Upstream Upheaval: An intellectualization of the trials and tribulations of shopping for swimsuits and why, unless you’re Gisele or Gwyneth, the experience blows. {NewYorker}

Shopping Buzz: Singtex Industrial Company, based in Taiwan, is turning leftover coffee grounds into eco-friendly “soft, light, flexible and breathable” clothes that can be UV resistant and water-repellant. {Guardian}

Ghosts of Beales Past: A new family is moving into Grey Gardens. We hope this means Celerie Kemble is going to start wearing towels as head wraps and upside down skirts. We won’t mind if they take a pass on the hot plates and raccoon roomies. {WWD}

Is Moss the New Cowell? Kate is apparently in talks to judge on a Battle of the Bands-y show in Britain. Loves it. The girl certainly knows her way around a tour bus or a music festival. {Grazia}

Bye Bye Bea: Looks like the cool kids won’t be flocking back to the Beatrice any time soon. The Jane has definitely stepped in this summer as the late night hang, but we’d rather play Ping Pong in the TSG beer garden. {Page Six}

A Man of Few Words: VF talks to Jamie Burke who is not single, in love with New York, and has taste in books and movies that we approve of. {VF Daily}