Apparel News Daily Reader
The Fashion Statement: What is Luxury Now? (Luxist)
Nike T-Shirt Gun for when you want to shoot apparel (Geek.com)
Michael Jackson helped develop merchandise for London event (Los Angeles Times)
Critter-Friendly Grows Up. A growing number of manufacturers are launching stylish shoes marketed as vegan and animal friendly for women who don?t want any animal products in their footwear. (Wall Street Journal)
L.A. Bloom -- a temporary clothing boutique at the Taylor De Cordoba art gallery (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage blog)
Shopping: Loafers Are in the Spotlight for Fall (Coutorture)
(capsule) Paris Recap (We Are The Market)
RackedWire: Urban Outfitters Sells Fixed-Gear Bikes; Decadestwo Returning to Soho? (Racked)
Storecasting: Logan Riese Brings Rockstar Cred to Robertson (Racked LA)
Dolce Gabbana Big Nabbed on Hacking Charge (Page Six)
Kira Plastinina's Return Draws Angry Protests In Los Angeles (The Shophound)
Asked and Answered | Scott Sternberg (The New York Times' The Moment blog)
Project Runway Films at FIDM, brings in La Lohan and others as guests for new season (Hollywood Life)
Rite Aid facility symbolic of unions' legislation push. Labor movement sees the Lancaster site as a symbol of why Congress should pass the Employee Free Choice Act. The firm agreed last month to rehire dozens of workers let go after a unionizing drive. (Los Angeles Times)
In fundamental shift, consumers are saving rather than spending (Los Angeles Times)
U.S. to require contractors to use E-Verify. Starting Sept. 8, only those firms that use the online program, which checks whether employees are in the country legally and are authorized to work, will be eligible for federal contracts. (Los Angeles Times)
Empty Mall Stores Trigger Rent Cuts. Retail chains are using the fine print in their leases to demand rent reductions, eking out critical savings and pressuring mall owners already struggling with vacancies. (Wall Street Journal)
U.S. Targets Contractors Hiring Illegals. The program, which is unpopular in the business community, will cut across all sectors of the economy, affecting about 170,000 companies, from health care to construction to weapons makers, as well as many other industries that receive government business or federal stimulus funds. (Wall Street Journal)
Luxe Redux (The Big Money)
