Gareth Pugh

Gareth Pugh and Rick Owens will both show menswear collections during the January shows in Milan--Popsugar UK explains how menswear just got a whole lot darker (in a good way). 

How is New York Fashion Week going to roll out this season? Style It Online considers the domino effect about to take place in February. 

Cuffington considers metallic eyeshadow for New Years Eve with one stellar example from Christian Lacroix. Hey, these things are important too. 

Fashion Nation feels the highs and lows of a busy December schedule. Check out two perfect fashion photographs to demonstrate those emotions. 

You've seen the trend galleries and the presence of them on the e-commerce sites, it stands to be seen that leggings are not going anywhere anytime soon. On the bright side, gone are the tunics that gave them such a bad reputation in the first place--at least on the runway. Now leggings, economical for both fashion designers and their loyal customers, have gone luxe. From Gareth Pugh to Rag & Bone (left) it seems leggings are now just another form of trouser and, given how comfortable women have become with showing off their waistline and hips--they're still a top choice among fashionistas of all walks of life. Could women, that said, be ready for the next level? Yesterday we noticed a pant-less trend on the Spring 09 catwalks, and, in today's Topshop Hoiday spread, a sequin pair of knickers made us think it an actual possibility. For now, let's just say we're happy fashion has made a truce with leggings. After all, how else would we show off all of those fabulous ankle boots?

The first photo of Gareth Pugh's Christmas tree for Topshop has been released and boy, will it make you shiver. If there ever were an emblem for the fashion industry's cold side--this would be it. Between pvc leggings and studded seven-inch heels we're starting to feel saturated with fashion's, well, mean side. And, like all meaningless acts against such things, we responded with the most fluttery of Spring 09 shows, namely, that of Sonia Rykiel. After all, what better way to improve Pugh's tree than to put the dancing, feathered Rykiel girls metaphorically in front of it. We recommend you check out both shows, which were, all joking aside, fantastic. The Spring Sonia Rykiel gallery is here, and the Gareth Pugh gallery here. 

It's kind of like snacking before dinner...check out some of the most entertaining posts from our Network before you finish up your work day (c'mon, we won't tell)...We're not skilled in the beauty area and thankfully All Laquered Up clued us in to an awesome Fall nail trend: the smoky hues. This look seems perfect for those of us who still can't fathom black nail polish...Pop goes under, and Chic and Untroubled says goodbye. We're pretty sure we should stop giving people our speech about how British magazines are still thriving. There are just, well, so many of them...Foot For Thought gave a shoutout to footwear designer Chie Mihara, and took pictures of her feet without getting busted by the store clerks...and finally, if you're just too tired to read anything, get wrapped up in a You Tube video to f&art's liking, namely, a techno-remix of Gareth Pugh's Spring 09 show. Happy Monday!