“I read more!…Or, I count my money and try on my jewelry.” - Robert Verdi, on how he entertains himself at home since he banned TV’s.

The Wall Street Journal got us thinking this morning (did we just type that aloud?) about the often discussed interview outfit - what’s appropriate where, and the great continental divide between what you wear to a job interview in fashion, and what you wear everywhere else.

When first looking for a job, myriad people (all of whom do not work in fashion,) asked us if we owned a suit. A suit?!, we thought? We were told it looks “professional,” “sharp,” “put together.” But we knew in our heart of fashionista hearts that it was more like “ugly,” “tragic,” “geeky.”

There’s something about a suit (and we don’t even mean suits from Men’s Warehouse, we’re including designer threads in this), that screams, “Aren’t I so precocious?”

But we understand that most people don’t work in fashion, and that for those people, the suit is really the only option for work.

But we just have to ask all the fashionistas out there, the few who are not obligated to button a jacket every morning - would you wear a suit? And, if so, where?

Laura, 22, Guggenheim staffer

Got Her: At the Louis Vuitton party for Richard Prince’s exhibit closing.

Stalked Her: Actually, yes, we did - we spotted her outfit from three balconies above the Guggenheim floor.

Shot Her: Because her silhouette was sophisticated, but her bow was gutsy. That’s a good combo.

She Says: “Most of my outfit is Alice Roi, but the bow tie is actually from a Mariachi band!”

We Say: Play on!

PR companies refuse to confirm celebrities for their shows just yet (and rightly so), but we hear from several sources that Kirsten Dunst may jet from L.A. to attend some of New York’s presentations.

The move may reflect the shut-down of the Golden Globes and possibly the Oscars, which make other red carpets more valuable to both designers and stars.

It may also be part of a strategy to land the part of Vivienne Westwood, a role still up-for-grabs in a future biopic that’s been lightly associated with the young actress.

We don’t know much more, but if we were betting girls, we’d say Kirsten will show up at Marc (or at least at Marc’s after-party, which she did last year) and also Rodarte, since she looked so amazing in their gown at the Spiderman premiere last year.

Did you know John Malkovitch actually knows about fashion?

We sure didn’t, but we’re glad to hear it, especially since his newest project involves the likes of Jodie Kidd, Liberty Ross and Jasmine Guinness.

He’s co-produced a short film with Bella Freud, Biba designer and great grand-daughter of Sigmund. Strap Hanging, will premiere in March at the Birds Eye View festival in London - no word yet on an Oedipal subplot.

Freud claims that Malkovich is actually, “A complete fashion freak, knows everything there is to know about fashion and loves both the silliness and greatness of it.”

Apparently - we hear the film revolves around pair of inflatable underpants (no, really).

Stay tuned for an online peek…

We usually don’t shop catalogue, but we’re sort of blown away by Urban Outfitter’s spring preview.

Natalie can’t get over the hazy, retro vibe and Britt can’t believe she wants to buy everything.

We especially loved the Lux tartan bikini. It’s so Dita, a red and blue plaid halter with a high waisted mini-skirt - perfect for the summer afternoons we plan on spending at Coney Island. We were anxiously clicking with our credit card in hand, when the sight of it on Urban’s site immediately squashed our daydream.

Is the photographer a magician?

The catalogue picture’s on the left, and the web image is on the right. We stared for a good five minutes before believing they were indeed one and the same.

The man behind the dreamy paper image is Clarke Tolton, a New York based fashion photographer whose images are both haunting and sexy, thanks to a brilliant use of natural light. He’s done amazing things with Urban’s generally cheap clothes.

Though we won’t be buying the tartan bikini afterall, we will be watching for Tolton’s name in our favorite fashion mags. We think he’d do a hell of a job with some of Chanel’s hard-to-pull-off pieces from Resort.

“Ugh, I’m so happy! I would have had no idea what to wear to a paternity hearing!” - Serena van der Woodsen, on news of Blair’s “clean slate.” Gossip Girl!

The Gucci / UNICEF party may be Fashion Week’s most limelit event, but there’s another affair in the works that promises to be just as boldface but maybe even chicer:

The French Vogue dinner party for Carine Roitfeld’s son, Vladimir.

The young model (seen at left on the cover of Hercules) is also the beau of Lily Donaldson - presumably he’ll host her, plus his mom and sister Julia, on the rooftop of the Gramercy Park Hotel.

The fete is the latest in a string of too-cool French Vogue parties, including a memorably exclusive one last year where Julia, Margherita Missoni, and Anna Wintour’s daughter Bee Shaffer joined forces to entertain Mischa Barton, Gemma Ward, and virtually every other girl who’s had a Conde Nast cover.

As for this one, we expect it to be the Charlotte Gainsbourg of dinner parties - quiet, sexy, and achingly cool.

Ou est votre invitation?

We love it when the rumors are true -

WWD just confirmed that Teen Vogue and The Hills are, in fact, divorcing.

We can’t imagine how they’ll keep Whitney on the show without the closet - and does this mean that we’ll start seeing Lauren, like, going to class?

Better yet: How will the relationship end on the show? Will Lauren (and Whitney?) be fired? Or will she leave on her own, citing “personal reasons,” like turning 22?

And will they try the same formula, but with another magazine? People have been saying that the split has partly to do with the girls’ behavior off-hours. Does Cosmo have an LA office?

We’re not sure. But if Kristin Cavallari really is coming on to the show, we think the “reality” in “reality TV” may have hit another dimension…

10. Dear Christian, you must think “prom is horrible and tacky” because you had to take a girl - right?

9. Dear Ricky, can we offer you a Zoloft instead of a Kleenex? Stop crying!

8. Dear Victorya, do you really want Christian to help you with your prom dress? Didn’t you see what he wore to prom? Wait, don’t you see what he’s wearing now?

7. Raise your hand if you’re surprised that Kit was popular, rich, and dressed like Britney Spears in high school? Yeah, us either.

6. Did Sweet Pea ride a motorcycle to prom? And do it in the back of a pickup truck in the high school parking lot? Is that question rhetorical?

5. Will Doo.Ri / Derek Lam sue Rami for copying their dresses?

4. Hey Nina, what did you wear to your prom?

3. Shouldn’t Chris play Edna Turnblad in the Broadway production of Hairspray? OMG yes.

2. Why do teen girls think updos look good for prom? Doesn’t anyone else think they look tacky and suburban?

1. Would you let Michael Kors dress an 18-year-old? Except for Hilary Rhoda?