>> Victoria Beckham For October Elle, Not Vogue; Michelle Obama to Be on Vogue Cover Again? — Though rumors placed Victoria Beckham on the October issue of Vogue, she's said to be fronting the October issue of Elle instead.  And Michelle Obama, whose March 2009 cover of Vogue sold 560,000 newsstand copies (by comparison, Vogue's September 2008 issue sold 559,000 copies) may be back soon for another cover.  This month's i-D hints: "In New York, the staff of American Vogue put finishing touches on an unprecedented second cover featuring a sitting First Lady who is black and beautiful." [The Cut, TFS]

>> Victoria Beckham recently let her Giorgio Armani contract expire so that she could focus more on her beauty and fashion lines; she's said to be showing her Victoria Beckham Collection — which Roland Mouret has assisted her with in the past — at New York Fashion Week again for Spring 2010, but this weekend, she's releasing a short film featuring her Fall 2009 collection (with Mouret's sharply tailored handiwork visible) online.

This is her second foray into the fashion promo film arena — her first effort, for Spring 2009, came out at the end of last year.  The new short, "Swings," features eight models, perched on rope swings, moving in unison — plus a cameo by Beckham — and was filmed in a single take in London last month.  Matt Jerrett directed and Beckham's (and Mouret's) backer, 19 Entertainment, produced.  The film debuts Sunday on BergdorfGoodman.com, to promote Beckham's appearance at the New York store during Fashion's Night Out Sept. 10, and DazedDigital, which has the UK exclusive, is posting the full film Sunday at 3 pm UK time.

UPDATE: The video! »

>> Just days after her latest Emporio Armani underwear ad came out, Victoria Beckham has decided not to renew her one-year contract — which was announced at the end of last October — in order to focus on her own fashion and beauty lines.  In fact, in early September, she will be back at New York Fashion Week to show her Victoria Beckham Collection, which Roland Mouret has helped her with in the past.

So who's going to fill the spot she just left for Armani underwear?  Elle creative director Joe Zee reports: "LA is buzzing that Megan Fox is signed to replace her."  Fox would make sense; she did just attend the Armani Prive couture show at the beginning of July.

>> THE MODELIZER —A year ago, WWD reported that one-third of the New York shows didn't employ models of color, but according to Jezebel's calculations, spots given to models of color increased six percent this season.  Among those shows with the highest diversity: Oscar de la Renta, Victoria Beckham, Tracy Reese, Sophie Theallet; those using no models of color included: Julian Louie, Koi Suwannagate, Temperley London, and Vera Wang Lavender Label. [Jezebel]

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»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]

»Victoria Beckham was spotted in the reception area of Vogue's offices today — Is she a potential cover girl? [Chic Report]

»Catherine McNeil went to Disneyworld for her birthday, and here's a picture to prove it [MDX]

»There's something about Mary Agyness at Jean Paul Gaultier's party this evening [Dirty Dirty Dancing]

»Creepy puppet versions of Jean Paul Gaultier, Donatella Versace, and Giorgio Armani [Chic Report]

»Kate Moss is doing a charity tee with Topshop [FabSugar]

»H&M is planning to use organic cotton in all departments come Fall [Vogue UK]

»Guinevere van Seenus and Paolo Roversi shot a project for an upcoming New York Times T Magazine [The Moment]

»Alexander McQueen's forniphiliac table [CasaSugar]

»Previews of Yves Saint Laurent, Doo.ri Resort 2009 [WWD, WWD]

»Anna Wintour was "teary-eyed" as she delivered the Eugenia Sheppard Award to Candy Pratts Price [Style.com]

»During his introduction of the International Award for Dries Van Noten, Simon Doonan made a joke about Andre Leon Talley's turban being "borrowed," which apparently "didn't immediately seem to amuse" ALT [Style.com]

»Diane von Furstenburg, in her opening thoughts, joked that Yves Saint Laurent had "legaliz[ed] opium" [Style.com]

»Eva Mendes let out a "whoop" when it was announced that Francisco Costa had won Womenswear Designer of the Year, while Victoria Beckham visibly pouted by her side that Marc Jacobs had lost [Style.com, NY Times]

»Emcee Fran Lebowitz deadpanned during the young designer awards: "I'm sure we would all agree the fashion industry's obsession with middle age has gotten entirely out of hand.  If you're a day under 40, you can't get a second glance in this crowd." [NY Times]

»Mayor Bloomberg, who was recently the subject of fashion critiques, noted "my skinny jeans are at the cleaners, and my gladiator sandals are being resoled" [NY Times]

»On the red carpet, Tina Fey was posing for photographers, when she got a panic-stricken look on her face.  "Anna's coming!" she mouthed silently to the photographers while pointing frantically to the street, before she sprinted out of the way [Vogue UK]
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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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