So here's something we heard last night:

Whitney Port is leaving People's Revolution, probably sometime during Season 4 which just premiered, to do in-house PR for an unnamed designer.

No word on whether she leaves happily or begrudgingly, or whether she takes Lauren with her.

And where is she going? It's not totally confirmed, but the name Miguelina Gambaccini did come up...

UPDATE: We did a little asking around, and it looks like she's going to end up at... DVF! Though the DVF press office says they "can't confirm"...

Fashion Indie heard our pleas!

Remember how we begged New York bars to play Gossip Girl on their big screen TV a la Lost at Professor Thom's?

Well, this is even better.

Now every Monday night, starting September 1, is Gossip Girl night at the Upper East Side's Pop Lounge. The show will, of course, play in the background, while Fashion Indie hosts the various guests.

There'll also be drinks, food, and a different designer who's been featured on the show each week. And if we're super lucky, maybe even a Chuck Bass look-a-like.

But please, leave your bows and headbands at home. Even we're over it.

Megan, native Australian, Fashion Stylist

Got Her: Chatting with a friend on Mulberry St. in front of Ruby's (how Aussie appropriate)

Stalked Her: Because she was swimming in layers...in the best way possible.

Shot her: Because the dress is a great combo of hippie meets space age, like if Margiela and Erin Fetherston had a baby. Plus, we really love her subtle accessories and sleek bun to balance it out.

She Says: "I had a job interview this morning."

We Say: Isn't V in this neighborhood?

--ALEXANDRA BEN-GURION

We just got an email from a pretty distraught reader.

She was on vacation, caved to peer pressure and bought herself a YSL Muse bag. She'd never spent more than $300 on a bag before, but was so swept away by its beauty that she had to have it. She stared at it for two days before taking it entirely out of the dustbag and into the real world. Within two hours, she realized that the leather strip around the signature lock on the front of the bag was peeling off.

She took it back to the store the next day where the same woman who sold her the $1,400 bag proceeded to give her hell. The salesperson demanded the receipt, told her it wasn't a big deal, ripped the stitch out entirely, asked her if she'd "abused" it and told her that if she liked, she could pay to have it fixed.

Eventually, it did get fixed. But we've noticed, or heard, more and more people complaining about the quality of accessories from major houses. The focus, profit wise, is now almost entirely on the handbags, the shoes, the scarves etc. - the clothes are just the pretty bonus. But has the super fast, mass production of the accessories led to poorer quality?

Not that that even begins to explain the salesperson - but that's worth a whole separate post.

"...A duality that could be either girly and pretty or androgynous in an Oliver Twist goes to a Nirvana concert sort of way. But will customers, especially those who look to Gap for jeans and T-shirts, get it?" - Eric Wilson, on Patrick Robinson's new designs for Gap in The New York Times.

To: tips@Fashionista.com

From: boredintern@pretentiouslitmag.com

Hey guys and gals at Fashionista,

With all this talk over the relationship between magazines and advertisers, especially in the context of Bazaar and Estee Lauder with their new perfume, InStyle is lacking in discretion, too. You guys might want to take a look at the most recent issue with Rihanna.

There's the Fendi ad with Raquel standing on a block, wearing ankle boots. Those SAME boots are then featured in an article on how to wear the same piece three times, or something like that. Pretty silly to style them only a few pages apart from an ad, leaving readers to think, "didn't I just see those?"

Just call me boredintern@pretentiouslitmag or something.

There's always a lot of talk about working people in New York constantly getting phased out. People love to complain about gentrification, but they also love their $19 croque-madame. Consequently, little is ever done.

But Anna Sui is at least trying, and her focus is on the many people who made the Garment District what it is - where to have your clothes made. She's trying to preserve the Garment District by mobilizing city officials and the CFDA to hopefully change back some zoning laws that make turning your building into luxury loft rentals a little too tempting for city landlords. She hopes that by having as many people as possible wear the t-shirt at left, we'll all realize that we should do what we can to dedicate at least certain buildings to the garment industry by ensuring that manufacturers can afford their rent.

She hopes the shirt gets circulated at as many shows as possible this coming Fashion Week, and orders for the shirts must be submitted to Thomas Miller at Anna Sui by Friday - they'll go at $6 each.

