● Marie Claire style director and Project Runway judge, Nina Garcia, has officially joined the advisory board of Moda Operandi. [The Cut]

There's no drought of Carine Roitfeld in the news these days. Ever since the former French Vogue editor went solo, she's garnered global attention for her high-profile styling gigs for the likes of V magazine and Barneys, and since the release date of her anticipated memoir, Irreverent, is fast approaching, the normally tight-lipped Roitfeld has been chatting up the press, too. After the jump, glimpse a few highlights from her recent interview with The New York Times, in which she discusses Tom Ford's alluring charm, the real reason she left Vogue, and her footwear nemesis.

September 8 may be the first day of SS12 NYFW, but it also the marks the launch of another fashion event we've been eagerly awaiting: V magazine's V73 The Heroes Issue, styled by Carine Roitfeld. The conceptual style rag teamed up with the former Paris Vogue editor (and current Barney's fall campaign star) to style a 72-page salute to Elizabeth Taylor. Today a preview of the Mario Testino-snapped shoot emerged, and, as expected, it features models styled in classic looks from the late great starlet, punctuated with modern flair. Watch Roitfeld hard at work (:05) in a video teaser after the jump.

The fashion world has been keeping a close watch on Carine Roitfeld's every move ever since she announced her resignation from French Vogue. Thanks to a number of unexpected side projects, it's been quite a show. Her latest undertaking is especially exciting: According to WWD, Roitfeld is styling the September issue of V magazine - and she's dedicating the entire issue to Elizabeth Taylor.

● In today's random news, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are apparently throwing the Biebs a party when he stops in Italy for his world tour. [Refinery] ● In a recent interview, Carine Roitfeld revealed that she likes a little vodka in the evening. We have more in common than we realized! [Der Spiegel]

● Watch the sultry slo-mo YSL spring 2011 campaign video featuring 22-year-old Arizona Muse and a dreamy tune by Janelle Monáe. [Style] ● Lady Gaga, in all her prosthetic cheek bone glory, covers the new issue of I.D. magazine, styled by Nicola Formichetti and drenched in Mugler, naturally. [Tumblr] ● Fashion Gone Rogue shares an exclusive shot of Lara Stone from Vogue's April issue. [Twitter]

● Dutch model Saskia de Brauw graces the last Vogue Paris cover for Carine Roitfeld, looking appropriately wistful for the farewell issue (pictured). [Modelina] ● Ever the statement maker, Lady Gaga donned a condom-inspired outfit to promote her work with the MAC AIDS Fund. [WWD] ● And we're on to the next one. Check out some of the top show venues and parties scheduled for fashion week in Londontown. [Fashionista]

Carine Roitfeld, the infamous and influential editor of French Vogue, has announced her resignation from the magazine after 10 years at the helm, in order to focus on personal projects. Under Roitfeld's tenure, French Vogue has became one of the most progressive and creative fashion publications in the world and has set a standard for excellence in fashion editorial. “It’s 10 years that I’m editor of the magazine, I think it’s time to do something different,” Roitfeld told Cathy Horyn at the New York Times. “When everything is good, maybe I think it’s the time to do something else.”

The fabulous Tom Ford is the guest editor of the December-January issue of French Vogue. According to WWD, French Vogue's editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld invited Ford, who has recently plunged back into women's wear, to take up the guest editing task a year ago and true to form, he embraced it fully, art directing the entire issue, writing articles, playing photographer and stylist. "I always say, 'Tom has an eye like a scanner,'" Roitfeld says. "He took his role very seriously. He is truly multitalented."

French Vogue is ringing in its 90th birthday with an issue that includes cross-dressing, gluttony, and no shortage of Lara Stone's breasts. In light of the occasion, the New York Times' Eric Wilson sat down with the magazine's iconic EOC, Carine Roitfeld. "Ms. Roitfeld’s new issue set a record for the publication with 620 pages, many of them advertisements created specially for the anniversary," he said of the editrix's latest handiwork, noting that the Terry Richardson-shot spread of plus size poster-child Crystal Renn gorging herself on pasta, squid, and various semi-cooked meats, is bound to be the issue's most controversial chapter. Roitfeld must be relishing the attention.