The D&G catwalk was occupied by more metallics, flashes of color, studded numbers, military-inspired looks, and LOTS of sandals.

That’s right, not only is Milan itself crawling (okay, walking, and riding Vespas...) with flip flops and “mandals,� but this Fashion Week has seen its fair share of open-toed climbers on its catwalks.

Our favorite example?

D&G, which sent nearly every model out wearing black or white sandals embellished with silver.

The ones who didn't wore silver high tops.

Never ones to stray from uniform, the design team wore all black, and the staff wore D&G jeans with white “D&G Staff� t-shirts.

After the show, the designers treated the entire staff of dressers and coordinators to several rounds of Dom Pérignon, which they served themselves.

We thought this was very Milan:

Even when they're clomping around in flip flops, these Italian fashion men are quite the gentlemen!

--ASHLEY DAVIDSON

It happens every year.

Just when we're all ready to go to the beach and sit in the sand with some magazines...

Our magazine supply dries up.

It's the blight known as the June/July issue.

Teen Vogue does it, French Vogue does it. Even the magazines that do put out separate June and July issues often churn out a July magazine that's thinner than Vlada Roslyakova, which makes for disappointing poolside reading.

Now that resort/ cruise has become a significant mini season (at least for sales), there's one more reason for the editors at the glossies to bite the bullet and give us more shoots!

What are they waiting for?

Q: Was this post just another excuse to run a racy photo of Daria?

A: A little bit, yes. We'll never get over her...

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

You've given us an existential crisis about summer leg wear options, but we can't let it go -

Look how the cool, breezy, and slightly damp weather last night called for layering something under your summer dress.

We found this group of four friends, who each solved the legging situation in their own way, and managed to pull it off and look great without falling back on basic black.

The girl on the right balanced out the slightly conservative cut of her navy jacket with shiny pink patterned leggings.

The two girls who choose black varied the texture to keep the look fresh – shiny and rubberized or sheer and sexy.

And then the second from the left girl is wearing white patterned tights without looking like a clown or an exotic dancer.

Note that they all kept their clothes neutral – black, gray, and navy – which gives you the freedom to pull off a tights statement.

--ALISON COOL

Four years ago, I saw a really cool band at a little rock club in NYC.

The lead singer was a brash, bold, and brazenly sexy woman who strutted around stage in a Vargas girl dress that unabashedly showed off her curves. After the show, I thought:

That woman is such a rock star, and someday she'll be famous.

The band was the Gossip and the woman was Beth Ditto. This October, she's been chosen by young British designer Christopher Kane to represent him and perform in his clothes at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks for the Prince's Trust gala.

What make this so cool is that not only is Beth sexy and talented;

she's a size 20.

It's great that Christopher would rather see a woman like Beth rocking his designs than someone like Victoria Beckham, who recently tried to borrow one of his dresses--

and was turned down by the designer. She ended up buying the Chris Kane dress herself.

We've always been excited about Christopher's beautiful dresses, but we're even more impressed by his attitude.

You can see more of Beth in this month's British Vogue - editor-in-chief Alexandra Schulman is into her, too.

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

We love Erin Fetherston.

We love Target.

We love the way Erin put blonde wigs on all her models for this shoot.

And we love this collection, but you'll have to wait for it:

The beautiful coats, dresses, and leggings don't hit stores until November, but our secret sources sent us images today.

Enjoy, and get ready: Libertine for Target hits shelves in two weeks!

Somebody give ELLE Magazine a curfew.

Their fashion staff must be out at all hours, drinking Crystal Light shooters, posing for photo blogs, and flirting with Jackson Pollis.

How else can we explain their gleeful, glittery embrace of even more hipster hautness?

A quick review:

First, ELLE embraced Kool Aid hair colors, just like Greg K from MisShapes.

Next, they write about their love of huge logo tees, just like Henry Holland.

Then came the ELLE rhapsody on all things neon, as seen on Agyness, Ikeleine, and all seven issues of Super Super Magazine.

And now?

