Last season, walking into Galliano, Britt and I were accosted by anti-fur protesters (neither one of us were wearing any), but yesterday I was accosted by manic fans trying to crash the show like it was Justin Timberlake’s last concert ever.

I hung out around post-Hermès since Galliano was in the same venue within the hour and watched, amazed, as girls embraced their inner Penny Lane, batting their eyelashes for photographers and security guards begging, pleading for entrance to get in the show. It was fascinating.

I tired before they did and snagged my spot at the end of a bench to get good shots, until of course the girls finally did get in and had nowhere to crash but the aisles until finally my sight was just plain blocked (so please excuse the pictures).

When I read in WWD this morning that Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala were set to open their first William Rast location in Los Angeles, my mind instantly went Robertson Blvd! Despite my personal loathing of Kitson and the Paris Hilton/Jennifer Love Hewitt-type paparazzi seekers that it draws, there are quality stores on the block and the foot traffic is as good as it gets in LA.

But I was wrong, instead they’re setting up shop at an outdoor mall in Century City, which makes sense too - but definitely isn’t as high-profile as one would expect for the launch boutique of a celebrity line. Perhaps this means someone actually did their homework at parent company People’s Liberation about where the numbers really made sense. How novel. Turns out William Rast is expected to turn a profit this year and they’re looking to open 40 stores over the next few years, with three already cemented with leases.

On a separate note: Justin, whatever was going on with your hair at the Emmys, let’s not do that again. It was old-school JT, and not in a good way. Cool? Okay, thanks.

We weren’t sure why Erin Wasson, free, homeless-person loving, Alexander Wang-wearing rock ‘n’ roll hippie decided to show her AW10 line for RVCA at the commercial epicenter of New York Fashion Week, the Bryant Park tents.

Because though she’s a Maybelline face and Maybelline’s sponsoring the tents, all of her cool friends will be downtown at Milk Studios.

Now we’re hearing she’s not just showing in the tents, but in The Tent, the massive space in which Herve Leger stuffs their starlets, Zac Posen housed five pianos and Justin Timberlake played host to Carine, Anna and J.C. Chasez.

How, exactly, is Erin Wasson going to fill such a huge space? Why, exactly, does she want such a huge space? No idea, though now we know why they’re taking forever to come out with the damn Fashion Week Calendar — they’ll need a good hour cushion before and after the show if they expect everyone to head uptown.

No, No, and No: I am incredibly opposed to jean on jean. I will never be convinced otherwise. Brit Brit and JT scarred me for life. Kanye on Idol this season did not help the cause. {Grazia}

Does This Make You Smile? We’re not exactly sure why Lily Allen is designing jewelry. But we’ll reserve judgment until we see pictures of the whole collection on Monday. {Vogue UK}

Over and Done: Kiefer’s in the clear as the charges against him for headbutting Jack M. are dropped. We just hope he doesn’t cause any more trouble come September. {Us Weekly}

Mr. Timberlake will be gracing our magazines come September in the ad campaigns for not one, but two Givenchy men’s fragrances: Play and Play Intense.

The suits at LVMH told WWD that they were looking for a new face for fragrance that would be recognized around the world.

“Most importantly, we needed to find a man who could embody the modern elegance specific to the Givenchy brand as well as all the facets of Play,” said Pamela Baxter, president and chief executive officer of LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics N.A..

Okay, Ciara isn’t exactly a new singer on the scene, but people are starting to talk about her real potential to become a new musical style icon, à la Beyoncé, Lady Gaga or Rihanna. We’re not so sure.

We liked the “Love Sex Magic” video, but not totally because of its style. Well, we dug the zebra print jumper, and the white leotards were classy, and the girl is seriously bend-y in serious heels. But mostly it was insanely sexy and our heart stopped a little when she licked Justin Timberlake’s ear. But we were excited to see what she was bringing to the table this time around.

