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By Connie Cho | Tuesday, July 7, 2009

2009 Fall Couture: Christian Dior (FabSugar)
Jeans that fit with a smile (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Christian Lacroix May Have Just Shown His Last Couture Show for Fall 2009 (Fashionologie)

Haute Couture Faces Uncertain Times (The New York Times)
AAFA calls for renewal of Burma Import Ban (Fibre2Fashion)
Recession Fails To Put A Crimp In Demand For Expensive Jeans (Investor's Business Daily)

Dior Couture (Photo courtesy FabSugar)

Fashion:
2009 Fall Couture: Christian Dior (FabSugar)
Jeans that fit with a smile (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Christian Lacroix May Have Just Shown His Last Couture Show for Fall 2009 (Fashionologie)
Brule on Brule (We Are The Market)
Shopping: Seventies-Inspired Beachwear (Coutorture)
Shopping: Delicate Black Lace For Fall (Coutorture)
Rain Roots From Glastonbury (Fashion Copious)
Lindsay Lohan Tweets Trouble (Just Jared)
Hermes Windows (Modelizing)
Tara Subkoff Diagnosed with Brain Tumor (The Cut)
Swimming with Sharks in the Nude (Black Book)
Kors Light (Counterfeit Chic)
Five Minutes With the Rodarte Girl (W Editors Blog)
In the Window, International Edition: Holt Renfrew's Blog Brigade (Racked LA)
Relocations: Panty Raid Packs its Skivvies for Los Feliz (Racked LA)
Launches and Releases: TenState Denim Helps You Find Enlightenment Through Pocket Studs (Racked LA)
American Rag’s Rogue Territory custom denim studio (The Hundreds)
Lunch with the FT: Manolo Blahnik (Financial Times)
Belt buckles are forever: Michael Jackson's official 'This Is It' merch awaits (Pop Hiss: The L.A. Times music blog)
A Designer's Post-Baby Regimen. Working on shedding her pregnancy pounds, fashion designer Jenni Kayne practices a West Coast style of Pilates. (Wall Street Journal)
Wet Your Appetite. Dive Into These Suitable One-Pieces (New York Post)
Swim designers call out the trends for 2010 (Transworld Business)
Like a Texas tuxedo, but way cooler. The denim vest is the new must have. (Refinery 29)
Erik Hart’s Resort 2010 collection is twisted… and draped and tailored (Refinery 29)
Wizardess of Oz (Los Angeles Magazine's Chic Leak blog)
Inspired Christian Dior Runway to Reality (The New York Times' The Moment blog)
Divisadero Corridor - bohemian chic (San Francisco Chronicle)'

Industry/Business:
Haute Couture Faces Uncertain Times (The New York Times)
AAFA calls for renewal of Burma Import Ban (Fibre2Fashion)
Recession Fails To Put A Crimp In Demand For Expensive Jeans (Investor's Business Daily)
Retailers localize discounts (Wall Street Journal)
Jewelers especially hard-hit in downturn (The New York Times)