Their feature story is called Rave New World. It's stuffed with photos of Boom Box, Studio B, and MisShapes. It's crammed with day-glo nail polish and hot pink lipstick. And it's further proof that the Crayola streaked style surge we've seen for the past two years might be an indelible, glow-in-the-dark mark on our decade.

Or:

ELLE just wants some free Red Bull for their fashion closets.

Last night, Swedish fashion editors, designers, and hangers-on piled out of taxis in Stockholm’s Djurparken, where Filippa K. was holding her Spring/ Summer 2008 show.

Amazingly, no one seemed to mind hiking up a little dirt trail through the woods in their stilettos to get to the runway, or the fact that the show was more or less in the middle of nowhere. Can you see jaded fashion industry insiders hiking in the woods in their Manolos? In February, people freaked out because Luella was showing on 11th Avenue!

As for this show:

The womenswear collection was stronger than the men’s, and both carried this season’s nautical theme well into next year (so go ahead and buy that MJ jacket Faran)!

We were very happy to see that purple (our favorite color!) dominated the palette in both women’s and men’s.

But will guys outside of Sweden wear nautical purple denim? Here’s hoping!

--ALISON COOL

When we're in a funk, we go shopping for dresses.

When Esprit is having a bad day, they go shopping for entire companies. So which one will they buy?

Bloomberg News announced today that the famous sweatshirt company is hunting for a luxury brand. Even though they sell loads of sportswear to Germany and the rest of Europe, they know they've got nothing on TopShop, H&M, or even The Gap in terms of style cred.

Their hope is to find a company that makes Esprit look better to designers and fashion folk who might, eventually, pair with the line. Says their president, "I would like to integrate such a brand as a better sister of Esprit and as a role model to access good designers who normally wouldn't want to work for Esprit."

Okay, so who should be the cool kid that Esprit wants to be? And - more important - who's a small luxury brand that would be happy with a huge company as a new parent?

We know the Proenza boys were in talks with overseas buyers this Spring, and their Target collection showed they can do mass appeal. They might also like the retro kitsch of Esprit sweatshirts, even though Esprit's current line is... well, it's icky. They needed Jack and Laz like, yesterday.

Other picks for a pairing: Esprit and Phillip Lim. Esprit and Luella. Esprit and Catherine Malandrino.

Esprit and _______?

Lisa Belkin’s piece in Thursday Styles about briefcases and backpacks on wheels really struck a chord with us.

Although running around NYC with an approximately ten billion ton purse (while wearing heels, naturally) has left us with no small amount of pain, we have to veto the rolling bag idea - unless we're at the airport.

It's not because of the danger of running over small children and animals, but because these rollers are the most hideous thing we’ve seen since last week’s toeless boots.

This quote from the article really sums it up for us:

“Nerd-o-rama,� sniffed Mark Stevens, the chief executive of MSCO, a global marketing firm in Rye Brook, N.Y. “I would rather carry a baby grand on a broken back than swish around with a rolling bag.�

Is this all just senseless vanity?

At what point to you have to compromise your style in the name of practicality?

(Alison says never! Faran says, only if you need physical or psychological therapy for a particularly painful outfit...)

--ALISON COOL

WhoWhatWearDaily keeps us covered on the celebrity fashion front, and they do a great job pulling the paparazzi princesses.

So, it's sort of no surprise to spot Mischa Barton, Kate Bosworth or Jessica Alba in their daily posts.

But what about a Vogue editor?

Meredith Melling Burke makes a somewhat unexpected appearance as one of the chosen fashionable 'celebs,' since she's not a movie star, she's the fashion market director at the magazine.

It's not that she isn't stylish enough to make the ranks, it's just funny to see her next to girls who are more famous for their boyfriends, their drugs, or their sunglasses than any real work.

Where's the justification?

The site's founders - Hilary Kerr and Katherine Power - previously worked as ELLE magazine editors, so we can understand why they might classify 'editor' as 'celebrity.' We certainly do.

But here's what we're wondering - why not choose from ELLE's stylish masthead?

