Linky Dinks

Style (and Oddity) Cliffnotes from the Week

Courtney Love is being sued by fashion designer, Dawn Simorangkir, over her Twitter tirade. more from Vogue

Ebay Fashion gets a new look and steps it up a notch from former Lucky mag pro, Andrea Linett. more from NYT

Joe Zee will be in mentor overload as he works to save designers from financial ruin in All on the Line, debuting this spring. more from StyleBistro

The Wrinkle Prevention Pillow A pillow that prevents you from getting permanent lines and wrinkles on your face, neck and chest while you sleep. For reals…wrinklepreventionpillow.com.

Stella McCartney’s flagship Las Vegas store features a horse sculpture, named ‘Lucky Spot’ made from 8,000 Swarovski crystals. more from FemaleFirst

Visions of crystal-covered Louboutins dance in our heads.

Our oh-so delicious holiday shoe pick…

How good have you been this year?
The Fifi Strass is available at Barneys for $3,095.00.
Crystal-covered leather round toe pump with short vamp and signature red leather sole.

THE LINKY DINKS…
Happy 42nd Birthday to France’s First Lady, Ms Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. A look back at some stand-out style moments…more

Taylor Momsen dropped from IMG modelling contract for her antics…more

Is the fashion world’s obsession with Elle Fanning cutting edge or just creepy?…more

Online flash sale site for designer wedding gowns?…more

French Vogue editor, Carine Rotfield steps down…more

* The 80′s ARE back…Box of cocaine is delivered to the Marc Jacobs store but in 2010 fashion, it’s mistaken for anthrax. Page Six

* The late Isabella Blow’s wardobe is going up for auction on Sept. 15 at Christie’s South Kensington. Blow is credited with having discovered the designer Alexander McQueen and acted as muse to avant-garde headwear designer Philip Treacy. The sale of her exceptional wardrobe will include more than 50 Treacy headpieces and 90 pieces by McQueen, as well as items from John Galliano and Manolo Blahnik. McQueen’s graduate collection from Central Saint Martin’s, which Blow famously purchased in total, will also be put under the hammer. Zimbio

* Everyone is in fashion overdrive as we near the premiere of Sex and the City 2; FabSugar has a great collage of Carrie’s 60 Incredible styles from over the years. It’s worth a peek.

* The Fashion Business Incubator opens this morning with CFDA president, Diane von Furstenberg, presiding over the festivities. A Bloomberg administration plan to help emerging talent—other incubators include those for new media and emerging technology—by giving them professional support and subsidized office space. It’s a collaboration between the city and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Wall Street Journal

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