovered that White House Black Market jeans are the best fitting. ..

Style Bubble attended the famed Topshop seasonal preview and has photos to prove it! 

Freddy & Ma visited a running store where they monitored her moves on the treadmill. 

Stereoette found an Etsy seller who made her grandmother a custom Easter hat. 

>> Streetstyle photographers Garance Dore, Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist, and Tommy Ton of Jak & Jil have all turned their blogs into further industry opportunities — Garance now shoots editorials for the likes of Glamour Italy and guest blogs for Vogue.fr, Scott has photographed two seasons worth of DKNY Jeans campaigns and has a compilation book coming out in September, and Tommy did the Spring 2009 Lane Crawford campaign.  And style blogger Susanna Lau's time on Style Bubble allowed her to transition from digital media planner at an ad agency to commissing editor of Dazed & Confused's DazedDigital.com.

In the past week or so, a handful of other fashion bloggers have seen their blog time become currency for further opportunities: Yvan Rodic of Facehunter just announced a compilation book of his streetstyle photography is coming out in early 2010.  Julia Frakes of BunnyBisous and Paper's Fashion Schmasion is doing some lookbook time — first in Rachel Antonoff's Fall 2009 set and yesterday, she apparently shot the Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony lookbook, complete with '90s hair; the last round of which Chloe starred in herself.  And finally, Rumi Neely of Fashion Toast just signed with Next, is appearing in RVCA's campaign, and has further upcoming editorials and styling work already in the pipeline.

Style Bubble went backstage at Rodarte and snapped some beautiful pictures of those thigh-high Kirkwood boots and the tinfoil seats.

O So Chic broke down the 50-odd looks at the Barbie show by genre and included a video clip from the event.

Trend de la Creme likened the Jonathan Saunders collection to a bunch of turkeys...no, seriously. 

Butterfly Diary covered backstage beauty at the Marchesa show which was rushed because Anna was on her way...two hours before it was scheduled to start. 

Girl Woman Beauty Brains reviews a Bliss anti-ageing serum called Peeling Groovy.

Frugal Fashionista finds a Diane Kruger's daytime look for way, way less. 

Style Bubble responds to the snowy weather and nighttime sky with a color-coordinated outfit. 

Trend de la Creme likens the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture collection to Wells Cathedral. 

Sister site, FabsugarUK, reported on Queen Elizabeth's gifts to the fashion industry--Anya Hindmarch and Hilary Riva, chairman of the British Fashion Council, were among those honored...

Style Bubble entertains us with talk of sale shopping and New Year's Eve happenings--we can't wait to see her New Year's Eve look. 

Need some quick New Year's Eve outfit inspiration? Check out three looks O.M.O. Writes put together for her readers.

Want to pair your LBD with a great pair of heels? Shoeblog has a round up of this season's disco shoes. 

The new Love magazine threw its first party last night and London's most fashionable came out to celebrate--find out about the secret Love blog and more in Fashionologie's post, and, check out our gallery from the event.

Fabsugar is giving away a Botkier bag to one lucky reader. Check out this stylish handbag and enter to win right here.

Is your gift giving budget quickly dwindling? Eye 4 Style has great stocking stuffers that will make all the difference.

Style Bubble tries on a new head piece by Le Tour de Force with more ruffles than you can shake a Spring 09 stick at. 

If you're experiencing a post-Thanksgiving or mid-week slump, our Network Partners and Sister Sites will help you get through the rest of the day...

We've already casted our vote, but every voice counts! Fabsugar is launching into their Best of 2008 series and started things off with a Best Designer Of The Year poll. Go vote!

Stylebubble gave some love to gloves today as she noticed an accessories brand called Gloved Up had launched a sample sale via eBay. We sense an outfit of the day coming on...

Two words: Vintage Escada. We're tempted to leave it at that...Fashion Fillers found an Escada cardigan for a fraction of its original cost.

The Thakoon for Target collection launches December 28th, and, in case you missed the first leaks of the look book, Fashion Copius has the full range of affordable Resort offerings.