--SARAH MUEHLBAUER

I'd like to introduce you to some old friends.

I've known them for a while, but I still like to go visit them from time to time. They all live together in Soho, and they're really chic. They only hang out with designers. They used to be on the runway but they haven't been getting out much lately.

They're the clothes on the basement sale rack at Kirna Zabete, the pioneering Soho boutique.

Let's meet them:

There's the Behnaz Sarafpour dress Natasha Poly wore down the runway in the Spring 2006 collection. Originally, $1645. Now: $412.

The dress Isabeli Fontana wore in the Spring 2005 Behnaz show: originally $1255, now $315.

The Lanvin tulle blouse from Fall 2005 that Ann Catherine Lacroix wore on the runway, marked down from $1665 to $166.

The yellow and white Nina Ricci gown, $5265 to $1317.

And my favorite twins:

The pumpkin colored silk bias cut dresses from Rodarte's first collection (Spring 2006). Once, $1380, now $345.

There are others (the gaggle of Rick Owens sweaters, the Zac Posen family), but the pieces listed above have the most seniority and are thus closest to my heart. They're so familiar. They're always there... like for the last two years.

Why? Keep reading.

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

Britney Spears has revealed that her style icon is Katie Holmes. Her choice quote about the Chanel addict?

"Katie always looks so cute in her Armani and Manolo Blahnik stuff. I'm gonna go for that vibe and all the trimmings."

Okay, stay calm...

"All the trimmings" might mean a heap of Van Cleef and Arpels jewelry, some vintage Hermes bags, and a few silk headbands, which would be lovely.

Of course, it might also mean a cult initiation, a faux pregnancy belly, and a husband who believes he's the spawn of an alien life form...

But, you know, sometimes that's the sacrifice you have to make to steal things from the Gucci sample closet. We wish Britney, her stylist, and her future Scientology minder immense luck in her makeover quest.

The death knell for the turban trend has sounded.

Funny, since Vogue has engaged in full-on turban mania for the past few months. Remember the photo of Sasha in a turban, followed by Rachel Roy and Liz Goldwyn as her disciples? Try to forget it - the magazine has officially MOVED ON.

You may not have thought it was possible, but they've found a trend to hype that could be even weirder:

The babushka.

As in, that thing your Russian grandmother wore on her head that looked like an oversize napkin. Or the one you wore in the chorus of your 10th grade production of Fiddler on the Roof. Now it's on the runway.

Will this trend have more legs than the turban?

We're thinking possibly:

Maybe the babushkas will be adopted by stylish Muslim women, who could re-drape them as hijabs.

Or maybe we'll be reaching for one on a really bad hair day.

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

Lauren Dresser, furniture saleswoman at Room and Board (note her last name!)

Got her: Strolling down Mercer St. near Fanelli's Cafe

Stalked her: Because we were feeling some seaside nostalgia...

Shot her: Because she worked two trends - nautical and high-waisted - and
erred on the side of elegant, as opposed to looking too trendy, too scary, or literally about to set sail.

She says: "These pants are from Viktor and Rolf, and the top was a present from a friend. Today is definitely very 'sailor girl,' but I always use a lady-like approach with my outfits."

We say: (Stars) and stripes forever.

--SARAH MUEHLBAUER

Whenever you look at a fashion shoot, do you think you could do it better?

Stefano Pilati and Nick Knight are giving you the chance to prove it on Friday, July 13.

The YSL designer will collaborate with SHOWstudio to create a catalogue and film to celebrate the forthcoming YSL capsule collection, Edition 24.

Starting today, SHOWstudio is accepting screenplay submissions for the 24 hour live broadcast, which will star "a model or actress" - but we're hearing Agyness - and showcase the upcoming collection.

The move takes place in a hotel room, on a plane, in a studio, and at a cocktail bar - they're meant to represent things a top model does every day, and to give you guidance as you write her story.

Which brings up the question:

What would you like to make Agyness do for 24 hours?

Submissions are only being accepted through Friday July 6th, so get busy...

