• The lucky recipient of this year’s Mercedes-Benz Presents award is Derek Lam. This means he’ll get his show subsidized and his new diffusion line promoted heavily by Mercedes-Benz on Fashion’s Night Out. [WWD]

• The fall/winter issue of Purple Fashion is out, and Lindsey Wixson wears black dad-socks on the cover. [FashionGoneRogue]

• GQ has hired Justin Doss, previously a luxury sportswear buyer at Barneys, to replace Lisa Cohen as the magazine’s fashion editor. [WWD]

• Carmen Marc Valvo is branching out into sportswear. [WWD]

• Images from the new book Harper’s Bazaar: Greatest Hits have taken over the windows at Barneys in a special exhibition. [Bazaar Blog]

• This season will see some fashion shows introducing 3D technology, despite the fact that 3D glasses will never be fashionable. [NYT]

• Nargis Fakhri, who was twice rejected as a semi-finalist on America’s Next Top Model, is on the new cover of Vogue India. [Fashin]

• In their “Man of the Week” column, WWD graded Lady Gaga’s male alter ego Jo Calderone as a B+ in the fashion stakes. [WWD]

• Whitney Port has a role in the forthcoming ensemble film What to Expect When You’re Expecting. [Refinery29]

• Stylist Annabel Tollman was feeling chubby yesterday: “I'm not sure where it comes from but suddenly, out of nowhere, I feel like I'm a cupcake away from obesity.” [Stylelist]