• Sean Connery might be the next face of Louis Vuitton's "core values" ad campaign. Supposedly Annie Leibovitz shot him. [WWD]

• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will launch footwear under their Elizabeth & James line in mid-2009. Oh goody. [WWD]

• Julia Restoin-Roitfeld will star in British fashion-accessories chain Accessorize's fall campaign, shot in Greenwich Village. [WWD]

• Barbara Walters pulled an Anna Wintour and wore a blue Oscar de la Renta gown to three separate high-profile events. [Chic Report/Fashion Week Daily]

• J.Crew's fall catalogue looks strangely reminiscent of scenes from Gossip Girl, and Nine West's fall window displays look like Louis Vuitton's. Do we bloggers think about these things too much? [Racked]