Gossip Girl has seemingly inspired the boys at Dolce & Gabanna with their Pre Fall 2008 ads resembling the cast of the popular teen drama series.

Choosing to go with the usual D&G format of bunching together a group of models, the model castings were rather inspired and included some up and coming modeling names. Australia model, Abbey Lee, who has become a regular in the last season or two at D&G was joined by Giedre, Laura Blokhina, Lyoka Tyagnereva, Martha Streck and male model Valentin Savchenko.

The muted colour scheme of this shoot is all a little too private school for me, while the second lot of images (below) seems to send the boys back to a scary world of pale blue suits.

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Are you wondering where Elle’s Fashion Director, Nina Garcia, will pop up next after questions of her recent departure from the magazine?

Well she doesn’t need Elle when she has followed Project Runway 4 winner, Christian Siriano all the way to the offices of Mode magazine on Ugly Betty. It’s fierce. Watch out for little Amanda hiding behind the models all wearing original Christian Siriano designs.

P.S. This clip comes fresh after the news that Elle editor in chief Robbie Myers and Joe Zee will appear on Ugly Betty too in the season 2 finale. Word has it that they will be at the charity softball game between Elle and Mode magazine with Naomi Campbell appearing as a designated hitter while Wilhemina Slater, played by Vanessa Williams, will be a pitcher.

Imagine being famous and then asked by Japanese Vogue is they could photograph your first trip to Japan while wearing John Galliano for Dior’s designs.

As we reported last week Hello Kitty, the popular cartoon cat, did just that in the June 2008 issue of Vogue Nippon. The cute kitty went shopping, became friends with many big fashion names and modeled every piece from the Dior fall winter 2008/09 collection.

Perhaps we’ll see Hello Kitty front row at Dior next season…

See below for more pictures.

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Celebrity spawn turned model seems to be the fashion trend of the moment. Just look like Lou Doillon, Daisy Lowe, Coco Summer and Dakota Johnson.

Now there are reports (albeit from the Daily Mail) that the 15-year-old daughter and Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain is wanted by Karl Lagerfeld to appear in his next advertising campaign.

“She’s only young, but there’s a lot of interest in Frances,” a friend revealed to the Daily Mail. “She is incredibly pretty and has the most perfect porcelain skin. She and her mother are having talks with Karl about Frances appearing in his next ad campaign.”

But Courtney Love is not loving the idea of her teenage daughter pursuing a career in fashion.

“Courtney is concerned about Frances pursuing a catwalk career at such a young age, so she has been involved in all the talks so far,” the source said.

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Christian Siriano might be getting all the publicity as far as Project Runway 4 alumi are concerned, but it’s Rami Kashou’s draped designs that women will probably buy more of - after all the man designs for the woman’s body while Christian designs for the likes of Victoria Beckham.

His spring 2008 collection has hit Maximillia.com.au and I must admit I was a little disappointed that there weren’t more Grecian designs - even though the Project Runway judges wanted him to branch out from that.

The prices are quite reasonable for the flirty girlie designs. Sort of.

His spring 2008 collection is also available at Maneaterthreads.com.

Robert Rodriguez Rose Strapless Dress

Love it because: this is an ideal cocktail dress for a spring party.

The peridot coloured dress starts off simple before opening out into a beautiful rose created by layers upon layers of ruffles. The pintuck detail and hidden boning helps keep the silhouette in check and sleek while the flower evokes rather romantic ideals… if only it came in a beautiful rich red colour too.

Price: $429

Buy it now from: ShopBop.com

Catherine McNeil, the Giorgio Armani advertising campaign favourite, has branched out to become the face of Christian Dior Jewelry. The Australian model was photographed with luscious brunette locks, complete with a fringe wearing Dior’s collection of fine jewellery for their print campaign.

While I love the shots, I don’t love the jewellery. Sure it’s very pretty and girlie, but it’s nor opulent or luxurious to  me and have a slightly kitsch feel don’t you think?

[Images from TFS]

Some celebrities front advertising campaigns for the money while some font them because they believe in the cause. Kate Hudson can probably be slotted in with the latter group.

The bubbly blonde has chosen to use her star power to front the advertising campaign for David Babali’s natural hair care collection for Wild Aid.

Wild Aid is an organisation that protects endangered species around the world, hence why Kate was photographed surrounded by adorable lion cubs. The haircare collection was created with Kate with natural ingredients that are free of sulphates, parabens, animal products and animal testing.

The air care collection is due in stores in the coming months.

Ever needed a cooler/light for your Veuve Clicquot? Because for just $4,500 you can get the Veuve Clicquot Globalight limited edition champagne cooler designed by Karim Rashid.

In his second collaboration with Verve Clicquot, Rashid reinterpreted the traditional French chandelier and how it is an icon of romantic dinners and meaningful moments.

“Globalight enhances the ritual of enjoying champagne in a sophisticated, stylish way. We are delighted to collaborate once again with the talented Karim who also crafted our beautiful Veuve Clicquot Loveseat,” explained Cecile Bonnefond, President of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.

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