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

Hip Swedes flock to Stockholm’s Weekday, a local streetwear superstore, to pick up their denim, sneakers, and plenty more.

The makers of Cheap Mondays (practically a national uniform hwew) also sell another brand, called MTWTFSS, which are also cool and cheap, but come in a larger variety of fits (not just skinny!) more accommodating to um, American body types.

Best of all, every time we’ve been to the store, they seem to be having a 50% off sale.

Here are some helpful Swedish shopping expressions that you may need if you decide to check out the Nordic retail scene:

The fashion world is used to underage girls representing its brands: At fifteen, Gemma did Prada and Riley Keough did Dior, and whether Tanya D was fourteen or younger when she shot YSL is often discussed.

So Versace's new teen face shouldn't be shocking - except that it's a sixteen year old boy.

As pegged by Paris Vogue, their new poster child is Tuki Brando, the grandson of Marlon and the son of Tarita Cheyenne Brando, a former model who committed suicide when Tuki was five. He was raised in Tahiti by his grandmother, and lived there until recently, when he flew to Paris for a L'Uomo Vogue shoot with Bruce Weber.

No doubt the new boy will be fun eye candy in magazines - but will he entice grown men to buy into the Versace brand?

And isn't it odd that Versace's men's collections have gotten way more grown-up on the runways, thanks in large part to Cloak's Alexander Plohkov, only to be faced by someone born in the '90s?

Sweden’s equivalent of New York’s Parsons or London’s Central St. Martins is Beckmans College of Design, home of Stockholm’s most prestigious fashion design program.

The winner of this year’s highly-lauded student prize is Jennifer Blom, whose finely-crafted white frocks were inspired by the 1930s in colonial Ceylon as well as modern and futuristic architecture.

She says: “The collection reveals the silhouette of the female body, through sumptuous, draped materials all in white, and is a tribute to different ethnicities and civilizations.�

We say: The rose dress is a little too Marchesa for our taste, but the pleating and detailing in the collection are gorgeous. We foresee great things for Blom!

--ALISON COOL

The Trivia Answer:

Marc Jacobs did indeed do the video for Sonic Youth's Sugar Kane, and here's the You Tube to prove it.

While the film strip may open with flickers of a baby Chloe Sevigny, we all know the real magic is 20 seconds into the frame, when Marc himself pops into view.

He looks a little bit like a grunge concert groupie, and a little bit like Orlando Bloom in Lord of the Rings... which is about what we'd expect from the future fashion superstar.

As for the clothes in the video, they're so sickly perfect that it's hard to remember they belong in the '90's instead of now, and it's wickedly fun fun to watch them streak through the screen, remembering that this aesthetic is why Perry Ellis fired him from their label!

We can't think of a young designer today whose clothes have quite as much impact as these clearly did, but then again...

We can't think of another soundtracck that's as tragically hip.

Anyway, enjoy.

Gucci announced today that Drew Barrymore would be its new face for fine jewelry, and then we saw the ad.

The actress looks gorgeous but almost unrecognizeable - her head's at an odd, upturned angle, and her pout is so lush, one would think it was injected into the photograph.

Drew's also doing the Cover Girl campaign for Fall, so maybe the Gucci team wanted a different, less signature look for the ad, but now comes the next question:

Where's the product?

We understand the ad is a fantasy, but we'd still like to see what Drew is getting paid to wear. And we can see a tiny glimmer of jeweled something peeking out from Drew's hand, but sadly, that's not usually the way we wear our jewelry.

Perhaps this spread was secretly sponsored by Cover Girl, since Drew's lips and eyes look thoroughly coated in something sparkling?

When Masha Tyelna made her runway debut this spring we thought that she looked like E.T. in heels - and maybe with good reason.

Masha is just the most extreme example of a trend that's been very present in castings for a while now:

Models with big wide eyes, small jaws, and large foreheads are always booking.

See: Gemma, Lily Donaldson, Vlada, Sasha, and Tanya D.

Their look has been called "alien babydoll," and they do look a little like a Mattel best-seller.

