
• If anyone can feel Bill Clinton's pain it's Tom Ford: "Can you imagine that man—what he must have suffered—the depression, the despair," Ford said recently about Clinton's post-presidential experience. Post-Gucci Ford has been dealing with his own postpartum depression by selling sunglasses and perfume and not wearing underwear.
• Got your sleeping bags ready? The frenzied Viktor & Rolf collection for H&M hits the stores tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. The bearded Dutch duo designed the collection around a wedding motif. The silk satin dresses and shirts are adorned with hearts, and the centerpiece of the collection is the $350 wedding gown. Men's tuxedos look really good too.
• Down with Paris. Ever wonder why European fashion glitterati are spending so much time in New York? Beponied prince of the runways Karl Lagerfeld has answers: "Just 15 years ago, when I left Paris for two weeks, I felt I'd miss something. Not now. I have more fun in New York than Paris. When I'm not in Paris, I tend to forget it. Without a doubt it's because the French have become too reasonable.... [Paris] is beautiful but it has no verve." C'est la vie, mes amis.