We sincerely hope these shirts, with relevant city officials' contact information printed on the back, wake enough people up to the disappearing rainforest effect taking over New York's clothes manufacturing. As Sui put it to WWD, "I keep thinking that the enrollment in design schools is up, but where are these kids going to work? Will they go to China?"

Well, Rogan must've liked what they saw because now Loomstate is seeking your intern services.

This time, Rogan's all-organic, mostly denim line needs someone for their sales and marketing department.

Your daily responsibilities will include printing line sheets, keeping the studio organized, running errands, showing up to work on time and a little bit of filing.

But you'll also be there for market week, which means you'll be spotting some very important buyers while learning how the sales team works at a laid back but exclusive label like Loomstate.

Send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you want this internship to bm@rogannyc.com.

You get a food and travel stipend and you'll probably see Rogan every day.

What more could you possibly need?

It's here.

The new Interview, in all its Kate glory.

So of course, we had to share - though we highly suggest picking it up in person. You can't really appreciate the cover until you shake it around under lights to make the foil cover do a fun little light dance.

Because we're so in love with you all, we've posted Kate's entire spread, and her interview with Glenn O'Brien, after the jump. (We skipped the Margiela piece because, really, it was an interview with Maison Martin Margiela, not the private Margiela one-on-one we'd hoped for.)

Click through to learn that Kate loves boobs, hates implants, and actually did, yes, think she was too thin back in the day...

Teen Vogue's making a book, and it's all about careers in fashion.

The rough version is due by the end of September, so expect the hardcover sometime after the new year.

It's set to be a sort of archive of interviews with different people in fashion - designers, photographers, models, editors, etc. and meant to teach young Teen Vogue readers about what it takes to break into the industry.

Even if it doesn't provide the dirty details of how to get in, it'll still be a cool anthology of interviews with even cooler people.

The last person TV's Lauren Waterman questioned for inclusion? Why, Marc, of course.

You know how Fashion Week makes you insane with wanting to shop, but all your money's going to cabs and coffee, so actually buying clothes is kind of impossible?

Well, Target heard us. And they've responded.

On September 11, Target's opening up four pop-up shops in Manhattan, in Soho, Union Square, the East Village - and Midtown, hopefully within a block of the Tents.

The shops will include Jonathan Saunders' line just after it comes out, Richard Chai's, Anya Hindmarch's bags and Sigerson's shoes.

And if we can score a cute top for under $20, you'll probably see us with smiles at some of those 10am appointments.

We almost had a heart attack when the first Fashion Week invite arrived in our mailbox last week.

It can't be that time, can it?

It is, in fact, almost September, and while we've gotten our fair share of heavy cardstock invites, leave it to Band of Outsiders to make us giggle with their white cotton glove.

They get the award for best invite so far, just like last time.

Balmain's last runway was inspired by Michael Jackson's glittery socks - is Scott Sternberg taking direction from his infamous glove?

As long as there's glitter, we don't care.

Fact: If you're not in the fashion industry, you probably think most people in it are bitchy.

But, if you are in the fashion industry, you know that while some are, most aren't, (just like any industry) and a handful are pretty extraordinary.

So meet Nikki. She's 14 and her mother teaches at Savannah College of Art and Design. She made friends with some of her mother's students who eventually moved to NYC. And when Nikki was diagnosed with cancer, her New York pen pals flew her up to New York to take fashion obsessed Nikki to the Superhero exhibit at the Met.

The story spread and soon Nikki was touring Marc's studio, lunching with Andre in Oscar's showroom, getting her own WWD cover and chilling on the Ugly Betty set.

If you need your faith in humanity restored, read this.

There's...what do you call them...interns? Those people who work unpaid for "experience". Well the "intern"...it sounds like a computer part. Hang on, I'll just ask the intern if she's a computer part -

"Are you a computer part, intern?"

"Yes...no...yes...no....ChanelFendiArmaniGucci...yes?"

"You just mentioned Gucci and Armani in the same sentence!"

"I'm sorry sir...do I get fired?"

"But you're not being paid. In my mind that means you're not really employed here, hmm? Which makes you a stalker of Anna, probably. So really, you're a stalker of Anna. Is that right?"

"Who? What? Ummm...I think it's so chic right now"

"Go wash your mouth out, girl. Now. Do it."

