I love Chuck Bass. I know it seems difficult to rationalise, but I do. The Gossip Girl character is played by English actor Ed Westwick, who was asked to open and close the show for Philipp Plein at the Milan men's wear shows this weekend. He was also interviewed by blog idol Garance Dore, who took this first picture. Amazing.

Apparently Chuck, I mean Ed, looked a bit awkward on the runway, but his facial hair more than made up for it. It has that edgy cool vibe. He looks dangerous, even if by all accounts he really isn't.