Mary Katrantzou’s Topshop collaboration hasn’t hit stores yet, but a few photos from the collection are already out. The collection has Katrantzou’s signature stamp of colorful prints all over it. [Style Bubble]Director Babette Pauthier has brought the Alexander McQueen Fall 2011 skull scarf collection to life in a new short film. If you are still [...]

“Insects—part delicacy, part gag—are chic again,” The New Yorker’s Dana Goodyear wrote recently. She was talking about the rise of entomophagy—that’s eating bugs to you or me—but you don’t have to take to the kitchen to get into the buggy spirit. Creepy crawlers have been a mainstay in jewelry these last few seasons. Here, [...]

McQ, Alexander McQueen’s sibling label, is queued up to open its first standalone boutique in London. Details on the store have not been released yet, but it’s set to open early next year in central London. [Vogue U.K.] Giorgio Armani will launch an online store with Yoox this year. The two companies have signed a [...]

Motherhood has turned Gwen Stefani’s attention to baby fashions. The rock star behind L.A.M.B. has created Harajuku Mini, a clothing line for babies, children, and tweens launching November 13 at Target and on Target.com for $3.99 to $29.99. [WWD]There is a chic truck to fit your craving for just about anything you might want to [...]

Uniqlo is the latest company to get the creative juices flowing for Japan. The retailer has tapped friends and collaborators like Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga, Nicola Formichetti, Nicole Kidman, and Alber Elbaz to design a new series of tees to benefit the Japanese Red Cross. That’s Lagerfeld’s (left), which retails for a mere $19.99. It’s [...]

Tired of envying your neighbor’s closet? Take a break and envy her whole apartment, instead. Refinery29 takes a peek inside the Brooklyn digs of Jane Herman, Gap’s director of concept. We shall not covet… [Refinery29]Pamela Love will join forces with Topshop for her first-ever retailer collaboration; a range of Love’s America-inspired jewels for the Brit [...]

A dinner in Barbados with Simon Cowell and Topshop owner Sir Philip Green has English tabloids buzzing that Rihanna may be angling for her own fashion line. Green is the man who launched Kate Moss’ Topshop range; is RiRi next? [Daily Mail via Racked]After a busy Christmas season, Amazon.com, Netflix, L.L.Bean, and more look set [...]

Thom Browne’s foray into womenswear is one of the most eagerly anticipated debuts of the upcoming season. Style.com contributor Tommy Ton got a sneak peek at the natty goods. [JakandJil]Kate Moss was in London last night to debut her last collection for her Topshop line. Moss and Topshop’s Sir Philip Green both say their collaboration [...]

The secret to success for the new European collections? According to the IHT’s Suzy Menkes, boldness. “Who dares, wins,” Menkes pronounces, and accordingly, loves Jil Sander (left) and Marni. [IHT]Topshop is set to open its second U.S. store: The brand will bow in Chicago late next spring. That should help Windy Cityites weather the long, [...]

Topshop has announced it’ll open a second Tokyo store in September, which will be its new Japanese flagship, in the Shinjuku shopping district. Glad to hear it—we were worried there were ten square feet left in Tokyo without some amazing retail space, so Topshop should fill that in nicely. [WWD]Jean Paul Gaultier (pictured) has teamed [...]