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Jack Huston Models YSL Menswear; Anna Wintour Scouts Milan

Urszula’s tennis tutu.Photo: Getty Images

• Jack Huston, Angelica’s nephew, will star in the movie Stefano Pilati made to present his Yves Saint Laurent spring 2009 men’s collection. [FWD]

• Anna Wintour wasn’t just in Milan to see the men’s shows — she’s also reportedly scouting a location for a photo exhibit to celebrate Vogue. Naturally, the mayor of Milan is helping her. [WWD]

Tommy Hilfiger is adopting his photography book Iconic America: A Roller-Coaster Ride Through Eye-Popping Panorama of American Pop Culture for a one-hour television special on Bravo. [British Vogue]

• California retailers really don’t want the Screen Actors Guild to strike in California and make the economy even worse for them there. [WWD]

• Polish tennis player Urszula Radwanska wore a tutu skirt at her Wimbledon match yesterday, which commenters compared to Givenchy’s Odette-inspired couture collection. [British Vogue]

• Sales of ties are up 10 to 17 percent in Britain. Experts on these things say men are buying ties to look extra good, in hopes of not getting laid off. [Telegraph]

Marc Jacobs hosted a dinner in London in honor of artist and Louis Vuitton collaborator Richard Prince’s new exhibit there. His hair is looking quite long these days. [British Vogue]

• Here’s a look at Blumarine’s fall campaign, starring Natasha Poly. [Sassybella]

• Daphne Guinness directed a film based on the history of the female spirit, to premiere during Paris Couture Week. [WWD]

• The Times’ Carolyn Asome on bondage shoes: “Gwynnie [Paltrow] and her less-than-perfect knees and short, short skirt was one example of how not to wear these sandals past the age of Pixie Geldolf.” [Times U.K.]

Jack Huston Models YSL Menswear; Anna Wintour Scouts Milan