Takashi Murakami

>> The latest artist to collaborate with Pop on a cover under Dasha Zhukova's reign is Takashi Murakami, who art directed Britney Spears as a manga character — complete with with wedding dress and veil (image here), schoolgirl backpack, Hello Kitty cell phone, and ankle socks — for the magazine's multiple Fall 2010 covers. Spears, who was photographed by Todd Cole for the occasion, told Grazia that pre-shoot, "We looked at a lot of characters and artwork before we shot, so I could get a feel for what [Murakami] was looking for."

Why Britney? »

Interview magazine is loving Miu Miu spring 2010.

Eric Wilson generously played the video-game version of Project Runway so you won't have to.

Michael Herz and Graeme Fidler announce they are resigning from the creative helm of Aquascutum.

Takashi Murakami is back working with Louis Vuitton for spring 2010. The new collection is called "Cosmic Blossom" and Daisy Lowe will appear in the print campaigns.

Diane von Furstenberg will be designing 20 rooms for Claridge's in London.

Lagerfeld's muse, Baptiste Giabiconi, is working on an album.

Alexa Chung is regularly the number one most searched-for name on eBay.

Halston announces plans to relaunch a menswear collection.

>> To mark six years of collaboration and the release of the Multicolor Spring Palette, Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami just released a colorful anime short film, "Superflat First Love," as a sequel to Murakami's "Superflat Monogram" anime short from 2003.  The trailer was released back in late April, but now the full film is available; the plush character that stars in the new film is currently in Louis Vuitton stores as part of Murakami's interior makeover.

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The Thakoon for Target collection, which will hit shelves in a few short weeks, is a major crowd-pleaser--resort-friendly with fantastic bold prints, when fashionistas wear these duds in December it should be hard to miss..

In Fifth Avenue news...the Louis Vuitton store will unveil their holiday decorations this weekend with translucent, multi-color monogram wrapping on the exterior of the building. The installation was created by none other than Takashi Murakami. 

Last night marked the opening of a two-story Juicy Couture flagship also on Fifth Avenue and here's a photo gallery to prove it. The event was...inspired. 

There's a new street style aggregate and those in favor of the medium have put their stamp of approval on it. We're happy to for the organization but, please, give a gal an index!

Today it rained all day and we thought it was Thursday by accident but that didn't stop us from getting down to business and keeping the fashion momentum--nor did it stop our Network Partners!.

We learn about a new brand every day...Clothes Pin gave a shoutout to Hoakon/Helga, a new eco-friendly accessories company based in Canada.

We received a tutorial on Takashi Murakami from Fashion Nation as part of an ongoing course on Japanese designers. We think her investment in talking about the East in the West is a wise one. 

Sandra Backlund might not be an unknown designer but we agree with The Bread And Butter that her designs are positively mesmerizing. 

Finally, this post was the sweetest in our Network today. Kingdom Of Style talked about receiving a gift and also the more meaningful merits of blogging.