The eternal Serge Gainsbourg—the jug-eared Gallic crooner who has a good claim on being the twentieth century’s oddest heartthrob—rises again today, when a new biopic opens in New York. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life is director Joann Sfar’s tribute to the late, great troubadour, who wrote frank songs of love and sex (”Soixante-Neuf, Année Erotique,” “Je [...]

London + New York = Lonny. The brainchild of a former Domino editor, Lonny is a new online shelter mag dedicated to both metropoles. The best part about its Web-based format? Click-to-buy home wares, of course. [WWD]
Twilight Fashion Week. It’s true, but it doesn’t mean you have to tweet about it. [The Cut]
Happy birthday, Brigitte. [...]

Som and Tom? Perhaps. Peter Som and Tommy Hilfiger are reportedly discussing bringing Som on as a “part-time creative consultant.” Som, who was formerly the creative director at Bill Blass, presumably knows a lot about American sportswear. [WWD]
Richard Chai—Love is the name of the designer’s new “boy-loves-girl-girl-loves-boy’s-clothing” take on contemporary dressing, and the slouchy, languid-looking [...]

Narciso Rodriguez and Liz Claiborne are calling it quits. The split was “amicable,” but we all know how Orwellian breakup-speak can be.
Brigitte Bardot weighs in on the Republican VP candidate (you know, Sarah Palin) and her analysis is not pretty. There goes the contested French siren vote for McCain.
Sarah Mower on the financial [...]