Wow. For anyone who has even remotely followed much-hyped model Lara Stone's rapid ascension to mannequin stardom this past year, the latest issue of Vogue UK is a must-read. In it, Stone (who will succeed Madonna as the face of Louis Vuitton this spring) really gets down to the nitty gritty. Fashionologie has posted a few excerpts from the profile of the November cover subject. And, man oh man is it juicy. First off, drugs were never a problem for the confessed recovering alcoholic. "I'd already tried everything in Holland. Anyway, I never wanted to be that model on drugs, the sort who gives head for a line of coke." Booze, on the other hand, was an entirely different issue. Apparently, just earlier this year, Stone went to rehab as a result of her alcoholism spiraling out of control. She's since sobered up and says she feels better than ever.

Loeffler Randall is embracing its inner child for resort season. An image of the footwear gems in question arrived in my inbox this morning (pictured here), of which designer Jessie Randall says, "these styles are all about transitioning you from cool weather (the Kay cross-zip bootie and the June lace-up bootie ) to warm weather (the Carlie strappy mignon sandal) to everything in between (the Keira snap platform worn over tights)." Apparently Randall found inspiration in none other than a picture book: "I began by looking at one of my most beloved children’s books called 'Little Blue and Little Yellow' by Leo Lionni.'"

The stigma surrounding shopping malls is dissipating. Shopping chain stores and slurping down a Jamba Juice in the process is garnering newfound acceptance as a sartorial pastime. And apparently it's a movement of which Justin Timberlake is a fan. Back in September, the pop star-turned-fashion designer announced for that William Rast, the clothing line he founded alongside Trace Ayala, would soon be setting up its first freestanding shop (which is now newly opened at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles). Apparently the next 40-50 William Rast stores opening between now and 2010 will be in malls as well.

Today's brisk morning found New York's fashion set SoHo-bound, but instead of queuing for yet another sample sale, they sidled into Prada's artistically palatial store on Prince Street for the unveiling of their newest creative fare - -the Prada book. Just what we need, another fashion book telling us what to wear, when to wear it, what to pair it with and flashing papparazzi pics of all sorts of celebs wearing it before. Thankfully, there's none of that in the new take-away tome simply entitled Prada. Arguably the most desired geometric shape in the world, the inverted triangle is worth very little by itself; that is until P-R-A-D-A is stamped inside, giving it a life -- and subsequent price tag -- worthy of a legacy.

JetBlue had better step up in terms of the frock department. With Delta/Northwest rocking Richard Tyler designs and Cynthia Rowley getting cozy with United, JetBlue is starting to look a little downmarket in the uniform department. Maybe they should go completely avant garde and get Alexander McQueen to design their next set of dress blues. The dresses could come with couture hoods and to-the-floor capes. I'm thinking yards and yards of lace and tulle with studded accents.

Refinery29 struck gold this past spring when it introduced Save Fashion -- a pop-up shop housed in Manhattan's Port Authority that stocked excess wares from a great grouping of designers at sample sale prices. It didn't hurt that the independent fashion porthole likewise threw a seemingly endless stream of shopping parties ... no small feat considering it's so far from Midtown. Well, get ready, as Save Fashion part deux is soon to hit Soho -- at Inven.tory's stomping grounds at 237 Lafayette to be exact -- and the wares up for sale are sure to be just as good if not better.

British designer Matthew Williamson, beloved by Vogue and H&M (with whom he did a diffusion line last fall) alike, is about to be a very busy man. Not only is the designer adding men's wear, which will debut in February to be sold exclusively at Harrods in addition to Williamson's namesake boutiques; he's venturing out digitally speaking as well with the launch of a brand spanking new e-commerce site. The latter will include "every piece from the most recent collection available for the public to buy online," says Elle UK, granting access to Williamson's vibrant, pattern-heavy creations to consumers around the globe. The move makes sense, seeing as Williamson's designs themselves are more often than not inspired by his worldwide travels, as he recently told the Telegraph.

I expect a lot from you and you expect a lot from me. It’s our thing. So let me brush aside the bangs from your face like it was a soft Sunday and whisper sweet New York Times Style Magazine previews in your ear. The first thing we all invariably do when we get the “T” Magazine is see if Alex Kuczynkski threw up crazy all over its pages. Some weeks it simply doesn’t happen and it’s weird like the new way you’re trying to knot your scarf this Fall. But sometimes like today the crazy is on full blast.

Two very big names in the world of high fashion are joining the ranks of designers with diffusion lines this season. First off is Narciso Rodriguez, the man responsible for Michelle Obama's heavily-debated Inauguration Day red and black dress. Rodriguez, who has dressed scores of celebrities and solidified a reputation for crafting smart, sleek yet feminine designs is teaming with eBay, which recently announced its own expansion by way of a NYC pop-up shop. Rodriguez for eBay will consist of a "diffusion line of separates that are slated for a spring launch," and which will retail for a relatively extremely affordable $750-$350, says the Huffington Post. Rodriguez follows in the footsteps of Norma Kamali with this partnership -- the latter's line for eBay is currently up for grabs here.

I've the overseas buzz at Grazia to thank for this early-morning tidbit of news -- Georgia Jagger, one of the more overlooked of Mick's offspring (I always thought she was Jade after a good night's rest) has just signed on to be the newest ingenue sporting the disappointingly wearable current fares of Versace. (This follows on the release of Jagger's campaign for Rimmel.) Not that Versace needs a new face aside from matron Donatella's unique mug, burned into our retinas after a recent string of unintelligible interviews, but nonetheless the 17-year-old will play dress up for Mario Testino and grace the stack of opening ads in our Vogues and Ws and Elles, her barely post-pubescent face sporting makeup her mother, model Jerry Hall, barely wore even in the 70s. A weird fit that really causes us to ask -- how does Versace choose their spokespeople?