Apparel News Daily Reader

A misfit in the Couture Business (Wall Street Journal)
Kristen McMenamy Storms Back for July 2009 Vogue Italia (Fashionologie)
When a publicist moonlights as a hacker all hell breaks loose. There's a joke here, we can feel it. (NY Post)
Super cute. John Paul Gautlier and musician Martin Solveig make beautiful music [video] together. (Fashion Week Daily)
Flash for flash. A genius invented an "anti-paparazzi" clutch that sets off a bright flash every time a camera flashes and cleverly obscures the pictures (AHProjects)
Sales and steals in L.A. this weekend. (Refinery 29)
Can't Make the Alexander Wang Sample Sale? Get Discounted Pieces Online (Coutorture)
See Audrey Tautou's costumes from Coco Before Chanel (Vogue)
Gaultier, Valentino, Font close couture shows in Paris (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)
Celebrity style profiles: Famous faces on fashion (Los Angeles Times Image)
Haute couture: Runway shots, Paris fashion week, fall-winter 2009/2010 (Los Angeles Times Image)
Banana Republic Windows to Reveal Mad Men Scenes (Racked)
In the Window: Mr. Potato Head Goes to Barneys (Racked)
Is J.Crew Exploiting the Obama Girls? (Racked)
Now Open: Designers Unite for a Cause at LA Fashion Bloom (Racked LA)
Racked Giveaway: $100 to Burn at South Coast Plaza (Racked LA)
Creative Recreation | Where Suits Meet Sneakers (Business of Fashion)

Designer Bargains, for the Invited. Online retail startups that specialize in "private sales" of discount designer apparel are gaining traction in the U.S. and, armed with fresh venture capital, plan to branch into new businesses. (Wall Street Journal)
Slowing Down on Fast Retailing. Shares of Japan's Fast Retailing may be chic, but they're hardly cheap. The thrifty streak that propelled earnings at the company behind the Uniqlo brand is starting to work against it. (Wall Street Journal)
Girltrunks creates a new category in women's swimwear (Fibre2Fashion)
Bebe merchandise probs hurt results, analysts say (Yahoo Finance)
Retailers seek to refresh looks, not replace them (The News Observer)
Shops—Ross Part of Beverly Connection’s Expansion (Blackburn and Sweetzer)