• At long last, Karl Lagerfeld has his very own Ken doll "complete with matching black suit, high white collar, white ponytail, silver leather gloves." The doll-like photo to your left? That's the genuine article. [Racked]
• Either Adele suddenly dropped a ton of weight before her Annie Leibovitz photo shoot or Vogue's art department has been working overtime. [Jezebel]
• French officials are considering a law that would require magazines to disclose the fact they've manipulated a photo. That sound you just heard was Pascal Dangin shudder with disgust. [BI]
• The fashion world has "slowed down and sobered up," but "the recession could turn out to make designers better designers," says Cathy Horyn. [NYT]

We're not sure which is worse: the fact that this limited edition! $60! Jack Spade! baseball cap is only available this Saturday at Barney's, or the fact that Complex magazine seems to think this is a good thing. Come to think of it, we would've nominated it for the Douchebag Hall of Fame, but unfortunately the rules dictate that all douchebags must be living, breathing human beings—not hats. When the rules change, though, we'll fast-track this one.