District L

New York Fashion Week is nary a month away, and already there are some tough choices to make.

Thursday, September 10th at 10 AM has both BCBG and Organic by John Patrick.

Sunday September 12th at 5 PM has Rachel Roy, Rebecca Taylor, and Y-3.

Tuesday September 14th at Noon has both Halston and Rodarte.

Where will you be? We sure as hell don´t know. Bon chance!

Known to the New York scene as Fashion´s Night Out, Carla Sozzani of District L favorite hotspot Corso Como 10 in Milan will be kicking things off a bit differently on September 10th. The popular Milanese store and gallery will play host to a fabulous block party (if you´ve ever been to Corso Como 10, you can just imagine how much fun that would be) that will celebrate the release of the new photo book Italian Touch, which was commissioned by design house Tod's.

The last time District L was there, the sake and champagne flowed freely- frankly, we may not remember a whole lot. But you can be sure we´ll be picking up our copy of Italian Touch at the Tod´s NY store that same day.

District L co-editor Nicolas Sera-Leyva is taking a brief break from his soon to end blogging hiatus whilst in Lima, Peru checking out his new digs in the fashionable Miraflores district.

Instead of trying to make a teachable moment out of extolling the virtues of Alpaca sweaters, here is a glimpse of Peruvian designer Titi Guiuolfo´s latest runway show. Enjoy!

Jenny Gucci, the British ex-wife of late Gucci designer Paolo Gucci, and her daughter Gemma had their attempt to open a Gucci Gelato shop foiled by a Manhattan judge recently.

Gucci American sued the duo for copyright infringement, and rightly so- having the name doesn´t entitle you to it´s use after all (or at least in this case...silly Brits!).

We´re sure it wouldn´t have been as good as District L favorite Grom . But not the Manhattan one, that one sucks. We´re talking 100% Fiorentina here.

On September 17, WWD will be holding a one-day forum called "Luxury Redefined," offering strategies for success in the new economy.

Bebe will be launching a signature scent on August 20. It is expected to contain top notes of hooker and boxed wine with hints of polyester.

Apparel retailers cut 15,000 jobs in July.

Ferre' managed to get on an entire soccer team. Ferre' has designed the official off-field uniform for Italian soccer team SS Lazio.