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If rumors are to be believed, then Kate Moss is about to get a whole lot richer!

Moss is supposedly joining forces with Sir Philip Green and Simon Cowell to form a new multi-million dollar entertainment venture, reports the Daily Mail. Clearly, Britain's got talent!

We reported last month that Topshop owner Sir Philip Green and "American Idol"'s Simon Cowell were developing a global entertainment company that would encompass fashion, music and television.

Now, according to the Daily Mail, the 35-year-old supermodel could net upwards of $163 million a year! Yes, a year.

You may remember we blogged about Beth Ditto's upcoming plus-size fashion line and its place in the "fat-shionista" wars last month. Well, Beth Ditto at Evans is finally here!

The singer's plus-sized fashion offering has a serious Eighties vibe. (Not a real surprise if you saw the black and white domino print getup Ditto wore to the launch party for her collaboration and in her ad campaign above; the look is in the collection.)

And no style was sacrificed due to the larger sizing, which is how it should be.

It's really is unlike anything we've seen for this neglected segment of the fashion population. And, frankly, it's about time!

Check out the pieces on the Evans Website. And for on-model images, visit Perez Hilton.

A FABULOUS FASHION WEEK IS COMING AFTER ALL
Speculation about a downgraded New York Fashion Week has been swirling due to recession woes. After news broke of the Met Costume Gala's scale back, LA fashion Week's lack of corporate sponsorship and Fall 2009's loss of major designers like Betsey Johnson and Vera Wang, the fate of the live catwalk show was in question. No need to fear, says organizers, it seems the posh production is shaping up just fine.
[The Cut]

FASHION BAILOUT: HOW WILL THE LACROIX DRAMA PLAY OUT?
Christian Lacroix has been making headlines concerning his flailing business, with many wondering if his Paris Couture Fall 2009-2010 show was his last. However, shortly after the close of his show, the celebrated couturier was spotted backstage greeting fellow designer Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, sparking rumors of a partnership with LVMH, Givenchy's parent company.
[Fashion Week Daily]

SPEAKING "FASHION-EESE"
If words like "treggings" or "frugalista" have you scratching your head as to what language the fashion folk are speaking, look it up in the Collins English Dictionary. Apparently, if a word is documented and defined, its official diction.
[Fashionista]

KATE NEEDS TO MAKE SOME CALLS
Kate Moss fears the worst: a fashion faux pas. The lanky fashion icon warns Topshop boss Sir Philip Green that other girls better not show up at an event wearing the same outfit as the model herself.
[Digital Spy]

COCO ROCHA AND HER FATHER ARE LIKE YOU...THEY WALK LIKE YOU
She walks the runways of fashion's most famous names like Christian Lacroix, Chanel and Christian Dior. That doesn't mean the "it" model can't get a little silly. Check out this adorable video of Coco and her father, Trevor Haines, lip syncing a tune from Disney's "Jungle Book."
[Modelinia]

THE KAISER WILL TAKE THE HOUSE WITH HIM
New York Times critic, Cathryn Horyn, gets the facts on Karl Lagerfeld's rumored retirement from Chanel. Not so says the the desiger, "I will die here." He also mentions that Chanel may sell the company if he does decide to step down from his throne. Listen to the interview audio.
[On the Runway]

GATOR RAID!
Fernando and Humberto Campana, a design duo famous for kooky animal furniture, have teamed with Lacoste to create limited edition polos using the company's iconic reptile. The artists referenced the natural habits of live alligators, which is especially useful as camouflage if the wearer falls into a gator pit. Take a look at the cool creations here.
[Style Frizz]

Kate Moss' slinky line for Topshop, Beth Ditto's plus-size line for Evans – what's the difference among fashion friends?

Not much gauging from the love-fest going on at the party for Ditto's collection, which drops this Thursday (July 9) at Evans, Topshop's plus-size sister store (which, delivers to the US, so yay!).

Moss, Ditto, their boss Sir Philip Greene and a host of skinny-mini fashion types were seen generating more excitement about double-digit sizes than I can remember in recent history. And I'm being literal here: Evans' definition of plus-size starts at size 14, which is actually a US 10, not exactly plus-size in my book.

But I'm not here to split hairs. It was actually just nice to see plus-size clothing not pitted in the center of some controversy, but rather cause for a party.

