Slim Down: Italian lines adopt the skinny tie. [DNRnews]
Branded: Gun-tracing tattooers shoot selves. [Dvorak Unleashed]
Heading South: Loden Dager takes over the Times fashion blog and runs it down to Georgia. [The Moment]
The Perils of Plumber Crack: Watch you temper and your waistline. Slacking on both could wind you up in the pokey. [Styledash]
Fashioning Fatties: Is fashion making you manorexic or turning you into a big fat fattie? [Scotland on Sunday]
Hitting Reset: The British press gets you ready for 2008. [London Times]
Pity Tommy: Hilfiger still dodging racism accusations and crazies. [NY Observer]
—G.B.
