Cityfile: New York's Most Notable and Influential

♦  Julia Restoin Roitfeld might call herself a designer, but apparently the fat fees from modeling are hard to resist: She's been cast in the new Mango campaign along with celebuspawn Dakota Johnson Griffith. [WWD]
♦  PR maven Kelly Cutrone may play a hard-nosed bitch on The Hills, but in real life she's all heart: After reading about Marie Conde, who fought with three muggers who snatched her purse, Cutrone collected gifts for the 26-year-old nurse's aide, including Longchamp purses, jewelry, and dinner at the SoHo Grand. [NYP]
♦  During an interview conducted, of course, lying down in a hotel room at Claridge's in London, Diane von Furstenberg is expansive on matters personal (such as her first and only female lover), her "naughtiness" during the seventies, and her political opinions: Barack Obama is "so intelligent and very detached... It gives him perspective." [Telegraph] More

• Showbiz spawn Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini (left) and Dakota Johnson, along with nightlifer Leigh Lezark, are the new faces of Italian leather company Hogan. [Teen Vogue]
• Donna Karan isn't getting sued by Cartier anymore! After the French company accused her of using their copyrighted "Tank" name for her watches, they've now "resolved their differences" and Cartier has dropped the suit. [Marketwatch]
• The Times' Eric Wilson fashion-commentates the Olympic Games' Opening Ceremony: He's underwhelmed by Ralph Lauren's outfits for the US, and "most startled by the looks worn by the Canadian team." [NYT]