So why do we think they're so gorgeous?

Evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould argued that humans evolved from chimpanzees who retained juvenile characteristics (like less hair, prominent foreheads, small jaws, and flat faces) into adulthood. This phenomenon is called neoteny, but maybe it should just be called "the fall runway."

Other scientists, like Desmond Morris, have discussed how neotenic characteristics are considered extremely attractive in women; particularly hairlessness (hello Brazilians!) and large eyes (babies have larger eyes in relation to their faces than adults do, so we grown-ups have to use Diorshow mascara).

In that light, the current crop of models seems to represent a really extreme example of broader trends in human evolution. They so typify what humans look like that they start to look exceptional.

Do the alien babydolls look like the most beautiful humans to you? Or do you prefer a look that's a little less "highly evolved"?

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

Amelia Earhart may best be known for piloting planes - but what about fashion trends?

The July issue of Smithsonian features a piece on the late legend from a surprisingly sartorial perspective.

Apparently, Earhart had a penchant for wearing beautifully-tailored clothing. She was best known for her riding outfits, which kept in step with the equestrian-inspired trends of the 1930s - and which, in turn, inspired Alvin Valley's most recent runway line (Proenza had a few items on their catwalk for lift-off, too).

But here's what we found fascinating - some time after Earhart reached celebrity status, she helped design and publicize a line of women's active wear.

We know that Earhart disappeared suddenly -

But has anything from her clothing label ever been discovered?

--SARAH MUEHLBAUER

Even though it’s a country of only nine million people, there really are a startling number of denim labels in Sweden.

According to local fashion and culture magazine People Sverige, Sweden has the world’s largest number of jean designers per capita. We believe it.

The most recent arrival on the denim scene is Fienden, a small uber-hip label known for their limited-edition punchy tees for men and women.

They have just added a tiny run of black selvedge denim for guys. We love the looser, but still narrow fit of these jeans, pictured above.

The motorcycle vest is kind of cool too, although we have a little trouble imagining the affable Swedes as tough gangster motorcycle types.

--ALISON COOL

"Someone please feed Snejana."

If you didn't read that as "Snay-ahna", then you need to read the rest of this post.

Having tackled designer name pronunciation last week, it's time to move on to another fashion trick:

The crazy names of models!

Please note, our information comes from the way bookers, photographers, and the girls themselves say each others' names - not the way one would say them, necessarily, if it were 400 years ago in a tiny Ukrainian village.

And by the end of this list, you'll be so grateful for Hilary Rhoda.

--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS

New York has graffiti on the streets, but Stockholm has "craftism."

It's a street movement stemming from a local craft crew called Masquerade, who transform the urban environment with needlepoint!

Masquerade's members - mostly female - use yarn and thread to create patterned bands, which they sew around railings, fences, street lamps, and other objects all over the city. They also embroider messages like “kram� ( which translates to “hugs� – aw!) into the cloth seats on commuter trains all over the country.

We don’t know whether to attribute this to the huge resurgence of homemade and handcrafted clothes in Sweden, the continuing strength of local DIY activism, or the country’s long history of radical gender equality and strong feminist movement –

But we love it!

--ALISON COOL

One-piece bathing suits are back, but can you wear them if you're not going to the beach?

Fabsugar shows some of their favorite one-pieces, including cute styles from DvF, Pucci, and Juicy Couture... the Pucci is especially tempting to wear with jeans, since it's a status print, but it might belong purely to the poolside.

Norma Kamali's maillots are always beautifully cut and high quality - and yes, we've seen some girls wearing theirs with tons of necklaces and Miss Sixty cutoffs to brunch.

And American Apparel is practically screaming for you to wear their one-pieces with jeans, or under a strapless dress – especially since their suits prove that you can show as much skin (maybe more!) in a one-piece as in your favorite string bikini.

But the most tempting suit to pair with a shawl and some high waisted pants is the new Zandra Rhodes one from TopShop, available next week and pictured at left.

It might be harder to use the bathroom at a party, but the sexy straps across the back, combined with its incredible pattern, might make you the best dressed girl there.

