If the Thakoon for Target prints are not enough, you'll be happy to hear that Matthew Williamson, a designer not a stranger to color nor print, will be designing two deliveries worth of H&M clothing come Spring. That's one in April and one in May. To see the Matthew Williamson Spring 2009 show, click here.

The holiday festivities are just picking up steam and what better way to familiarize yourself with the team behind a company than to check out photos from the event. Plus, window displays! Check out Stella McCartney's unveiling here, Saks here, and Barneys here.

The British Fashion Awards are tonight and British Vogue gets giggly about the possibilities. The awards include the best 2008 Model, Red Carpet Designer, Menswear Designer, and many more. Stay tuned for Coutorture photo galleries from the event.  

The NY Times ponders just how much money it costs to outfit your apartment in the appropriate modern furnishings so that you can use John Derian's decoupage as an ashtray and a five thousand dollar drafting desk as a perch for your Mac. The answer, right here.

Last Friday we popped over to the new Billy Reid shop on Bond Street to check out their Spring 09 offerings and brand new Fall-stocked store. An interesting thing is happening to that pocket of downtown New York as menswear shops are opening every time we turn around. A few years back Nolita became the go-to destination for gentlemanly attire and now, just across Houston, the likes of Rogan, John Varvatos, and now Billy Reid are expanding on that draw. The Billy Reid shop, which shares the old Bowery Theatre space with Rogan (who opened up this summer), is as nostalgic and country-themed as the hotels (The Bowery Hotel) and restaurants (Freeman's) it shares the neighborhood with. The catch, in this case, is that Bill Reid himself is actually a red-blooded Southerner. Suddenly the rustic atmosphere appeared to us as more dynamic once we realized that it was, gasp, authentic.

In case you don't remember, Louisianna native, Reid, won the CFDA Perry Ellis award for menswear in 2001. His first New York store marks his fourth brick and mortar opening, and boasts the full mens and women's wear collections in stock. Check out our gallery of the new space below, and, if you're not in New York, be sure to shop Billy Reid online. A Southern gentleman gone e-commerce? Call us smitten. 

Last night we attended an event put on by Elle Decor called Women In Design in which women all of all ages grabbed some sparkling water and white wine and listened to a panel discussion about interior design and architecture from the female standpoint. On the panel were, Annabelle Seldorf, Bunny Williams, Celerie Kemble, and fashion designer Cynthia Rowley. Rowley talked about her move from an all-white loft apartment (pre-children) to a townhouse with hardwood floors (post-children) and the tendency for elements of her collection to make their way into her home decor. The event included Elle Decor's first annual award for outstanding achievement in design, called the Vision Award, which was earned by Paula S. Wallace, who is the co-founder and President of the largest art and design college in America, namely, Savannah College of Art and Design. The women, led in discussion by Elle Decor's Editor in Chief, Margaret Russell (left), spoke about a range of topics including the recession and the challenges of working with demanding clients. Although not much of the conversation focused, in particular, on their perspectives as women, the point was taken that those who sat on the stage had more than earned their powerful positions in design. To read press literature from the event, click here.