The stork has been rather busy here at Style.com, which will welcome three staff babies this year. But at Just Cavalli, the flashier flamingo (what else?) is the avian choice for fall. No offense, Mossy, but if we had to play “who wore it better?” we’d have to go with the dashing duo (above), photographed by the famous African portraitist, Seydou Keïta, whose less-well-known work will be celebrated this fall at HackelBury Fine Art in London. As for these sisters, they’ve been earning air miles—their portrait was exhibited at ArtHamptons last weekend.Laird
Borrelli-Persson

Photo: © Seydou
Keïta, “Untitled (Two Great Ladies)”/HackelBury Fine
Art,London

This just in our inboxes: The Fall 08 Boy by Band of Outsiders look book, starring Michelle Williams. So sweetly ingenue-ish that she has us rethinking the corduroy suit.

Designer inspiration can come from some unlikely sources. Take L.A. designer Jesse Kamm’s decision to make a 16-piece Fall ‘08 collection based on her reinterpretation of “Crocodile Dundee.” “I started with still images from the film, which then led me to photographs of models in the late seventies venturing off on safari with a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other,” she explains. Playing a major role in the range, which Kamm christened “Into the Bush,” are two hand-painted silk scarves: an olive green bird track print that’s meant to be worn as a fifties-style head wrap, and an aubergine tree ring print which can either be tied around the rim of a hat or around the neck. They’re officially part of the Fall 08 line, but Kamm’s entourage have already been spotted in them. “It’s all about adding a little flair to something that’s very basic,” says the Illinois native.—Linlee Allen

Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Kamm

Saks’ third floor was hopping early this afternoon as Lucy Sykes Rellie, Jamee Gregory, Jennifer Creel, and about 60 other fans of Bill Blass gathered for Champagne, sweets, and a show of looks from the Fall collection, which Saks president Ron Frasch praised as one of the department store’s favorites of the season. Creative director Peter Som, who figuratively stepped into his Bill Blass shoes for the occasion (he was actually shod by Margiela), welcomed the crowd, saying, “It feels like ‘Project Runway,’ doesn’t it?” Thankfully, there was much less drama and far more sophistication.—Laird Borrelli-Persson

Photo: Marcio Madeira

At the pre-fall presentations, Spring’s blooms are giving way to autumn foliage. A photograph of ice-covered leaves inspired Paulo Melim Andersson to develop his own frosty print at Chloé. Another appeared at Louis Vuitton, where Marc Jacobs played with nature, changing fall’s red, orange, and yellow palette into a purply one (above). For more on the pre-fall trends, don’t miss our complete
coverage.—Laird Borrelli-Persson

Photo: Kevin Sturman/Firstview

Olivier Theyskens has been experimenting with hosiery since he landed at Nina Ricci, showing dégradé leggings that shaded from nude to violet, or playing with opacity so it looks like the ribbons of ballerina slippers crisscross up the calves. For his pre-fall collection, he took things a playful step further, adding Marilyn Monroe and Dita Von Teese-style beauty marks to opaque tights near the knee or at the ankle. He wasn’t the only gams man at work yesterday, either. At Marc Jacobs’ Louis Vuitton presentation, the models strutted out in ribbed legwarmers stitched to the backs of their patent leather pumps. All the leg action has us itching to ditch our winter boots. For more news and trends from pre-fall, see our complete coverage.—Nicole Phelps

Photo: Kevin Sturman/Firstview

Downtown girls with an inclination for skinny tailoring and a willingness to peruse the menswear racks will want to take note of Robert Geller’s Fall collection, which he showed at the Angel Orensanz Foundation last night. The former Cloak designer is no longer producing a women’s line, but his collection of layerable knits and narrow-shouldered jackets—like this rib-knit edged leather number—will be some consolation, at least, to his female fans.—Nancy MacDonell

Photo: Courtesy of Robert Geller

“It’s fun, it’s a family day,” said Lela Rose of her presentation, which always takes place on Sundays at 10 a.m. Unlike most other shows, there were plenty of small children—mostly girls in cute frocks—present. Rose described the collection’s feel as “sporty cocktail.” And she practices what she preaches, using her bike to get everywhere. “I ride to work every day! I wanted something easy to put on. Can’t you see me riding in this?” she asked of her navy blue dress (Fall 2007) worn with an oversized, textured necklace (Fall 2008) and fabric-covered shoes from her collection for Payless. A far cry from Day-Glo spandex if there ever was one.—Blythe Sheldon

Photo: BILLY FARRELL/PatrickMcMullan.com

Sarah Jessica Parker has a knack for selecting dresses that make a statement but don’t overwhelm her tiny frame. A case in point: The strapless Fall 2007 Giambattista Valli number she wore to last night’s NYC premiere of Bee Movie, the animated flick that stars her husband, Matthew Broderick. We’re not sure if it was intended to be a graphic homage to the bumblebee, but it seemed to generate plenty of buzz.

Photo: Evan Agostini/GettyImages.com

The dog days of August are tricky times, sartorially speaking. Spring looks are getting a bit passé, while most fall options look silly when it’s still scorching out. Kerry Washington’s breezy color-block dress, which she wore to last night’s Creative Coalition party hosted by Los Angeles Confidential, neatly bypasses the issue with a shape that says summer and deep hues that say fall.

Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage.com