People's Revolution owner and Hills star Kelly Cutrone knows how to keep her employees happy. Aside from a sizable salary (she says they often make over $85K), she makes sure her staffers aside from Whitney Port are taken care of when it comes to gentlemen. "I set up my girls all the time," she said at last night's Keith Lissner showcase when we asked how scripted Whitney's setup with the male model was. "I would never be on a TV show that was scripted like that," she said. "I'm so bad at relationships personally, so it gives me great pleasure to see some other woman who's a little younger than me and not so far ahead in their career to possibly have a shot at love." As for how well those setups have worked out, Cutrone laughed. "I mean, they hook it up. They're power girls … It's usually short-lived but fruitful."

L.A. Gear is making a comeback! With 90210 back on the tube, the timing couldn't have been more perfect for this nineties staple. (If only Jennie Garth would wear some bright-yellow high-tops.) The pair of sneakers you see at left is the first item from the revived line. These hot tamale "Fireball" kicks are just as delightfully neon as we remember, with the plum bow tie on the heel adding a modern twist. So it's like a throwback. But updated. Club Zonder Filter and Patta collaborated on these sneakers, which will first go on sale on their home turf in Amsterdam. If you hop over the pond for these, know first that we might see you there. Know second that each pair comes with a free T-shirt decorated, naturally, in Saved by the Bell shapes and neon colors. Are you getting just as nostalgic as we are looking at these? Suddenly we're dying to trade our high heels for sneakers and hit the basketball court Kareem Abdul Jabbar style. Which is weird, because as fashion girls we don't even know if our sweat glands still work.

LA Gear x Patta x Club Zonder [Sneaker Freaker]

Black models filled only 94 of the 1,584 runway slots at February's Fashion Week. That's just 6 percent. Even fewer Latina girls were cast, nabbing seventeen slots — a whopping one percent. Will those numbers improve significantly at all this time around? Who knows?! Tracy Reese told the Daily News that agencies seem to be sending more diverse models to castings, perhaps inspired by the media's increased scrutiny of whitewashed runways. Pamella Roland also told the paper she noticed a fuller range of ethnicities among the models at her castings.

But casting director Roger Padilha, who's cast shows for Aurelio Costarella, the Blonds, Chris Han, and Harlan Bel, said his selections weren't any better than last season's.

We couldn't help but notice Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s wrists at last night's fifth-season premiere of Entourage, in which the Sopranos star makes a cameo appearance as herself. Her delicate gold bracelets adorned with ladybug and butterfly charms were from the soon-to-be released jewelry line she's developing with one of her best friends. “We just started beading these gold bracelets with all different types of gold one day and started playing with different charms, and we thought, Hey, let’s do it,” Sigler said. The line is called C.J. Free, after her friend’s son, and she expects the goods to be available in late fall, although she's unsure where. “We’re trying to be really selective,” Sigler tells us. “We don’t know if we’re just going to do custom orders or put it in stores. We’re figuring it all out now. But we’ll come out with it and talk about it when we’re ready.”

We'll start with the bad news: Topshop's Soho flagship will probably open in November rather than October as it had originally planned. The ambitious construction plans for the 40,000-square-foot space are probably what set them back. But we'll forgive them the delay, because in addition to four sales floors, 32 fitting rooms, a VIP suite for celebrity shoppers, and a shoe lounge, the store will also have "futuristic lighting tubes and a DJ booth, both suspended from the ceiling," according to WWD. It's like Shopping Disneyland meets Marquee When It Was Cool! Or something.

And now for the good news: Topshop will launch a U.S. e-commerce site on September 9, the very same day Kate Moss's next Topshop collection (her seventh!) launches. So instead of shopping in darned British sterling, you can shop in good ol' U.S. dollars. And the first 2,000 shoppers who spend more than $50 will receive a free Kate Moss charity T-shirt. If you don't want to wear it, at least bring it to the big Soho opening in November to dry all those tears of joy that will undoubtedly gush from your eyes.

U.S. Topshop Debut Delayed, E-Commerce Site Launched [WWD]

• Tracy Reese will unveil a new, higher-end label called the Tracy Reese Black Label along with her spring Tracy Reese line at her Fashion Week show on September 11. [WWD]

• Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood have been approached by PETA to create a faux-fur alternative to the traditional bearskin hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace. [British Vogue]

• Jean Charles de Castelbajac wrote a song to pay tribute to Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. Rufus Wainwright and Mareva Galanter recorded the track for Galanter's upcoming album. [British Vogue]

• The New York Observer will launch a bi-annual fashion and lifestyle glossy magazine in November called Observer Style. [Fashion Week Daily]

• Managers at Forever 21 have been telling their staff to "look out" and "be prepared" for an influx of editors and stylists coming in for Fashion Week shopping. They are a vicious breed. [Racked]

Aaaand she's back! British designer and fashion-world darling Phoebe Philo has been appointed creative director of LVMH-owned Celine. Philo has been on hiatus — and missed — since she resigned from her post as head designer of Chloé in January 2006. The 35-year-old mother of two will officially start at Celine in October on her fall 2009 collection, which she'll present in March of next year.

The Philo appointment is LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's attempt to revive a flagging brand, which has lost much of the buzz Michael Kors brought to the label as head designer from 1997 to 2004. After Kors, ex-Burberry designer Roberto Menichetti struggled for one year as head designer. He was succeeded by Ivana Omazic, who Philo will now replace.

Further proving his determination to turn Celine from a break-even business into a booming one, Arnault is also appointing a new CEO, moving Marco Gobbetti over from Givenchy in October. So when Fashion Week rolls around again in February, expect Celine to be one of the most anticipated shows.

Celine Taps Phoebe Philo [WWD]

EVENTS
• Starting today, Mini Cooper will launch Mini Rooftop NYC, a studio space that includes a sun deck, refreshment bar, studio space, and free Wi-Fi. They'll host daily morning yoga by Clay Health Club (7 a.m.–10 a.m.) and afternoon roundtable discussions with artists and designers. Free events you can register for include the Vogue Photography Workshop with Michel Comte (Fri., Sept. 5, noon–3); the Aussie Party With Ksubi, JDH, and Dave P (Sat., Sept., 6, 3–6); Design Roundtable With Waris Ahluwalia and Scott Campbell (Mon., Sept 8, 12–3); Conversation About Sound With Yeah Yeah Yeah's Guitarist Nick Zinner (Thurs., Sept. 11, 12–3). Fashion Roundtable with Steven Alan, United Bamboo, and Rachel Comey (Fri., Sept. 12, 12–3); and Lounge With Été D’Amour, Trevor Jackson, and Château Flight (Fri., Sept. 12, 6–11). For more information and to register for events, check out MiniSpace.com. Through 9/12. 465 Tenth Ave., nr. 36th St.; 7–10.

• Carlos Falchi, the designer behind a gorgeous line of leather handbags and accessories, stops by Bergdorf Goodman today. 745 Fifth Ave. , nr. 59th St. , main fl. (212-753-7300); 10–8.

STARTING TODAY
• Graffiti legend Claw Money is marking down her streetwear collection of accessories, eyewear, and clothes by 50 percent off online. The Navy Fruit Tank is $25 down from $50, and the Heather Claw Burger Crewneck sweatshirt is $40, down from $80.