The Cyber Monday numbers are in and it has been reported that they've exceeded last year's numbers by 15 percent. Online purchases came to $846 million this year, from a period of Black Friday through Cyber Monday. 

We want to let this story die...but we just can't. NY Mag posted their own round-up of rumors and analysis regarding Anna Wintour's supposed departure from American Vogue. The plot thickens...

A Rugby pop-up in a weak economy is like an American flag being raised on election day. Or..well, polos! You can afford one, kaaaaamawwwwn. This one's online only, grab your classics at Refinery 29 all month long. 

Live coverage of Art Basel in Miami is another thing that just might stimulate some small part of the economy. Well, we can hope. Get your art fix with The Moment.

Gemma Ward's new film, The Black Balloon, will open stateside this Friday, following its March release in Australia which came with a slew of positive reviews...

Cyber Monday has come and gone but consumer spending online should continue, despite all odds, to grow. WWD reports on the build up of Cyber Monday and the Thanksgiving numbers that brought us there. 

Marni has announced its Fall 09 menswear show will take place by way of a presentation rather than the usual runway spectacular. The company has articulated their ongoing focus on menswear, despite deciding on this rather subdued format for next season.

A collaborative project called A Little Piece of Mind has the likes of Giles Deacon, PPQ, and Luella Bartley designing squares of quilts that will be auctioned off, in New York and London, for charity. Debuting this March, proceeds from the auction will go to Shelter in the UK and the Bowery Mission in New York. 

You could call it a marketing ploy, or another act of meaningless journalism, but we're not going to turn down an excuse to obsessively discuss e-commerce all day long. Whether today will be the Black Friday of e-commerce or not, the fact is that online shopping is now a powerful force in the fashion industry. Let's chalk Cyber Monday up to the fact that today is the first day our notions of holiday-shopping will germinate at our office desks and leave it at that. If you're not sure where to start, check out our holiday gift guide for fashion items under fifty dollars in addition to all of the fabulous gift guides curated across the Sugar Network (our sister sites) which can be found in one place, namely, Holiday Sugar. For other lovely e-commerce inspirations check out our namesake tag, where we list online sales, and our Spreads tab, where shopping and collage meet. 

How do the terror attacks in Mumbai effect fashion retailers in the city--WWD reports on the perspective of high fashion retailers as they assess how soon tourists and local consumers will be shopping again.

If you're in New York for the holidays and are trying to wade through the endless neighborhoods of shops and sales--Racked has you covered. This Black Friday map merits a hard copy--which is something you won't hear us say very often.

How low can online writers go? We thought our Fifty Items Under Fifty Dollars was clever, and, amazingly, Refinery 29 found ten for less than ten bucks.

Fabsugar rounds up the best of their Holiday Gift Guides--leaving no brother-in-law or crazy aunt ungifted. It's all about strategy fashionistas, that, and online shopping.

Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, is upon us, so sleep and eat well because it's going to be an interesting shopping week. Until then!