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Um. We really don't know what to make of this: MOST people wouldn't admit it, but designer Betsey Johnson is spilling details on the time she made out with Anna Nicole Smith. The quirky fashionista told BlackBook magazine, "I kissed Anna Nicole. She came to my rocker-chick show. She was wearing one of those dotted net see-through things with roses on her bullet bra underneath . . . It was when she was doing TrimSpa, and she looked really beautiful." For some reason, ... Read More

Just keep it moving if your don't want to know. Otherwise....this season of Gossip Girl brings all kinds of surprises as the story plot gets fleshed out and expanded upon. This little spoiler involves Ed Westwick or rather, Chuck Bass. Looks like this spoiled rich kid is going to get kidnapped and held ransom at some point this season. It's easy to imagine how many enemies he and his father have between them. Read More

Oohhhh...is a regime change about to take place at Vogue? Gawker has pointed out that Anna Wintour is the same age as former editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella when she was removed. "Of course, Grace hadn't built herself an entire stable of Vogue-branded titles! Of course, said stable is looking a liiiitle bit sickly: Teen Vogue lost its role on The Hills, Men's Vogue just lost a managing editor to the Journal glossy, and Mothership Vogue is looking thin in the only possible bad sense of ... Read More

New York Magazine takes an in-depth look at the world of reality fashion tv and how the drama turned former colleagues into bitter rivals. The drama! Fashion is ripe with it thus rendering it the perfect partner for reality television as together they create " the crack rock of programming". “Fashion is this elitist world that’s full of gossip and backbiting, and all those things are good for reality television,” says Ken Mok, executive producer of Stylista and developer of America’s ... Read More

Lily Allen caught in an improptu fight last night clad in a purple dress, Christian Louboutin shoes and Chanel bag. "[Allen]didn't surface from the renowned jazz venue until 2am and it was here that Lily's night turned nasty. The 'Smile' singer began to get verbally abused by a member of the public who followed her and the swarm of paps to her car. Initially she ignored the passer by, but in her high spirited state, Lily started to shout back, before deciding ... Read More

If Anna Wintour falls in the hallway and an intern see it, does she make a noise? These are the politics that Conde Nast employees must be able to navigate.  A reader tells Gawker of a "nightmare intern" story. "One of my old [Conde Nast publication redacted] interns had a nightmare herself - she moved up to Vogue and was passing Anna in the hall on her first day. Knew she wasn't supposed to look at her. As they passed, Anna tripped and fell, ... Read More

Tyra, you need to check yourself! Tyra Banks, the supermodel who plays nice on TV may really be a prissy diva. The New York Post is reporting that the kept her "Tyra Banks Show" audience waiting for almost 2 hours for a taping of her show. "You could hear her going on and on because she was standing right behind the stage curtain," said one audience member. "She's talking and talking. Meanwhile, you have the entire audience waiting almost two hours for the ... Read More

OK...we get! Barack Obama wants a change. A change we can believe in. And we'll all for it. But...um...someone really should tell his campaign that this is not the way to do it. Apparently Obama's campaign sent out invites for a September 9th fundraising event (in the midst of fashion week). The event is a launch party at Charles Nolan studio billed as “Runway to Change with Special Guests Sarah Jessica Parker & Ann Wintour.” ANN WINTOUR?!?!?! ... Read More

Whoa! Jake Gyllenhaal has been bulking up in preparation for his role as Prince Dastan in the upcoming film Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time. He was spotted walking around the set in Morocco with girlfriend Reese Witherspoon. Jake's cleary come a long way from his thin days of Brokeback Mountain and Bubble Boy. via Daily Mail Read More

Jacob & Co. Inc., the company founded by disgraced jeweler Jacob Arabov is suing musician Wyclef Jean.  They claim that Wyclef owes money for jewelry and watches that he bought between 2002 and 2006.  Damn Wyclef! The NY Post is reports that, "Jacob & Co. Inc. says in Manhattan court papers filed Tuesday that the hip-hop star bought several items between 2002 and 2006 for $765,100. The company says Jean still owes $319,680, despite 'repeated demands for payment'." Reps for Wyclef Jean didn't respond ... Read More

Um. So we're just going to juxtopose these two photos of Blayne from Project Runway and Gollum from Lord of the Rings. But we're not saying anything. You come to your own conclusions. Read More

Either that or she's learning how a handbag works.  You can do it Katie! [Ibiza, July 31. Image Jezebel via INFDaily] Read More

Reports are swirling around that designer Marc Jacobs may or may not be married to his Brazilian boyfriend. "LATEST: Fashion designer MARC JACOBS has reportedly married his Brazilian boyfriend in a civil ceremony in Paris, France. Jacobs is said to have exchanged vows with advertising executive Lorenzo Martone in a Civil Solidarity Pact on Sunday (27Jul08). The pacts were instituted in France in 1999, but are not legally binding. A source tells the New York Post's PageSix, "He (Jacobs) is totally excited. He said he's ... Read More

We're strangely infatuated with Nina Garcia, in a strictly platonic let's-have-wine-al-fresco-and-bask-in-our-fabulosity-on-a-pleasant-summer-day sort of way. Not only is the Project Runway judge and former Elle editor chic but the girl has a serious sense of ethics. Which raises the question of why she was fired from Elle in the first place? "According to a tipster, Elle publisher Carol Smith signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Anne Klein to have Garcia—then an Elle staffer—do in-store appearance and promotions on behalf of the fashion brand. But Garcia ... Read More

Page Six is all up in the fashion industry today with two items of note, one concerning Anna Wintour and the other, her sartorial beau Sean Avery. On the Wintour side of things, Anna is welcoming some new spawn into her realm. The voice of Vogue is preparing for two bundles of joy to enter her life. "Not only are Alexis Bryan (daughter of Wintour's boyfriend, Shelby Bryan) and Observer writer Spencer Morgan infanticipating, but Sam Shaffer and his wife, New Zealand native ... Read More

[/caption] One of fashion's most watched high power romances has hit a major bump in the road. PPR chief executive Francois-Henri Pinault and actress Salma Hayek have called off their engagement. "We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault has been cancelled," a representative for Hayek said in a statement. "There will be no further comment." Hayek gave birth to thier daughter last September and the couple were due to marry in a lavish ceremony next spring. via Vogue UK Read More