According to Mr. Jacobs, the veritable king of cool around these and most other parts, it was his collaboration with artist Richard Prince that really formed the basis for the entire collection. “What about this idea of Louis Vuitton after dark?” Mr. Prince apparently inquired of the clothing macher, whose mental light bulb was then flipped.

The resulting collection—clothing and accessories characterized by sparkly, shiny fabrics and dabs of brilliant color—means to infuse classic elements of evening wear into its otherwise daytime duds.

Supermodels Stephanie Seymour and Naomi Campbell were asked to offer their striking faces and towering bods to the ad campaign, which was shot by renowned fashion-photog duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. “They’re the only duo that works,” Ms. Campbell recalls of the realization she had in the car ride to the shoot. “They make you give; even if you’re in pain, you just want to give because they shoot so beautiful.”

For Mr. Jacob’s part, he considers the models, who were photographed while mounting hot rods and the like, the perfect embodiments of his collection. In his view, the quintessential Vuitton woman is “glossy,” glamorous” and an “extrovert-type.

“They just have something,” Mr. Jacobs says of Ms. Campbell and Ms. Seymour, adding: “They have character and personality. They’re these larger than life characters in a way.”

At last week’s 7^th on Sale event at the Armory on Lexington, designer Donna Karan and über-model Kate Moss were seen in the midst of a long and intimate conversation. According to WWD, the two had a lot to catch up on. Ms. Moss was recently photographed for DKNY’s spring collection. Leaving her many DKNY runway stints in the past, this year marks the naughty cover girl’s first ad campaign wearing Ms. Karan’s wares. Called in to take the pics—famed fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. (Yes, the same duo hired to shoot David Beckham in his undies.)

“We went cinematographic…We wanted to tell a story, and we wanted somebody who had energy, passion, sophistication and cool. You put it all together and it says Kate,” Ms. Karan told WWD. The designer also said that Mr. Alas and Mr. Piggott’s pictures were inspired by the “Nueva York” theme that also inspired the line.

If David Beckham putting his junk in your trunks can't sell them, then nothing can. Or at least that’s what Giorgio Armani is likely hoping by asking the soccer stud, 32, to be the global face (and bod) of the designer’s new underwear collection. Mr. Beckham shot part of the ad campaign last week in Los Angeles with glammed-out fashion-photog duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

In related news, it was reported over the weekend that the LA Galaxy player is, according to England’s head coach, Steve McClaren, hoping to win over 100 international games, or caps, for his home team, effectively proving his critics wrong. Mr. Beckham is currently three caps short of his goal. On Friday, Mr. Posh will partake in England’s friendly with Austria, following that game up with the Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia five days later.

Beckham Strikes Armani Deal [WWD]

Beckham can go past a century with England [AFP]