Nintendo is embracing its inner fashion know-how and launching Style Savvy, a game where players act as shopkeepers, running virtual boutiques and addressing issues from what stock to carry to customer service. In total, Style Savvy features "16 lines with over 10,000 items to stock your store with. And even the customers have different personalities, so you need to treat each one individually in order to get them to come back," says Fashionista. Do so successfully (e.g. sell the fashions you've selected) and you win points that add up to eventually conquer the game. It's sort of like that summer job at Banana Republic, only without the class rage.

I was a bit taken aback when the latest issue of The Zoe Report landed in my inbox this morning. Could it be? Is Hollywood stylist-turned-reality star-turned-Goop competitor really recommending safety pin earrings? According to the stylist (or the "trusted" scribes who pen her newsletter), Zoe is a big fan of subtle accessories in addition to the over-the-top statement pieces she's often seen sporting. And "Genevieve Jones' Wishing Safety Pin earrings exemplify this by elegantly mixing nineties punk and undeniable glamour." A punk/glamour blend that'll cost you a cool $1,000.

Rachel Zoe held a conference call today in anticipation of the second season of The Zoe Project, which debuts on Bravo on August 24th, as well as in honor of a hefty handful of other recently-launched endeavors from Zoe's empire. With her GOOP-meets-Daily Candy newsletter making its way to inboxes everywhere and a collaboration with QVC in the works, Zoe, not surprisingly, isn't sleeping much. (The latter is a line of accessories--scarves, bags, faux fur and sunglasses included, which will partially debut in conjunction with NYFW before the entire line hits QVC online and on TV exclusively in October.) From her dreams of being a psychologist to her favorite fledgling designers, hit the jump to see what Zoe had to say.

Stylist to the stars (turned reality-TV star herself) Rachel Zoe is following Gwyneth Paltrow's lead. The birth-mother of bronzed/size zero/Starbucks-clad LA chic is launching a newsletter of sorts called "The Zoe Report." While no word on the specifics of the soon-to-launch dose of "daily glamour" have dropped, Zoe's freshly debuted namesake site, not surprisingly, proclaims, "it's going to be bananas!" According to the sign-up process, subjects to be discussed by the maven of Hollywood style include: shoes, accessories, handbags, apparel, beauty, and lifestyle.

Eighties and nineties references aren’t the only retro influences surfacing in fashion these days. The Gap is looking to relive 1969 with its relaunch of the brand’s iconic 1969 collection. Meaning, “come August, the Gap customer will have access to perfectly faded boyfriend jeans, rinse-wash skinnies, vintage-inspired bell-bottoms, and an elegant extra-long boot-cut -- all in premium denim fits,” says Style.com. And, perhaps the best part of the Gap being stuck in the past: All looks will be outfitted with $69 price tags.

Update: Actually, turns out the answer is "No." We recently received an e-mail from Zoe's camp that insists this ad has nothing to do with the famous celebrity stylist. We apologize for raising speculation.

In a word, "Yes." The job listing posted today on the Internet's biggest pick-up joint reads, "A well known celebrity stylist is looking for a male intern to help with various duties. The business also deals with creative services, so an interest in fashion, interior design and event planning is a plus. The celebrity stylist—and staff—will be followed by a camera crew during the duration of the internship, so applicants should feel comfortable appearing on camera."

There’s no stopping Rachel Zoe. The Hollywood stylist and published scribe (she penned the guide, Style A to Zoe), and has launched a successful side career as a reality TV star thanks to her namesake Bravo series, soon to be in its second season. She also lends her sartorial expertise to online shoe maven Piperlime, not to mention the perpetually bronzed blond has invented her own catch phrases, including “I Die” and “Bananas” (both of which are copyrighted). Now come details of Zoe’s highly anticipated “affordable” fashion venture—a line that will “include jewelry, clothing, bags, and fragrance,” says New York’s The Cut.

Taryn Manning is exhausted. Consider the slew of film auditions, big time fashion shows in support of her Williamsburg-friendly line Born Uniqorn, getting her party on with the likes of, you know, Paris Hilton and company, and now, the March 10 release of her electro pop funk of an LP A Million Trillion Stars. As the distinctive voice fronting brother/sister duo Boomkat, Taryn's proving that the whole actress/singer/fashion designer thing doesn't always have to conjure up J.Lo (and we're thankful for that, as JLO jeans still haunt us). You've likely come across Manning's fearless acting chops as the no-bullshit prostitute who rocked Bo Derek cornrows in Hustle & Flow. With all of Manning's film roles, even as Britney Spear's knocked-up BFF in the chic-flick Crossroads, Manning keeps it real, and equally as real in life--whether it's on the silver screen, as heard through her throaty, soulful pipes, or through an e-mail. No publicist or puppet strings of any kind hold Manning back; she's the all around real deal in the unfortunate Taylor Swift/Katy Perry world in which we live. We talked about her Large Marge nightmares, Lynne Spears requesting her MySpace friendship, and her regrets for turning down make-out sessions with Charlize Theron.

● What does fashion pundit Peaches Geldof have to say about Posh Spice? She must be uncomfortable! [TheSun]
● Brad Pitt will grace the cover of February’s W mag for their A-List issue, just three months after his family appeared in their November issue. [JustJared]
● Hugh Hefner is back to having three girlfriends; their combined ages are still two decades younger them Hef himself. [UsWeekly]

● Thierry Mugler will serve as "creative adviser" on Beyonce's forthcoming tour. He will oversee everything from set lighting to choreography and, of course, costumes. [British Vogue]
● The much-rumored Louis Vuitton and Madonna collaboration has debuted. The campaign was shot by Madge's longtime pal Steven Meisel, with a smoky French bistro setting. [WWD]
● Anna Wintour and Vogue will debut a documentary named The September Issue at Sundance; it will be competing for Best Documentary. [THR]