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FASHION FILMS Roll out the red carpet. Oscar season is heating up with rumours that Valentino: The Last Emperor is the favourite over Tom Ford's A Single Man and The September Issue. Coming soon: Ridley Scott is shooting the Gucci story, for release in 2011. HAUTE JOAILLERIE Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week will showcase luxury jewellery next season. Prepare to be dazzled. JUMP TO IT Tipped as the new cocktail dress, jumpsuits are outpacing all other trends this season. So suit up in style, ladies.

LACROIX LIMBO Ajman's Sheikh Hassan bin Ali hasn't paid up in time to secure Christian Lacroix's future. Let's hope the Paris Court will extend the deadline. GOODBYE GEMMA Model Gemma Ward has hung up her heels at the young age of 22. Speculation points to her continuing grief over the death of Heath Ledger.