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Ann-Sofie Back Debuts for Cheap Monday; Perfume Problem Brews at DVF HQ

• Here is a look at Ann-Sofie Back’s first collection for Cheap Monday for spring 2010. She signed on as creative director earlier this year. [Fashionologie]

Anja Rubik is the fall 2009 face of Balmain. [JakandJillBlog/Twitter via Fashionologie]

• Apparently the overpowering scent coming out of Diane Von Furstenberg’s store on West 14th Street gave several people coughing fits. A store rep said that the designer’s signature scent gets pumped through the air vents. [NYP]

• Model Rachel Hunter was supposed to get married in two months, but her fiancé Jarret Stoll called off the wedding. [Daily Mail]

Kate Moss reportedly asked Lily Allen if she could sing on Allen’s new album. [Grazia]

Ann-Sofie Back Debuts for Cheap Monday; Perfume Problem Brews at DVF HQ