Japanese designer TsumoriShu Uemura Chisato has teamed up with Shu Uemura to create a cosmetics line. Tsumori says she grabbed some inspiration for the makeup from her fall/winter line in the collaboration. The line is expected to release in stores around September. Get ready!

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With years of accomplishment under her belt, Betsey Johnson says she’s ready to head for retirement. Following the debut of her latest collection this coming September, Betsey plans to hand over  the success to another designer, while she becomes a “megaconsultant”. 

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Now that everybody and their mama insist on hopping on the Eco-friendly bandwagon, they might as well look good doing it. It’s so much easier nowadays to get your little green hands on ridiculously chic, sustainable clothing such as Elsom.

This high fashion, high-quality label caters to both men and women while only using organic textiles. Started by designer Sam Elsom out of Sydney, Australia, all pieces are handcrafted using Old World techniques while maintaining a contemporary, minimalistic appeal.

Elsom’s great attention to detail, clean lines, and muted color palette is what makes this line understated, simplistic and just plain gaw-geous. If you really have a conscience, you’ll feel even better knowing that Elsom is a proud supporter of the organic farming industry and textile movement, sourcing material in ways that won’t make mother earth worry her pretty little head.