Cruise season has officially begun! Fendi, Escada and Elie Tahari showed off a few of their designs to Women's Wear Daily. Karl Lagerfeld went straight to the 70s for inspiration but thankfully kept things clean at Fendi. Escada was a little more scattered but played it safe with color. Tahari went with florals.

Chanel is taking over Miami with its preparations to show their Cruise collection on Thursday. Chanel is launching a widget the day after the show. It will allow Chanel fans to view clips from the show as well as interviews. Taking the bloggers right out of the equation.

Burberry will open a boutique in Cannes just in time for the film festival.

Bottega Veneta is releasing an eyewear line.

Dov Charney, CEO and Chairman of American Apparel, was honored as Retailer of the Year at the 15th Annual Michael Awards for the Fashion Industry.

Normally when acne spreads we run for the benzoyl peroxide but in this case we can't get enough. Swedish label Acne Jeans has opened two new stores in New York’s SoHo on Green Street and Paris’ traditional The Palais Royale last week.

Scandinavian denim is taking over every market! A thirteen-piece denim line is set to arrive in stores this July by Norwegian children's line Appaman. The collection originally showcased in March at the ENK Children’s Club much to the squeals and glee of maternal fashion editors everywhere.

This fall Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B plans on releasing Aston, a Black Label line. The label will feature handbags at the high-end spectrum. Because tween consumers really need to trade up from cartoonish nylon bags to $1,495 carryalls inspired by sports cars. We wonder how LeSportSac feels about all of this.
Gwen Stefani's Aston Bag

This week Tomas Maier of Bottega Veneta hosts a dinner event at Barney’s Greengrass Restaurant in honor of filmmaker Albert Maysles and his new book “A Maysles Scrapbook.”


Research Assistant: Zoe Su