The ‘concept store’ Colette is most stylish store in all Paris, was founded ten years ago by Indie-preneur Sarah Lerfel and her mother Colette Roussaux. Gap has commissioned renowned Paris boutique Colette to create a special one-month installation in Gap’s rotating concept store adjacent to the New York City flagship store at 54th and 5th Avenue.

The Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week is opening Friday, September 5. The world of fashion will come together as the first Spring 09 collections are revealed at the iconic tents of Bryant Park , the official venue of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

Launched in March of 2003, Revolve Clothing. is a online store of women’s and men’s designer clothing and accessories as well as an eclectic mix of lifestyle goods. The store specializes in contemporary labels such as Juicy Couture, True Religion, Rebecca Taylor, Citizens of Humanity and more.

Adidas spells “All Day I Dream About Sport”, is one of the most recognized brands in the world, that crosses genders, age groups and social classes. The company founder Adi Dassler was inspired by a single idea when he made his first shoes in 1920, at the age of just 20. His vision was to provide every athlete with the best footwear for his respective discipline.

Converse is celebrating being a century old with a new ad campaign, as part of the Converse century celebration Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D., Santogold and Julian Casablancas (lead singer of The Strokes) joined forces to create genre-blending new music collaboration, called “My Drive Thru” that bridges the styles they are known for.

Ever wondered how some designer names are pronounced? Thing with fashion is that there are designers from France, Italy, Japan and other countries whose names are difficult to pronounce. Here is the list to pronounce designer names.

The French electronic music duo ‘Justice’ (Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay) is breaking out from behind their turntables with a clothing line in collaboration with the international design collective Surface to Air. Having originally collaborated on the “We Are Your Friends” music video which won best video at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, collective Surface to Air and ‘Justice’ have produced more creative brilliance in this capsule collection.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim is presented annually in Miami Beach, Florida, at The Raleigh Hotel. Coinciding with the swimwear industry’s largest trade show, the invitation only event provides a runway platform for designers’ swimwear and resort collections with exposure to national and international media, style setters and fashionistas.

It’s been four long years since Mr Ford vacated the creative director position at Gucci but he’s returning to Milan in timely style to open his first retail store in Europe.

Lucas Ossendrijver, the 37-year-old Dutch-born Lanvin men’s wear designer, has an international resume to rival most diplomats. After graduating from the Fashion Institute Arnhem (ex alumni include Ossendrijver’s compatriots Viktor & Rolf), he skipped from Kenzo, to the German-Greek Kostas Murkudis, and then to Dior Homme in the Hedi Slimane years.