Why We Worship: We didn’t really think Cecilia Dean could get any cooler but she’s gone and made the new issue of Visionaire solar powered. The images actually change in front of your eyes. {Refinery29}

Turned Tables: People think DVF ripped this jacket from Canadian label Mercy. We doubt DVF’s seen it. Bet we can guess what you think. {NationalPost}

Green Rage: W says no invites are the new invites. Not that you’re not invited, you just won’t have anything to pin on your bulletin board post-event. {W}

The Boyfriend’s Back: Suzy Menkes says the 80’s are back in the shape of boyfriend suits. Does your boyfriend dress like this? {The New York Times}

Boys for Boys: Henry Holland, Philip Lim & Richard Chai make the perfect white tees for Topshop. We pout because they are for boys but realize we’ll probably buy them anyway {Refinery29}

Pretty Hair: If this is the season we finally relent and embrace pretty hair accessories, we will choose these, please. {Starworks}

The City Breaks: Whitney left DVF to go back to work for Kelly because Olivia got promoted/sent to London and she didn’t so now Joe Zee gets a bigger role on The City? Is it too much to hope it just ends? {New York Post}

Topless in Topshop: Someone got so excited to get to Topshop she forgot to put on her shirt! {Imaginary Socialite}

With everyone claiming they’re cutting back, whether out of necessity or good taste, it’s their closets that often take the first hit.

Vintage clothes are flying off shelves, logos have lost their luster, and Vogue’s covering socialite clothes-swapping parties - it’s certainly a different time.

R-word or not, I’ve always been this way. By the end of winter, my wardrobe’s been repeated so often I think I may have to put my black DVF dress on permanent retirement (Olivia Palermo: 1, Carson: A billion). I wear the same outfits to events and think, “If I see the same people, am I going to get the look?” These days, I just convince myself that if I wear pieces that transition from day to night and that everybody else isn’t spending like they used to either, then I should get away with it just fine - But then somebody whips out a camera and I find myself ducking for cover.

And while I may be more concerned about my repeat outfits on Facebook than in the party pictures on Style.com, the question still remains: How soon is too soon to wear the same thing?

—CARSON GRIFFITH

A while back, we noticed that Lauren Conrad’s Collection was curiously tucked into the DVF section of Bloomingdale’s in Soho. We’ve also recently noticed that everyone’s so taken with scenes involving Olivia Palermo on The City, that the name “Spencer” has ceased to draw the same level of ire as in summers past.

So it looks like the DVF empire has squashed LC’s before it ever really got off the ground. Not only is her show finally ending while The City becomes socially acceptable for conversation (ok, with some people), but it looks like her line has gone kaput, too.

The New York Post says it’s because of “the economic climate” but we think this is just what happens when little fish jump into the Pacific Ocean, camera crew or not.

Last month, Diane von Furstenberg posed for the cover of Purple magazine wearing Margiela and not much else.

This month? Miuccia herself is winking on the cover of ID like she’s Agyness or Kate or one of the many other models to grace the glossy’s well known cover.

It’s interesting - On the one hand, there’s always the “please just stick to the models” mantra.

On the other, who better to front a fashion magazine than actual fashion designers?

Just saying.

—PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEREMY KOST

Purple just posted the cover of their next issue, the Spring/Summer 09, featuring Ms. DVF on the cover.

But we wouldn’t count on a NSFW spread.

xo

Uh oh.

One of the upsides to this whole recession thing has been the total drop-off of celebrity clothing lines. We thought we were free and clear of the phenomenon for at least a couple years, but alas, no luck.

WWD broke the story on Hilary Duff’s new line for DKNY a la Rachel Bilson. This one’s called Femme and includes fringed tanks, faux-leather leggings, t-shirts with detachable chain necklaces and crystal strapped tanks. She’s grown out of her Stuff by Hilary Duff line and is excited to be a part of “the perfect line for young girls who can’t afford to buy a lot of clothes these days.”

Then, tucked into a strange story about DVF’s luncheon for Jessica Alba’s Elle shoot is this: ” [Alba] has her own fashion project in the works.” But we can’t even speculate on what Jessica Alba has to offer the struggling fashion industry.

Instead, we’ll take solace in the news that Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant is finally launching her own line and keep our heads down and our minds focused on next week.

If you happen to know Kate Bartle, Starworks’ Director of Accessories, then you may or may not already know this:

Kate’s left her PR job at Starworks as of yesterday.

Her mega destination? Working in the PR department of DVF.

Which, I’m sure you’ve all put together by now, means she’s Whitney Port’s newest co-worker (and confidante?) and our favorite new pick for reality show cast member.

And now you know.

From a conversation last night:

Us: “No, but I think Whitney actually does work there. People saw her at he DVF show in September, like organizing models backstage with a clipboard.”

Girl: “Hm, weird, because she kind of doesn’t.”

Us: “Hm?”

Girl: “Well, she just goes into the office to shoot scenes like she works there, like what they did on The Hills. Actually, it’s kind of sad. When they film her spots, they make the girls that actually work there move from their desks and into some cubicles in another part of the floor, because they’re actually working, but the camera people want Whitney and her on-screen work friend to look like they have real desks.”

Us: “They make the people who really work there give up their desks in the middle of the day so The City can shoot?”

Girl: “Yeah. And when the scenes are done, Whitney leaves. She doesn’t really work there.”