(she runs away)

"With soap!" - Fake Karl's imaginary conversation with a Vogue intern.

Clearly, everyone's secretly excited, or at least secretly curious, for the new 90210.

Will they bring back floral minis?

Will Donna wear a choker?

Is Cory Kennedy really in it? (Yes, she is.)

So when a reader sent in a tip that you can still buy 90210 tees on the CBS site, we knew we had to share it with the rest of you.

Insanely, the tee at left would totally work on Jenny Humphrey, wouldn't it?

The Fashion Department at ELLE needs some serious help - Fashion Week is only 16 days away!

They need someone right away to work 3 - 4 full days per week, and prior magazine or PR experience is preferred.

So please contact them only if you are super serious about organizing tons of clothes, working late to help out since most editors will be out at the shows, and know not to ask stuff like, "Can I leave at 6?"

Send your information to ELLEfashioninternship@gmail.com.

And maybe you can score a spot spying on the Stylista winner, too...

As you may already know, Ryan McGinley shot Daisy Lowe alongside cute boy Liam Wade from Select in a variety of diners, including Florent (R.I.P.)

But what you may not have known already is that the campaign is incredibly adorable.

Click through to check it out - hit Print to add Liam to your wall.

Moa, Visiting from Sweden

Got Her: at Ludlow and Rivington

Stalked Her: Because let's face it - very few girls can wear knee length gladiators AND a one-shoulder dress and not look like they just walked off the set of 300, but somehow this chick managed to just pull it off.

Shot Her: We love the soft pink color of her dress, which helps to off-set the serious gladiators. Plus her hair kind of makes us want to quote Clueless...

She says: I'm just visiting for a few weeks but I think I want to move here!

We say: She looks like one of those Botticelli chicks. Sorry, we couldn't resist...

--HAYLEY PHELAN

I actually sat down and read GQ cover to cover this weekend.

1) Because James Franco is on the cover and you know how I feel about who's on the cover and

2) Because I actually love their editorial content.

But on my way there I started noticing the ads.

Something was off. For example, in the four page Gap campaign, only men are featured. I flipped from Hugh Dancy to Joseph Feinnes without an appearance from Clemence, Julia, or even Liv. It'd be one thing if Gap only put their girls in women's magazines, but we get boys and girls - so why do the boys only get boys? Oh, and the Sartorialist is definitively missing, (but so is Sean Avery).

Then we have the Tod's ads. Gwyneth Paltrow is their super hyped, no doubt super expensive face of Fall 08. But while one of the men in the GQ ad version bears a slight resemblance to Chris Martin if you squint and can imagine Chris Martin draping a sweater over his shoulders, Gwyneth is most certainly not present. Though we know from the background that both she and the men are sitting on the same yacht.

Thirdly, and perhaps best, is the Salvatore Ferragamo ad spread. In it, they've used the same Claudia Schiffer and the same background from the ads in women's magazines, but remember that guy who wore tights? Well, in GQ, he gets to wear a proper suit. And Claudia doesn't look pleased. But there are ballerinas in tutus running around him which adds the ballet element in a different way.

So the the only woman who can sell a product to men is Claudia Schiffer? And definitely not Gwyneth Paltrow? But you can use any hot guy to sell something to women?

Or maybe I should just stop memorizing magazines.

We didn't realize Siri's spot as the Harajuku Lover girl meant television commercials, too, but we're certainly glad it does.

For the record, we think Siri should be forced to moonwalk on a technicolor keyboard every day of the week, but we're not really sure when/where this would air.

Maybe during Care Bears?

(Is Care Bears still on television?)

So here's something that shouldn't shock us, but somehow, totally did:

We were having a nice morning chat with a friend of ours that works at a Louis Vuitton boutique and she said:

"Oh god, I have to help re-tag all the items at the store tomorrow. So annoying."

Why? Is there a sale?

"No, we're just upping the prices."

Why?

"We always do. Like twice a year, we up all the prices by 5%."

Why?

"I have no idea. Because we can?"

And there you have it.

Hi Blake,

We love your show. And while some in our office might be on Team Blair, we love you, too.

And so we're kind of worried about you. Have you lost track of where Serena Van Der Woodsen ends and Blake Lively begins?

