Adidas wants you stop worrying about getting mud on your brand new sneakers. So they're you shoes that already have the mud on them. BRILLIANT! Wait—what?

The unregulated feline fashion model industry is booming, like a prospectin' town in the Ol' West or a shore town's lone custard stand over Fourth of July weekend. Cats owe their new popularity among fashion photographers largely to their conspicuous mix of fuzziness and haughtiness, and also to the fact that they…

Lucky's John Jannuzzi rounded up the fictional fashion designers he most wishes were real — including Edna Mode, Sue Ellen Crandall, and the enchanted sewing mice from Cinderella. For those who would be "more than a little curious to see Mugatu's work evolve."

Michael Kors says his husband, Lance LePere "always says that because I have a sense of humor on television, no one is afraid to approach me. This has happened twice already, but about a month ago, we were walking near our apartment and these kids, who were maybe 18 or 19, walked behind us. The girl says to me, ‘I…

I defy anyone to watch this video of Lanvin models Karen Elson and Raquel Zimmerman dancing to Pitbull's deathless clerb hit "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" without cracking a smile. I've watched it four times this morning, each time asking myself what is it exactly that's so funny? Something about the…

The rabid culture warriors over at J. Crew are at it again. Now they're taking the staggering step of not ignoring the existence of their gay employees. Next they'll be letting the gays into fashion—or male modeling.

That lovable kook Alber Elbaz is back, giving interviews to Paper and New York about his latest collection and his Internet-reading habits. I've taken the liberty of compiling some of his bonniest bons mots for your reading pleasure.

When you're a female Secretary of State, sometimes you get asked what designers you wear — even moments after you mention that question as an example of sexism.

Kick off your sandals, roll a joint and get hip to the beachy, retro vibe from the Tracy Reese show today.

A Manhattan synagogue will make sure fashionistas have a place to spend Rosh Hashana during Fashion Week. The Chabad of the West 60s temple will also make special prayers for Jewish designers like Zac Posen's and Diane von Furstenberg's collections.

No, seriously. Just read this in its entirety, from the top. Because if you haven't yet seen this brilliant exchange from David Thorne*, you need to. Right now.

Belgian designer Martin Margiela — who holds a spot somewhere between Steven Meisel and Howard Hughes on the spectrum of fashionable recluses — and his namesake company may have parted ways. A member of the label's design team says that the man himself "has not been present since last season."

"Why would she concern herself with mainstream designers who don't even put their clothes on women who look like her in ads or fashion shows?'' -Naomi Campbell on Michelle Obama's sartorial choices. [Newsweek]