A Little of the Old In and Out

In: Dogs. Clifford Pugh (and just how, pray tell, is that last name supposed to be pronounced? Hmm?) of the Houston Chronicle notes that dogs were definitely "in" at the tents:

"P. Diddy brought his new lady, an eight-month-old Maltese puppy named Sophie, to the Zac Posen show. The dog was dressed just like his master in a dark blazer with a Sean Jean crest and white shirt. Unimpressed with the hoopla, she slept through the show.

"Paris Hilton walked the runway of the Heatherette show with her Chihuahua, Tinkerbell. And an unidentified woman on the front row at Zang Toi brought her Chihuahua to see his first fashion show.

"'He's getting more attention than I am,' she complained after photographers kept snapping the dog instead of her."

"Rebecca Weinberg, a noted fashion stylist originally from Houston, has brought her Shih Tzu, Bell Star, to hundreds of shows. 'She's a seasoned veteran,' Weinberg said."

Out: P Diddy's Seating for Two. Already Sophie is getting on my last nerve. The Corsair doesn't like late entrances. They are anything but elegant. They are ostentatious. Think of Cher at the Oscars, with her Bob Mackie. Was that cool? No -o-no. The Corsair clapped loudly the year that they didn't let her in. He was screaming cheers at the tv set. The Corsair gets worked up about his pop culture, and when he does he speaks in the third person.

Anyhoo, when P Diddy came late to the Zac Posen show, wanting to make an entrance, he, instead, royally fucked up the already cemented seating in the front row (Averted Gaze). Now, granted, Diddy does own 49 percent of Posen's ass, but if he had just refrained -- refrained! -- from making a spectacle of himself, from being ghetto, this might -- might! -- not have occurred, according to the 3AM Girls:

"The hip-hop maestro was in New York to see designer Zac Posen's spring collection but arrived after guests were seated.

"Undeterred, Puffy flounced to the front with his little white pooch in tow.

"According to a 3am spy, the star made it clear he wanted the front seats. 'The front row was full but there was no chance Puffy wasn't going to bag the best seats.'

"Well, with Puff, 34, owning a 49 per cent share of Posen's gear we guess it's only fair.

"'It didn't go down well,' our spy adds. 'One woman burst into tears and ran out.'"

In: Stars Donating Clothes. This FashionWeek spotlights the inequities of being famous, or, at the very least, an editor at a fabulous glossy magazine. Who needs free clothing and goodies less than the rich? So -- always ahead of the curve -- Sarah Jessica Parker is giving back, according to British Vogue:

"THERE will be some extremely happy charity shoppers in New York this week, as none other than Sarah Jessica Parker has been clearing out her (no doubt numerous) closets. Perhaps to make way for an impending influx of new fashion week buys, the stylish Sex And The City star reportedly dropped off no less than 20 bin-bags full of items that no longer merited a place in her wardrobe at various charity shops around New York. If only we knew which ones. And it's not just SJP who's feeling generous. Britney Spears has also had something of a clear out, sending 12 boxes of cast-offs to her home town in Louisiana. But it seems charity really does begin at home - to avoid any arguments, Britney gave first refusal on the culled items to family members."

The Britney stuff may have to be deloused, though. But all of this reminds me of beautiful but accident prone actress Halle Berry, although, of course, it was less than -- ahem -- "charitable" impulses that made her donate Eric Benet's wardrobe to the less fortunate.

In: Lou Lemerick Versus James Toback? The always excellent Michael Musto gives us the backstory:

"... the Post's LOU LUMENICK gave (James Toback's new film When Will I Be Loved) one star and called Toback 'an aging auteur.' Toback says Lumenick should have disclosed that in the '60s, he studied under the aging auteur at City College and got a D for 'dumb klutz.' 'That probably would have been one of the better grades I got at that time,' responds Lumenick. 'I barely remember those days. I think the statute of limitations on that expired about 20 years ago.'"