Around the Web: The YSL Manifesto

The fifth Yves Saint Laurent manifesto tote, featuring ChristyTurlington, will be distributed in seven international cities thisSaturday (including, for the first time, Seoul), with extensivecoverage through social media like Twitter. [Dazed Digital]

Today marks the beginning of the 66th Venice Film Festival. Fashion-related events include the premiere of Tom Ford's directorial debut and the launch of Style Star, an Internet project meant to promote luxury brands via short films. [WWD]

The New York Times interviews photographer Juergen Teller about his long-term creative partnership with Marc Jacobs in the run up to next week's U.S. publication of a coffee table book, Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009 by Juergen Teller . [The Moment]

When the FDA conducted its own analysis of lead in lipstick this summer, as its recently published report states, the agency found higher levels of the heavy metal than previously reported by cosmetic watchdog groups. [TreeHugger]

Recent fashion trade shows in Las Vegas are signaling that the "jegging," or denim legging, trend has only just begun. [The Style File]

The Ninth Circuit ruled that Paris Hilton has the legal right to sue Hallmark for the use of her trademark phrase, "That's hot!", in its cards. [WSJ]

Wallpaper magazine has asked Karl Lagerfeld and Phillipe Starck to design covers and editorial content for its October issue, which continues its "guest editor" theme for a third year. [WWD]

One of L.A.'s most anticipated new venues is Haute Los Angeles, a West Hollywood nightclub inspired by couture fashion and style. It is expected to open next month. [BizBash LA]

From Labor Day until October, Target is "greening" Midtown Manhattan: the chain has commissioned artists to design its Times Square billboard, whose vinyl will then be recycled into limited edition totes based on an Anna Sui design. [StyleList]

Designer Anand Jon Alexander has been sentenced by a Los Angeles judge to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models, some as young as 14. [NY Post]