There are always interesting new arrivals landing at Karmaloop, such as this PJ racer-back tank from Paul Frank. The henley buttoned front has pink piping along the top and “Fair” — hey, for whatever reason — printed on the lower right hem. It’s 95% cotton and 5% spandex for that stretchy-huggy look. Or check out all of the new arrivals at Karmaloop.

Leave it up to Marc Jacobs and his younger contemporary Marc line to combine durable corduroy with distressed leather for a handbag worthy of being toted around town. The Krazy Kord ‘Commuter’ Satchel comes in darkest teal and brown, with rose-printed wide wale corduroy with brass-tone hardware and distressed leather trim.

CHIC.TV’s new weekly “The Mel Rose Show” aims to coach young women how to look fashion forward by using existing items in their wardrobe and in an hour make them up-to-date and chic. In the first episode, titled ‘Flashdance Revival Sweatshirt Set’, Mel Rose a.k.a. Melrose, Americas Next Top Model cycle 7 runner-up, and a Bachelor in Fashion Design at The Art Institute of San Francisco, California teaches how to prepare a fashion forward top and leg accessories out of an old sweatshirt.

Of all the power couplings that were slated for the Metropolitan Museum’s Monday gala - from Julianne Moore with YSL’s Stefano Pilati or Selma Hayek with her fiancé François-Henri Pinault - there is one new dynamic duo: Kate Moss and Sir Philip Green.

Full story: International Herald Tribune

After a week of haunting the catwalks to find out what Australian Fashion Week had to offer, Melissa Hoyer gives a run down of the week and nominates the hits and misses.

Full story: The Sunday Telegraph

There are a few things the iPod can’t do — going underwater being chief among them. So as we enter swim season, the hot gadget to check out is the Finis SwiMP3. This underwater MP3 player utilizes bone conduction — or the direct transfer of sound vibrations from the cheek bone to the inner ear — to deliver excellent underwater sound quality for swimmers. But supply your own goggles and tunes.