For an example of the kind of on-the-record bombs you can drop once you achieve critical success (Cathy Horyn says your work has reached “the big stage”) and commercial success (the Muse handbag), read Lynn Hirschberg’s profile of Stefano Pilati in the Sunday Magazine. Pilati, the creative director of Yves Saint Laurent and no relation to Joseph Pilates, possesses the looks of a serious, well-behaved gent. But those looks are deceiving. He’s a catty little bitch — whoops, did I just say that? — and he’s all paws for Tom Ford, the man who hired him. Pilati’s is a shamefully awesome display for The Times. Bitchiness like this is reporting’s version of the Birkin. It’s near-impossible to get and, if gotten, near-impossible not to flaunt. For pure schadenfreude pleasure, read on:

“Tom was like a fashion designer in a movie. We were naive at Prada — we did things because we liked them, and they took off. Tom was much more calculated.”

“Tom is talented but not gifted.” Just like Madonna, apparently. And that is not intended as a compliment. (Yeesh, even necessarily starfucking designers no longer see value in Madonna fandom.)

“Everybody at YSL in Paris … hated Tom.”

Lynn Hirschberg should publish an unedited podcast of this interview. It could be the Black Issue of Fashion Week!

Of the six children of the fashion elite interviewed for Sunday Styles “Pulse,” six-year-old Daniel Biro is clearly the fashion natural of the bunch. Why? Every single answer he provides points to, shall we say, a close relationship with his feminine side. Daniel’s favorite color is pink. The clothing item he most wants is a tank top (sadly, his in-denial parents refuse to buy him one). Daniel does not know who LeBron James is. And he is pictured wearing skinny jeans. Daniel is adorable and I hope “Ma Vie En Rose” is at the top of his DVD list.

Brenda gets Dylan! And he takes her last name! Then he dumps her for a blond who is not Kelly, but some unknown named Justine Moncrief!

p.s. Dylan has apparently had some work done to lose length in his face and repair his receding hairline. But you already knew that.