Is Derek Blasberg New York's Greediest Writer? [All About The Benjamins]
Since we took note of the Style.com scribe's apparent dealings with Yves Saint Laurent, a company he both "consults" for (for fees understood to be in the thousands) and "reports" on, stories of his other exploits have started trickling in.

Sub! Natalia Takes MariaCarla's Spot at Givenchy
“Givenchy update: Natalia V is walking in Tisci’s couture show tonight. She’s pinch-hitting (pinch-musing?) for MariaCarla, who can’t make it.” —Derek Blasberg’s tweets are like the eye of the couture storm.

Chanel Couture Inspires Witty Celebrity Banter [Rag Trade]
Jessica Alba was so impressed by the 40-foot-tall lion at the Chanel show that she kept taking pictures of it. Anna Mouglalis said, "I feel like I'm inAlice in Wonderland!" Meanwhile, Beirut is "where it's all happening right now." [WWD]

Madonna's Favorite Photog Talks Shop
Tom Munro’s new book is chock-full of celebrity portraits: Jennifer Lopez, Dustin Hoffman, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Johnny Depp, Ashton Kutcher. But it’s Madonna that he seems most smitten with: Madge is on the cover, scattered throughout the book, and even wrote the foreword. Her poetic summation of the photographer’s art? “To have your picture taken by Tom Munro / Is kind of like smoking a bubblegum Cigarette. / You can strike a pose, look cool / Get all of the...

Leighton Meester: Front Row at Chanel Fashion Show!
Milla Jovovich and Leighton Meester sit front at Chanel’s Show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on Tuesday (July 6). The 34-year-old actress and Leighton , 24, got an up close look at Chanel ’s Fall/Winter 2010-11 collection. Leighton , who rocked a tight leather Chanel dress and Christian Louboutin heels, kept close to her fellow Gossip Girl co-star Clemence Poesy , who’s filming a guest stint on the Show this Week. Later that night, Milla and ...