Remember when we told you Sohpie Dahl was working on a new TV series to go with her cookbook, Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights?

And everyone kind of went, “huh?”

Well yeah, it’s really happening. Roald Dahl’s granddaughter and everyone’s favorite sometimes plus-size model is getting six episodes on the BBC Two under Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions.

She’ll cook her recipes while talking childhood, food, adventures and hopefully about her life as a model. Of course, our fingers are crossed for a slew of famous fashion guests cooking up a storm.

And in case you’re still worried about taking cooking advice after her rapid size 14 to size 4 drop she admits, “Cooking often serves as an emotional barometer.” So, there you go!

Last year, LVMH succesfully sued eBay for failing to police counterfeit sellers.

Now they, and more specifically Louis Vuitton, have sued Google for allegedly courting advertisers with the search word “Vuitton”. Stores, whether they sell counterfeit product or not, pay Google to be the first link on the page post-search which is why things like Bergdorf and Nordstrom are above the actual Phillip Lim site when you search his name.

It’s true that a year ago, or the last time we remember Googling Louis Vuitton, every possible fake in cyber existence popped up. The highlighted clutter is gone now (probably because they’re in court), making it much easier for the consumer to find the legitimate Vuitton sites. (Though the third search down still boasts “Designer Handbag Cloning Master for the past six years.”)

But Google says that they get their money after the ad link is clicked and since it’s the searcher who chooses which link to follow, they’re not doing anything wrong.

If LVMH wins, Google’s inability to sell brand names to advertisers means a hefty chunk of their profit is gone. And even if they don’t win, we can’t imagine Louis Vuitton’s war against those who aid and abet counterfeiters will end in the near future.

If you’re not familiar with Absolutely Fabulous, get thee to Amazon.com.

The British sitcom ran on and off from 1992 to 2005. It stars Patsy (Joanna Lumley) and Edina (Jennifer Saunders), a washed up model and a wannabe PR dame who spend almost the entire series drunk, stoned and decked out in the loudest Moschino and tightest maybe-Alaia they can find.

Patsy and Edina’s fashion obsession led to an insane roster of guest stars including Lacroix, Zandra Rhodes, Gaultier, Erin O’Connor, Twiggy and even Naomi Campbell.

So, we’re kind of jumping for joy that Fox confirmed they’ve picked up the re-make and will debut it later this year (Saunders, the original Edina, has signed on as Executive Producer). This means fashion, fashion, fashion on TV in the form of a killer costume department and hopefully some major guest stars.

Because while Victoria Beckham on TV is fun, a Patsy and Edina meet the Costello boys meet Jourdan Dunn would be life-changing.

“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and even clothes and handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.” - Karl Lagerfeld, to the BBC.

We have no idea how this would work, but we want to believe it works anyway:

Three students from a high school in Scotland came up with a device that could seriously change the way we all shop. They’ve invented something that enables cell phones to read the bar code on any price tag, which will then tell you whether the clothes you’re about to add to the already huge stack on your arm fits you.

This could be most revolutionary for online shopping - just think, Net-a-Porter posts a picture of the price tag next to that Chanel shift you’re thinking about, and you can know whether it will fit or not without putting out the $25 delivery fee!

But could this be real? We don’t really get it (since when do bar codes denote anything about the size of a garment? And how will the device know your exact shape?), but it did win the three kids a regional prize and a showing off trip to MIT.

If it absolutely works, we can’t wait. And if it doesn’t, well, at least we know the upcoming generation is already thinking of better ways to shop.

It’s official. The Brits are completely obsessed with Agyness Deyn.

The model of the moment turned singer turned actor will be appearing in a Doctor Who Christmas Special on the BBC. We’re not exactly sure what this special entails, but according to The Mirror, Doctor Who remains “the Beeb’s [that’s BBC] jewel in the crown,” so apparently it’s kind of a big deal, winning ratings since it was revived in 2005.

We’re happy for Aggy, but seriously, how far is too far? In an industry constantly looking for the next big thing, abandoning what’s passe, oversaturation can be career ending.

The move is particularly risky considering Christopher Bailey reportedly dropped the model from the upcoming Burberry campaign due to “overexposure.” But we feel like she has to have heard the message loud and clear too many times to not know what a Christmas TV special could do to her. Could she be planning a total career crossover?

— HAYLEY PHELAN

Apparently, Agyness was on television recently.

And apparently, she was forced into one of those sumo wrestler suits we’ve only ever seen on The Office, and battled Nick Grimshaw, who has in own show on BBC.

No idea who he is or why this happens, but please do check out the clip to watch Agyness writhe and laugh in ways that are totally unrelated to selling the Fall collections.

For those of you too busy to click, take heart in knowing that Agyness won the match. Previous wrestlers (that we like) for Nick Grimshaw include Alexa Chung (tie) and Sadie Frost (she lost).

Who knew?

We’ve always wished Teen Vogue had an uber eco-conscious fraternal twin sister who would be the founding member of her school’s Ethical Fashion Club, and tote around Naomi Klein’s No Logo as her boldest accessory.

Ok, so not really, but we do think BBC’s new online magazine Thread. is pretty cool, and fills a void we didn’t know we had.

The shoots are styled entirely with clothing that fits the magazine’s “Fashion Without Victim” tagline without looking extra crunchy.

Everything in the magazine must be at least one of the following:

- Made and traded sustainably
- Made of sustainable materials
- Recycled or vintage

As a part of the launch, on April 22, BBC Three will also air a four-part series called Blood, Sweat and T-shirts that sends six “fashion addicts” to experience life working in India’s cotton mills. We think it’s an excellent idea, so here’s to hoping Thread’s model selection improves a bit, and that the sentiment echoes with youth across the Atlantic.

Maybe next month’s issue can feature Alexa Chung visiting real sweatshops in India rather than setting up her faux sweat shops in London.

— JAZZI MCGILBERT

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

These days, it seems like a lot of people get a TV show for reasons unknown, and then try to make a name in some kind of industry, often fashion. But at least Simon Doonan knows that it should probably be the other way around.

WWD reports that Simon’s memoir, Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints, is being turned into a TV show on BBC 2, and will be produced by the same people that brought us Absolutely Fabulous and The Office.

But the show won’t be totally factual, just based on Simon’s childhood in industrial Reading, leading up to his search for glamour in London. Expect to see SImon fleeing from police in Vivienne Westwood bondage pants.

The show debuts this fall, so casting and scriptwriting have got to be in full swing. Hopefully, this program will work out a lot better for the BBC than Lily Allen’s failed Lily Allen and Friends.

So who will play Simon?

Not even Simon knows that yet, but we’re hoping BBC 2 has Rhys Ifans on speed dial…

Reader Brittany sent us in a great little video that is not only fun to watch, but actually educational.

“The Secret World of Haute Couture” explains, well, the secret (private) world of haute couture - specifically, the ladies who can and do afford it.

It’s the first in a series of six, which you can watch here if you’re boss is out of the office/you’re still on winter break.

We kind of love the American that leads you into the world of the highest kind of fashion in the video above - she was the only one who would come right out and talk to BBC, who put this project together.

Watch and learn…