On a beauty note, check out Ditto's makeup: WOW! Does anyone else smell potential for a MAC contract? I know the company sends her makeup artist stuff for tours and appearances, but I've got a sixth sense about these things.

She's still got it!

25 years after starring in Olay's original UK TV ad campaign, iconic Sixties model Twiggy is back to work as the brand's face, this time appearing in Olay Definity's new UK print ads (above).

"We we thrilled to welcome Twiggy back to the brand," says Sarah Clarke, spokesperson for Olay Definity. "She is a true beauty icon who continues to be an inspiration to millions of women across the UK."

Despite the controversy that her rail-like, boyish figure caused (you think Kate Moss had it bad?), the original waif (now, about to turn 60) has endeared herself to an audience of women who have likely long given up trying to look good in a Mary Quant minidress.

In addition to the new Olay campaign, the supermodel is continually the center of British behemoth Marks & Spencer's celebrated high-profile ad campaigns (holding her own with the likes of fresher-faced models like Lily Cole, Erin O' Connor and Lizzy Jagger), and even has her own line of apparel and bed linens.

Maybe it's Twiggy's down-to-earth attitude about aging that makes the former "It" girl so easy to relate to.

"I don't understand people getting depressed about growing older," she told the Daily Mail. "There is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well embrace it."

JOHN GALLIANO RECREATES FASHION FOR MUSLIM WOMEN
Saks Fifth Avenue in Saudi Arabia tapped top-notch European designers to make over the abaya, the traditional black robe worn over Muslim women's clothing while in public. Among the designers revamping the robe are wild, whimsical John Galliano, chief designer of Christian Dior.
[TelegraphUK]

AUCTIONING OFF KATE MOSS
Christie's South Kensington is set to auction a 2003 W magazine photo of Kate Moss... in the buff. What is her body of art worth?
[WWD]

THE MET COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA DOWNGRADED TO FANCY DINNER?
The Vogue-sponsored "East Coast Oscars" may become a less flamboyant festivity. With recent layoffs at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the departure of the magazine's party planner extraordinaire, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, what will become of the once celebrity-, model- and designer-packed fashion event?
[FashionWeekDaily]

TOPSHOP DESIGNER WANNABE?
Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) may be following in fellow spice girl Victoria Beckham's fashion footsteps. The once carrot-topped girl group singer met with Sir Philip Green at his Topshop office. Should we expect to see a Union Jack spandex mini dress instore anytime soon?
[FabSugarUK]

PATRICIA FIELD MAY QUIT CARRIE
She rose to fame by draping the women of "Sex and the City" in trend-setting high fashion. However, the flame-haired super stylist would rather move on than turn Carrie Bradshaw's style into recession chic. See which less-than-glam British singing sensation she'd rather style.
[Grazia]

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Kate Moss is hoisted in the air by uniformed service men for Longchamp, Dolce & Gabbana gets hairy with hot pink primate-style coats and Marc Jacobs' ads feature a model dangling from a high-rise window. Which Fall luxury publicity posters will grab the most attention?
[Pipeline]

PHYSICS OF THE HEELESS SHOE
Emma Hemming donned a pair of nearly impossible platform boots for her kinky W magazine shoot with her new hubbie Bruce Willis. Are these lifts just a piece of couture eye candy? Or are pumps with missing parts the wave of the future in fashionable footwear?
[FashionTribes]

ED WESTWICK DISHES HIS CELEBRITY CRUSH
Chuck Bass serves up some British charm while judging a dance-off for K-Swiss. What married starlet is "Gossip Girl"'s suave star feeling for? Watch the video!
[Nylon]

SIZING UP MARILYN MONROE... AGAIN
After many weighty discussions, the debate over the iconic blonde bombshell's dress size is laid to rest, unofficially. Was she really a size 16?
[Jezebel]

HOUSE OF HARLOW 1960 LEAPS INTO CLOTHING AND SHOES
Nicole Richie's highly successful jewelry line was inspired by the fashion-forward mom's vintage finds. For her second collection, she will launch old English, equestrian-influenced goodies and will expand into apparel and footwear.
[Grazia]

CRITICIZING KARL'S BALANCING ACT
Ballet Critics blame Chanel's ponytailed costumer for ruining the ballerinas' lovely lines. Karl Lagerfeld's tutus for the English National Ballet's "The Dying Swan" fall flat.
[TheIndependent]

