We got into a little scuffle with our favorite (ok, our only) Fashionista contributing editor, Josh Madden, when he showed us the Ezekiel tote on the right.

We said, "Omigosh, they stole the Damier Speedy from Louis Vuitton! That's so wrong!"

He said, "But Ezekiel is a skater brand for sixteen year old girls. They can't buy a Louis. So why shouldn't they have this?"

We said, "Because they should have a Le Sportsac or a Gap or a Banana Republic, like we did when we were in high school."

He said, "But this is so much cuter. And Le Sportsac is overpriced."

We said, "But it's kind of against the law. And maybe if you colored all over it with paint pens, it would be better..."

And that was pretty much it. The Ezekial bag sells for $44 (also overpriced, Josh!) and the Speedy is $650 at eLuxury, which - trivia - is the only authorized online site to sell Louis Vuitton.

Years ago, in that strange and wondrous time called the 80s, mens' clothing ads were different.

Every man was in an Armani style power suit, presumably on his way to work, and about the age of my dad. Designers were definitely targeting who they thought could buy their clothes, moneyed older men, by featuring them in their ads.

Now, even though the target consumer probably hasn't changed, menswear ads seem to be going the way of womens' - that is, featuring too young boys who could never afford the clothes and overly sexual scenes (almost always homo erotic) suggesting that maybe menswear designers think that guys in rock bands can keep them in business.

Even Zegna, that final refuge of buttoned up men in expensive suits, has had an about-face with boys in windbreakers, and one of them is too bashful to tell the other guy he likes him. Z Zegna is expensive Sunday brunch gear for CEOs, not really fodder for a bromance.

There's just something about a 16-year old boy in Dior Homme that's a little too jokey for a brand that should be aspirational. Though we've been wondering the same thing about women's ads since forever.

--BRETT KANE

We were going to call this post, "The Devil Scares Prada," but instead we'll get right to the point:

There's a swirl of agents and casting directors buzzing about a very dire rumor. Some have accused Prada's longtime casting director, Russell Marsh, of accepting bribes from IMG and Women to put their girls front and center in Prada and Miu Miu's casting. According to the rumor, Miuccia's team had no knowledge of the bribes, and according to Style.com, the evidence that IMG and Women girls are usually on Prada's opening and closing moments (and of course their Sasha Pivovarova campaigns) is quite solid. Although we've always believed that those two agencies, collectively, have the best stash of girls anyway. It's also true that Meghan Sutherland had a Prada moment last year, but you may have noticed she was missing this season from the runways...

Furthermore, there's an email going around, purportedly from Russell Marsh to his contacts, saying he needs to "go away for a while." But we remember when the faux Olivia Palermo email got out last year, so we know how easy it is to forge an email address.

So why is this rumor going around and around?

Either it's true, or a very vicious agency feels violated because their best girls got nixed from the Prada runway or campaign, and they decided to take matters into their own hands.

Also:

We get emails every day from people asking how to get into the fashion business. This is probably a good example of why you may not want to try.

And of course, if you know anything about this, email tips@fashionista.com and fill in the blanks.

Natalie and I have both depended on Heidi braids to make it through humid New York summers.

The 60 second up-do is the only way, or at least the only chic way, to guarantee all of our long hair stays out of our face and off of our neck.

We never understood why Sienna Miller received such negative reviews for, among other things, pulling her wispy blonde hair up into the same look.

Now it seems the criticism has dissipated and pretty girls everywhere are catching on to the easiest and cutest way to wear long hair.

We've spotted Mamie Gummer, Lauren Conrad, a random fashionista at Style.com's party, and Christy Turlington (for Chanel) with Heidi braids atop their heads - and that's just this week, it's not even summer yet!

So if your hair's not long enough, start using horse shampoo, forego monthly trims, and please, please, please don't stick a fake braid on your crown.

Suzanne, 30 , Executive Assistant

Got Her: Texting a friend at Style.com's party at Glass Houses last night

Stalked Her: Because anyone who goes out in green tights deserves to be noticed

Shot Her: Because upon closer inspection, we realized the tights are genius (we noticed her from across the room and it was super packed), and there was something really cool happening on her back (click through!)

She Says: "I originally had on just black tights, but they had a huge snag in them, so I switched to this green pair I got at Target instead. And this is actually a long, open-backed top! I sewed straps into the back, and made it into a kind of dress!"

We Say: We're green, people.

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen recently debuted the Spring 2008 collection for their cheaper-than-the-Row-but-still-not-that-cheap label Elizabeth & James. It's already available all over the US, and oddly enough at Urban Outfitters in the UK (or not that odd, Britt says Urban is boutiquier across the pond).

Now get this- Tuesday, psychologist Richard Wiseman unveiled the results of his name association experiment. Which names top the list as "most associated with success"?

Elizabeth and James, of course.

Good news for MK & A, and anyone named Elizabeth or James (although we guess this one didn't really work out for Jessie Spano), but if this experiment is any indication, all you Lisa's and Brian's out there might want to reconsider that diffusion line...

[Click through to see a new video of the Spring lookbook]

--JAZZI McGILBERT

Seriously, do not click through unless you want to watch a major potential spoiler...

So we ran into Agyness at Style.com's party at Glass Houses last night, and here's what she had to say:

Natalie and Britt: Hi!

Agyness: Hi! How are you?

Britt: Good, how are you?

Agyness: Great!

Natalie: Wait - aren't you supposed to be in Paris shooting Reebok right now?

Agyness: I'm so not endorsing Reebok. I just went to a party! My friends work for Reebok and I was in Paris and they were all like let's hang out! So someone snapped a picture of me. But then everyone was like, "Agyness signed a contract with Reebok!" - but I didn't!

Britt: It was a just a rumor?

Agyness: Yeah! So, big scoop girls! Tell everyone.

Natalie and Britt: Done.