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Anna Wintour’s Letterman Appearance Racked Up Viewers; Sex and the City Makes Manolo Blahnik ‘Sick’

• Anna Wintour’s August 24 late-night appearance on David Letterman’s talk show drew in 3.46 million viewers. The average number of viewers that week was only 3.32 million. [WWD]

• Manolo Blahnik: “If people talk to me about Sex and the City, I get sick. The taxi drivers recognize me now. It becomes too much and I don’t feel comfortable. I have never wanted to be a celebrity designer.” [Racked]

• Designer Marc Bouwer is doing a virtual presentation for his spring 2010 show featuring Lydia Hearst as the sole model. It will debut on the designer’s website on September 16 at 9 a.m. [Modelinia]

• Results of a survey of 2,000 women said that four in ten women will buy shoes they know don’t fit, and 37 percent will wear uncomfortable shoes as long as they are stylish. In other news, the sky is blue. [StyleList]

• From Fashion’s Night Out (which is tomorrow, OMG) through Saturday, Club Monaco will host a cupcake truck outside its Soho store. On Fashion’s Night Out they’ll serve Champagne inside. [FWD]

Anna Wintour’s Letterman Appearance Racked Up Viewers; Sex and the City Makes Manolo Blahnik ‘Sick’