Plus, retailers were hurting this back-to-school season.

Yesterday we lost one of rock's most legendary artists and songwriters, Lou Reed, at the age of 71.

Paris Haute Couture, an exhibit which explores the history of couture, may be taking place at the Hôtel de Ville right now--but just up the Seine, Raf Simons gave his own fashion history lesson at his fall 2013 Dior show. Held under the golden dome of the Hôtel des Invalides, the show space set an uplifting tone for the collection: Giant reflective mylar balloons floated randomly throughout the space, and images of Magritte-style blue sky and white cumulous clouds were projected on the floor. The setting was the perfect compliment to a collection which explored the creative process--the experiences and the obsessions, and in this case the art--that has shaped fashion design today as well as in Christian Dior's day.

Here are some of our (super easy) suggestions for being a Halloween style star, on the street and in the party, with inspiration from some of our favorite fashion icons (yes, you, Choupette):

There's no question that Peter II and Harry Brant have, at the age of 19 and 16, respectively, lead lives more fabulous and star-filled than we ever w

Andy Warhol--whose fame has lasted a lot longer than 15 minutes--is the inspiration behind a massive new makeup range by Nars. The line, which will la

Isabel Marant is Coming to Los Angeles: The French designer is packing her wedge sneakers and high-tailing it to Los Angeles, where she will open a 2,500 square foot store in West Hollywood. {WWD subscription required} Rag & Bone Opts For in-House PR: The brand has tapped Tanja Ruhnke for their newly-created Head of Communications post. Ruhnke, who just left a position at KCD Paris, served as Internal Communications Director at Helmut Lang until 2004. Clearly, she is well-equipped to helm the Communications department at Rag & Bone. {Fashionista inbox} Nicki Minaj Covers Complex's 10th Anniversary Issue: The emcee dons a platinum blonde wig and brandishes a black and white lollipop for the glossy's celebratory cover. {Complex}

Men in Black III is filming in SoHo this week, and while normally we're much more interested in Willow than Will, it seems that Dad's latest gig is taking a fashionable turn.

Last night, despite tornadoes and sheer exhaustion, I zipped uptown to the Hudson Hotel and then over to the meatpacking district for New York Fashion Week's final parties. First of all, I don't understand places like the Hudson Hotel and Tribeca Grand. Do people actually, like, check into rooms and sleep there? With loud, crazy parties going on all over the hotel every night, who would want to? Just curious. We started the night at the Hudson's Library for a party that had something to do with W, as there were copies of the October issue scattered about tables and fireplace mantles. The crowd was international, leather-clad, and kind of rude. After that, we stopped by the L.A.M.B. after party in a gallery on West 13th. It was really cool, and not just because Kanye was mingling with Marc Jacobs.

Famous Forever: The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol is being re-released (it was first published in 1971). Written by Andy's close friend John Wilcock, it chronicles Andy's life, the Factory scene, and offers insight on man underneath the wig. {Facebook} Boysblog: Here are five top male models and their blogs. No orange mocha Frappucinos here, this is the real deal. {Refinery 29} Sex and the City, Ew: Garance weighs in on SATC2. Like Garance says, "Not much sex, and even less city!" {Garance Doré}

Waiting with bated breath for the Christie's YSL auction? Sorry, it's still not here. But Vanity Fair's acquired some very cool pictures of Yves' apar

If you're craving of a Top 10 of 2008 list, Time Magazine's got you covered. They've ranked everything from The Most Awkward Moments to the Top iPhone

We finally remembered to check out the new Colette site, whose relaunch coincided with the end of the Gap x Colette here in New York, and with the ren

Faran took Britt to Andy Warhol's 80th birthday last night. They drank hot pink Velvet Edie cocktails and met Mena Suvari. It went like this: Britt: