>> Yesterday, the British Fashion Council gathered on the roof terrace of London's Soho House for cocktails and the 2010 British Fashion Award nominee announcements. Among those anointed: Lara Stone for model of the year, Celine's Phoebe Philo, in no surprise, for designer of the year, Lady Gaga's stylist Nicola Formichetti for fashion creator of the year, and Victoria Beckham for both designer and designer brand of the year. And speaking of Beckham, she's just joined Twitter and will be tweeting the lead-up to her New York Fashion Week presentation on Sept. 12, covering everything from model castings to thoughts on Fashion Week trends.

This year’s nominees were chosen by the British Fashion Council Press Committee, which includes chair Lucy Yeomans, editor of British Harper’s Bazaar, Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, and Sarah Mower, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent and Vogue.com contributor; the winners will be revealed on Dec. 7 at London’s Savoy Hotel.

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>> Simon Doonan Leaves the New York Observer After 10 Years for Slate –Right before New York Fashion Week, the New York Observer has just lost Simon Doonan, a columnist for the paper for the past 10 years. Slate's chairman, Jacob Weisberg, has reportedly been courting Doonan for some time now, and he leaves on the heels of Alexandra Jacobs, the longest-serving editor at the New York Observer, who took a position as an editor at The New York Times's Styles section. Observer editor-in-chief Kyle Pope wrote in an email: "Simon has been a star of the Observer for 10 years, and he’ll be missed. But, as he said, it’s time for someone new to step up. We’re searching now for who that someone will be.” [Business Insider]

>>  Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to promote Fashion's Night Out — a fact Wintour reminded Fallon of when she steered the conversation back from getting sidetracked: "I think we meant to talk about Fashion's Night Out." And when Fallon describes the event — "So on Friday night, next Friday night, the stores stay open later than normal, and you have sales and stuff” — she corrects him: “No sales. Things are full price.”

Wintour did open up about the Fashion's Night Out fashion show, for which she personally OK'ed the 150-plus ensembles appearing: "My biggest nightmare is it's not going to start on time. Because for many years, I've always complained about people not starting on time. And I'm worried that I'll do the same thing." (Speaking of the FNO show, WWD reports that the June submission deadline for designers to be included in the show and the subsequent selection process ruffled a few feathers: "Sources said Vogue editors made their initial requests to designers and brands, who were given the option to either reproduce the selected Fall look or hand over their sample to the magazine [and thus lose out on PR opportunities on that look until mid-September], for inclusion in the show. There have been grumbles about requested-then-rejected outfits and ill-timed Vogue-mandated edits, too.")

Wintour also told a story on Fallon about when Lady Gaga kept her waiting: “We had Lady Gaga [as a performer] this year [at the Costume Institute Gala]. Well, there was a brief moment where she was communing with God. And she was praying in the back, waiting for the right moment, waiting for God to tell her it was alright to go on stage… Fortunately, he gave her the message after 45 minutes.”

As Jacobs says on Fallon: "Unfortunately, or fortunately, one can't say no to Anna." He posed for a September Vogue photoshoot right after having shoulder surgery: "When I was asked to be in the picture, I was like, okay. I'll leave the hospital, get off the morphine drip, and go to the photo shoot."

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>> Bridget Hall Hit With DWI —Early Sunday morning, 32-year-old Bridget Hall was caught driving while intoxicated near East Hampton at 3:17 am early Sunday morning. Reports show that Hall — who has appeared in select few editorials in the past year or so but is most noted for her work with Sports Illustrated — was pulled over by the police, but was was released on her own recognizance, promising to appear in court. It doesn't seem that she has any prior arrests. [NY Post, Huffington Post]

>> After much speculation, H&M has confirmed that it is indeed collaborating with Lanvin for a collection of both men's and women's wear that will launch Nov. 20 in North America and Nov. 23 worldwide. Designed by Alber Elbaz and Lanvin menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver, the collection will be unveiled on Nov. 2 via a film on H&M's website.

Elbaz says of the collection: “I have said in the past that I would never do a mass-market collection, but what intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public. I thought it was a smart concept so I say 'I do.' This has been an exceptional exercise, where two companies at opposite poles can work together because we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world.”

And Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor at H&M, added: “We are thrilled about Lanvin’s collection for H&M, it is such an exciting moment. Lanvin will bring to H&M a luxurious French tradition that is also modern and playful. It is very much a Lanvin collection, using their cut and tailoring, with lots of focus on form and details for both women and men. The launch in November is going to be full of wonderful surprises.”

UPDATE: The womenswear collection will reportedly encompass 30 garments and 15 accessories, while the menswear will include 25 garments and about 10 accessories. [@jimshi809]

Video: See Elbaz talking about the collection »

>> Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bundchen to Walk in Fashion's Night Out Fashion Show —There have been names tossed around in the past — but none confirmed for 150-strong Fashion's Night Out fashion show model cast. Until now — and some of the names are bigger than expected. The show on Sept. 7, which marks the biggest public fashion show in Manhattan (and that doesn't even count all the livestream-watchers), will see Naomi Campbell, Coco Rocha, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova, Lily Donaldson, Sasha Pivovarova, Gisele Bundchen, and Angela Lindvall all walk. [The Cut]