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Lucy Liu has teamed with Harper’s Bazaar to create a fashion spread in honor of the ongoing 2008 Olympic Games. Vogue, Adidas and Polo among others also created Olympic themed ads, clothing lines and fashion spreads to follow the crowd. Harper’s spread demonstrates that is doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, it’s how you dressed that counts.

Christina Aguilera looks stunning in a vibrant dress against a wall of flowers in the latest ad celebrating Macy’s 150th anniversary this October.

Other celebrities such as Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein have also posed for ads taken by famed Rolling Stone photographer Mark Seliger that will be released between now and the department store’s birthday.

20 years after taking the modeling world by storm, Linda Evangelista has signed on to be the face of the Fall 2008 collection for Prada. Still stunning at 43, the seasoned model is only the latest in a long list of original supermodels still very much in vogue. Naomi Campbell, 38, has signed on with Yves Saint Laurent, Christy Turlington, 39, for Escada and Claudia Schiffer, 37, for Salvator Ferragamo.

In the vein of the Cole Haan x Nike collaboration, Nine West has announced plans to work with athletic shoe company New Balance to release a line of “active fashion” footwear. The collaboration is an effort to combine the stylishness of Nine West and the functionality of a New Balance shoe and is slated for release on early 2009. Around 20 different styles will be featured all for under $100.

The scrunchy boot is here for fall! Last fall we seen the skinny boot, which charged into spring, but designers like Mar Jacobs, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and Jill Stuart have all walked a variation of these boots down the runway for their Pre-Fall collections. It’s hard to say yet whether this trend will carry on into next year or if it’s just a one hit wonder.

The jumpsuit has returned as a hot 2008 summer trend. Available in a variety of styles and colors, this vintage fashion staple is one of the most versatile pieces you’ll own.

The best way to wear it this summer? By keeping it simple with a pair of mile high heels, a great bag, and a pair of oversized sunglasses ala Nicole Richie.

Kanye West is slated to design a men’s shoe line for legendary fashion house Louis Vuitton.

The rapper has been making fashion headlines lately, as he’s also in talks to design a new womenswear line for fall. West calls himself “the Louis Vuitton Don,” and is often seen in the front row at fashion shows and hobnobbing with fashion power players like French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld.

 Check out Vanessa Paradis’ new Fall 2008 campaign for Miu Miu.

She looks hot as a futuristic superhero, but I personally think Ms. Paradis is better suited to boho-chic labels like Sonia Rykiel or the classic Chanel.

Not familiar with Vanessa Paradis? She’s the French singer/actress/model keeping Johnny Depp’s feet warm at night. The couple have been together for nearly a decade and have two children.

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola and his daughter Sofia are the latest to be featured in the Louis Vuitton core values campaign. Shot by Annie Leibovitz, the ad features dad sitting with script in hand, in the middle of an engaging conversation with his daughter amongst the beautiful scenery of Buenos Aries, with a Louis Vuitton bag thrown nonchalantly into the mix.

An estimated 900 mourners attended the June 4 funeral for fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, including President Nicholas Sarkozy and first lady Carla Bruni (who modeled for the designer at one time), actress Catherine Deneuve, and designers Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Valentino, and John Galliano.

The funeral was held at Saint-Roche church near the Louvre.