Sofia Coppola Somewhere

She gave us Scarlett Johansson in sheer pink knickers, and Kirsten Dunst in Converse saying Let Them Eat Cake. Now, in her new film Somewhere, Sofia Coppola has got Stephen Dorff playing a washed-up actor in residence at The Chateau Marmont.

I die, I die, I die.

In other fash news, have you seen the Steven Meisel / Vogue Italia / Kristen McMenamy (who's totally having a major renaissance right now) oil slick shoot that's causing a bit of a fuss among the fashion Twitterati (what's the shortened version of those two words?)? If not, here it is on Fashion Gone Rogue:

http://fashiongonerogue.com/kristen-mcmenamy-vogue-italia-august-2010-steven-meisel/

Finalement, if you want a bargain, head to the Red Cross charity shop off King's Road - it's the best of its kind in London, and currently has a 50% off sale. Myself, I found a Roland Mouret pencil skirt, navy satin fitted trousers, a Rena Lange cream silk blouse and a couple of other things, all of which rung in at under £60. And safe in the knowledge my cashola is going to help victims of the floods in Pakistan.
http://www.redcross.org.uk/

Lady Gaga does Vanity Fair

... and other things you should know about.

What The Selby looks for when he shoots your flat (hint: he doesn't want you to tidy up) The New York Times http://nyti.ms/bSXqfV

What do we think of Flipboard? A new frontier for magazines, or another attempt by Apple to control our lives? Apple http://www.flipboard.com/

Who needs to be invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding when you've got Anna Wintour hosting you a dinner? The deets on Obama's visit to Anna Wintour's gaff, via WWD:http://www.wwd.com/eyescoop/barack-obamas-fashionable-friends-3198294

Lara Stone to sue French Playboy over "unauthorised photos", via Catwalk Queen http://bit.ly/9wptfp

Chloe Sevigny, looking chic as always, in the trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of Mr. Nice, via RduJour: http://rdujour.com/2010/07/25/cinema-style-chloe-sevigny-in-mr-nice/

Penelope Cruz can rock a pirate outfit

Penelope Cruz on the set of Pirates 4, via Just Jared

Your daily read:

Kate Moss' new collection for Longchamp, via Fashionmag.com  

http://bit.ly/aS9Crh

If Chelsea Clinton looks anything as chic in her wedding dress as she does in this hat, she will be one stunning bride, via Women's Wear Daily http://bit.ly/b78b9d

Pouf! Cathy Horyn is funny on Jersey Shore's Snooki: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/fashion/25Snooki.html?_r=1&ref=style

Dylan Sang Here: Modernist Look Building Landmarked, via New York Observer http://bit.ly/aoPQDZ

We've all been there: Garance Dore recounts her summer jobs http://tinyurl.com/3yar6x3

Fresh from her appearance in French Playboy, http://goo.gl/lYpk, Lara Stone Rolls Around on the Floor for Steven Meisel and Prada, via Fashion Indie http://ning.it/alen4V. Incidentally, the Playboy pics aren't half as hot as the ones Demarchelier shot of her in Industrie recently: http://thelastmiaow.blogspot.com/2010/06/lara-stone-daria-werbowy-naked.html

Your daily read 22 July 2010

Former Vogue editor Joan Juliet Buck is making a play for Hollywood, The Daily Beast http://thebea.st/9T3g5T


MAC and Rodarte say sorry for Juarez-Inspired Makeup,Colorlines.com http://bit.ly/aqWIFl

Christy Turlington on Kate Moss + Cindy Crawford, New York Magazine http://bit.ly/bG4rYi

W Mag Steps It Up, The Fashion Spot http://bit.ly/aMa9vG - the August 2010 issue of W Mag is a real gem, featuring a stunning shoot with Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall (see pictures).

Your daily read 7 July 2010

Daphne Guinness writes about why she halted the Isabella Blow sale The Financial Times http://bit.ly/9O3Ucq

For the inside track on the Armani couture show, read Cathy Horyn's New York Times blog On the Runway http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/armani-glamour-at-midday/#more-3627

Prolific Tweeter and fashion darling Jessica Stam snapped in Paris, care of RDuJour http://rdujour.com/2010/07/07/jessica-stam-celine-chic-in-paris/

Love this: Tyra Banks giving tips on how to make the most of your shape in pics http://bit.ly/aYLc0u

Prada cruise 2011

Your daily read:

Apple's no-nipples policy means fashion mags are censoring their iPad editions :
(Via Shiny Shiny + 125Mag)  http://bit.ly/a5DKi4, and means they can't print gorgeous pictures like these of Lara Stone and Daria Werbowy.

