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Getting In The Mood

A sneak peek at the beginning of Sam Mendoza's Fall 2009 collection. I accompanied Sam on a trip to New York this weekend to purchase fabric for his show in September. After nearly a full day spent in the Garment District, we were able to develop a colorway and mood for the show and Sam is psyched with the outcome thus far. I won't divulge any further, but prepare yourself for shades of grey, deep purples and mouth watering blues with hints of chartreuse and pink. His best to date!

Daily D's - Back In Boston Edition

Escada is in trouble Vogue UK

The infamous fat September issues are about 1/3 the size this year. Not good WWD

Refinery 29's guide to how to get shot by The Sartorialist Pipeline

Someone made up "new rules" on how to dress post-adolescence. We disagree MSN UK

Anna Sui's Gossip Girl-themed collection for Target is making Target execs worried that the GG "lifestyle" isn't proper to portray to their customers NY Daily News

The economics of Etsy-store-as-career Brokelyn

The money behind private online sample sales like Gilt and Rue La La WSJ

Tabloid dad, Jon Gosselin supposedly teaming up with purveyor of tackiness, Christian Audigier, on a kid's line. Gag E!

Wang T for men coming by the end of the month. Oh boys! WWD

The making of a Chanel haute couture piece The Cut

The co-founder of Dooney & Bourke (Frederic Bourke) is in major hot water with a bribing scandal in Azerbaijan. We had to check a map for that one (it's on the Caspian Sea in Eurasia) WWD

Convicted rapist and former fashion designer Anand Jon fired his lawyer, will represent himself in appeal trial Hindustani Times

Kate Moss signs on to big British entertainment conglomerate run by the guy who owns Topshop and Simon Cowell. She'll represent the fashion endeavors of the company (as well as music...) Daily Mail UK

A peek at the costumes from Coco Avant Chanel Vogue UK

Inside the office of J. Crew creative director, Jenna Lyons Huffington Post

Things You Should Do This Weekend

More of a reason for you to go out and experience the following:

- Try to keep in civil when fighting over that Wang at Stel's Warehouse Sale

- Check out the 50% sale at Stil

- Make out like a bandit at The Achilles Project - they just slashed their prices to 75%, plus left overs from the epic bin sale from January

- Dress to impress (and be prepared to dance) at Grew Up A Screw Up at The Distillery in South Boston

- Stop by the LouisBoston sale, although we've been told it's been lots of past season stuff left over from previous sales, still at the same markdowns (lame)

- With whatever money you have left, swing past Barneys and see if those Miu Miu's are still there and marked down to a reasonable price

Let us know if anything exciting happens at tips@newbrahmin.com.

Keep Distracted

I'm off to New York, so there'll be no Daily Distraction today. However, I'd like to introduce you to two Boston style blogs to keep you busy in the meantime. Coincidentally, I met both of these bloggers while out for my Get Seen column for Stuff recently, and both blogs are beyond worthy to check on the regular. Good insight on what cool shit is happening in town.

Stupid Lady Crap

Click Clash

If I didn't crash the site every time I try to add a blog to the blogroll, they'd be on there. Promise they'll be there if we get around to the relaunch before I die. Enjoy!

A Year Wasted Or Well Spent?

In an interesting article in today's Telegraph UK, a study sponsored by British clothing giant Matalan (of course it's sponsored by a fashion company) says that women spend an accumulated year of their life deciding on what to wear. The survey of 2,491 women averaged the following:

16 mins - weekday mornings

14 mins - weekend mornings

20 mins - weekend "night on the town"

52 mins - holidays

The discussion continues after the jump... 

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And It Doesn't Stop

This in from our Barneys operative: they're starting their first wave of final markdowns tomorrow. No word yet on how low they will go, but stay tuned for updates. Rumor is that it'll go somewhere to 55-60%, but is it really the final markdown?

Daily D's

Rebranding 101 for luxury brands post-recession The Big Money

Dolce & Gabbana's NY publicist arrested for felony computer hacking Page 6

More stylish vegan shoes are being produced WSJ

Who's not at couture this week FWD

Understanding the fall of Lacroix The Cut

Best online vintage shops Pipeline

The fashion blogger power list (I'm also equally impressed if any of these people comment on your blog) Daily Beast

Have you bought Charles by Charles David shoes from the Nordstrom Rack (there's one in Danvers at The Liberty Tree Mall) outlet recently? They're being recalled UPI

Hope You Get Paid Friday!

Another day, another sale! This time it's from our friends at Stil. Both stores (at the Pru and Chestnut Hill) are hitting 50% off starting this Friday. Add it to your list!

Stil

Shops at The Prudential Center

800 Boylston Street

Back Bay

617.859.7845

Chestnut Hill Mall

199 Boylston Street

Chestnut Hill/Newton

617.527.7845

Stel's Warehouse Sale Starts Friday!!!!!!!!!

This is definitely a sale to put on the top of your list this weekend because the clothes will be flying out the door. All previous season's merchandise will be 75% off - we're talking the talk of Wang and APC and beyond! Absolutely incredible - the sale starts this Friday and goes on thru Sunday, July 12th. Prepare for insanity.

Stel's

334 Newbury Street (downstairs)

Back Bay

617.262.3348

Daily D's

Lagerfeld - going nowhere On the Runway

The Jackson family all wore Versace yesterday to MJ's funeral Racked

Andre Leon Talley shopped at Whole Foods in Raleigh, NC instead of going to the couture shows FWD

NY Fashion Week to return to pre-recession spending WWD

Marc Jacobs explains the bunny ears Fashionologie

Physical challenge: Make your own Matthew Williamson caftan (pattern and instructions included) Guardian UK