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Karl Lagerfeld seems to be in a very forgiving mood these days. First Ines de la Fressange returned to his catwalk and then Lily Allen, who was rumoured to have fallen out of favour, was spotted sitting front row at the Chanel Spring 2011 fashion show today. [Racked]

Model Brad Kroenig walked the Chanel runway with his toddler son wearing matching Chanel jackets and jeans. Is a childrenswear line in the works? [Racked]

Taylor Momsen is the latest find herself in Tim Gunn’s crosshairs. “What a diva! She was pathetic, she couldn’t remember her lines, and she didn’t even have that many. I thought to myself ‘why are we all being held hostage by this brat?” Gunn told E! News of his experience on the Gossip Girl set. [The Cut]

Tara Subkoff resurrects her Imitation of Christ line with a show at Mac & Milk today. [WWD]

Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney will be participating in London’s first ever sustainable fashion show during London Fashion Week on September 17. [Vogue UK]

There’s something about the patent (p)leather and art deco details of this French Connection clutch ($78, canada.frenchconnection.com) that screams old Hollywood glamour–ideal for red carpet saunters and sneaking into TIFF soirees.

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In recent months, French Connection has gone very nouvelle vague in their marketing scheme. (The keyword of French Connection, after all, is “French.”) In that vein, there’s this slinky, stripey to-do ($68), which, when combined with some flats and a pixie cut makes for a perfect Jean Seberg ensemble.

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Whoever decided to shift the terminology from “romper” to “playsuit” is a genius. Rompers are for children and athletic people–but playsuits, those are for playing, and what other than playing comes to mind with this vintage swimwear–inspired piece (French Connection, $89)? Perhaps the scene in The Notebook where Rachel McAdams frolics on the beach and […]

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When Lady Gaga announced, via Twitter, that Alexander McQueen would premiere her new single at his Spring 2010 show, streamed live yesterday afternoon, the swarm crashed the servers and we all ended up watching the show in choppy slo-mo. All the better to catch a glimpse of the 10-inch heels. [The Cut]

The Chanel show spectacle had it all: Prince, barnyard chic clothing, models romping in the hay, Uncle Karl, and a show-stealing performance by Lily Allen. [Guardian]

Halloween is only a month away and boy do we have the perfect costume for you–assuming you’re a huge fan of onesies and Where the Wild Things Are. [Opening Ceremony]

A proposed French law has members of the fashion industry up in arms. The law, which would label manipulated images to help combat eating disorders, is currently backed by 50 politicians. Tony Chambers, editor-in-chief of Wallpaper argues, “These things should always be taken with a pinch of salt. Fantasy and artistic interpretation are core ingredients in fashion, advertising and art photography.” [WWD, via The Cut] What do you think? Should Photoshopped pics be labelled as such? Tell us in the comments?

Fashion market editor Sarah Casselman goes shopping for five pieces that will give your closet an instant update.

Video after the jump.