>> Terry Richardson Joins Blogosphere —Over the holidays last month, Terry Richardson launched TerrysDiary, a photostream of conciousness similar to that of friend Olivier Zahm's Purple Diary. So far, the posts have followed Richardson home, to St. Barts, and back to NYC — photos show his mother, his trademark flannel shirts, plenty of models, including Daria Werbowy, and of course, plenty of self-portraits: one even depicts Richardson wearing Uggs. [Modelinia] 

The British Fashion Council and Vogue Designer Fashion Fund announced the shortlist of finalists eligible to win cash prizes and industry mentorship as part of an initiative to help U.K.-based designers take their businesses to the next level. The nominated brands for 2010 include Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll, Erdem, Marios Schwab, Clements Ribeiro, E.Tautz, Nicholas Kirkwood, and Angel Jackson. As with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in the U.S., finalists will be evaluated throughout a season, with judges conducting studio visits and attending fashion presentations.

"I think we'll all come with our own criteria of what we think is important for success," Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman said of the judging process. "It's a design talent married with an ability to grow a business and to be able to take part in the international industry as opposed to being on the fringe of it."

Harrods, Burberry, HSBC, Marks and Spencer, and Paul Smith are among the companies that have contributed to the British Fashion Fund this year. Winners will be announced in April, and the judging process will be documented in the May issue of British Vogue.

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>> Martin Scorsese Filmed for Chanel Commercial Over Weekend —David Lynch is confirmed to have filmed an installment of Dior's string of commercials featuring ambassador Marion Cotillard in Shanghai, and now it's confirmed that as rumored, Martin Scorsese is working with Chanel. The director shut down a section of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York last Friday, and the owner of Moto, a restaurant in the area (above), confirmed Scorsese was filming a Chanel commercial. [Dossier]

UPDATE: French actor Gaspard Ulliel and model Ingrid Schram are starring in the production. Scenes have also been shot underground in the midtown Manhattan subway. [Chic Report]

>> In the Jan. 18, 2010 edition of the New Yorker, Amanda Fortini profiles Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte and their quest to go against your typical "high gloss, high fashion, glamour, put-together, shiny, perfect — everything too exact" label, in the words of Laura.  The Fall 2009 thigh-high wraparound boots Nicholas Kirkwood created for Rodarte, for example, were meant to evoke "hands wrapped in plastic in a morgue."

Kate told the magazine, "The most unhappy Laura or I have ever been was when we heard we made 'a pretty dress.' We want to make people think, and, once you decide to do that, you will have people that don't like what you're doing."  She later added, "The other day, we were laughing that if we could take our clothes and bury them, and in ten years take them out, we would actually be satisfied [with how they look]."

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Eva Mendes and Jamie Dornan are back for spring in the Calvin Klein jeans campaign.

Jacquelyn Jablonski makes T magazine's Nifty 50 list.

Grace Coddington will appear on The Martha Stewart Show today.

Alex Watson (brother of Emma) rumored to walk for Burberry's fall 2010. 

Vanessa Friedman on why it's impossible to name the decade's most influential fashion designers, but possible to name Kate Moss as the embodiment of it all.

Daisy Lowe is working on a jewelry line with Swarovski.

Mayor Bloomberg's office kicks off a year-long fashion industry initiative, Fashion 2020, tonight with a dinner and discussion at Macy's. Attendees will include Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, and Gilt Groupe founder Kevin Ryan.

>> Wedding Bells: Catherine McNeil, Maggie Rizer Engaged; Sophie Dahl Married —Catherine McNeil, who's set to make a runway return next month, is reportedly engaged to Australian MTV presenter Ruby Rose — the two are apparently looking into a legal wedding in Canada.  Details are a little fuzzy — but not so with Maggie Rizer, who also got engaged recently — to real estate developer Alex Mehran on her birthday Saturday. As for Sophie Dahl, she and fiance, British jazz singer Jamie Cullum, married Saturday in England at a country mansion. The bride wore a bespoke Temperley London dress. [Daily Telegraph, @maggierizer, Modelinia, Daily Mail, Vogue UK]

Opening Ceremony loves an American heritage brand collaboration and has most recently co-designed pieces for classics like Keds, Pendleton, and Timberland. During New York Fashion Week next month the retailer will debut its newest lineup designed in partnership with Levi's. The collection of corduroy basics— button-up shirts, jackets, and trousers—will be available in eight spring colors inclucing fuchsia, teal, lavender, beige, curry, olive, navy, and white, proving workwear staples never go out of style.

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