Catch up on the sartorial and superficial while you enjoy your morning cup o' joe.

Lindsay Lohan and Ungaro split?
Apparently Lindsay Lohan's no show at the Ungaro show in Paris two days ago was not a last minute decision. Not only did WWD foretell her absence the label's owner, Asim Abdullah, quite tersely noted that Lohan wasn't steering the ship for Ungaro this season. "She's not involved in this collection." Ruh roh - we smell controversy.

Sporstgirl nominated for World Retail Award
Everyone's favourite one-stop-shop, Sportsgirl has been nominated for Store Design of the Year by the World Retail Awards - the first nomination in this category to ever go to an Australian company. The "Superflagship" Chadstone store goes head to head with mainstays Topshop (New York) and Liberty (London).

Gareth Pugh denies McQueen succession
UK's Telegraph has not so subtly hinted that Gucci Group owner PPR have set their sights on Gareth Pugh as the new Creative Director for McQueen. While the possibility of such a partnership makes us cheery, Pugh's publicist has already knocked it on the head: "To speculative reports earlier this week, Gareth Pugh is not in discussions with Gucci Group about a Creative Director role at Alexander McQueen."

What's all the fuss about?
Australian cutie Abby Lee Kershaw has made a smart retort indeed to the hoo-hah over her pash with Freja Beha in a recent shoot for Purple (no cash prizes for picking the photographer - starts with T and rhymes with "creep"). She told the Times UK, "For me, that shoot was the truth about how things were between us both, and I felt good doing it. I’m not ashamed of it — why should I be?" You tell them lady!

Header pic by Terry Richardson for Purple Magazine via Fashion Time