Photo: Fashism

Regardless of how much the internet wills it so, Lana Del Rey is not the new face of Prada. There are dozens of reasons why, but the most glaring one is that Miuccia’s never chosen a celebrity face for her women’s ready-to-wear collection, and the little known Del Rey seems an unlikely place to start. Starlets like Katie Holmes, Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan have fronted campaigns for Miu Miu and Tobey Maguire was recently cast as the face of Prada’s menswear, but high fashion models (often exclusives) usually win the major ads. The fake image was posted on Fashin Live Journal this morning and immediately picked up by dozens of blogs, most of whom pointed out it’s unlikeliness. Whoever mocked it up did a great job though—and it’s perfect press for Del Rey.