--ALLIE MERRIAM and FARAN

Lia, 20, graphic design student

Got Her:
On our way to yoga, in the East Village.

Stalked Her: We actually did cross the street just to snag her - you could see her checked print from a mile away, and then when we spied the sneakers, we actually shrieked.

Shot Her: Because we loooove Lily Allen, but we haven't found too many girls who have adapted her style without looking like a bad Xerox. But this dress is just casual enough to work with a pair of high tops, and the proportion of the outfit makes it gorgeous. Take notes.

She Says: "These are my favorite sneakers ever. I got them on Haight St. in San Francisco and I will wear them with anything."

We Say: "Yeah, it makes me smile..."

Also: Isn't this totally the street version of that windy shot from Fashion Week? It so is.

WHICH major fashion house wrote a letter to a major fashion magazine declaring they would never lend their clothes out for shoots? Apparently, the magazine's professional readership isn't cool enough for the brand - the funny thing is, most people don't think the brand is so cool, either.

TopShop and the New Generation initiative just announced their fall Fashion Week picks, and here are the kids whose shows will be funded:

Christopher Kane (Versace consultant and Carine darling...)
Danielle Scutt (our new favorite eccentric, at left...)
Duro Olowu (a Nigerian print fanatic with magical silk dresses...)
Erdem (who won the Fashion Fringe award a year ago...)
Gareth Pugh (our favorite mad scientist...)
Louise Golden (a knitwear guru who claimed her last collection was influenced by Burkas...)
Marios Schwab (who won the British Fashion Award last year...)
Todd Lynn (a rock band costumer, and the only menswear designer on the bill...)

The awards alleviate the financial pressure of showing this fall, but they also bring new stress:

If you've been dubbed The Next Big Thing by all of Britain, you'd think every stitch was sewing your fate.

Of course, the real mark of a New Gen designer hitting it big is when their sponsor, TopShop, starts ripping off their catwalk collection... or have we forgotten their brief romance with rave t-shirts?

Things Laura Poretzky has that we want:

1. A dress form named “Gemma� in her studio.

2. Ancient photographs of Hollywood movie stars.

3. Fluency in Portuguese.

4. A song written for her by a major rock band (but that’s all we’ll tell…)

5. Every dress and swimsuit that Abaete has ever made. Of course, that’s only right considering she’s the owner.

We won’t lie: there’s lots of little dress labels crafted by pretty party girls who scatter about the city like jelly beans dropped on the floor.

But Laura actually makes all her own patterns and samples, she usually boycotts the scene-y parties, and her dresses end up in W for a reason. They’re cool; they’re cute, and exceptionally well made.

Laura’s clothes are also a little more gussied than some of her competing labels – her dresses don’t come with built-in cigarette ash –

But this means her favorite swear word is even dirtier than most…

Like everyone else, we've been pondering one of the great dilemmas of the summer. Black leggings are pretty much unwearable at this point, because if the heat doesn't kill you, then the conformity will.

And yet...the black tight is pretty much the ideal summer layering item for when it´s slightly too cold to wear your cutest dress with bare legs - or when your favorite summer heels won't work against pale skin.

So what´s a girl to do?

We think these adorable floral print footless tights from The Sock Man are a good solution. You won't die of fashion boredom and they're simple enough to pair with most dresses (and here's a note from Faran: they also rememble the babydoll textures of summer, without the sack silhouette).

But how are you solving your summer legwear dilemma?

--ALISON COOL

"Dear Fashionista,

Sunday night’s GQ Party, held in honor of their 50th anniversary, was a star-studded event, but perhaps more imprssive than the stars - the magazine invited editors from competing magazines to join in the festivities. Jim Nelson told us that some people on his staff weren't sure it was a good move, but we loved it!

The festa was thrown in a beautiful (really) old factory on the south side of Milan. Besides the non-GQ editors, the magazine was joined by numerous models, buyers, press, and designers.

Dolce & Gabbana made an early appearance and slipped out before the crowd grew large.

