“I dragged Amy into it, and without me there is no doubt that she would never have gone down that road,” Fielder-Civil said to News of the World. “I ruined something beautiful.”

Blake was on a role during the interview, saying all of the right things. He not only takes responsibility for his role in Amy’s downfall, but he even says he’d be willing to sacrifice himself for her good.

“Now I have to let her go to save her life. I am not abandoning her. I am doing this out of love,” he said. “I have had to live with that for the past year that I have been in prison and I have got so much remorse.”

Blake recounted that when he met Amy, the only drug she’d indulged in was marijuana. It was with his tutelage that the Brit singer began to experiment with progressively worse drugs. Eventually, her entire career and her health were threatened by her drug use.

“It was heartbreaking seeing someone you love more than yourself, someone you would die for, someone you would kill for, on the floor shaking,” he said.

Amy has kept her distance from Blake since his release from jail. Blake says that’s his fault too.

“If it wasn’t for drugs, me and Amy would be so happy. Just without that in our lives — without crack and without heroin — Amy would be making beautiful music,” he said.

I’m so excited about this news according to WWD, Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton is reviving the “hit 2001 collaboration with Sprouse for a new, limited edition collection of accessories and ready-to-wear.” This is great news since I missed out on the first collection, I was only able to get my hands on the graffitti pouchette! I’m going to save up my pennies and attempt to get the whole collection (who am I kidding?)!!! The collection “coincides with a retrospective — called “Rock on Mars” — at Deitch Projects’ 18 Wooster Street gallery from Jan. 8 to Feb. 28, and The Stephen Sprouse Book by Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha, due out from Rizzoli New York on Feb. 1. The impetus for the new line came when Deitch approached Jacobs and Vuitton about doing something related to the retrospective.” The collection hits LV stores worldwide on January 9, 2009- mark your calendars!

“I proposed putting together a Vuitton version of the Pop Shop, which was Keith Haring’s concept…not reissuing products that we had done with Stephen, but doing things that were similar or new,” Jacobs said.

The collection consists of two iconic Sprouse motifs, the graffit and the rose and will be interpreted into Day-Glo shades of pink, green and orange over the Monogram print. “The motifs are featured on Vuitton’s Keepall, Speedy and Neverfull bag styles, as well as basketball sneaker boots, pumps, sunglasses, headbands and wristbands, and small leather goods like wallets and coin purses. The rtw includes a mackintosh raincoat with a graffiti and monogram lining, graffiti leggings and a long-sleeve neon minidress featuring the rose design.”

On December 15th, a special website welovesprouse.com will go live which “feature a mix of interviews with people who knew Sprouse, including Debbie Harry, Candy Pratts Price and Patricia Field. In the clips, they muse on their relationship with Sprouse, and his lasting influence on the fashion and art worlds. There will also be a feature called Scrawl the Wall, where visitors can post comments, and a special section on Sprouse’s New York, highlighting some of the artist’s favorite haunts in the city.”

I simply can not wait, I’m having a good morning! Are you excited? What items are you planning to buy? I think I want all haha!!!

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The launch will coincide with Deitch Projects' 80s retrospective, (they're the ones who initially suggested a re-do to Marc) and the Rizzoli book on Sprouse. But the Louis products - bags, scarves, leggings, etc - are all Marc since Sprouse passed away in 2004.

Marc says, “I just felt it was a funny way to play with it, to pretend to be Sprouse for a bit, and use the work that he did, and then bring it back to the work that he did before I collaborated with him."

The online component is the coolest part though, (unless you're holding your breath for neon rose-covered monogrammed sneakers). On December 15, Vuitton will launch welovesprouse.com with everything you need to know about the late artist and interviews from his friends including Pat Field and Debbie Harry.

And of course, no Marc project post-2007 would be complete without naked Marc, so thankfully, Terry Richardson shot the graffitied Jacobs for next month's issue of Bazaar.

At this rate, the Deitch opening will more than make up for Marc's canceled holiday party.

Mismatched Shoe

-SavvyMode’s Tods mocassins take a field trip to the cobbler and come back looking fantastic. [SavvyMode]

- I love shopping online.  I can do it 24/7, in my pjs, and avoid long lines.  But one of my online peeves is the disappointment of waiting for an order to be delivered, only to discover the size isn’t right.  Well, Michigans can still shop in the comfort of their homes with a guarantee that the size will be a perfect fit.  Shoe Envy will deliver heels on wheels right to your home.  When is this coming to Seattle? [Freep]

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She capped the awards show singing her hit “Superwoman” from her triple-platinum selling album “As I Am.”

Alicia Keys @ 2008 American Music Awards - Arrivals, Los Angeles

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