For those of you checking in over the long weekend -

Did you know some VogueItalia images are out already?

The Naomi shoot is on their site, and Sessilee's is on the Major Model Management blog.

Have fun!

Hey there.

Are you sitting at work, slumped in your chair, with bikini straps peeking out from under your shirt, wondering why your boss won't just come over and say "Get out of here! It's a holiday weekend!" ?

If that's the case, at least make all that clicking count - Topshop's having a major sale, with most of the inventory at 50% off.

Click, picture it, click again, and be happy.

We've had a love/hate relationship with the Chanel Spring 08 collection for almost a year now.

We weren't so into the denim, we loved the stars and stripes, and we realized that no matter how chic Karl's interpretation of the American flag might be, there are a select few who will shell out five grand for a tweed stars and stripes jacket.

Fortunately, designers everywhere jumped on the Americana bandwagon. Unfortunately, most of the stuff they've made isn't so cute, but we're loving this swimsuit.

If, like us, you love to go all out for a holiday, you'll pair it with red wedges, too.

It's $30, very patriotic, and probably the most flattering way to wear stripes.

We'd love to wear real Chanel to our 4th of July BBQ, but that's just so much less practical than couture.

Daiane Conterato got the cover of Tank magazine!

Always nice to see a runway regular in editorial...

xo

Starting the last day of this month (and this Sunday if you're overseas), you can buy the outfit at left, designed for a virtual fashion show on the Sims 2, at H&M.

Over 1,000 people pieced together their own original outfits onto teeny tiny little on-screen models for the catwalk, which was simulcast on Yahoo, and the winner turned out to be a 21-year old interior design student, Beau Fornillos.

From what we can tell, the outfit isn't half bad, especially considering it was made with just the little design tool kit in the Sims 2 game.

But really, is anyone else irked by what seems like suddenly prominent cross over between fashion and video games? Or are we just waiting for a game that lets you design whatever you want then spits out the outfit via a printer in your closet?

I justify the $24 price tag of Dior Show Black Out mascara because it's the only beauty product I buy regularly.

I don't even remember to put moisturizer on every morning which means I probably buy it once a year (I know, I know). But I can't remember the last time I left the house, or even my room, without coats of Dior on my lashes. It is, unfortunately, an obsession.

So when Natalie told me that Maybelline's newest mascara, The Colossal, allegedly rivaled my favorite Dior, while costing less than $8, I just laughed. I've tried dozens of mascaras and nothing comes close to giving me the volume, length and mini-clumps, (no, I don't like perfect separation) like Dior.

But I just tried the Maybelline - and it pains me to say this after six years of paying $24 every few months - but it works. It works like Dior.

I don't know how many coats I used, because I usually just move the wand around until my eyelashes look sufficiently fake, but I didn't swipe on anymore than I normally do.

The main difference is that The Colossal's waterproof - and Dior Show Blackout isn't. (Regular Dior Show comes in waterproof, but the Blackout version does not). Waterproof mascara scares me, but most people like it better which might make it an advantage.

I'm addicted to Dior's mascara, but if my current tube runs out before I get a new one, my lashes will be reassured by the neon yellow tube tucked into my vanity.