>> Daisy Lowe was recently hailed as a model who could bring the death of size zero, and designers seem to be falling into place — either that, or they're latching onto her it-girl status, and her curvier-than-the normal-model shape has nothing to do with it.

Not only has Marc Jacobs tapped her to be the face of his Spring 2009 Marc by Marc Jacobs campaign — "I think she looks adorable" — but now word is floating around that she has a DKNY campaign in the pipeline, shot by Scott "The Sartorialist" Schuman.  No word on how this falls into place with another it-girl's DKNY campaign — Daisy could have DKNY and Harley Viera-Newton DKNY Jeans, vice versa, or they could be in one of the campaigns together.

Regardless, Daisy's rise from Agent Provocateur and Doc Martens ads to high fashion diffusion campaigns says something — and in these economic times, her "normal girl" customer appeal could be it.
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»Karolina Kurkova has an "unusual" belly button that "disappears" in photos, so art directors have to Photoshop a new belly button into her bikini pics [Page Six Magazine]

»Those ankle boots Kate Moss has been wearing everywhere?  They're Marc by Marc Jacobs [Chic Report]

»The new jeans that are putting fashion editors into a tizzy [NY Times]

»Nina Garcia: Already stirring the pot at Marie Claire, before she's even officially there [The Cut]

»First look at the Colette x Gap collaboration [JC Report]

»Smokin' Donatella Versace [Jezebel]

»Donna Karan is vacationing with Calvin Klein in Africa [Chic Report]

»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]

>> There's no doubt about it, Marc Jacobs still has BryanBoy on the brain.  He named a Fall 2008 Marc Jacobs bag the "BB bag" after the blogger, and quite possibly took inspiration for one of Victoria Beckham's Spring 2008 MJ ads from BryanBoy's shopping bag antics.  Now, after seeing the Fall 2008 Marc by Marc Jacobs ads, the resemblance to BryanBoy's look is uncanny.

Male model Cole Mohr shot both the MxMJ menswear and womenswear campaigns with Juergen Teller in Texas, but it's the womenswear ads that are really BryanBoy-inspired — the pint-sized Filipino blogger is well-known to wear womens' clothes, including mini dresses and handbags, big sunglasses, and have his boyish haircut sideswept just like Cole's.  Only the release of the full campaign will confirm it, but like I said — there's no doubt in my mind that Cole was BryanBoy-ed.

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»Elle staffers are concerned that while the magazine's ad sales are dropping, Joe Zee is more focused on TV [Jezebel]

»Marc Jacobs is hanging a print of his Interview cover in his office [Chic Report]

»Naomi Campbell credits Yves Saint Laurent for getting her first Vogue cover [Vogue UK]

»Stefano Pilati is being mysterious about YSL's Resort 2009 collection: it's supposed to be an "innovative, new experience" [Chic Report]

»A first look at APC's Fall 2008 collection [Nylon]

»Du Juan makes her debut in a blurry Giorgio Armani Pre-Fall 2008 ad [TFS]

»Resort 2009 collections for Marc by Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, and Carolina Herrera [WWD, WWD, WWD, WWD]