SHE DOESN'T MOVE ME....

usa - am i weird? i don't find jolie stunning, inspiring, entertaining or any other adoring adjective. i don't think ill of her either. but i will forever give her the side eye over how she and brad got together. forever. in any case, here she is gracing the latest issue of v.f. do you love or loathe?

CHECK OUT MY NEW STORY IN PAPER & AOL STYLEDASH

worldwide - so at first i thought i was blogging for a hobby, but it looks like i do this for a living! i just did a piece for paper online about an art exhibit for wolfgang tillmans AND a piece for aol styledash (my latest client!) on another art exhibit at the dazed& confused art gallery in london. check it out! paper story! aol story (k, link to this is coming asap). (east end it girl & designer cassette playa strikes a pose!)

OY! NEW CHANEL STORE OPENS IN L.A: REALLY, REALLY WISH I WAS THERE

los angeles - 125 north robertson boulevard in los angeles is now home to chanel's new cutting edge concept store. the boutique will sell a tightly edited and constantly changing selection of merchandise and is said to be inspired by robertson boulevard's "airy" and "irreverent" feel. (thanks to frillr.com for pics!)

DARIA WERBOWY DEBUTS NEW MAKE UP COLLECTION

worldwide - you know what? models are doing it for themselves these days aren't they? from t.v shows (tyra and heidi) to clothing lines (milla jovovich) to books (sophie dahl) they are playing no games in their paper chase. as my girl india of glam.com would say, "get your money gurl!" now lets add daria werbowy to the list. the blond beauty has just debuted a new makeup collection called "brazillian earth colors" for lancome. it is currently on sale and can be found at sephora stores. i am giving the name the side eye - no ring to it - but loving the business AND charity hustle. proceeds from the sale go towards an education charity in rio de janeiro. congrats!

MEET THE NEW FACE OF VICTORIA'S SECRET "PINK" LINE: IS SHE THE NEW GISELE?

worldwide - so her name is behati prinsloo. she's 19. she's also doing quiet well for herself already having landed magazine covers and runway gigs. and now, she is surely about to earn a truckload of cash as the new face for victoria's secret pink line. according to gossip site www.pagesix.com, victoria's secret is prepping her to be the new gisele bunchden.

ANOTHER EDITION OF COPYCAT MANIA....HONESTLY, IS THIS LEGAL?

worldwide - i'm starting to get really intrigued by how much copying goes on at high street stores. thank god for fashionista.com which keeps supplying me with photos to prove the point. so....it's one thing to be inspired by the work of luxury , high end brands, but the pictures below just take the piss. see what brands are borrowing - a little too heavily - from others.

so.....the dress to the right is the original by diane von furstenberg. next to it is a copy cat version from - gasp! - calvin klein.

on the left miu miu. on the right forever 21 (they are pros at copying!)

on the left, dior and on the right steve madden.

SOOOOOOOOOOO WATCHU THINK?

worldwide  - check out ms. t on the cover of the new york times fashion magazine. the styling and references in the pic and title are brilliant....what do you think?

SHE HAD IT COMING: STONE GETS DROPPED LIKE ITS HOT BY CHRISTIAN DIOR

stone in a dior ad. i loved this one. (nytimes.com)

worldwide - i mean duh! when you make reckless comments like (and i paraphrase) " the earthquake in china was karma." this is what happens. sharon stone - and all celebs out there - you are hot and worth your signing fee, but not hot enough to be a liability. but i am digressing....the news is: sharon stone has been dropped by christian dior as a spokeswoman for the brand. initially, they were only going to cancel the ads running in china, but after a week of heat from chinese media (and no doubt customers) they had to pull the plug entirely.

that was then blaynistas...that was then. (nytimes.com)

the quote that sparked the controversy was this: “I’m not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don’t think anyone should be unkind to anyone else. And then the earthquake and all this stuff happened, and then I thought, is that karma? When you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you?” stone recently backpedaled in a statement she gave to press via dior. either way, too little too late. that chri$tian dior contract is gone. check out her statement: “Due to my inappropriate words and acts during the interview, I feel deeply sorry and sad about hurting Chinese people. I am willing to take part in the relief work of China’s earthquake, and wholly devote myself to helping affected Chinese people.”