There is something a bit awkward about a designer choosing to repeat their “one-time, exclusive, limited edition” collaboration.

We love it - the more the merrier - but for the handful of people influenced to buy because it’s now or never, it must be disappointing when really, there’s nothing exclusive about it.

If you’re not in that camp, you’ll be thrilled to hear that Stella McCartney’s teaming with Gap for yet another collection. It’s still Gap Kids, for Spring, but by now you should know whether you need a girl’s size 12 or 14 and whether you prefer the fit of the boys’ or girls’ jackets.

Also on repeat? Jil Sander’s collection for Uniqlo. Unlike Stella, she’d left room for the possibility. We’re pretty sure her brilliant coats caused the line down Broadway, but we’re curious to see what she does with spring.

What London girl recently snared both the Gap and Uniqlo ad campaigns? Lily Donaldson? Tolula Adeyemi? Agyness Deyn? Nope. It’s Daisy de Villeneuve of the impressive fashion dynasty.

Her family is a huge part of London history—photographer dad Justin discovered Twiggy, mom Jan is a model and was a supe back in the 60’s, whilst sister Poppy is a photographer. Daisy herself is an illustrator extraordinaire and was handpicked by Uniqlo for the 2009 Fleece ad campaign and is the only Brit in the bunch.

We have been following Daisy’s work for a while now. She is responsible for that fantastic oyster card holder. (An oyster card is an essential here, it’s a Tube pass.) We also loved her housewares line for Topshop and the cosmetics bag she designed for Boots is a mainstay in our bathrooms. So when Uniqlo was looking for true creative originals to front their campaign, it wasn’t a huge surprise they turned to Daisy.

John Galliano let slip that Karlie Kloss is his girl for Spring 2010.

She won’t front Galliano (whose ads never appear stateside), but Dior. The designer launched his eponymous “timepiece range” in Paris last night and told WWD he’d been very busy casting the spring campaign.

But really, how hard can it be to cast the girl who’s cast in everything?

This season, Karlie’s in ads for Chloé, Uniqlo, Marc Jacobs’ Lola, Lacoste, Pringle of Scotland and Sportmax. She’s also holding down editorials in almost every single magazine, including a grand total of four in this month’s Vogue alone. So Dior’s probably just the start of her spring rounds which makes one wonder a) when she goes to school and b) how it’s possible to be over a girl before she’s eighteen.

If you’re freaking out because you thought you might have to go a whole week without scrambling for a must-have collaboration, relax.

Jil Sander for Uniqlo launches this Thursday, October 1st.

It sounds like collection will be pretty big, consisting of both men’s and women’s outerwear, knitwear, tees, sweats and accessories (in fact, Sander’s Wikipedia page says there will be almost one hundred and fifty pieces). And we’ll bet the line down Broadway features a totally different kind of customer than usually spotted outside the H&Ms and Uniqlos and Topshops.

Speaking of designer collaborations, a pair of Pierre Hardy for Gap ankle boots would look pretty great with that coat. We’d tell you when you could buy them, too. Except we don’t know, because no one seems to know.

So Dear Gap, if you’re listening, we’d buy them all if we just knew when.

Looky-Loo: Little J landed her own cover. She’s looking exceptionally cute and age appropriate on the cover of Teen Vogue’s September issue. {TeenVogue}

Fort Lauderdale, Really? One of our favorite hairstylists, Ted Gibson, is opening a salon in the former Spring Break mecca. But he promises it’s cool now. {W}

Now That Makes More Sense: We were confused about the whole Balenciaga/Air Tahiti uniform situation when we first read about it. The Times sorts out the matter. Who knew there was such a licensee as Balenciaga Uniforms? {The Moment}

Gilt Grows: Come August 12th we’ll definitely be checking out the more affordable Gilt Fuse to see if the sales are anywhere as good as so many of those on their big sister site. {Slaves To Fashion}

Not Tweeting: Coco Rocha doesn’t do the Twitter thing. So if you think you’re following her every move, right down to a supposed internship at Vogue, you’re sorely mistaken. {Oh So Coco}

Bare Becks: Mr. Posh Spice unveiled his latest undies ad for Emporio Armani in London yesterday. This is one campaign we will never, ever tire of. {Vogue UK}

Don’t Be Koi: A new “international ambassador” arrives in New York today. It’s a giant fish. Really. {Elle}

BFFs: Marc and Anna Sui chat about tats, Garren and the Motor City. {Style}

Very Shady People: Thursday Styles gets their investigative journalism on…about round sunglasses. {NY Times}

Not Fashion: But too good not to share. Ed Westwick said, “I have used his name before and just said, ‘Hi, I’m Chuck Bass’ like a catchphrase. It makes me giggle.” {Mirror}

