Apparently plaid is big with Kings of Leon fans ... specifically those residing in or near Las Vegas. At a recent show in Sin City, a writer for the Las Vegas Sun observed that KOL fans not only "love to drink." They "love to dress in plaid," as well. And they're not the only ones.

Last night in Florence, something spectacular happened. At 9pm I boarded a bus that drove through the snaking streets in the hills above the city to the magnificent Villa Grand Petraia, where the boys from Proenza Schouler -- Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez -- staged a fashion-meets-art-world spectacular. The event was held to debut their 2010 pre-spring collection and to launch the new issue of A Magazine the designers guest-edited. And while their traditional fashion shows held in New York every season may be the hottest tickets in town, the duo opted to present their collection with a multimedia extravaganza as they took to the international stage for the first time. Working in conjunction with Pitti Immagine (the organization responsible for Florence's fashionable trade fair that takes place twice a year) and with Art Production Fund, the designers invited three of their favorite artists to present their collection using various mediums.

We've heard of crimes of fashion (suit jackets worn with shorts or Bjork's infamous run-in with a swan), but this is ridiculous. The latest tiff between actor Kiefer Sutherland of 24 fame and fashion designer Jack McCollough, one half of design duo Proenza Schouler, has shown that potentially deadly weapons, such as knives, guns, and even fists, are so not in vogue anymore. Now we're into headbutting. I mean, it is spring, people, and we can't have burdensome accessories weighing down our scantily appropriate outfits, and really, fistfights went out with Brody Jenner. It's nice to see the economy's cutbacks are affecting how celebrities settle their differences. We might even see his choice to use the thick, frontal cranial bones as Kiefer being considerate to McCollough, since the designer's hands are his money maker, and we all know the man behind the brand's trademark lacy bustiers wouldn't take standard fisticuffs sitting down.

Manny Ramirez and Kiefer Sutherland are American heroes. The Dominican-born Ramirez is one of twenty-five major leaguers ever to hit over 500 home runs, and he has the most grand slams of any active player. And although he's Canadian, Sutherland has become the definitive action hero of the terrorist era, taking names and torturing with glee every week on 24. But my how quickly plates can shift when you're at the top of your game. Yesterday, Ramirez got slapped with a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and Sutherland was charged with assault for a headbutt incident at SoHo hotspot subMercer early Tuesday morning. So between these two glory boys, who falls hardest?

● Did you hear about how Kiefer Sutherland head-butted Proenza Schouler designer Jack McCollough to defend Brooke Shields' honor at an after-Met Gala party? Turns out, Brooke Shields has no idea why Sutherland did that. [TMZ]
● Gwyneth Paltrow is shooting a sexy scene for the Iron Man sequel where she will don a "dominatrix outfit" for a fantasy sequence. [ComicBookMovie]
● Paris Hilton continues to believe wearing a brunette wig will fool people into thinking she’s someone else. [TimesofIndia ]