• cbs2chicago.com - Beyonce Cuts Off Interview About New Clothing Line
  The pop diva was in town to launch her new clothing line. But as Dana Kozlov shows us, the love-fest stopped when a CBS 2 reporter asked a hard-nosed question about Beyonce’s fashions.
  (tags: fashion+news celebrity)

What is this abomination of the Sorel boot. I spit in your general direction.

Seriously, what the hell is this? Michael Kors, why!.

It’s another Threadless post. Kevin, a reader and fellow computer nerd told me about an interview with the creative director of Threadless Jeffrey Kalmikoff. His site is also having a contest where you can win a Threadless t.

Now onto the ts.

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• TheStar.com - Health certificates for Milan models
  If I won the lottery, I would torch my entire wardrobe and wear only Bottega Veneta and Hermès.

  Or would I?

  (tags: fashion models)

The Levi’s/Dockers Warehouse Sale

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• American Graffiti We Must Stop This Slavery To Fashion Trends (from Oxford Mail)
  International fashion is a funny thing. Coming to Oxford last year, I prepared myself for a different way of dressing. My imagination conjured up images of Harry Potter, of smoking jackets and cravats, and of Donegal sweaters and thick woolly scarves. It
  (tags: fashion trends)
• globeandmail.com : Gildan to slash 546 jobs
  (tags: fashion industry canada)
• CityNews: Clothing That Incorporates Light May Illuminate The Fashion Industry
  It’s starting to get colder out, which means you might want to break out the light clothing.
  No, you didn’t read that wrong. It’s just a reference to what may be the next big thing in fashion and the next big profit centre for clothes makers - apparel t
  (tags: fashion industry future technology)
• Knockoff Nation
  You know you want it: The high-performance sports car, the designer handbag, the Rolex. But the prices! So-called counterfeiters feel your pain, and they’re doing everything they can—including putting themselves at tremendous personal risk—to make suc
  (tags: fakes shopping fashion gadgets)

Previously I’ve talked about wanting a Smythe Les Vests sailor jacket. The Fall 2006 collection is pretty fun and has a red version of the sailor jacket I loved.

This black wool trench is so perfect. I love the length and high waisted belt.
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• TheStar.com - George, Joe in fashion fight
  You could call it Joe versus George in the latest battle of the goliaths.
  (tags: fashion shopping toronto walmart joe+fresh)

Passenger Pigeon, the affair continues…

I have a coat fetish, big time. I have a double closet dedicated to them. Most of them are vintage, a few are military. There is also my prized possession, Anita. The Bell coat (pictured above) is made from a woolen army blanket.

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• Milan’s latest model wars move
  Monday, September 25, 2006 (MILAN) Caving to recent widespread anorexia hysteria, Milan announced this weekend that catwalkers must tout a medical certificate stating they are “healthy.” In addition, the city stated school-age models must be accompanied b
  (tags: fashion+news models)
• Fashion World Says Too Thin Is Too Hazardous
  The fashion industry was rocked last week by Spain’s decision to ban underweight models from Madrid runways in an effort to promote healthy body weights. Advocates praised the move as a positive attempt to stem the rise in eating disorders.
  (tags: fashion models)

• Fashion’s No 1 stylist, or just a great big zero? - Sunday Times - Times Online
  Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe swept into London last week to find a city poised to loathe every inch of her infamous size 0 frame. The great weight debate had rumbled through fashion week and was reaching a climax just as Zoe — an American fashionista th
  (tags: fashion+news stylists rachel+zoe)

• Fashion’s thin view | The Sunday Telegraph
  THERE have been three moments over the past few days when I have felt ashamed to be part of the fashion industry.
  (tags: fashion+news)