Let it be said from the start, with the exception of Project Runway, we practically loathe reality TV. But every once in a while we do indulge in What Not To Wear. What can we say? We live for makeovers.

We're just not totally convinced that, much like ANTM, anything actually changes after the show.

The episodes usually go: Stacey and Clinton, the hosts of What Not To Wear, barge into someone's bedroom and throw away everything they own. They announce rules about what they can buy, and send them around Manhattan to sulk over the impossible task of suddenly acquiring style.

The advice? Stacey demands the fashion victims buy color and bold prints, damning every neutral garment in sight. Meanwhile, most people on the show need a new professional look - which might demand neutrality.

You never get the sense that any of the trite advice resonates with the "victims" anyway. Without Tim Gunn standing beside the closet every morning, you know they'll return to baggy clothes and brassy hair, except now they might be recognized as a "fashion victim" from a reality show.

The newer versions, How Do I Look? and Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, aren't much better. In fact, none of the shows, including What Not to Wear, seem to have much success at all - so why do they keep producing new ones?

Everyone - mainly the New York Times followed by the Wall Street Journal's usual lag - is worried about the effects of big bags on women's backs and shoulders. Yes, this could be a problem. But I'm kind of worried about the women who carry small bags - where do they put all their stuff?

I've carried a big bag around for as long as I can remember (or at least as long as I haven't been carrying my red Jansport), and I never thought its size was a trend so much as a necessity.

It currently holds my wallet, two books, my Moleskine calendar, two Moleskine notebooks (one big and one small), W, orange juice, an apple, endless pens and Lipsmackers, my new pink lipstick, a water bottle, some gold bangles, a hat, a sweater, the black tights I just bought, my iphone, my ipod, my keys, my Kiehl's cucumber lotion, and a lifetime supply of bobby pins. These are all things that I need everyday when I leave my apartment early in the morning and don't return until bed time.

The only girl I know who actually carries a small bag on a daily basis is Natalie. She's 1/4 my size and so is her bag.

I asked her where she puts all her stuff and she said, "In college, I carried the most ridiculously huge Puma bag everywhere - by the time I graduated I had serious back problems - so now I carry my little leather bag from a market in Florence, and I just hold my notebook in my hand. If I have to bring more stuff to work I'll bring it in a shopping bag."

So that's why women carry shopping bags with their lunch and their shoes and their books? Because they carry small bags?

That sounds backwards - the only way I'll abandon my duffel sized handbags is if I don't have anywhere to go for the day, or if I ever stop reading/using lotion/writing/drink juice/you get the point.

How big is your bag? Or, how many bags do you carry?

"Grace is key. Like a leaf floating on a river, or a feather falling from the sky... Ladies, suck in while you slither through the beautiful people until you commit to a location." - Carlos Lopez, on "Strutting Through a Crowd" from Cluballah.

As WWD reported yesterday, there have been a lot of celebrities spotted in glasses as of late.

The first to really set things off was Cate Blanchett, who was photographed wearing thick black frames out to the theatre. Then, we saw Helena Christensen and Daisy Lowe sporting their own pairs, and when we spotted a bespectacled Chloe Sevigny, we knew this was officially a trend.

But how come we've never seen any of these ladies in glasses before? Did everyone just decide to ditch the contact lenses all in the same month? We think this could be true for some of them. But we think we're on to the others' secret: fake glasses.

We've actually known people who wear fake glasses on a daily basis. They say specs make them look smarter, kind of like when we wear wedges under long pants to look taller, or highlights to appear blonde.

We guess this could be just another accessory like any other. But there's something about their false use that comes off as, dare we say it, poser-ish?

Would you wear fake glasses? And, more importantly, would you cop to it if anyone asked you if they were fake?

January's W may center around a cold interview with Hilary Swank, but it also boasts a very warm, very striking 1970's inspired editorial.

We read it on our flight back to New York from California, and we almost screamed for the pilot to turn the plane around so we could dress like this every single day. The clothes, the hair, the bags, the sunshine!

We've always been the first and most enthusiastic to embrace retro glamour - we're the only one in the office obsessed with Dita Von Teese and we were Bettie Page for Halloween to everyone's confusion - but when it comes to actually getting dressed in the morning, we acknowledge the possibility of going too far.

We're just not sure where the line is - A blousy silk top with flares and wedges might be a costume to some, but for us it's just toeing the line between Spring '73 and Spring '08. Is the addition of a denim vest too much? What about a floral headscarf?

It's standard to mix and match something vintage with something modern, but sometimes we have fun creating an entirely retro look. We just wish people wouldn't ask us if it's Halloween when we do.

Since the look of the 1970's has always been our favorite, we're loving the return of wedges and can't wait to see the Halston revival.

Is there an era of clothing that designers have not yet revived that you emulate? Or do you stay away from retro, afraid that you might look, well, tired?

If you spend time on the Paris streets during Fashion Week, you'll see Lily Donaldson and Gemma Ward hooked together soon enough. They leave shows together; they smoke cigarettes together; they party together; they eat together.

Well, you know...

Now it seems casting directors have caught onto the luminous, luxurious duo, and they're wielding them like fashion dynamite.

