Apparel News Daily Reader


Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall's Fall '09 collection (Photos courtesy FabSugar)

Fashion:
Look Book Love: Project Runway's Leanne Marshall, Fall '09 (FabSugar)
Haute List. Too Cool: Hot Pants (New York Post)
Style bloggers get personal about fashion (Los Angeles Times Image)
Rumor: Karl Lagerfeld to Step Down at Chanel, With Alber Elbaz Stepping In? (Fashionologie)
Thakoon Brings Out Prints, Pleats That Are Sure to Sell for Cruise 2010 (Fashionologie)
Alexander Wang Takes Away Some of the Edge Replaces with Lighter Colors for Cruise 2010 (Fashionologie)
A fashion critics view on who's buying haute couture (The New York Times)
A Dose of (capsule): Naked Famous Denim SS10 Preview (We Are The Market)
Alexander Wang Resort 2010 (Coutorture)
Cartier Party Shines in Beverly Hill (Los Angeles Times All The Rage)
L'Oreal Paris celebrates 100 years (Los Angeles Times All The Rage)
Fashion world turns to bloggers to get the word out (Los Angeles Times Image)
At Polyvore, it's a virtual overlap of styles (Los Angeles Times Image)
The Image Photo Booth at the James Perse Summer Keg Party (Los Angeles Times Image)
Re: Cycles! Vogue’s Guide to the Best Bikes (Style.com)
Storecasting: Is Kenzo Returning to LA? (Racked LA)
In the age of the "staycation," what do this week's Resort collection presentations mean for fashion and its followers? (Daily Beast)
Rooms from the runway – interior décor that parallels runway styles. So pretty. (Coco+Kelley)
Summer fashion inspiration/major jealousy attack. 17-year-old blogger celebrates summer vaca with a shopping spree that would make even Vogue editors green with envy. (Sea of Shoes)
Super cool DIY cure for the seen-everywhere boyfriend blazer. Tons o safety pins + chains = custom designer-inspired jacket. (Cocorosa)
Sales, yo! (Refinery 29)

Industry/Business:
Luxury's High Prices
Sales are falling across the sector as even big spenders have cut back, influenced as much by the idea it's no longer fashionable to flaunt wealth as by waning incomes. (Wall Street Journal)
Textile machinery shipment statistics for 2008 (Knitting Industry)
Denim remains a wardrobe favorite - Cotton Incorporated (Fibre2Fashion)
Downtown Disney lands 2 O.C. exclusive stores (Orange County Register)
Global apparel sourcing in uncertain times (Just-Style)
After Three Years of Speculation, Roberto Cavalli Finally Sells Minority Stake (Fashionologie)