It's ok that you're dating your on-screen boyfriend off-screen, apparently everyone does that, but we're concerned with your wardrobe. See, Serena's outfits are ok for TV, (truthfully, sometimes they're a little much), but they're not ok for real life. And yet you pile on the accessories and carry the outrageous bags through New York as if you can't leave GG world.

We love Vena Cava too, but they're Serena's favorite brand and there's really no need for you to wear every single romper they've ever made.

And the outfit you wore to the premiere party this weekend, at left, had us super worried until we realized that it was the premier party and you're probably just getting into character.

You should talk to Sarah Jessica Parker about this, she managed to learn a lot from Pat Field without ever actually dressing like Carrie.

Can't wait til the 1st!

xo,
F

p.s. "F" always = Fashionista!

Fact: Blood is the New Black makes funny shirts.

Fact: ASOS waits until other people make funny shirts, then pounces.

A New Fact (to us, anyway): ASOS will copy any designer, not just the big ones, including this indie brand - as long as a star wears it.

So when a reader sent in that Blood is the New Black's Blood Gang shirt was copied, we were a little surprised that ASOS even knew BNB, and that some star wore a shirt by them (anybody know who? Our guess goes to Ashton.) It's also kind of funny that the copy retails for more than quadruple the price of the original.

But here's another thought - could the actual Bloods gang claim rights to the design? Might be tough to hold up in court...

I Heart, one of the cutest Mott Street boutiques, needs an intern.

The stats:

It's unpaid, though Jill, the owner, says she often gives clothes and discount - if you're good. You need to be able to work about 3 days per week, 3 - 4 hours each time, for September and October.

You will help with showroom appointments, work with stylists, send out e-mails, send out mailers, update lists, and do enough organizing and hands-on tasks with Jill that she promises will result in a thorough understanding of the showroom/retail side of things, provided the intern is willing to learn more than just how to hang up clothes.

Send your information to Jill at info@iheartnyc.com.

And, the lucky winner will be working right next door to us, so we fully expect a thank you in the form of a dress/boots/whatever.

Thanks!

Alongside information that the Narciso Rodriguez company has grown 20% every year except 2008 in today's WWD, was a much more pleasant piece of info, too:

Narciso's launching a new fragrance this January.

His only women's fragrance, Narciso Rodriguez for Her (there's also a Narciso Rodriguez for Men) will be a tough act to follow - it's been a favorite, especially among editors, since its launch in 2003, and is widely recognized as the original (and more complex) version of Sarah Jessica Parker's Lovely.

The new fragrance will also come with a new ad campaign - think he'll use Carmen again?

Emily Weiss, former Teen Vogue intern and Hills runway girl, now needs an intern of her own. She's working as a 1st assistant to stylist Katie Mossman (think Numero, Bazaar) and needs a super hardworking (unpaid) intern to help out.

Musts:

1. Be available 2 - 3 days per week

2. Be cool with a wide-ranging variety of hours (sometimes, you'll be steaming clothes by 7am. Sometimes, you'll only work five hours then be able to catch the Monday movie at Bryant Park. Sometimes, you'll work on Sunday)

3. Be able to handle lugging around trunks, keeping tons of different pieces straight, running around, etc. Must also be able to handle self when Coco Rocha steps into the studio on a shoot.

It would also be cool if you know your way around NYC, don't need someone to explain what a Metrocard is, can spot Tanya D. or Nicolas down Houston - and it'd be amazing if you have some kind of PDA.

If this sounds like you, e-mail Emily directly at KatieMossmanIntern@gmail.com.

Good luck!

Today, Britt came into the office with a startling revelation: it's mid August. That's right. Somehow, summer got sucked through a black hole of white dresses and messy buns, and now Fall is basically one click away on our calendar.

But here's one bright, albeit frank, spot - we can't wait for the day we skip shaving and slide on a pair of tights instead; which is exactly why ripped ones have been playing on our minds recently.

Our mothers always told us that the best place for ripped stockings was the garbage can. But they also told us not to wear white after labor day or mix prints - so, like so much of their fashion wisdom, has the no ripped tights rule died with decorum?

