My better half is a gal named Amanda, who my friends thank every day for calming me and for making me happy. Still, I have yet another half, and that is my design business partner, Marc Dizon. He is, in many ways, the Yin to my Yang. Whereas I talk a lot, Marc offers each word as if its use takes an hour off his life. Our firm, Lewis & Dizon, just finished Savile Row at the Luxor in Vegas. Marc did most of the day-to-day design and construction help, as I toiled with the local places. Although we sometimes disagree, we have found, over the years, a balance that helps us apply our experiences—though vastly different—to create spaces we are proud of. I caught up with Marc and asked him to tell you about himself and Savile Row.

Model, former face of Marc Jacobs' fragrance, daughter to Gavin Rossdale, and girl-who-loves-dancing-in-her-knickers Daisy Lowe, is the latest pretty face to try her hand at design. Joining the ranks of Kate Moss, Elle McPherson, Coco Rocha and countless other cover girls that have gone on to craft their own clothing collections, Lowe's latest project has her following in her own mom's footsteps (the former model has her own line of sleepwear).

This past week in NYC, The Washington Post's Robin Givhan hosted a panel discussion, called "Voices in American Fashion," between Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa, Maria Cornejo and Yoehlee Teng. Fashionologie took notes of the conversation, which covered celebrity designers, real-sized women and the alienation women thanks to fashion magazines. (Cornejo herself admits to feeling this way, saying, "I don't even want to look at them. Anybody can make a 15-year-old model look good. It takes a lot to make a 47-year-old look good. There's just this really big disconnect."). The discussion got more interesting when the topic moved to sustainable fabrics.

Coco Rocha and Jessica Stam apparently aren't the only mannequins to launch clothing lines in recent weeks. While Rocha debuted her first design at the Grammy's last month, Stam will be putting her own touch on a handful of pieces for Rachel Roy's line for Macy's. And, sometime in between launching both her acting career and sorting out plans for a not yet up-and-running online magazine, model Agyness Deyn has successfully transitioned into fashion design as well. Deyn has created a total of 11 looks for Barneys, which will hit the retailer's new shop in Kobe, Japan's racks this Friday (a subsequent launch at Barneys' Shinjuku outpost is slated for March 13).

Just last fall model Coco Rocha was asking the readers of her blog - Oh So Coco - for moniker suggestions for her not-yet-launched clothing line. Well, fast forward to today and the line about to make its debut. "Yes, I've decided to wear my very first creation from my new line at the Grammys!!!" Rocha wrote on her blog yesterday. As for the line's name, no word yet: "In case you're wondering, we do have a name for the line but we are still working out the standard legal branding issues before announcing that," she added.

Kate Moss turned 36 this weekend and she's busier than ever. In addition for her ongoing design gig for Topshop, Moss will be creating a few seasons worth of bags for Longchamp--the accessories company of which she's long been the face. News of the collaboration surfaced just last week, but as of today four images of bags from the collection have made their way to the web, thanks to Paris Vogue's next issue. The collection includes an emerald green pochette and a zebra print bag based on a second-hand valise Moss' beau Jamie Hince found in San Francisco, as well as not-to-be-reproduced bags in cognac leather: "it's a color and a very supple leather that we found in equestrian accessories stores, and we unfortunately can no longer find," Moss says. Bags hit stores Febuary 11, but in the meantime there may be a way to win one free... that is, if you're ready to twiller.

If there are two things Heidi Klum knows a lot about, they're fashion and pregnancy. (You thought we were going to say boobs, right? She knows a lot about those too.) The supermodel has starred in countless fashion campaigns and runway shows, hosts the long running Project Runway (which starts up again next week, if anyone still cares) and has popped out four adorable children. With her latest project she's giving one of the show's former winners a run for his money. Like reality star-turned-bona fide designer Christian Siriano, Klum is launching a maternity line.

Victoria Beckham continues to expand her empire. Her namesake clothing line started as a denim, but has since been reincarnated to encompass high-end, ready-to-wear women's line, eyewear and the relaunch of her jeans company. Meanwhile, Beckham's hubby and soccer star David has apparently inked a deal to design his own line of underwear. (Not too far a stretch given the fact that the couple has been the face of Armani's undergarments for seasons). But, apparently boxers and briefs aren't the only way in which Mr. Beckham will soon be showcasing his design talents.

One thing that can certainly be said of Versace is that the iconic fashion house has stayed true to its roots through every venture, despite changes in trends, the economy, and creative direction. So it was no surprise that the home design team turned back the clock when tackling the direction of this year's fall collection. According to team member Laura Varani, the current collection is made up primarily of pieces "renewed from past collections, updated for today," which is certainly not to say they've run out of ideas. The aesthetic of the collection runs the gamut, from quintessentially Italian, classic pieces to pure modernity, with even a little macabre thrown in -- though much of it seemed like scaled-up dollhouse furniture. Pieces once considered too darling for actual living settings (think silver rococo couches with billowy pink cushions) beckoned to be sat upon, and in their "real life" size, made perfect sense.

Like the name suggests, the Fendi-sponsored Craft Punk expo during Milan Design Week gave its participants a chance to get crafty and show the punk side behind the classic facade of the iconic design house. The ten young designers from around the world were given a slew of archival materials from Fendi -- a huge selection of textiles, leathers, and other odds and ends to construct a piece of art based on their individual talents. Each designer had to complete all construction as a live "performance" of sorts as attendees watched. As the artists went to work, all sorts of glitzy Fendi ephemera flew around the room, and after what seemed the ninetieth time around the place, I decided upon my top three.