At this point, we had a pretty shocked look on our face. Though looking back, we have no idea why…

In case you didn’t get enough of Diane Von Furstenberg in her Amex commercial, CNN has you covered.

Tomorrow night, on Revealed, DVF will spill her soul about how she will be forever associated with the wrap dress, the Wonder Woman project and, if we’re lucky, secrets about secret CFDA projects.

The super fun part though is CNN’s call for testimonials about buying a 70’s era wrap dress and how much it means to you. So if you love your jersey frocks and want to express your love to Diane (the best ones will go on the air) leave a message on CNN’s Facebook, or email them at revealed@cnn.com.

And more importantly, tune in online to watch Revealed, or find out when you can watch it on TV.

Best Part? The copy refers to her as a German Socialite - wonder what she’d say about that.

—BRETT KANE

The people behind DVF have certainly been spending time figuring out how to reach out to the kids lately:

First, they poached Whitney from The Hills to plunk her down into The City. Then, got really savvy with their Facebook, and somewhere in there, they launched a comic book.

Now? DVF.com is launching a blog tomorrow, called Inside DVF, to be part of DVF.com.

The blog will be updated daily and will include news, shots of new items, horoscopes, cultural advice, and personal photos and posts by the Diane herself so you can die of envy over her travels and day-to-day life.

Next? We’re hoping it involves candy.

Did you know Diane Von Furstenberg has her own Facebook page?

You probably did. But did you know you can now use it for sales?

Apparently, she’s trying to really reach out to the youth, kind of like Obama, and look at where that led him.

If you search “DVF” and click on her fan page, you’ll see this pretty DVF graphic offering 30% off over the next five days on Fall ready-to-wear and accessories (we hope that includes the comic book). If you’re not on Facebook for some reason, just enter FACEBOOKSALE on DVF.com at checkout.

We’re delighted that Diane’s tapping into the youth market in a way that actually works with youth, especially since we don’t want her pretty wrap dresses to go away with our mother’s generation. Here’s to hoping for what we think is the next logical step, sales or design previews popping up on your newsfeed, because wouldn’t you love to read, “Those Miu Miu flats on your Net-a-Porter wish list are now on sale” first thing in the morning?

—ALEXANDRA BEN-GURION

I have a tiny friend who wears clothes that are often far too big for her, officially. No, I’m not joking about MK, but she’s technically a big part of this, too.

My size 0 friend will buy say, a DVF blouse in a size 12, and suddenly, she’s wearing a shirt dress nobody can pinpoint. And I think to myself, that’s swell, but don’t you want an expensive shirt to fit well?

And then the other day, I was at Ralph trying on sweaters, and the salesguy looked at the “L” label and then looked at me and did a double take (Editor’s Note: Brett is “L” only in kids’ sections.) Evidently, trying on things that are too big is not very common, at least not at RL.

Vera Wang talks about wearing YSL’s Le Smoking jackets two sizes too big, and Chris Benz always wears sport coats too small, and maybe it’s because they’re super small, but the aforementioned MK and Ashley have made wearing things that oversized or undersized a way of life. And yet, I’m wondering, would you spend a lot of money on something that doesn’t techincally fit?

And I don’t mean buying “Alexander Wang-made to look like it’s big but secretly designed to drape perfectly” oversized stuff. I mean seriously buying something that is meant to be fitted but you choose to get it super huge because you like it like that.

Britt says she only indulges in oversized clothes at places like Uniqlo so she doesn’t feel like she’s wasting money on an item that’s expensive specifically because of its fit. But would you buy a too-large Lanvin or super sized Prada, price-for-fit be damned? Or is that kind of like buying a super expensive floor-length gown and rolling up the hem because you wanted a short dress?

—BRETT KANE

Dear Natalia,

You’re basically the prettiest person we’ve ever seen, ever, and we smile every time we see you in the David Yurman ads or posing for DVF, or as the lone model on the cover of Vogue.

Having said that, we were all kind of freaked out by the faux-pastoral scene shot by Mario Testino with your family because, isn’t it sort of creepy to have beautiful you holding your terrified children on a horse? And it’s also rather disconcerting to see all of you looking in different directions, dazed.

Plus, this isn’t the first time you’ve done the whole ‘look at my gorgeous family’ thing in Vogue, but at a time when ostentation couldn’t be more inappropriate, this seems out of place.

We do have fond memories of the shots of Stella Tennant with her family, but that had an interview to accompany it, and was all about personal style, which made sense. But just seeing the Portman clan hanging out and playing dress up looking like Peter and Wendy grown up is just awkward.

I’m sure if you asked him nicely Mario would have done this shoot just for you.

Just saying.

—BRETT KANE

It seems Mr. Deacon isn’t the only one enamored with our favorite 1980s video game - behold these leggings, at left, from Topshop.

They may not be the most flattering - horizontal bands of graphics, “POW!”, and “BANG!” don’t help anyone’s thighs - but they are pretty fun. Natalie’s totally into it, but more so in sweater form.

First thought: Wow, icons of yesteryear are totally making a comeback - think DVF and Wonder Woman, Lego at Castelbajac, Monopoly and Reebok, and the return of Christian Francis Roth.

But also: Why Pac-Man and not Ms? Pink and black would be so much less jarring and girls will be the ones wearing them..

But wait: Wasn’t Alice McCall supposed to do an Atari-inspired line for Topshop..?

—ALEXANDRA BEN-GURION