Apparel News Daily Reader

Tip your hat: Victor Osbourne opens (Photo courtesy Racked)

Fashion:

Now Open: Victor Osborne's Hats Hit Orchard Street (Racked)
Cycle Chic. Pedal Pushers Get Their Move on in Style. (New York Post)
Target Offers Taste of DailyCandy. Retailer's Site Will Feature Product Picks, Articles From Newsletter's Editors (Wall Street Journal)
Chanel Private Sale: June 3 - 5, 2009 (ShopDiary)
Lindsay Lohan Rattles Fashion House (New York Post)
Head over heels: the story behind Jimmy Choo (Times UK)
La Vida L.A.: James Perse Throws a Kegger for Malibu (BlackBook)
Bikini Mowing (The New York Times On the Runway)
Nick and Marisa Miller on MSN.com Style Studio (Nick Verreos)
Era - Starts Sat at the Oviatt Bulding: 617 S Olive St, Downtown (Thrillist)
Shopseen aims to be your online guide to local shopping (L.A. Times All the Rage)
Fall 2009 Trend Report: Full Short Skirts (Coutorture)
Countdown to (capsule) Paris (We Are The Market)
Magazine Alive Launches in Tokyo (We Are The Market)
Jeff Staple Launches Reed Pages (We Are The Market)
Who wears short shorts? Apparently, we all do. Here’s how. (Times UK)
Surf and skate enthusiasts mark your calendars. There’s a new exhibit opening Aug. 29 at the Calif. Surf Museum (Transworld Business)
Vena Cava’s Resort 2010 is darling, per the norm. (Refinery 29)

Industry/Business:
Obama Administration Looks to Expand Initiative to Spread Benefits of Free Trade (Sandler Travis Rosenberg)
Alibaba Unveils Investment Plan. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group plans to spend at least $200 million in acquisitions and other investments in the next few years. (Wall Street Journal)
Frugality turns fashionable as recession hits the wealthy
As the effects of the economy ripple across a wide swath of businesses catering to upscale Westside customers, shoppers wait for sales and 'for rent' signs are popping up all over. (Los Angeles Times)
Raid nets 4,700 counterfeit Columbia Sportswear products (Fibre2Fashion)
Clothing, shoe export hit skids (Viet Nam News)
QA: Details on Forever 21's plans for Gottschalks spot (Bakersfield.com)
Flea markets, swap meets draw crowds (Los Angeles Times)
Marketers Bet on Games to Win Consumers (Advertising Age)
MySears and MyKmart launch as standalone community sites (Internet Retailer)
Retail executives take pay cuts (NRF Stores)
Macy’s prioritizes the Internet as it slows plans for store growth (Internet Retailer)
A new tier for luxury (Bloomberg)