“The collection is really for the kind of girls we like. When creating the collection we were thinking of girls like Carré Otis, Debbie Harry; a real sexy tomboy girl who looks good without trying.” —Justin Timberlake, who very obviously has a “type”, to Vogue UK on his latest William Rast collection, newly launched at Selfridges

It’s been a long time coming, but we of the weak eyes are finally getting our due.

It started on the runway: Natasha Poly looked sexy with her chignon and frames walking Michael Kors for Fall 08, and then Charles Anastase accented his sweet but sexy Spring 09 collection with black glasses.

Now they’ve gained real momentum. Terry Richardson (whose big frames we love) hilariously chronicled Lily Donaldson’s visit to the eye doctor (a process that ends in the always uncomfortable eye drops that we are all too familiar with) for US Vogue and the new Dolce & Gabbana and D&G ads include shots of bespectacled models.

Apart from advertisements for their actual glasses collections, this is the first we can remember them being used so very prominently in fashion advertisements. And boy, did pictures of Justin in those black frames at the CFDAs get our hearts pumping.

There are some serious fashion idols that rocked frames (Yves Saint Laurent and Iris Apfel come to mind) but now glasses have become a versatile accessory, and even our friends with 20/20 are joining in.

Those of us who suffered through elementary, middle and high school embarrassment eventually coming to self-acceptance and love of our glasses, felt a little bitter at first towards those who just threw on the frames now that it was cool. But ultimately, we feel rather proud that glasses are being embraced.

—AMANDA JEAN BOYLE

Revlon just named Jessica Biel their newest brand ambassador.

She joins a long list, including Jennifer Connelly, Elle MacPherson and Halle Berry and will eventually be shot for an international campaign and participate in all of Revlon’s charitable causes.

Initial thought? How does one land such a massive beauty contract when one does nothing but date an insanely successful guy? But WWD anticipated that question and explained that the actress does in fact have a few major movies coming out, one with Jake Gyllenhaal and another with Colin Firth.

And of course she’s busy playing “muse” to Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala. She’ll wear a custom William Rast gown to tonight’s ball - with Revlon lipstick?

We want to tell you what dress Kate Moss is wearing to the Met Ball.

We wish we could tell you what shoes she’d be wearing, whose arm she’ll be on - ok that’s Marc and Justin - but we can tell you what she’s wearing on her head.

The supermodel, who’s hosting the ball, has been having a blast sketching turbans with Stephen Jones. She apparently can’t wait to wear their joint creation on the red carpet next month.

It does sort of make sense that her head gear takes precedence.

All hail Queen Kate.

If you’d told fourteen-year-old me that in ten years I’d be sitting across the aisle from JC Chasez, the editor-in-chief of French Vogue, American Vogue and Paris Hilton at Justin Timberlake’s fashion show in New York, I’d have thought you were mad.

When Carine magically appeared in the first row decked in pink Margiela fur, heads huddled, “Are we at the right show?…What is she doing here?”

Then suddenly Anna was there, with Bee, just four seats away, “Um, we must be at the wrong show. I just wanted to see what Jessica Biel looks like in person. William Rast doesn’t even advertise in Vogue! I’m so confused.”

But then, thankfully, JC Chasez and his bright blue sweater vest sat just one seat from Carine (awkward!) and I knew I was in the right tent. I also suddenly remembered the moves to my 1999 cheerleading dance to “Bye, Bye, Bye”.

Meanwhile, the Americana collection paraded down the runway. The clothes were inspired by movies like Thelma & Louise; they reminded me of Isabel Marant’s Spring collection, very Western with fringe, studs, beaded embroidery, feathers and patchwork denim. Even Justin managed to work in a bit of Balmain influence with shoulder pads inside his vintage-like t-shirts.

Alas, no Jessica Biel, but Carine and JT in the same room more than made up for it.

Update: Apparently, she was there. Oops, now you know just how big the tent is!

Right now, at William Rast (Justin Timberlake’s show), both Carine and Anna are in attendance, the former wearing pink fur.