The AW10/11 season ads are breaking, like this one from Lanvin, featuring Anja Rubik, Mariacarla Boscono and Magdalena F (Via Fashion Copious): http://bit.ly/cRHlpf

Festival fashion is all about the shorts, as these pics of Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Alexa Chung et all illustrate (Via Mama's a Rolling Stone ): http://bit.ly/952LdV

And finally, check out the brilliant artwork by fashion blogger Hardisme: http://hardisme.blogspot.com/search/label/artwork

Your daily read 25 June 2010

I so want one of these Rodarte/Breathless tees from Colette http://bit.ly/9yy3ia
(Via RDuJour)

Seen any of  the autumn/winter 2010 advertising campaigns yet? Fashionista has lined a few of them for ya: http://bit.ly/9cLvJ8

It had to happen: with the resurgance of '90s style, comes the return of same era models. Remember Kirsty Hume? http://bit.ly/abrtVS (Via US Vogue)

Department of lust: Jon Hamm in the promo poster for Mad Men series 4: http://goo.gl/fb/uRFs (Via JustJared)

What are your thoughts on the newly launched @032c website? Does it live up to the magazine? http://www.032c.com/

For all us US Vogue obsessives (currently mourning the iminment departure of Sally Singer for T mag), here's a Q&A with contributing ed Kathryn Neale Schaffer, via Exclusively Fashion Magazine http://bit.ly/9o4a6p

Your daily must-read 15 June 2010

As this video shows, Supermodel Karen Mulder is bonkers - in a good way http://bit.ly/dBXnqP

Unlike Cathy Horyn, who clearly found it a bit dull, The Washington Post's Robin Givhan had positive things to say about the CFDA awards, saying the fashion industry has "come to terms, at least a little bit, with its cultural responsibilities." It's nice to see someone bigging up Michael Kors - he seems to elude praise a lot of the time on account of not being trendy. http://bit.ly/aLmhGB

And it's not all about Lara Stone's model wedding: here's a pic of Coco Rocha, looking delicious in her marital gown http://bit.ly/aG8tlR

Finally, a picture of Lindsey Wixson, who is currently the arresting face, body and soul of Miu Miu (care of Fashion Copious):

Your daily must-read 9 May 2010

Sally Singer is leaving American Vogue to become editor of T magazine (the style magazine of The New York Times): http://nyti.ms/aKYd0c. This is a mixed blessing: although I'll miss her in Vogue (not that Mark Holgate and Eve MacSweeney, her replacements, won't do a brilliant job),T is absolutely my favourite fashion magazine. If only it wasn't so bloody difficult to get hold of in London.

Here's a diverting mini documentary about scouting for models in South Brazil, where Gisele was discovered http://nyti.ms/bfYUio; they really do seem to be genetically superior down there.

Following her CFDA awards win, Tonne Goodman talks to Paul Cavaco http://www.vogue.com/voguediaries/2010_June_Tonne_Goodman/
(Check out my coverage of the CFDA red carpet trends here.)

Of course you've all seen it a hundred times by now, but here's Lady Gaga bringing Steven Klein to the masses, as the director of her new single. Personally I'm not a fan of that photographer's aesthetic - people are going Gaga for it though, if Twitter is to be believed. http://bit.ly/bk2rIF

Have you seen this shoot of Kate Moss by Sam Taylor Wood? http://huff.to/aSq8AM

Image: Kate Moss photographed by Sam Taylor Wood

Your daily read 27 May

Hot links I've liked in the last few days:

Sarah from Colette, the world's self-consciously trendiest store, shares her thoughts on Nowness: http://ow.ly/1MJxl

This is a funny piece with important things to say: why Isabel Marant is too expensive, care of The Critical Shopper: http://nyti.ms/btPHx7

Rodarte - who have collaborated with Colette, incidentally - are publishing a coffee table book (via Hint magazine): http://bit.ly/aKvB64

Your daily read 230510

Hot links! Things I've learned and loved from around The Web this week.

Kate Moss' video and pictures for her latest Topshop campaign, shot by Nick Knight: http://bit.ly/cAkYBR

Nineties supe Bridget Hall channels a sexy macho look: http://shar.es/mC9TG

Maria Cornejo's swimwear collection: http://bit.ly/aqiutW

Anna della Russo owns 4,000 pairs of shoes, and plenty more besides: http://bit.ly/cNswZo

Grace Coddington's Vogue covers - modelling, not styling, that is (courtesy of Styleite - see pic above): http://styleite.com/baxbs