Apparel News Daily Reader
Models strut at the Life Ball charity event in Vienna (Photo from Fashionologie)
Fashion:
Models Galore Hit Vienna for 2009 Life Ball Extravaganza (Fashionologie)
Dressed to Kill. The Robbin' Hood Chic of Bonnie Clyde (New York Post)
Target and Facebook team up for charity (Los Angeles Times)
The Fashion That Is Uniquely Cannes (The New York Times)
Styling First Lady Michelle Obama paints New York purple with visits to Met Museum of Art, ballet (New York Daily News)
Louis Vuitton now on Twitter (FabSugar)
Jen Rade is the anti-Rachel Zoe (Los Angeles Times All the Rage)
Want to buddy up to Jason Wu or Vogue’s Andre Leon Talley? Kid wants an internship with Diane Von Furstenberg? Get out your AmEx and help a great charity. (FashionWeekDaily)
Better than Rock Band. Musical muses for fashionistas.' (Refinery 29)
In Other Nordic News...Finnish designer Daniel Palillo has taken up his post as the first designer-in-residence at Welcome Hunters' new Chinatown boutique. (Racked LA)
Your new favorite blog. Art meets fashion and a great name to boot. (The Unknown Hipster)
Industry/Business:
Skate for sale. Zumiez bids $7.2 million for bankrupt Active Ride Shop (Transworld Business)
How Casual Male Decided to Change Name (Wall Street Journal)
Macy's studies outlet venture (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Shuttering Shop News—Beverly Boulevard’s Latest Losses, Boutique M, Kim Salmela, Valley of the Dolls Moves to Royal/T, Keyboard Concepts Replaces Steinways (Blackburn + Sweetzer)