That is all (for now).

We know that just about every celebrity under the sun has started ‘designing’ their own fashion line, but this one really threw us for a loop - Jessica Biel is set to design a collection of handbags for Justin Timberlake’s line, William Rast.

Sure, Jess always looks pretty, but we were under the impression that her knowledge of fashion didn’t go past her True Religion jeans and Juicy Couture sweaters. She doesn’t turn up at the requisite star-studded fashion shows, nor is she particularly known for her style - we always thought that her casual look was decidedly un-fashion.

So why the foray into one of fashion’s most coveted accessories?

Apparently, if you’re a celebrity these days, anything is possible. Oh, and it probably doesn’t hurt that her boyfriend owns the line either.

—HAYLEY PHELAN

Yesterday, we suggested that Men’s Vogue is the new Fashion Rocks - a rather irrelevant supplement that pops up twice a year in the back of your actual Vogue and gets relegated to the bottom of the magazine stack, if not the garbage.

Well, WWD confirmed our analogy this morning.

Fashion Rocks and Movie Rocks are no more. And no Fashion Rocks supplement means no Fashion Rocks concert. Did Justin Timberlake know this before the rest of the world and sign up to host the Met Ball as his fashion event replacement?

We also suggested Conde cut back on coffee runs and black cars. But we don’t think we’ll be reading confirmation of that in WWD anytime soon.

And this Spring’s theme for the Met Ball is out: Models.

Next year’s gala, “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” will explore how models have changed fashion, by inspiring the designers (and we’re thinking photographers are going to play a big part in this one) who’ve dressed them, and sometimes designed for them, through seventy looks handpicked from the Costume Institute’s collection.

The exhibit kicks off May 4th with the usual big party, this time co-chaired by Marc Jacobs, Justin Timberlake and Kate Moss, in addition to Anna Wintour.

Yeah - Justin Timberlake? Please don’t say it’s because the Met’s trying to bring sexy back… Though Harold Koda did say it would be a “hot gala”.

Justin Timberlake will perform at this year’s Fashion Rocks, the Condé Nast benefit for cancer that kicks off on September 5.

What else happens then?

The start of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.

Though JT has been scarce in front rows before, he may want to build his fashion cred now that he’s the new face of Givenchy, and the backing behind sportswear label William Rast. And let’s not forget that some brands pay very big money to get “fans” to attend their catwalks - and Miss Sixty, Rock & Republic, and Y-3 have a track record of getting crazy flashbulb moments at their shows, and let’s not forget Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.

Oh and one more thing - Joe Zee used to be Justin Timberlake’s stylist before he went to ELLE. Wouldn’t it be good PR for the magazine and it’s flagging website if Justin showed up with the boss for a front-row appearance?

We hear that Madonna will eschew some of her Dolce + Gabbana costumes on her tour for those by Ricardo Tisci, the head designer at Givenchy.

Madge will wear some ready-to-wear pieces by the French house helmed by the Italian designer, and also some of their recent couture collection.

The singer has already been spotted out and about in heaps of Givenchy clothes - here she is in People Magazine, getting called out on her severely chic ensemble.

Another link to the label made famous by Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

Justin Timberlake is the new face of Givenchy’s men’s perfume and the latest pop star to collaborate with Madonna on a hit song.

If you’re a soft-spoken person with a penchant for modern jewelry, we may have found your next favorite accessory.

This hand-crafted sterling silver ring from Taipei-based Etsy designer Analogue Aesthetics ($105) is not only a cool, minimalist piece of jewelry, it’s also a working microphone!

It has a little input on the side, so you can quickly plug in to a nearby speaker and loudly put in your two cents whenever the occasion demands.

We think this could be the perfect gift for Justin Timberlake or Hannah Montana, so they could switch into pop star mode at any moment. But since we don’t know either of them personally, we’ll stick to pretending we’re supermarket announcers while in the office.

—ALISON COOL