Modeling was my first job, and is to date the one I've held the longest. My final stint, which started in Paris and wound through cities almost too numerous to mention, spanned almost two years. Then, this summer, I quit.

• Christian Siriano is collaborating secretly with Starbucks. He won't say on what, but isn't speculation fun? Maybe he's changing the uniform to something fierce, with ruffles. [The Cut]

• Stella McCartney's fall ad campaign makes a Bambijoke out of all that nature imagery that suddenly became hip over the past few years. For everyone who's ever considered an ironic taxidermy at a bar and concluded, "Why?" [WWD]

• Lindsay Lohan channels Marilyn Monroe on the August cover of Spanish Vogue. [ONTD]
• Fornarina also decided to go another round with the actress — but in these fall ads, they Photoshopped the Lohan to look like Heather Graham. [Sun]

"People tend to be very abrupt when speaking on the phone. But these little things that they don't pay attention to make a huge difference professionally." Indeed, phone skills are such an under-estimated part of your model training! [HindustanTimes]

• Nicolas Ghesquière picked the intolerably cool Charlotte Gainsbourg to advertise Balenciaga's perfume. Ghesquière calls his friend "one of the most inspiring girls in the world." Gainsbourg said, "I was secretly hoping to be the face of Nicolas' first perfume." [WWD]

Christy Turlington's presence on the August cover of American Vogue prompted Style.com to duck into the archives for more of the supermodel's old work for the title. We thought the list lacked for a little seminal 80s campaign oomph, so...

Refinery29 did a spot-on job of mapping your chances of being shot by Scott Schuman. It includes tips like "Add one vintage bicycle" and "Put on a scarf!" We're still waiting for how to get shot by Bill Cunningham. [Refinery29]

• Model turned cookbook author Sophie Dahl is getting her own cooking show on BBC 2. Dahl says her show will cover on the "emotional" side of food. "It's cooking with an anecdotal thread, irreverent, unpredictable and not without flaw." [Sun]

Legendary avant-garde fashion designer Issey Miyake was 7 years old when the U.S. dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the city where he was born. Miyake has never publicly discussed the events of August 6, 1945. Until now.

• "I'm not a designer," says Emma Watson. "If someone asked me to do something that was beneficial to a cause, then maybe I'd consider it, but not just ‘Look at me! I've got my own line!'" And as for perfume:

American Apparel faces important questions every day. Like, how to stay in business! And how to market an indispensable accessory like a unisex bow tie made from only the finest factory off-cuts. Strangely, the answer always seems to be: Nipples.

American Vogue's "Age" issue features Christy Turlington. This must have been what Anna Wintour meant when she stated that an upcoming issue was tied to a supermodel. Larger pics, and a peek inside, after the jump. [Models.com]

• The UK supermarket chain Asda has knocked off the Fall '09 Balmain dress that Kate Moss wore out dancing — and burst the seams of — two months ago. Asda's version costs just £16. [Telegraph]

• The return of Mad Men is a mere 37 days away, and the AMC show has struck a deal with Banana Republic:

• Kylie Minogue was in Jean Paul Gaultier's front row yesterday because she's looking for outfits for her American tour, which kicks off in October. Might we suggest this? [Elle UK]

This sign was taped up backstage at the Givenchy couture show in Paris. At least someone is finally noticing the long hours and working conditions during show season aren't conducive to regular meals for the models. [StyleFile]

Karl Lagerfeld's last Chanel couture collection, shown in January, was a masterful all-white affair. Remember those hats made of paper? The only problem with having set the bar so high would prove to be clearing it again this season.

• Michael Jackson's entire family — including the kids — reportedly wore Versace to his memorial service yesterday. The singer was a longtime admirer of Gianni Versace's work, and LaToya Jackson contacted Donatella Versace to arrange for the custom outfits. [InStyle]