Isla Moda

Diddy Doesn't Wear Pink: Sean 'Diddy" Combs hosted a pink-themed charity party for breast cancer awareness. Except he wouldn't wear pink. Apparently organizers had to hand Diddy a pink scarf, but he never put it on. He just carried it. {Page Six} Lagerfeld's Dubai Fashion Island On Hold: Last week, we told you about Isla Moda, a man-made fashion-centric island off the coast of Dubai that Karl is helping design. However, it looks like things have screeched to a halt due to city's economic collapse. {The New York Observer} M.I.A is Burqa-Chic?: M.I.A walked the red carpet for the Spike TV Scream Awards wearing a burqa (or niqab). For her performance, the singer ditched her burqa for a more colorful, less conservative getup. {Coco Perez} Anthropologie To Open Accessories-Only Store: On October 29, Anthropologie will open its first ever accessories-only store in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The store will have a large selection of shoes and jewelry, including estate and antique jewelry. The new store marks the start of several new retail-concept stores Anthropologie plans to roll out. {WWD subscription required}

A Women's Right To Headpieces: This fantastic blog post by Vogue Nippon editor Anna Dello Russo includes a photo montage of the fruit-inspired headwear she's been sporting lately, the frenzy around which has inspired her to explain her 10 RULES to wearing headpieces. Our favorite pieces of advice: "4. Try the LOOK! At the end you have to look pretty in your face.

" and "9. Don't take off the hat when you get inside, 
it's part of your LOOK!

" {ADR} Matthew Williamson Diffuses: Diffusion lines are all the rage these days and now British designer Matthew Williamson is no exception. The collection, which will sit next to the likes of Marc by Marc and See by Chloe, is set to debut next Februrary. "It will carry all the essence of the Williamson woman but it'll be for her younger sister and at a lower price point," said Williamson. Sounds good to us. {Vogue UK} Fashion Island: It looks like Karl Lagerfeld and his fabulous friends will have somewhere other than Saint-Tropez to take fabulous breaks from their fabulous lives. Check out Isla Moda (yes that's really what it's called), a man-made fashion-centric island off the coast of Dubai that Karl himself is helping design. There are now renderings of the island and s*** looks crazy. {NY Mag} Teenage Dream: Katy Perry will be performing live at this year's Victoria's Secret Angels fashion show. The show, which airs November 30 at 10pm on CBS, will be a whole to do including a red carpet, model profiles and behind-the-scenes exclusives. There will also of course be a $2 million bra worn by Adriana Lima. We hope the show also includes those Victoria's Secret "halloween" costumes and that Katy Perry wears something ridiculous. {Victoria's Secret}

There are a zillion hotels opening in Dubai, lots of which are being designed by the likes of Armani and Lacroix. But now, it looks like Karl's takin