Headlines This Week 11/27

• British designer Matthew Williamson will be next to design a capsule collection for H&M. Designs are slated to arrive in stores Spring 2009. He will join the ranks of Comme des Garcons, Stella McCartney and Viktor & Rolf. An extensive summer collection will follow within weeks after the spring arrivals, which will contain Williamson’s first venture into menswear.
• ShuAddikt is a new shoe boutique that opened up earlier this year in Dallas but this boutique is reinventing the online shopping arena by offering complimentary personal shoppers. Business professionals, busy mothers and fashionistas alike are taking advantage of ShuAddikt’s elite services. Their free service will undoubtedly make an addict out of me!
  
• DNR RIP, mens fashion trade paper dead at 116, DNR, known as “the bible of the menswear industry” died this week. It is suspected that both a faltering economy and management blunders have led to its demise. This is especially sad because it was actually this publication that launched the Fairchild publishing empire. LAT
• Style icon, Sarah Jessica Parker, is now searching for a home for her clothing line Bitten after parent company Steve and Barry has filed bankruptcy for the second time this year. She stated to NY Magazine “We have to make sure that any partner we enter into an agreement with wants the same thing for the brand as we do, which is to serve the customer first.” NYM
• Skin Deep: Out With Fancy Spas, In With Budget Salons $300 dollar massages seem a little excessive to those who can still afford it. Instead they are trading down for more economic venues as seen in this NY Magazine article.

Photo Courtesy of Matthew Williamson Spring Summer ‘09 Collection