THE DEVIL REALLY DOES WEAR PRADA
The "September Issue," a documentary about the making of Vogue magazine's massive fashion bible is premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Does Anna Wintour deserve such nicknames as "nuclear" and "the devil?"
[TelegraphUK]

CREATE YOUR OWN MUSE
London-based artist "I Love Mel" takes fashionistas back to childhood with paper dolls featuring waify-wonder Kate Moss and the pixie-haired Agyness Deyn. For those who prefer not to cut along the dotted line, there's the option to shade in Kate with the "Color Me Good" coloring book.
[Pipeline]

BARBIE AND KLUM
In more chic toy and blonde icon news, Heidi Klum becomes a doll for the new Barbie Blonde Ambition Collection. Which other golden-haired stars will be cast in plastic?
[MyFashionLife]

Ummm, do y'all remember when Kate Moss was a publicity-shy, notoriously aloof model who rarely showed up at promotional events, let alone put herself at the center of them, in costume with an ear-to-ear grin to match?

Well, look how times have changed. To mark Virgin Atlantic's 25th birthday, Moss rocked up to the wing of a Virgin jumbo jet, dressed in a red romper and Yves Saint Laurent Tribute heels -- a successful imitation of the pin-up girls who grace VA's aircrafts -- and leaped into Sir Richard Branson's arms before an adoring crowd. (Thank goodness he caught her. Those are some serious heels.)

But wait! The cheese continued, as Branson (in his captain-for-a-day outfit) posed with Moss and his kids, the four smiling for the cameras, Branson waving his captain hat in the air.

Usually she's the perfect arm candy for the bad boy rock star, but this time around Kate Moss has taken the mic into her own hands.

Daily Mail reports that Moss was a judge at the "Hoping's Got Talent" celebrity karaoke fundraiser event at Cafe de Paris in London. But into the evening, the crowd chanted for the 35-year-old supermodel to take the stage.

Not one to disappoint cheering fans, the supermodel hopped onto the stage and was joined by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. (It probably didn't hurt that a guest bid £47,000 to hear the duo sing.)

Summertime means BBQs, sunny weather (hopefully!) and in Topshop's case, taking to the streets on a cool bike in an equally cool cycling ensemble.

Starting June 20th, and lasting for one week, the Soho, New York store will host the Bicycle Club.

The fast-fashion destination will have a stable of 30 bikes that it will lend out for free! Riders will be equipped with a biking map of fun spots around the city including some across the bridge in hipster central: Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

As with any sight-seeing excursion, remember to bring your camera! Riders are encouraged to take snap shots and upload them to Chictopia where they will be entered into a competition to win -- you guessed it -- a free bike.

Who knew Kate Moss was aligned with the armed forces? Well, actually, Moss herself is a fashion force, armed with Longchamp's fall must-have bag. (The men in uniform are just props!)

Moss and leggy Canadian model Daria Werbowy (shown on continued page) star in the brand's Fall/Winter '09 ad campaign, shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. The above is the brand's first ever billboard.

Kate Moss has made a fortune re-imagining her own vintage-chic style for the Kate Moss Topshop collection, so it's no surprise that she'd take the same no-fail approach for her line of fragrances for Coty. The name of her latest, and third scent, says it all: "Vintage."

"I am fascinated by vintage pieces because they not only have a remarkable beauty but also an innate sense of history," says Moss. "I love the fact that each object has its own story to tell. And yet vintage items can be reinvented with a modern twist to make them very fresh and relevant today. That's why vintage looks have inspired my personal style, my work as a fashion designer and, now, my fragrance."

Last season, designer Stefano Pilati snagged everybody's favorite beautiful mess Kate Moss to front his star-infused spring ad campaign.

Well, if all the rumors are true, he's enlisted the help of another notoriously bad girl for fall.

WWD reports, supermodel Naomi Campbell has been chosen for Yves Saint Laurent's fall ad campaign. The 37-year-old London babe apparently shot the campaign recently in Paris with the killer photography duo Ines van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Naomi has always been one of my favorite models, so I'm happy to see her still getting those coveted bookings in the fashion industry. In addition, her chiseled body will compliment YSL's austere futuristic pieces nicely.

Plus, Naomi was the first person to rock the Ike Turner-esque bowled haircut that every model wore on YSL's runway this season. In fact, she sported the hairstyle during her short stint of community service back in 2006.