Someone’s Hiring: If you look up to girls like Lauren Conrad, Whitney Port and Stephanie Pratt, Kelly Cutrone needs a new assistant. Consider yourself warned. {CityFile}

Who’s That Girl?: Raquel Zimmerman’s embraced bleached blonde for the summer. Should look lovely with the Proenza she’s wearing tonight. {StyleFile}

Marc, Highlighted: The best bits from yesterday’s Times Talk. Marc talks princesses, urine, Lacroix, Paris and BryanBoy. {BlackBook}

Welcome to Part II of Life With Steven Alan (here’s Part I) wherein we discuss:

- How to land a coveted space in the Steven Alan showroom.

- How to land an arguably more coveted space in the Steven Alan store.

- Why girls should dress like boys.

- Whether or not he’ll ever stage a proper show.

- How you can thank his high school for your favorite wrinkled button down.

Sorry dudes.

Keegan doesn’t need an assistant - he loves George - but Nicola Formichetti needs a handful of interns.

Lots of them. Specifically, “girls and gays who live in New York City,” as in they know their way around the city, the subway, magazines, designers, photographers, models, clothes. You must have previous fashion/styling/editorial/PR experience.

You’ll assist on photo shoots, run errands and steam clothes with enthusiasm and a smile on your face. They need hard working, dedicated, passionate people to start now. It’s not paid and if you can’t do full time they’d like you to be on-call. Nicola works for Dazed and Confused, V Magazine, V-Man, Vogue, Bazaar, Uniqlo, Levis, Max Mara etc.

But if you didn’t know that, this probably isn’t the one for you. You can email his assistant at emilyeisen@gmail.com.

Last week, WWD reported that Jil Sander was spotted at a fabric fair, sparking rumors that the German designer was readying for a comeback after exiting her semi-eponymous label (her real name is Heidemarie Jiline Sander) in 2004.

But those hoping for a return to the runway should instead focus their attention to the racks: Jil Sander’s just signed on as a “design consultant” for Uniqlo, the Japanese high street brand known for bright basics and a steady stream of capsule collections from designers like Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang, and now from Jil herself, who’ll release her own designs for the company as part of the long-term deal.

No word on exactly when these designs will materialize, but if other megabrands follow in Uniqlo’s lead and add value and originality to their own designs, too, we can’t wait to see the amazing clothes that’ll end up in the hands of everyone.

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

It’s that time of year again -

UNIQLO’s annual UT Grand Prix t-shirt design contest is officially underway, and we know there must be some of you out there wanting to get in on the chance to win the 3,000,000 yen first prize (that’s about $30,000).

The winner’s design will also be sold in UNIQLO stores worldwide, in addition to bragging rights for the season of Fall 08.

You can get all the details and fill out the application here until September 21st.

So good luck, and send us snapshots!

If you’re suffering from Pop Shop nostalgia, pay attention:

Keith Haring’s crazy store on Lafayette may be gone, but his t-shirts just hit UNIQLO.

We saw them getting rolled onto the store floor last night.

The shirts sell for under $20, and feature classic prints from the New York graffiti artist, including his electric hearts and flying babies.

Funnily enough, they’re being sold in Soho, which used to be where Haring and his other gritty art friends lived, but has now turned into something of a theme park.

Wonder what he’d think of that…

Not too long ago, we reported a very fun rumor - that Alexander Wang would follow in the steps of Phillip Lim, Alexander Plokhov and Lutz & Patmos and design a capsule collection for UNIQLO.

WWD confirms the rumor this morning, reporting that the collaboration is a part of UNIQLO’s Designer Invitation Project. Other young designers showing capsule collections along with Wang include Juliana Jabour, Tim Hamilton and Loden Dager.

The collection, just eight pieces, will be available in stores for only the month of May, so we expect the whole thing to be sold out by May 3rd. Stay tuned for scans.

The best part? Every piece of the collection will be under $79, with some pieces at just $29.

Now that’s cheap - actually, inexpensive - fashion we can get behind.

Jovovich Hawk and Jonathan Saunders are gearing up for Target collaborations, but we hear UNIQLO might have snagged a new boy toy for themselves:

The hit contemporary designer Alexander Wang.

Rumors are swirling that the fashion cherub is UNIQLO’s next pick, after sold out collections from Phillip Lim and Alexander Plokhov (from Cloak and now Versace) arrived at stores last year.

Of course, all sources are still mum, so we’re considering this a very fun rumor…

For now.

Stay tuned for more Wang reports, as the designer’s second full fashion show debuts for Fall ‘08 in two weeks (two weeks!!!).