2010 August 2

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(NEW YORK) Is Italy Too Italian? [NY Times]
Luxury Italian textile master Luciano Barbera, running a deeply ailing business, concludes in his final quote in the article: "It is a hard world for poets." But where would we be without them?

Vito Schnabel surveys cornfield from top of Porsche [Page Six]
Bridgehamptonites catch some wacky behavior from the art dealer, who's in cahoots with Terence Koh for an upcoming "corn maze" installation

Team Beckham [Vogue UK]

David Beckham signs on to design a men's collection alongside wife Victoria, launching for Spring 2011

Are you addicted to cosmetics? [LA Times]
"Cosmoholic" may sound like a invention, but some women reportedly do suffer from a psychological addition to beauty products

Economic Indicator: Even Cheaper Knockoffs [NY Times]
Louis Vuitton and Gucci knockoffs may be old news, but the recession is driving counterfeiters to copy less expensive designer pieces, like Kooba, Samantha Thavasa, and Uggs---and get away with it



The Fix

Bon Appetit restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton; Anfora's Joe Campanale; Perla's Gabe Stulman

Bon Appetit's Grub Crawl: A Delectable Preview Of Its NYC Stint!

Every fashionette's gotta eat, and what's tastier than sampling...

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Scene

Todd Snyder, Maxwell Osborne, Eugene Tong, Dao-Yi Chow

Swarovski's CFDA Soirée At Five Story

Last night Five Story threw a fashionable fête with Swarovski...

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Obsessions

Holst & Lee

Hodge Podge

WHAT: Holst & Lee Hodge Bracelet. WHY: When it comes to arm ...

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