District L

District L met freelance makeup artist and jewelry designer Sara Wilson during a fantastic day out in Long Beach, CA. She caught our eye with her effortless style, especially her understated grey jersey shift/shirtdress and sparkling personality to boot.

"There's a return to dressing up again. We're calling it 'refined eighties,' with good fabrics that are softly sculptured, rather than linear and hard."- Kevin Carrigan, Calvin Klein's Creative Director

Check out what Marc Jacobs sent LOVE Magazine this weekend- Blackberry-quality photos of himself and fiancee Lorenzo Martone ringing in their engagement with some high-octane extracurriculars in Rio de Janeiro:

We can only imagine what it must be like in the bedroom.

After Peter Som famously stepped down from his position as creative director at Bill Blass, which was owned by NexCen Brands at the time, we've heard nary a pindrop from the great American sportswear house.

Well apparently, the Bill Blass name has now come under the control of Korean company Peacock International Holdings L.C.C. who, according to WWD, are currently on the hunt for a new creative director to spearhead the re-launch of the Bill Blass brand.

How refreshing! Let's hope Peacock's management doesn't butt heads with whomever they decide to bring on board as much as NexCen did with Peter Som.

Saks Fifth Avenue Previews Bill Blass Fall 2008 Collection

Saks Fifth Avenue Previews Bill Blass Fall 2008 Collection

“And when I see the photographs I think, crikey, my boobs are up round my neck again.” - Victoria Beckham, on why her book covers the fit of a dress

If you haven't already noticed, the candy-colored shops that were once filled with designs by Russian daddy's girl, Kira Plastinina, are now all closed. The name-sake stores sadly stand ike deserted cupcake shops all throughout the city.

We thought this defeat would be the end of the unexperienced, sixteen-year-old designer's fearful attempts at fashion. We were wrong.

"I really want to make my experience complete by getting a professional designer's education. I want to continue to grow and evolve and inspire the girls that go to my store with stronger and more mature collections," Kira stated.

I am sure you are thinking to yourself, Which academic institution will be fortunate enough to recieve Plastinina's application?

"I was looking at Saint Martins College in London or Parsons in New York," she said.

Right.

Karl Lagerfeld is, well, Karl Lagerfeld and his opinion is one of the few that matters. During his fat days in the 80's and early 90's, Karl was seldom seen in public and when he was it was always behind his infamous hand fan.

But ever since Karl magically discovered his own diet and lost a whopping 2000 pounds, he's since ditched the fan in favor of ostentatiously high collars and Hedi Slimane suits by Dior Homme. Presumably, the entire fashion industry took it, fans were dead and buried.

So District L poses a question to you, dear reader: does the fact that Louis Vuitton just...went ahead and unveiled their own line of hand fans at an event in Madrid last Wednesday evening anyway make them okay again?

Spanish actress Rossy de Palma, who was in attendance en force at the event seems to think so.

District L thinks: no.

“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and even clothes and handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.” - Karl Lagerfeld

In Kate Moss' recent interview in the Telegraph:

An exquisitely beaded 1920s-style flapper dress that is draped over a chair catches her eye. "Ooh that would be great for the wedding." She pauses, suddenly realising the headline-worthy nature of what she has just said. "Not my wedding. A friend’s. No. I’m not getting married and my boobs haven’t grown because I’m lactating or pregnant."

Hmmm... Interesting combination of denying statements, no? We'll keep a close watch for any new rumor updates regarding this A-list supermodel.

"In these times, it is nice to be reminded that the essence of couture is the pure joy of craftsmanship wedded to creativity"- Sally Singer, VOGUE, on the white paper headdresses in the Chanel S/S 2009 RTW.