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The holiday issue is all about Miss Moss.

Despite causing controversy, Helmut Newton's fashion editorial featuring casts and braces inspired a similar one 15 years later.

Renowned fashion photographers Bruce Weber and David Bailey are arguably the godfathers of old school photographs, having captured images for everyone from glossies like Vogue and GQ, to portraits of music legends like Mick Jagger and the Beatles. So it's safe to assume that they probably know just about every form of photography, right? Turns out that Bailey and Weber don't understand one popular method of photographing: the #selfie.

After a five year run in New York, Preen will be hopping the pond and showing its Spring 2013 collection in London. {WWD} Dolce & Gabbana's just-debuted couture line is off to a pretty damn good start as several people literally fainted at their recent show. Though it's likely the fainting was due to the heat, we'd prefer to believe it was due to the collection's sheer beauty.{The Cut} Are you a Betty or a Veronica? MAC and Archie Comics are teaming up for a vibrant make-up collection just in time for San Diego Comic-Con, so you'll be able to look just like your favorite comic book darling. {Fashionista Inbox}

Calvin Klein's Baby Boyfriend Drama: Twenty-two-year-old ex-porn star Nick Gruber, who shares a suspiciously similar hairstyle and skin smoothness with his 69 y.o. designer beau, was arrested yesterday on charges of assault, resisting arrest, and cocaine possession-- in that order. It seems the law has come between him and his Calvin. {NY Post} UGG Opening New NYC Flagship: After the apocalypse, the only things left will be rats, Cher, and Uggs. The fuzzy boot retailer, which continues to expand against all the fashion faux pas odds, will open a 2,500-sq-foot store in NYC's Meatpacking District this fall. {WWD} John Varvatos Doesn't Fancy Fashion Star Theatrics: The Fashion Star mentor isn't very into the ridiculous shenanigans that explode onstage during the clothing presentations on his reality show. "If the show continues to go on," he'd apparently like to see less of these distractions. Hold on-- if? IF?? But what on Earth would we do on Tuesday nights without this glorious, fashion forward, relevant celebrity-driven concoction of a series? I can't bear the thought. {BuzzFeed}

Marc Jacobs Intern Goes on Twi-page (that's a Twitter rampage--it sorta works?): Remember how Marc Jacobs was looking to hire someone to manage their Twitter, via Twitter to replace CEO Robert Duffy? Well this intern did not get the job. An MJ intern hijacked the @MarcJacobsIntl twitter handle and tweeted gems like, "'You guys and gals have no idea how difficult Robert is. I am only an intern. My last day is tomorrow. I wouldn't be tweeting this if not!...Good luck! I pray for you all. If you get the job! I'm out of here. See ya! Son't want to be ya! Roberts a tyrant!" Those tweets have obvs been removed. {Daily Mail} How Tommy Ton Makes Bank: Business of Fashion profiled Jak and Jil photoblogger Tommy Ton as part of their "Business of Blogging" series. In it Ton reveals he makes up to $2,000 an image, and would take pay for editorial placement. {BoF} Remember Prince Harry? He's Still Really Hot: What with his upcoming royal wedding to Kate Middleton, Prince William's got a guaranteed hold on the spotlight. A little reminder that the spare is still around? David Bailey shot Prince Harry for the cover of British GQ and he looks good. {British GQ}

Next Monday marks Christie's final photography auction of 2009 and with it, comes a Richard Avedon image. The portrait's of Babe Paley, the New York s

We've been talking photography here at the office today thanks to the fact that I'm still a little weak in the knees about my Chuck Close moment. Also

Stam Does Shrimpton: Everything about this shoot for Numero Korea is spot-on 60s perfection. That hair is a-maz-ing. {Models.com} Madge's New Girl: I'