Question: Why is Carla Bruni on the cover of the September issue of Vanity Fair?

Yes. Her turns on YSL's runway and new found fame as the First Lady of France are two noteworthy events. In fact, I want to see someone make her bio flick now.

But do people in America care about her? In other words, is anyone even remotely interested in her Dior suits, somewhat crappy albums and past experimental drug use? Most likely not. And yet, there she is, with riding boots and an intense pout on the cover of Vanity Fair's biggest issue.

What's more odd, though, are the mag's cover lines; Carla Bruni: The New Jackie O?. Uh, nooooo. But that's not her fault because no one can ever be the next Jackie O, but Jackie O.

Much like no one can ever be the next Naomi, Christy, and Linda, but Naomi, Christy, and Linda. And yet they didn't nab this cover as was rumored. No, they've been regulated to some semi-important editorial and story inside the issue. I'll reserve my judgments on that until I can get the issue in my hands.

But this does beg the question: With ads being at all time low for women's magazines, isn't it time for them to take a risk? Or can creativity only be profitable when Franca Sozzani is behind it?

I'm imagining this is how the conversation between Lauren Conrad and Mischa Barton would have went before the former became a reality TV star, created a clothing line, and got everyones nerves.

Vanity Fair fashion and style director, Michael Roberts: "Maybe Vanity Fair is a far too sophisticated media outlet for her. Maybe she's better off in those teen magazines. We don't do cheesy teen pictures. We do chic pictures and pictures that are beautiful portraits by probably the leading portrait photographer of our age." [WWD]

Remember earlier this year when I wrote about how amazing the new MAC Pro studio would be for those who like mixing cheaper Chanel-esque nail polishes? Well, a priviledged soul got the chance to check out the all of the eyeshadows and lipsticks in person and they say it's so cool it should be illegal. Bummer. [Spektra]

A very brave Giorgio Armani is taking Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to the Met's Costume Gala next week. No word if the aliens will be accompanying them as well. [Catwalk Queen]

Whether their white or dipped in neon pink, cigarettes are nasty. [Fabsugar]

Kate Moss wasn't the only supermodel Show Studio was showing some major love to last week. Women's Natasha Vojnovic stared in a riveting political fashion film named "Untitled." [Women]

In the April issue of Vanity Fair, there is an epic 21-page profile of Calvin Klein written by Ingrid Sischy. In short, the fashion designer has been renovating all of his mansions since retiring and handing over the reigns to Francisco Costa.

On those infamous ads for his brand he muses:

“You can see a photograph that Bruce Weber did which said a lot about my life. It was in 1985 for the fragrance Obsession, and [the model] Josie Borain was in it. I was obsessed with her. She was such an interesting woman and not an obvious sexpot, androgynous in a certain way but so fine and classy. In the ads there are arms and hands and all of these body parts all over her. You didn’t know if they were men or women. You didn’t know how many of them there were. But it got your mind going. That was a period of time when sex was everywhere, as were drugs. Not for everyone, of course. I’ve experienced—and I’ve said it before—a lot of my fantasies. I’ve experienced sex with men, with women. I’ve fallen in love with women. I’ve married women. And I have a family. I have experienced lots of things that have influenced my world. I am for good or bad a real example of whatever I’ve put out there. [The imagery] really is a part of me. And it happened because I was either observing or living in a certain way, or desiring to. It’s not something where we tried to say, Well, let’s outdo the other people and see if we can be more outrageous. It was real.”