T minus 14 hours and counting!

Uggghhhhhhh, I so hate my life right now! Not only do the people living in New York City right now have the privilege of, well, actually living in New York City, they will also have the best day of their fashion lives tomorrow with the opening of the Topshop flagship store in SoHo and the Balenciaga Outlet store (the first one ever on our continent...or in our hemisphere for that matter) at Woodbury Commons Mall! Check out this video to get a sneak peak inside the Topshop store. You can feel like a New Yorker for about 2 minutes and 29 seconds.

Gasp for Air!

Bow down, haters! Mary Kate Olsen is looking super fierce in a new (and very futuristic) cover shot and fashion spread for Interview magazine. Although Mary Kate is definitely a fashion icon, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite this edgy from her. Loves it. I can identify at least one F/W 09 Balanciaga piece from this spread, can you?

Obituaries...

When Obedient Sons had reason to jump for joy

Yes, readers, it is with much sorrow and deep regret that I have to announce the fashion industry's most recent deaths (victims, unfortunately, of our evil recession). Remember a few months ago when I introduced you to one of my favorite magazines, New York Look? Well, it's glossy pages don't float and those beautiful shots of Lanvin and Balenciaga weren't enough to keep it above water. New York Magazine is halting production of New York Look indefinately.

Next, CDFA/ Vogue Fashion Fund nominated design label Obedient Sons and Daughters have lost all financial backing and will not be presenting a collection for F/W 2009. This is extremely sad and a real reflection of how our economy is having a devastating effect on small, independent designers who don't have a big business conglomerate (Liz Claiborne, LVMH, etc.) to fall back on. Obedent Sons and Daughters is actually the reason I was able to go to New York Fashion Week this past fall (or at least their PR agency, Nouveau, is anyway), so it's such a shame that they won't be around any longer.

While I do wish this Obituary section wasn't necessary, it doesn't look as though I'll be stopping anytime soon. So, as long as there's a fashion death to be reported I'll be giving them to you. That's all for today. R.I.P