Apparel News Daily Reader

But what I really want to do is design. Blogger Rumi Neely of Fashiontoast.com designed a capsule collection for RVCA, gives us a peek at it on her blog (Fashion Toast)
Collabs: Opening Ceremony Partners With Keds For Capsule Collection (Racked LA)
Rodarte, Inspire by Death Valley and Vultures, Go Goth Tribal for Spring 2010 (Fashionologie)
FABTV: Lauren Conrad Styles Her Fall Kohl's Line (FabSugar)
What they insiders wore to NYFW (WhoWhatWear)
Breakfast With Poiret, Lunch With Braveheart (The New York Times' On the Runway)
Two Fashion Stalwarts, Reared on Same Bronx Catwalk (The New York Times' City Room)
A Smaller Steak but No Less Sizzle (The New York Times)
Jena Malone Stars in Opening Ceremony Short (Racked LA)
Pret à Manger | Designer Recipes (The New York Times' The Moment)
Surfers, celebrities, do-gooders at the SIMA Humanitarian Fund’s annual Liquid Nation Ball (Transworld Business)
Mulleavy Sisters Explain Tattoos and Burnt Fabric at Rodarte Spring 2010 (Coutorture)
Anchors aweigh! Brooks Brothers, Black Fleece set sail for spring/summer 2010 (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)
New York Fashion Week: Carolina Herrera, others present spring collections with a tactile appeal (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)
Marc Jacobs and Rodarte for spring 2010 (Los Angeles Times Image)
Fucking Awesome (We Are The Market)
On the Runway: Gottex's Celeb-Only Swimwear (Racked)
He Says, She Says: One Guy and One Girl Weigh In on Spring 2010 Trends (Glamour)
Tom Ford is Toronto Festival's Man of Destiny (Gawker)
Rebecca Minkoff Loves the 90's (Fashionista)
Sneak Peek! Forever 21's Twist Debut Collection (FabSugar)

Cash for Clunkers may have "unintended consequences" for retail (The New York Times)
N.Y. judge dismisses Web retailers' objections over "Amazon tax" (International Business Times)
Asking questions helps retailers reduce returns (Internet Retailer)