Dress Marcs the Spot for Jacobs, Alessandra Ambrosio Births a Boy and Maurice Sendak Now Where the Dead Things Are

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Anja Rubik‘s bony thigh is quickly replacing Angelina Jolie‘s bony leg at the viral appendage of the moment. [Refinery29]

- Marc Jacobs apparently raided my fantasy wardrobe for the lace dress he wore to the Met Ball last night. No stranger to a kilt or even the occasional full drag, Jacobs remarked that he “just didn’t wanna wear a tuxedo and be boring.” Mission: accomplished. [Telegraph]

Bribes Made: Walmart in Bribery Scandal

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Walmart has over 10,000 stores worldwide with $444 billion in sales in 2011 alone. Of those 10,000 stores, 2,088 are in Mexico, its largest foreign outpost, where the mega-retailer is embroiled in a scandal over bribing local government officials to expedite its expansion there. And according to The New York Times, not only did Walmart’s top executives know about the corruption south of the border, but they tried to cover it up before shutting down an internal investigation.

Calling First Dibs on Vintage Couture Hats by Bill Cunningham

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Before he hopped on his legendary bicycle in the notorious blue jacket, snapping photos of fashion’s evolution, Bill Cunningham was a couture milliner. He chose to design under the guise William J., so as not to offend his ultra conservative family. Full of whimsy and feathers and intense, curious joy, many these hats were just a tad too “exotic,” as Bill says, for the hats to truly take off sales-wise. We’ll find out this Wednesday if they’re too exotic for us in 2012, as 23 William J. originals (mostly owned by his Aunt), will go on sale at 1stDibs.com.

Go Back in Time with Burberry, Macy’s and Walmart Through Their Facebook Timelines

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The new Facebook timeline is one trend I refuse to acknowledge let alone understand or endorse, but the same cannot be said about a handful of brands who debuted the chronological countdown on their pages today. 

INDIE REWIND: The Only Lines I Do Are in Bathroom Stalls

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

With New York Fashion Week finally winding down, I say goodbye to my days and nights of standing on impossibly long lines and say hello to my bed where I will stay for the remainder of my life and/or weekend. To commemorate the end of yet another season — and to mask the fact that I woke up SUPER late and pretty drunk this morning — here’s a tidbit from last July about New York and its love of exclusivity and douchebaggery: 

CFDA’s Move from the Garment District Ruffling a Few Sequined Feathers

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Located at 1412 Broadway for the last 15 years, the CFDA has been, as president Diane von Furstenberg puts it, the “soul of the Garment District” — working tirelessly to preserve the once thriving neighborhood with initiatives such as the CFDA Incubator and Made in Midtown. Now that the Council is planning to physically abandon the District, some fear it will also leave the Garment…out to dry. 

INDIE REWIND: The 10 Greatest Fashion Films

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

The drama of the business, the transcendent beauty of the clothes, and the backstabbing bitchery of the fashion world have always been popular subjects in film.  Whether it’s a satanic editor with a taste for Italian couture, a young fashionista dining with diamonds, or a group of disenfranchised queens hoping to set the City of Lights ablaze, these 10 movies are the greatest odes to fashion.

Inside the McQueen Atelier with Cathy Horyn and Sarah Burton

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Sarah Burton took New York Times fashion critic and noted sassbag Cathy Horyn on a tour of the Alexander McQueen atelier and the label’s gorgeous marine-inspired spring 2012 collection. 

Let’s Heel It for the Boys

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

High heels: they’re not just for women, drag queens and the oft-misunderstood transvestite anymore. The New York Times ”Style” section, the only news source of any import, chronicles a trend sweeping the nation — or at least a trend lightly dusting Los Angeles: the gentleman stiletto. 

Teacher’s Pet: Burberry the Brand with the Highest Digital IQ

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

New York University’s Luxury Lab (L2) ranked the digital IQs of 49 fashion brands based on four criteria: web site, digital marketing, social media and mobile platforms. Brands were then classified into one of five categories: Genius, Gifted, Average, Challenged, or Feeble. Class is in session and as usual Burberry is the only one who did their homework.