Yesterday we got to check out a whole boatload of fresh fall Raf Simons and Helmut Lang. However commercial, it kind of put us in a darker mood. You know, dark for us--we typically gravitate towards the nerdy stuff. We're going to cover London Fashion Week this year and though we always report on the shows remotely, we feel a refresher course is in store. So we went on one of those endless fashion tangents that starts with Helmut Lang and ends with something much more avant garde--we had on our minds the London coverage and the clothing from yesterday. We ended with Gareth Pugh. We ended with the picture you see at left and realized that it's amazing and scary and we really like him. So, a few things you might like to know about the designer. He's British (obviously), he's 25 or so, he's most likely more broke than most designers (who are mostly broke) because none of his fashions were for sale until his Spring 07 collection, he's stocked at Dover Street Market, and Anna Wintour (and therefore Style.com and, er, everyone else) approves. That picture is the stuff of nightmares and we can only hope for more of this come September. Sorry there are no spreads to offer, that cape isn't exactly Shopbop-friendly.

Today is fashion's favorite holiday with the Benefit Gala for the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute. Superheros: Fashion and Fantasy is sure to be quite a kick and we personally can't wait to get to the museum this morning for the press preview. We have a few lovely preview photos thanks to Women's Wear Daily. Fun random fact, Harold Koda was inspired by Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” metaphysical take on super powers. Chabon has contributed an essay on Unitard Theory in the show’s accompanying book.

Government funded fashionistas are having a tough time in Scotland.

Nautical fashion remain a perennial summer trend. Thus boat shoes and stripes mean you can't go wrong.

As much as we love The Economist's Big Mac Index as the cutest example of purchasing power parity we sort of think the Hermes Tie Index might be a lot sexier.

The aesthetics of science makes for some very compelling patterns. Tory Burch better watch her back because these horse methaemoglobin textiles are perfect for a little summer dress. And no we aren't joking even one bit.

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