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It's even gloomier today than yesterday, so here's a bunch of stuff that has been entertaining without getting our feet soaked.
Band of Outsiders and its sister label Boy (above) are launching at The Corner, a new retail site powered by Yoox focusing on young, independent designers. (Shophound Inbox)
• Graphic Designer and Chief Obama Propagandist Shepard Fairey will be on hand on Thursday to launch his Obey x Levi's collaboration with a live installation and free poster signing at the Levi's store in Times Square (Hypebeast)
• The bad weather wasn't enough to keep people away from the Yves Saint Laurent sample sale, and inside it was a grabby frenzy for handbags. (RACKED)
Ricardo Tisci is in no hurry to do a H&M style diffusion line with Givenchy. "It's too early. I'm still building the brand, and we want to stay on image" (Fashionologie)
• Small, independent retailers are working hard to save their Christmas business without slashing prices. That may mean putting Holiday merchandise out earlier than ever. Like tomorrow. (Wall Street Journal)
Christian Lacroix's future was to have been finalized today, but has now been delayed a few more weeks. (AFP via The Cut)
• A talk with LA fashion queen Ilaria Urbinati of our new favorite store, Confederacy (W Editor's Blog)
Next month, Phaidon, the art book publisher will launch a pop-up shop through January with their sites are focused on Taschen. (Cool Hunting)
• A look at what has survived Carmine Street's gentrification. (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
• The first look at H&M's ads for Sonia Rykiel's lingerie line features relatively buxom models Lara Stone (as a brunette), Caroline Trentini (as a redhead) and Anne V. with little rosettes perched on their nipples. Awfully amusing, but definitely not for wearing under a sweater. (Nitro:licious)
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