● Gemma Ward is currently vacationing in her home nation of Australia to center herself before she launches back into modeling. [PerthNow]
● Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson broke up -- oh wait, not according to Lohan. Someone should have told her rep that. [L.L.Myspace]
● WWD predicts what trends will fall by the wayside in ‘09. Among them are celeb lines, young designers, and expensive handbags. [WWD]

● Rumor has it that Si Newhouse is in Paris having final talks with Carine Roitfeld to take over American Vogue. Looks like Wintour's life is taking a page from The Devil Wears Prada. If true, wouldn't that be life imitating art, imitating life. [Gawker]
● Liked Carrie Bradshaw's Vivienne Westwood wedding dress from the Sex and the City movie? Well, Gabriella Risatti is making knock-offs -- I mean, "reproductions" -- of the dress today and tomorrow for $15,000. [NYP]
● Just in time for your recessional Christmas, Louis Vuitton is paying homage to Stephen Sprouse by releasing a limited edition of his highly successful graffiti collection. [WWD]

Did you hear that rumor about 20-year-old model Gemma Ward quitting the business after 5 years? Sounds unbelievable ... because it is. The blogs were a house afire yesterday with word that Ward would retire to take on a film career. (Never a good idea for a model; see Cindy Crawford and Fair Game.) Ward herself set the record straight: "I was surprised to wake up this morning and read news of my own retirement. While I am taking some time off currently to rest and enjoy the company of friends and family, I am still very much a (excited and enthusiastic) working model and actress. I'm only 20, for God's sake." As Kate Moss has proven, you can model way past your "prime." However, Ward's agency IMG did confirm that Ward's vacation extends through Spring Fashion Week. So no Gemma on the runway this season, but expect her to pop up in a campaign or two.