First up, see Lily and Gemma sharing one side of a Dolce & Gabbana ad in magazines this spring. The other side of the page goes to Jessica Stam, also blonde, also explosively pretty, and also an IMG model (Lily switched over from Marilyn last year; starting next week, IMG will handle all of her bookings worldwide).

Next, dream for Lily and Gemma on the latest cover of iD magazine. Both have graced the cover before, but this is the first time they're paired together.

We hope they interview each other for the main story, but we'll just have to see...

Reader Blaire M. doesn't have any Gossip Girl info for us (sigh), but she does have a nifty new video series starring Zac Posen.

The designer recently lent his presence to Big Think, a wannabe YouTube that aims to encourage thoughtful discussion online.

In bite-size clips, Zac explains his outlook on identity, religion, art, and his own daily routine - including how and when to consider one of his least favorite words, "the masses."

If you couldn't get enough of ZP on Project Runway last week ("I really wanted somebody to make me a float!"), this is a perfect way to nurse your fashion fix -

At least for another three weeks, when Mr. Posen shows his Fall '08 collection on Thursday, February 7th at 8pm in the Tent.

Has everyone in fashion become obsessed with bunnies?

First, Kidrobot had designers like Heatherette and Alexander McQueen put their touches on their Dunny, at center above, the bunny-like action figure.

Then, Kym Canter at J. Mendel had everyone on the fashion planet pose with a stuffed model named Star Von Bunny, at right, ala the gnome in Amelie. Star has her own book deal.

Now, Beth Buccini and Sarah Easley of Kirna Zabête have created their own bunny, Miss KZ, who will be sold in stores and whom we can all catch up with on her very own MySpace page. Miss KZ will also have her own Fashion Week blog.

We've always been fans of the cute, fluffy hoppers (we even have a real one at home!) - but where did this bunny mania come from? Can anyone explain?

WHICH fashion designer gave his/her assistant one of his/her dresses in lieu of a year-end bonus? And no, it wasn't even close to couture...

Louis Vuitton isn't the only luxury label with a behind-the-scenes video:

This week, Burberry launched their own backstage pass to the Spring '08 ad campaign, starring Agyness Deyn, Lily Donaldson, Edie Campbell, Morwena Cobbald, and a handful of guys so skinny, they must be in really successful rock bands.

Seeing the clothes is fun, but of course more exciting is the way the kids model - jumping back and forth to give Mario Testino some motion in the hair and the coats, jabbing elbows at wayward angles to show bracelets and bags, looking cute.

Of course, there's also between-the-scenes time - when the models are on-set but not actually posing. To keep their energy up, they dance, they giggle, and they goof off -

Like Agyness making jazz hands, which is seriously adorable.

Also: the song they use for their soundtrack has the word "fuck" in it, which isn't a huge deal, but is a little odd for an elite line's branding strategy, don't you think?

With the tepid reviews that Cashmere Mafia is getting, TV addicts (and fashion industry pros) are now looking to Lipstick Jungle as a possible contender for a Girl Power drama.

Based on the book by Candace Bushnell, Lipstick Jungle was actually developed with help from the writer (as opposed to C.M., which is produced by Bushnell's former partner on Sex and the City, Darren Starr).

The show stars Brooke Shields and our new girl-crush Lindsay Price, but we hear today it'll feature another Manhattan face:

The soap opera starlet and aspiring socialite Leven Rambin, whose Patrick McMullan files are starting to rival Tinsley's.

Leven has two Emmy nominations for her work on All My Children and she's seventeen years old. We expect she'll play the daughter of Nico O'Neilly (played by Shields), which was a small but symbolic role in the novel.

Last year, Dior announced a change in strategy for the label:

It was time to grow up.

After several years of making exciting but youth-inspired outfits, the brand realized its core customer was older and more sophisticated than most of its showcased outfits, which included pink cherry blossom trenches and infamous tanks screaming "J'adore Dior." The brand's faces were 16-year-old Devon Aoki and 14-year-old Riley Keough, both the daughters of pop culture moguls (Devon's dad owns Benihana Steak House; Riley's mom is Lisa Marie Presley).

Now comes Dior's latest collection since their maturing edict went public, and to front it, Galliano and Co. have chosen... Coco Rocha.

We adore the 19-year-old Canadian, and think she's one of the coolest and prettiest faces in fashion right now, although this might be a good time to encourage discussion about what counts as a "grown up" look in the fashion industry.

Then again, we could just wish for the coat, and its unseen matching stilettos...

America's still in the midst of the Primaries, but in Europe, a fashion label has already elected its next leader:

This morning, Celine announced that Simona Zurki would helm the label's business dealings, after working as the VP at Miu Miu and the Prada Group.

The move is neat because Celine's latest designer, Ivana Omazic, also came from the Prada Group, where she designed a big chunk of the Prada sport label after being recruited from Romeo Gigli and Jil Sander (also a Prada company).

We're not sure what kind of changes Celine's new head will bring, except (predictably) a bigger accessories line, but we hope one thing stays the same:

Opening their upcoming runway show with Gemma Ward, just like they did in February!