Alex Wang's brand can't be diluted because hasn't built one yet. It takes about ten years to build a "brand." Young designers who are only well-known in the fashion community can afford to experiment.

Plus, girls who like Alex Wang love Keds --- I was stoked when I got this press release!

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Um, I'm 25 and I heart this show. Am I weird?

Reyes did long skirts, too. He's in the young designer category...

Fashion publicist Eleanor Lamber

I'm also very into Old Navy at the moment. I bought a dress there this weekend and I swear that if I had seen it at Bird, I would have paid $200 for it.

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Waters is sooo right. I wrote about this yesterday -- it's starting to lemmings out there.

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You really rock my world.

Isn't Julian Schnabel Zac Posen's godfather? Funny.

I love the collection, but not the price. I went to check it out and there was one dress I really wanted, but the $500 tag deterred me. The best shoes were up in that range as well. The quality does not match the numbers -- honestly, I went to Urban Outfitters the same day and am sad to say I saw very similar looks for about 1/16 the cost.

I'm waiting for the sample sale.

All I have to say is:

YESSSSSSS

Opening Ceremony is great -- no one is denying that. It has been since it opened.

However, it is not revolutionary. It's an edgier version of Steven Alan. What's more, the house line is too expensive. Chloe Sevigny shoes are $500. The short-sleeved swing coat went from $400 to $600 in one year. Thank god I got mine at the sample sale.

It's a great store and I shop there all the time. But I agree with you lovely ladies -- Barney's is the tops when it comes to influence.

The domain is registered under Hart & Larson, an ad agency, so I think option a) must be close to the truth!

It's definitely a client of this ad agency:
hart+Larsson
www.hartlarsson.com/

If you check out who registered the domain name, it's them.

1. Green cups will eventually be back (according the manager at the 'bucks on 6th and 14th).
2. In Howard Schultz's comments to investors a couple of weeks back, he said they are going to lower prices a bit in order to compete with D&D and McDonalds.

I'm also betting this is a dream sequence.

The Chanel icon is cute, too!

The clothes are great. But here are two points Eric Wilson is missing:

1. (regarding the highlighted quote: But will customers, especially those who look to Gap for jeans and T-shirts, get it?) No one looks to the Gap for anything anymore! They needed to make a change or less and less people would continue to buy.

--When was the last time you bought something full-price at the Gap? I just picked up the Pierre Hardy platforms for $23. There is a ton of stuff I want right now, but I'd rather buy it on sale and spend the rest of that money on one of Jane Mayle's final pieces or a Peter Jensen dress. Because I KNOW it's going to go on sale. Until people get used to buying things full-price at the Gap, they're screwed.

Here's an explanation of why they are doing this:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/28/style-public-modeling-forbeslife-cx_ls_0828style.html?partner=msn

There's definitely a double-edged sword slashing the fashion/retail world right now, and it's mostly psychological. Buyers are facing many challenges for Spring 2009. Here's a little more insight: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2008/09/11/style-trends-fashion-forbeslife-cx_0912trends.html