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Yves Saint Laurent Art Auction, Part Two; Eva Mendes Billboard Vandalized

• A second auction of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé’s private art collection at Christie’s will include 1,200 pieces and is expected to fetch 3 to 4 million euros. All proceeds will benefit HIV research and the fight against AIDS. [AFP]

Yigal Azrouël will not hold separate men’s and women’s fashion shows this season, but will instead combine them. Meanwhile Phillip Lim will stage a separate men’s show for the first time. [WWD]

• The Calvin Klein billboard on Houston Street was vandalized over the weekend. Someone put a speech bubble in Eva Mendes’s mouth that says “willing and labeled.” It was mostly gone by the end of the weekend. [Jezebel]

• Saks Fifth Avenue will carry the men’s Emporio Armani collection in seven of its stores across the country. The label is usually only sold at Armani stores. [Shophound]

• Marisa Tomei stars in Scott Sternberg’s Boy by Band of Outsiders fall 2009 look book. He shot it the same way as previous look books: with a Polaroid camera and no hairdresser, makeup artist, or special lighting. [Fashionologie]

• Here’s a look at Kate Moss’s fall 2009 Just Cavalli campaign. [Design Scene]

Yves Saint Laurent Art Auction, Part Two; Eva Mendes Billboard Vandalized