Actor James Franco was led around by a formidable man who periodically said, “We have to move, James.�

Hot Chip played an amazing set; champagne, mojitoes, and Campari were served all around; and security was busy trying to control the number of smokers packed onto the steel staircase outside.

A good time was had by all, and it showed the next morning at the 9:30 call for the DSquared2 show... which is where we're headed right now.

More from the D&G afterparty later!

--Ashley Davidson."

We hear that E! is trying to make a True Hollywood Story out of Project Runway, but they're running into some snags.

Apparently, publicists for various stars of the show - as well as those who work with Bravo TV - are hesitant to let the special proceed, fearing bad blood and gossip will prevail on the tabloid network.

Perhaps they're reminded of the Sex and the City episode, which delved a little too deep into the feud between Sarah Jessica Parker and her co-star Kim Catrall. Perhaps they're just reminded of the various New York magazine articles where far too much TV dirt gets dished - remember when Tim Gunn said that Daniel V didn't get the job he wanted at Michael Kors? Wow.

The show hasn't been nixed yet, but if it does go forward, cerain key Project Runway figures won't be involved -

Which is sad, since the show is so amazing and exciting, it would be hard for anybody to talk about their work with young designers without looking fabulous.

In the meantime, we'll have to console ourselves with new episodes of Top Chef, where Padma looks incredible and so does most of the food...

Jenny Feldman, Nylon Fashion Features Director

Got Her: Outside the ICP benefit party on Ninth Avenue

Stalked Her: Because she was the fifth girl we've seen all week in lace-up white Keds, and we loved them paired with a Chanel bag.

Shot Her: Because this is an evening look that screams effortless cool.

She Says: "Everything I'm wearing is from Chris Benz. I think the best part is the way you can just throw it on and it works... there are tiny shorts that go underneath this dress; I'm so obsessed with Chris Benz."

We Say: Can we borrow it?

We got an outraged email from Michael Ian and loved it.

Mr. Michael seems to be suffering a massive style disappointment.

He scored a pair of gorgeous Marc Jacobs shades for over $200...

And then saw them at Urban Outfitters for under $20.

While Michael ruminates on the Karl Lagerfeld quote, "there is no justice in fashion," we direct would-be Marc shoppers to Bluefly, where the painted aviators that haven't been knocked off are currently on sale.

Of course, in several months, they may also appear at Forever 21, but those are the chances we take...

We´re really excited that New York designer Janet Kim, who cut her teeth at Christian Dior and Proenza Schouler, has finally launched her own line.

It´s called Graey, and the brand-new website showcases some of Kim´s beautifully detailed cotton tees for men and women, and will eventually expand to include a full line of dresses and sweaters.

Our personal favorite is the black crown tee -

The cut-outs are sexy - but not ridiculous MTV video music awards red carpet horror show.

Same for the gold applique, which is awesome and almost antiqued.

Well done!

--ALISON COOL

Last night at the Beatrice Inn, we crashed into model Leah De Wavrin, whom we try not to feature on the site too much because... well, she's just too beautiful, and it gets a little difficult for us to breathe.

True to form, she was perched underneath the disco ball wearing a giant floppy hat that everybody wanted, and pointing a massive fish eye camera at her friends.

We said hi, and couldn't resist asking:

What was it like to open and close the Hussein Chalayan show... nude?

"It was really cool!" She told us.

"They asked me at the casting to do it - they said, Leah, you are the youngest girl, you are the bravest girl, can you do this? And I love Hussein and so I said, sure, why not? But then on the day of the show, I got so nervous! And you know, they put the crazy hat on me for rehearsal, and I thought, oh no, I cannot do this. But everyone backstage started screaming my name and the dressers just pushed me out there, and I thought, okay, well, here I go!

And Carine Roitfeld stood up and started cheering, and I felt great. It was pure, it was beautiful, I'm glad I did it."

But what did her mother say?

"Oh, she told me never to do anything like that again!"

(That's Leah, fully clothed at right, with Paris Vogue's Michaela Dosamantes).