Karl Lagerfeld Designs Dubai; A New Posterboy for Armani Already?; Gossip Girl Gossip: Ed Westwick To Design His Own Line?; Leo DiCaprio Tells Time for Charity; The Linda Farrow and Yohji Yamamoto Collaboration

Photo: Getty Images

Karl Lagerfeld is designing a few limited edition homes for Isla Moda, a fashion inspired (and seemingly fashion only) community under construction in Dubai.    [The Cut]

It seems like the Armani underwear ads with Mr. Becks have just reached their boiling point, but the label has already announced their new model for the Fall 08 ads.  His name is Takeshi Kaneshiro, and he is oh so delicious--and also the first Asian model for a major Armani ad campaign.  Hooray for diversity! [Fashionista]

Yes, everyone--another celebrity fashion line.  This time from Gossip Girl cast member Ed Westwick, who plays conniving and annoyingly over-the-top Chuck.  He says he wants to add his "two cents" to the label he wore for his Vanity Fair shoot, which would imply either Thom Browne or Jack Spade.  While we are more intrigued (and way excited) about the rumors that he and Chace Crawford (Nate) are real life lovers, we still have much higher hopes for his collaboration than Perez Hilton for Hot Topic.  Bleh. [Fashionista] 

Leonardo DiCaprio is working with his favorite watch designer, Jaeger-LeCoultre, to design time pieces for the Time to Care program, as well as develop a couple more to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund at the California Community Foundation. The timepieces will debut in fall 2008, and all proceeds from the sales will directly benefit the cause.  I'm moved by his initiative, but being that they retail for $300,000-400,000, I'm not feeling so charitable. [Fashion Week Daily]

Known and respected since the 70s, Linda Farrow sunglasses are known for a dark intense aesthetic that continues to peak the interest of the industry and consumers.  Now, the label is set to collaborate with Yohji Yomamoto in a pairing that is as exciting as it is ambiguous. [Refinery 29]

-- SETH PLATTNER

Dressing Up the Naked Cowboy; Writers Strike Red Carpet Fashion Fittings; Fashion Graffiti; Posh Worst Dressed in 2007

Photo: Getty Images

Times Square exhibitionist known as The Naked Cowboy (who wears boots, briefs and a hat) wore a jacket, making him the not-so-naked-cowboy. Weatherproof convinced the Manhattan tourist attraction to wear one of their coats for some photo-ops (and a grand). Next time, he'll start wearing Ginch Gonch underwear. [WWD]

The writers strike has designers scratching their heads and fitting celebrities for their Golden Globes outfits just in case the show goes according to the usual plans. Whatever happened to "The show must go on?" [NY Times]

Fashion graffiti hits Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. Brooks Brothers (hearts) Jack Spade. Hmmm... could this be a sign of a collaboration to come? After all, the graffiti is located near the Jack Spade store. [Fashionista]

Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham lands at the top of the Worst Dressed in 2007 list, in which Mr. Blackwell describes her style as, ""In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty 'Posh' can really wreck-em." That won't stop Posh and her other Spice rackers from sitting front row at Cavalli's show during Fashion Week. After all, he did design the costumes for the Spice Girls reunion tour. [Vogue UK]

Last-Minute Gift Idea: Jack Spade Travel Scrabble Set

Photo: Courtesy of Jack Spade

Give the wordsmith on your list a chance to show off their knowledge of the English lexicon with Jack Spade’s Travel Scrabble set. But beware, the super-portable zip-up set means your vocabulary could be challenged at any time.

Jack Spade Travel Scrabble Set, $95, jackspade.com

Need last minute gift ideas? Visit Out's Holiday Gift Guide for over 100 brilliant ideas, hand-picked by your Stylelist!