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Naomi Campbell, in conjunction with model pals Jodie Kidd, Yasmin Le Bon, and Elle MacPherson will be walking in the Fashion for Relief show held during London's Fashion Week.  The show will benefit victims of the recent UK floods, and tickets will be available on Ticketmaster, with all proceeds benefiting the Rotary Flood Disaster Appeal.  "I wasn't in the UK at the time of the floods, but the images I saw in the media made a lasting impression on me," said the supermodel.

Burberry's Christopher Bailey has designed a limited edition Union Jack tshirt, with all proceeds also to benefit the fund.

--Source:  Vogue UK

Check out these sneak peek pics into the LA.M.B showroom, complete with Gwen Stefani.

Photo Credit: TFS & ONTD

In the past Kelly Cutrone, founder of PR firm People's Revolution, has made a name for herself by silencing those with a less than flattering opinion of her clients. Her latest campaign is against The Fug Girls, banning them from all People's Revolution shows for comments made against Nicky Hilton & her latest attempt as a designer. Ms. Cutrone defended herself by stating "It's a regional magazine. It's not Vogue. It's New York Magazine. But we haven't banned New York magazine, but have the FUG girls been dis-invited from our shows, yes they have. I have no interest in working for non-fashion journalist bloggers." "I don't think they have any sense of validity for them to cover shows."

In September 2006, Cutrone banned Patty Huntington of the Sydney Morning Herald for reporting false rumors. Huntington reported tensions between People's Revolution clients Jeremy Scott and Ksubi. Cutrone posted the above flier around the Jeremy Scott show, even going as far as to call the journalist "Cuntington". Huntington rehashed a telephone conversation with Cutrone on her Sydney Morning Herald blog:

The ban would moreover, she said, also cover all her international activities. She rattled off a list of cities where she staged events, including, I am sure she said, Moscow. She didn't mention that the ban extended to outer space, however, given the eccentricity of the performance, I started to wonder just how many aliens might be on her books.

Cutrone then also offered words to the effect that she would make it a personal mission to interfere with my ability to do my job "for the rest of your journalistic career".

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Cutrone added that she would also be suing me over what she claimed had been a "factually incorrect" story, adding that her father either owns or works at a top New York legal firm. I'm not sure if she mentioned this purely to bignote herself or to illustrate that the billings from her agency are so minuscule that she would be required to ask for a freebie from dad in order to get a case up.

 

 

And of course, who could forget Julie Fredrickson of Almost Girl's chance encounter with Anna Wintour, cut short by the ever protective publicst. We applaud Cutrone for going to such lengths to protect her clients, but can't we all just get along? Isn't there a better way to resolve these differences of opinion?

Cutrone isn't the only publicist banning journalists (and bloggers) for their so-called bad behavior, but she certainly does receive the most press coverage. New York Times journalist Cathy Horyn has found herself banned from more than one show for her opinion. For the Fall shows held in February, Ms Horyn was not allowed at Vera Wang, Carolina Herrera, Nicole Miller and Dolce & Gabbana.

Since the birth of the printing press, there have been differences of opinion between readers and those who write. While we may not always agree with others, it's important to respect where the author is coming from. We're sure the Fug Girls won't be the last to be "dis-invited" from Fashion Week, by Cutrone or any other publicist with a business to protect.

According to the NY Post, Oscar de la Renta is getting serious about who is invited to his show. Cutting the guest list in half, Oscar (and publicist) have sent invites only to those who truly deserve to be at the show. "None of the girls who just show up to places to get their pictures taken were invited," our insider said. "Oscar thinks they are tacky and is only interested in the women who actually support his work and, you know, buy the clothes." Another source said "The list was cut in half - the new space for the show is on Park Avenue and there wasn't room to accommodate everyone." Fortunately for us, Julie Fredrickson of Coutorture happens to be one of the chosen few.

In other odd news, rumors are flying that Marc Jacobs has asked our favorite Laguna Beach girl/Teen Vogue intern to walk in his show.  While the real models are upset, they'll have to sign release forms if they want to be on tv.  "They are very put out that Marc succumbed to putting on one of 'those shows' - you know, the publicity shows."

While you may be bummed out you're not attending New York Fashion Week, you can find comfort in the fact that you're not one of the half starved fashionistas towering in heels too high and loaded full of caffeine. The truth of the matter is, these days if you don't need to be at Fashion Week it's not worth the hassle. Don't get us wrong, Fashion Week is well deserving of the hype, and if you can attend we highly recommend it.

Don't let the fact you're not attending Fashion Week bum you out. Style IT is once again going to be working with Coutorture Media to bring you photo & video updates as soon as possible.

Check out this week's schedule, sign up for Style IT updates by email so you won't miss a show, and relax -- we've got all your fashion needs covered.

Admittedly, Eva Green for Dior's Midnight Poison is glamorously gorgeous. Just like Scarlett Johansson for Louis Vuitton, here or here, this video drips with ridiculous amounts of glamour. Also just like Daria Werbowy for Prada, there's a beautiful woman running in a beautiful dress in the subway.

So while we have mass amounts of respect for John Galliano and his creative genius, we honestly expected more.  Don't feel bad John, you're not the only one who has let us down in recent memory.  Louis Vuitton bored us with extra glamour, Lindsay Lohan for Jill Stuart was smutty, and Freja Beha for Chanel was ho-hum.

Does fashion inspire anyone anymore?