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Cameron Diaz wears a Fall 2007 Alexander McQueen gown at the Shrek The Third premiere on Monday at NHK Hall in Tokyo. Diaz posed with Japanese beauty queen, model and actress Norika Fujiwara in her show stopping gold frock.

With reports confirming Naomi Campbell has signed on for the lead role in the romantic comedy "Bad Love", which follows an actress who is unlucky in love, her recent succession of restrained, albeit sexy, red carpet choices seems rather fitting. It’s no secret of the role that fashion plays in developing an image. Think Hepburn and Givenchy, Weisz and Narciso Rodriguez, Paris Hilton and Heatherette.

Welcome Naomi Campbell and black. At the Amfar Benefit, Campbell opted for slinky Versace, followed by a peek-a-boo lacey number at the “Une Vieille Maitresse" premiere at the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 2 – both in head-to-toe black. At the Chopard Trophy party, she stepped it up on a notch, while being true to her new favorite hue, in an allover feathered ensemble complete with bow. The all-black looks signal alluring sophistication with an observed sense of detail; a seamless transition to the big screen for this reformed beauty.

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Petra Nemcova shimmers in a dress from the spring collection at Dolce & Gabbana’s party during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 25. Smartly ditching the mismatched runway flower, she makes a leggy impact on the glittery “red” carpet.

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If these pictures from H & M’s fall 2007 collection are any indication, chunky knits, menswear tailoring, and inky-hued sacks will be infiltrating your local malls come August. Perhaps you’re experiencing a case of déjà vu – to which we would contend you’re more than justified – seeing as all the heavy knits and 60-s inspired sheaths recall Marc Jacob’s Fall 2006 and Chloe’s Fall 2006 collection.

Perhaps more salient is the sharp, leather jacket (complete with matching leggings) and the high waist shocking pink mini, very Balenciaga and Prada, respectively, although both seem to be nipping at the heels of spring, rather than embracing the folkoric, muppet-chic looks of fall. Although with new items hitting shelves each day, we’re sure we can expect a bevy of fall-friendly looks filtering in throughout the season.

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The unrecognizable - some sneered catalogue - models were a questionable move. For Cruise 2008, Valentino opted against using big name model faces, ultimately leaving the audience with the ho-hum task of critiquing a largely nondescript collection, save for a handful of vernal minis and red carpet shoe-ins. And as whispers of Valentino's departure swell fashion prattle, it was a collection that, for better of worse, seemed partial to it.

For day wear, he offered up pale, pleated circle skirts and ribbon-tied jackets, rather aging twin sets, and pocketed pencil skirts. It looked like the type of clothing you'd expect his moneyed clientèle to have an argosy of - and that's because they probably do. And as the lines between cruise and ready-to-wear grow increasingly faint, the debate over how apposite a cruise collection should be fuels on. I'd contend here, commercial intentions veered stale.

He did, however, test new waters (lakes, not oceans) with the evening wear, which included a slinky metallic mini and a one-shouldered, powder pink draped mini complete with 3D rose kissing the collarbone. Meanwhile, the white, asymmetrical caftan dress and tiered gown are sure to find their way on a carousel of Hollywood starlets; although like the majority of this vacuous collection, it won't be anything we haven't seen before.

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VIEW VALENTINO CRUISE 2008 WOMENS RUNWAY PICTURES