Rock-n-Shop is the latest pop-up shop to hit New York. But unlike others we’ve frequented, this one is adding live music to the mix.

The event is hosted by Openhouse Gallery and is designed to marry music with fashion, while focusing on the current rocker-chic trend. It will showcase twenty-five different apparel and accessory brands, as well as live performances by six indie rock bands.

The event will give designers and their brands the opportunity to create their own rock-meets-fashion, mini shop-in-shop by giving each 150 square feet of space in the gallery. During the three days bands and artists will “pop-up” to perform.

And when you’re done shopping and listening, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to VH1 Save The Music.

More details after the jump!

Ed note: We know the picture doesn’t really have anything to do with the event, but Kate and Jamie are kinda the epitome of rock-meets-fashion, right?

photo courtesy WWDWhat’s as important to an Olsen as leather jackets and white t-shirts?

Sunglasses, duh.

The twins, who’ve grown Elizabeth & James with shoes and jewelry this past year, are ready to expand The Row. Instead of starting with bags or accessories, they’ve done sunnies.

Mary Kate told WWD, “Designing eyewear was definitely more complicated than we thought, and of course we wanted to be extremely hands-on.”

But they did manage to choose four frames, including the ones at left, in collaboration with Linda Farrow. They’ll launch this spring, starting just under $400, and sell alongside the twins’ clothes at Barneys and Bergdorf.

It’s New York’s 400th birthday next week.

Which makes us feel wonderfully young and makes designers, including Elizabeth and James, Michael Kors, Tibi, Tory Burch and DvF feel like making one-off designs in honor of the city they love.

The pieces will sell at the two Bloomingdales in New York (where a purchase also gets you two tickets to the Museum of the City of New York) and online.

Everything’s under $128, including jeans from Seven for All Mankind, a scarf from BCBG, a Michael Stars tee and a Kate Spade tote.

It launches on Monday, but if you’re feeling patriotic today, Gerard Butler’s been filming a 4th of July parade on my street all week.

So, I’ve been shopping a lot lately.

I’m doing my part to stimulate our poor economy, obviously trying to ignore the fact that I should probably be funneling my extra pennies elsewhere, but I’m also going through post-Paris depression, so it’s ok.

Anyway, I’ve been noticing a lot of what Hayley calls, “Trompe-l’œil, but for clothes.”

Like an Elizabeth & James blazer that comes with the sleeves pre-ruched and an Alexander Wang dress that’s supposed to make people think you’re wearing a t-shirt tucked into a skirt. There was a grey knit tank at Otte that came with a scarf sewn onto the neck, which really confused me, and a vest attached to the inside of a blazer somewhere I don’t remember.

I can’t, for the life of me, understand the point of this. I understand the initial thought of, “Hey, it might be easier if I don’t have to worry about the styling details myself.” But what if it’s cold and you want to pull your sleeves down, (even though I always wear mine up, too)? Or what if you want to wear that t-shirt with your jeans instead of the skirt it’s sewn onto? And what if you want to wear the tank top but it’s 75 degrees outside and you don’t need a scarf?

Wouldn’t it be easier to just show the pieces styled together to give shoppers the right idea but let them decide how they want to wear it? Someone please explain.

Thanks.

While most Americans look forward to the Fall TV schedule, we at Fashionista have another anticipation:

The Fall Buying schedule, as in, what new lines will debut at which big boutiques.

Though we’ve heard rumblings of certain British brands sneaking into certain Fifth Avenue staples, here’s one buy-and-sell we can confirm:

Net-A-Porter will take on Elizabeth and James, also known as the Olsen twins’ secondary line, for Fall.

Considering how good the girls are about their clothing line press, could we expect to see a special MK + A blog in the future? Or maybe a behind-the-scenes slide show?

Fingers crossed, especially if it means Mary Kate will actually speak, but in the meantime, ponder this:

They’re picking up E&J, but not The Row…

“Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s publicist wanted me to speak with each of them and asked that I not refer to them as “twins” or “sisters” in my story…about their new jewelry line under the Elizabeth & James label.” —Caroline Tell, on WWD’s new blog.

Robert Lee Morris, winner of two CFDA awards and longtime Donna Karan collaborator, is working on a jewelry line for Elizabeth & James.

According to WWD, MK + A are longtime fans of Morris’ jewelry, which ranges from blurred dollar sign earrings to rings with crosses.

His work has appeared in ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and will be part of the Elizabeth & James label sometime this summer.

The line will consist of “silver and brass dagger necklaces, amorphous knuckle rings and edgy earrings” - expect to see Mary-Kate decked out in every piece during Fashion Week.

Last year, Teen Vogue noticed that Mary Kate’s favorite vintage tunic had been spun into one of her designs from Elizabeth & James.

Now that same design has landed on Carrie Underwood, prompting the Fug Girls to cry “there are times when the mighty sequin backfires.”

But although we think Mary Kate looks more fashion-focused in her own design than Ms. Underwood, there’s something to be said for a wholesome, whole-faced Oklahoman strutting around in the same outfit as a favored fashion waif. And she seems to really adore the dress, which is always fun to see in a smile.

So who wore it better?

The American Idol winner, or the girl whose most famous words are “You Got It, Dude” ?