It looks as though Tom Ford will soon be taking a break from reality TV and chips to direct the film adaptation of A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel about a recently widowed gay, middle-aged college professor. The movie will be released by Fade to Black, the production company Ford formed three years ago, says WWD. Filming is expected to start next month in Los Angeles where the story takes place, and so far the film’s roster comes with serious star-wattage. WWD reports Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Matthew Goode are all on board.

Sure, you know the cats on Mad Men dress way better than you. Maybe your dad rocked those smooth suits (while your mom layered in shapely foundation garments), but is that style strictly period? Doesn't matter -- fashion is meaningless out of context, and it doesn't hurt that the habitués of Sterling Cooper and environs have their wardrobe overseen by the killer eye of costume designer Janie Bryant. Check out our gallery of sartorial stardom, then hit the jump for Bryant's take on the major characters' personal style -- what makes a Don Draper ensemble, who's the show cupcake, what series creator Matthew Weiner considers over the top, and what (and who) each character might wear on the Mad Men of today.

Perhaps that's overstating the case slightly, but menswear sales are up, and AMC's Mad Men is inspiring people to buy Mad Men-style clothes inspired by the show, so it all works like a time-traveling Keynesian economist with a chainsmoking problem. For more proof, consult Mad Men's own weekly fashion blog, it's all about "huge resin-rimmed glasses that were so chic that I couldn't stop staring."

Speaking of Mad Men, the excellent TV show is running a contest -- by turns amusing and cringe-worthy -- that goads contestants into performing monologues as Mad Men characters. The eventual winner gets a walk-on role in the actual show. Far and away the current favorite at over a thousand votes is Ty Mahany as Don Draper, above. A little Glengarry Glen Ross, but not bad. Contest deadline is August 25, should you care to join the thespianic fray.

It's safe to say Michael Kors is a huge TV fan. When he's not sitting in a judge's chair for the juggernaut that is Project Runway, he's watching Mad Men -- the breakout show and its early-1960s setting was an inspiration for Kors' fall 2008 collection. He even hosted a viewing party for the new season premiere. And it turns out Kors is also into Gossip Girl.