On the one hand, they looked awesome on Alexander Wang's runway. Nylon rips gave the collection an endearing edge of "who cares". On the other hand, they might make you look like you've been sleeping in a dumpster for the past week - after all, Wang actually poured pounds of dirt all over his runway to make sure the models looked extra messy.

In other words, we're afraid this could be taking the whole grunge revival thing just a little too far - not to mention, purposefully tattered clothes (think artfully destroyed $300 jeans) kind of makes us want to use the word "poser" for the first time in years.

So what do you think? Would you wear ripped tights?

--HAYLEY PHELAN

Vena Cava's partnering with Via Spiga to create a four piece capsule shoe collection.

Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, the designers behind the almost five year-old, beloved Brooklyn brand will debut the shoes on their Spring 09 runway. They'll be paired with their "Egyptomania" collection - which, according to WWD, means strappy sandals and pyramid studs, though we're dreaming of lapis accents and gold leaf.

The girls have played around with accessories before, in the form of bags and jewelry casually constructed in their design studio, but they've always considered shoes, "a dream design project".

The shoes will retail from $300 to $850 and be available exclusively at Via Spiga's new Soho flagship and online.

But don't worry, we guarantee you'll see them on the feet of Serena Van Der Woodsen/Blake Lively way before then.

Fashionista loves London Fashion Week, maybe more than anything else except ice cream, but this recent news blows:

Last week, LFW rescinded its pledge to reject Size Zero models from its catwalks after Milan, Paris, and New York refused to do the same.

It's true that all designers should be free to follow their own visions, including their own muses and models, but it's still disappointing that the first major step from the industry to set concrete guidelines for healthy bodies has fallen through. Yeah, some girls are healthy at a size zero, blah blah, but um... no.

Hopefully, London designers will pick healthy and beautiful girls for their catwalks regardless - and since we're already hearing rumblings of the coltish Tanya D. packing her Vuittons and heading to the UK runways, it seems like a pretty good bet.

Bonne chance to London designers, and hey - we don't want to see any ribs and spines, unless they're on an Alexander McQueen suitcase, okay?

What do you get when you add half of Brangelina to one of the many (probably) amazing Kiehl's products?

A gold mine.

But don't say that to Kiehl's - They're newest partnership with Brad Pitt has nothing to do with his celebrity or his handwriting on the bottles of their Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser, and everything to do with Make It Right, Pitt's organization which funds the construction of environmentally sustainable and affordable housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

The cleanser is 100% Cradle to Cradle certified, meaning that if you dug a hole, dumped the whole bottle in, and left it, the whole thing would be biodegraded within 28 days (sort of).
100% of the profits will go to Make It Right.

Look for the cleanser in stores this October, but not a Brad Pitt bottle signing - this is serious!

Stiletto liberals rejoice:

Barack Obama is getting his own Fashion Line.

Starting next month, about a dozen items - mostly totes and tees - will be on sale at Obama.com and they'll be different from those MoveOn sweats in one crucial way:

They've been sketched out by Diane Von Furstenberg, Derek Lam, and other CFDA members, including Tracy Reese, whose Obama scoop neck can be seen at left. The clothes will also have a launch party at Charles Nolan's studio on September 9 - during New York Fashion Week.

Robin Givhan reveals the whole project in the Washington Post, noting "the risk, of course, is being perceived as highbrow or shallow. Obama's opponents have derisively dismissed him as an elitist and a celebrity. And it was the fashion industry that spawned the celebri-monster known as Paris Hilton. Having Seventh Avenue on his roster of supporters would not seem conducive to a Dockers-man image."

We're not completely sure that fashion did spawn Paris Hilton - unless Page Six is considered a direct arm of the style industry - but she's got a point. She's also got a guarantee from Tracy Reese that she will sport the Obama tee at some point this Fashion Week, and that's a really big deal.

Note that this isn't the only fashion initiative tied to Democrats this season - Anna Wintour famously hosted a Calvin Klein dinner for Michelle Obama last month, and the Senator's wife was also the inspiration for the September cover of Harper's Bazaar, which starred Tyra Banks.

Come August, NYLON Guys also gets into the mix - they've donated their entire back cover to Obama's campaign, a first for a national fashion title.

Meanwhile, McCain has the devout support of Hills star and designer, Heidi Montag.

The American media has invented its next villain, and in short, it's us:

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