Blogger whose fashion week registration has been denied? Fashion fan who wonders where Betsey Johnson will go? Check out StyleIt's rundown on the recession and New York Fashion Week. [StyleIT]

Got an old copy of French Vogue on your shelf? Help the magazine celebrate 90 years of chic. [NYTimes]

Want to be a cupcake, or just dress like one? Take inspiration here. [FashionPirates]

Lily Donaldson and more after the jump.

Check out Life magazine pictures of women in the '30s. Hmm ... some of those fashions don't seem too far off. [Jezebel]
Rogan Gregory is back designing affordable eco-fashions with Loomstate for Target. [Fabsugar]
Hmm ... Country Living the next stylish mag? [Fashion is Spinach]

It's great when retailers realize that not everyone who wants to dress stylishly (and affordably) is size 12 and under, and even better when they celebrate their plus-size-only collections like Old Navy. [FabSugar]
A new generation discovers Grey Gardens (just in time for Drew Barrymore's version, which is in post production.) [Style Rookie]
Discover fashion.infomat. and you'll be there all day. [PR Couture]
The five Halloween costumes you'll meet at a party. [Gawker]
Red, white and blue handbags for your election day ensemble. [Bag Snob]

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Does Anna Wintour have a crush on British actor Shelby Bryan? [New York Post]
There's some great advice on getting knee-high boots to fit your calves in this shoe splurge confession. [A Dress A Day]
Victoria's Secret's 2008 fantasy bra. [Outblush]
Blake Lively's completely innapropriate Yale reception dress as Serena, for you to wear more appropriately please.[The Stiletto Jungle]
Did you watch the premiere episode of Stylista? We did, and so did Fashionista. [Fashionsita]

The New York Times Fashion Diary takes a look at nudity and fashion week.
Scarlett Johanssonn wants CosmoGirls to vote.
Tips for everyone's favorite game - spot the fake Louis Vuitton!
Isn't the real surprise here that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen push their own luggage around.

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Where has Agyness been this season? Catwalk Queen tells us.
Shoewawa finds us a new resource for cruelty-free footwear!
Gemma Ward was nominated for an Aussie Film Award for The Black Balloon.
Check out a gallery of Lindsay Lohan's fabulous handbags!
We'll finally be able to get a piece of Sophia Coppola's style!

Be a fly on the wall of Jeremy Scott's Pashion Week (that's Paris Fashion Week) party and do what you're supposed to do at these events - check out everyone's outfits.
The W editors' blog helps us speak Rachel Zoe's language.
Forget Wellies, slip on some high heel galoshes.
More proof The Hills is totally fake.
Fashion Robot explores skinhead style.

Claire, Charlize, and more step out for the Valentino premiere party [CatwalkQueen]

What's so crazy about a man taking his wife's name? [Bridalwave]

Billabong's new winter outerwear [Nollie]

Book Review: The Professors' Wives' Club [Trashionista]

The invites are pouring in and if we're quieter than usual it's just because we're organizing our schedule - and wardrobes! So to get you as excited about New York Fashion Week as we are, here's a roundup of FW stories.

What's Erin Fetherston got up her sleeve? [Fashionista]

The CFDA is addressing the healthy weight controversy in the tents. [FabSugar]

Spice Girl Mel B to hit up fashion week - in her undies. [Catwalk Queen]

Will the spring 09 runways be more racially diverse? [The Cut]

Whitney Port makes another professional trade up on this season of The Hills - reportedly to Diane Von Furstenberg. [Fashionista]

The Fashion Flipside festival went down on the LES - nothing if not a cool location for a fashion show. The city streets make a much cooler background for a runway than a white tent. [Fashion Pirates]

Does this spread remind anyone else of an America's Next Top Model shoot - the watery shots anyway? (minus the nudity - NSFW). [Avant Garde Fashion Photography]

Nicole Kidman is quite finicky about her shoes - commissioning Ferragamo for Australia, but sticking to RM Williams off set. [Shoewawa]

MaPetiteChou is obsessed with Vogue China, and a piece on vintage Vogue covers. We can see why. [MaPetiteChou]

A thong injury? Does this Victoria's Secret customer have a case? [HipCandy]

Does your style match up with your astrological sign? Take the elements of style. [Glam]

Fashionista guesses which designers will do diffusion lines next and for who. [Fashionista]

Fall in love with the Monique Lhuillier 2009 resort collection. [Coutorture]

Check out some quotes from the latest Marie Claire magazine with Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover. [Pink is the New Blog]

Harrods Girl waxes poetic about her favorite teen mags - what was yours? [IAmFashion]