2 for 1 Dress Is It A Go??

Designers produced plenty of surreal fashion for Fall—Dolce & Gabbana’s glove hat, anyone? The most wearable take on the wackiness trend just might be the split-personality dress, seen, for starters, at Aquilano.Rimondi, Josh Goot, and Versace. Depending on your vantage point, the woman in Alexandre Herchcovitch’s little number is dolled up in sequins, or playing it simple in a silk print. And remember last season’s mullet gowns? Moschino Cheap & Chic’s Rosella Jardini has given the concept a new spin with her business-on-one-side, party-on-the-other skirt. Click here for a slideshow, and let me know what you think of the season’s off-kilter look.

YSL ADDS JEWLERY TO THE ADDITION..

Stefano Pilati's latest additions offer low-key versions of the house's high-fashion designs. The distinguished designer shot the arty look book himself for his third Edition 24 collection, a mix of ensembles focused on versatility and refinement. New to the lineup this season is the much-anticipated debut of jewelry, which he created in collaboration with L.A.-based designer Annie Costello Brown. It comprises 14 organic yet elegant necklaces made of leather and metal, and it features stunners in everything from strong geometric shapes to ethnic, fringed objets d'art. Their dark, neutral palette makes them the perfect accoutrements for the layered day-to-evening looks in Edition 24.
This set of separates offers a more low-key version of the venerated house's high-fashion designs. The key pieces include standouts like a weather-resistant trench coat, stylish skirts, lightweight blouses, and other easy essentials. Pilati sums up the vision for this special collection thusly: "Edition 24 presents a more generous conception of luxury -- a functional wardrobe involving a wide research of fabric and volumes that is in boutiques for one year and can be mixed with other collections without losing its fashion relevance."

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Yeah! Anna Sui For Target

We heard the best news this morning, thanks to WWD. Target has just announced Anna Sui is the latest designer to sign up as part of their Designer Collaboration series. We’ll have to wait until September 13th to get our hands on the collection when it launches online and in 250 stores but it seems Ms. Sui is a Gossip Girl fan at heart. She’s using Blair and the gang as inspiration for her Target line and we can’t wait to see how she takes their NYC style and tweaks it for the masses. Would Queen B approve?

Diesel Makes Splash In Toronto

Diesel fans take note: their new store houses more than just appparel. Diesel sunglasses, jewelry, shoes and purses are all available at the two-storey location and we highly recommend popping in for a peek at Diesel’s Black Gold collection (a slightly higher-end line that includes the hottest cream blazer we have yet to see this summer), their slew of gorgeous leather handbags and clutches in the softest leather imaginable and their stunning array of shoes, including a pair of killer black cut-out booties that we saw on many a girl’s foot that night.

Dolce and Gabanna Deny Taxy Evasion

They may be the toast of Cannes, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are certainly not getting any extra special treatment when it comes to paying their taxes. The design duo could be facing $1.12 billion for tax evasion. The controversy surrounds the sale of their brands Dolce & Gabbana and D&G to their Luxembourg-based holding company Gado Srl in 2004. The pair claim they only received $447.8 million from the transaction, and paid what was owed to authorities. The authorities on the other hand claim the market value of the brands was worth a whote lot more than a pesky $450 million and therefore are investigating the boys for tax evasion. The designers have responded with a statement proclaiming their innocence, stating “It’s a paradox! Since when does one have to pay taxes on money one never actually collected? It’s an absurd demand based on a completely abstract calculation.

Carlos Franchi At Target

Following in the footsteps of Anya Hindmarch, Hayden Harnett and Botkier, Carlos Falchi is the next designer to do a line of affordable, limited edition handbags for mass retailer Target. WWD reports that Mr. Falchi’s line will hit stores and target.com on October 11 and will be available until December 27th. The line is said to include “faux snakeskin handbags in jewel tones such as plum and teal with contrasting shades of brown, black and gray. Some handbags will utilize collage or patchwork techniques”. No word on the price point but since it’s Target, we’re sure they’ll be super affordable!