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- Notorious recluse, Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Garçons offers a rare interview with the Wall Street Journal. [WSJ]

- V Magazine offers a special preview of its 72-page Elizabeth Taylor tribute, styled by Carine Roitfeld and shot by Mario Testino. In it, Stephanie Seymour channels Liz and at least a few of her eight marriages. [The Cut]

- A gift from the retail gods? The Barney’s Warehouse Sale has been extended through Wednesday, September 7th. [Racked]

- Legitimate organization (?) Cosmetic Executive Women (U.K.) will honor old-school diva Joan Collins for being “a true cosmetic executive woman” and “a wonderful advocate for the beauty industry.” [WWD]

- According to recent statistics released by Match.com, Manhattanites are 3% more interested in dating someone from Brooklyn than someone from Manhattan. [Refinery29]

Deep in the trenches of Glee:

Kurt delights in a light trench and upturned toed shoes. Bow tie and shouldered brief in tow, he is easily the chicest kid in Ohio.

Rachel tries to go all Sex and the City on their big trip to New York, but she ends up looking more Cat and the Hat.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 29: Actress Lea Michele sighting on the set of the TV show "Glee" on location in Washington Square Park on April 29, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic)

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Zowie Broach and Brian Kirkby of clandestine British cult brand Boudicca – named for the Iceni tribal queen – have announced a September launch of their very first fragrance, Wode. If early details are any indication, this avant-garde perfume will serve as an extension of the label’s artistic, if not commercial, pursuits. With built-in niche appeal already guaranteed, Wode is destined make a splash unlike any other we have seen since 2005’s Odeur 53 from Comme des Garçons, which notoriously eschewed traditional notes for an ultra-modern, metallic “bouquet”.

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Boudicca named their iconoclastic fragrance after the ancient woad plant, whose blue dyes were used by tribes for ritualistic marking by the Brittani tribes. Fittingly, Wode’s ingenuity and novelty lies in its unusual mode of application, and as you may suspect, its color! Designed to mimic graffiti, the spicy Wode scent is sprayed from a can, tinting the wearer with a disturbingly inky blue paint. The splatter and shock factor, of course, is temporary. Wode’s visual aspect fades, so those of you envisioning blue stains on your clothing, fear not! You can watch a demonstration of this arty application process here, on Boudicca’s platform13 site. Judging from this provocative clip, Wode’s accompanying campaign looks to be as conceptually ambitious as the product itself.

Wode will enjoy a surreptitious launch in September (with the couture crowd to be given a preview), but reportedly you will not be able to buy it through the typical vendors!

Speculation on how Boudicca plan to market and distribute Wode continues, but its debut will no doubt see Boudicca defy expectations and ideals yet again. Speaking to Hint Magazine, Boudicca’s Kirkby confirmed that Wode “will not follow the conventional route of a fragrance. And anyway it would be a huge cliché for us to do a fragrance as we all know it’s a well-trodden path. We see it more as art.”

And until Martin Margiela releases his perfume in 2009, Kirkby should rest assured that Wode will dominate the fringe fragrance market.

Jil Sander better get ready to share Raf Simons. Fred Perry has just signed on the avant-garde designers for a 13 piece fall capsule collection. The label has already showed their Raf love by carrying his Comme des Garcons line, but this little collabo might be good for the Perry brand as they continue to push to a more fashionable audience. Anything to get the Lacoste comparisons out of the way, eh Perry.

The debut fall collection includes a heavy piqué polo ($195 retail); a textured acrylic/cotton polo ($485); a short-sleeved wool/nylon turtleneck sweater ($370); a mohair turtleneck sweater ($550); a wool/acrylic/alpaca chunky knit sweater ($845); and a wool flannel trouser ($400).

(Text & image via DNR)