Okey this is a bit sentimental of me, but I’ve just noticed today that the iconic DKNY mural on the corner building at Houston and Broadway which for 20 years had been marking the entrance to Soho is now officially gone, finite, grayed out, pasted over…

Abercrombie & Fitch purchased the building, 600 Broadway, sometime last year. It is currently been prepped for a huge Hollister store opening later this summer, serving up the “flirty casual clothing for adventurous California lifestyle.” (Seems a bit misguided considering there’s a Uni Qlo and about 10 American Apparel stores within a stone’s throw away… but what do I know?? )

I really hope they use this opportunity to do something worth-while with the side of the building, maybe invite a few famous street artists and have them bomb it, beautifully, California style… if they do that, I might even give it a chance and walk in haha!

We here at f.a.d. love Alexander Wang’s look books, his team never misses a chance to make them look like a hip editorial (more designers should do that!). AW’s fall collection looks like something Riccardo Tisci would dream up for Givenchy, hard-edge, skin-tight leather pants, motorcycle jackets and bodysuits, but we’re ready to rock that look again and again!


Alexander Wang Fall 2009 Look Book

Tired of nudes and neutrals of last year? We are and we’re taking matters in our own hands–mastering the liquid liner, getting new jewelry, and wearing red plaid and tiny shorts! (Mmhmm, can’t let all the sit-ups we did last winter go to waste!)

There’s a lot of good blogs and twitterers out there but here’s a few that are consistently brilliant, and, dare we say, spot on:

Women’s Wear Daily twitter feed takes the number one slot — smart, sassy, and they have front row, VIP access to the most important fashion events… instant fashion gratification in a text message.

We’re also signed up for reporter Derek Blasberg’s updates from socialite fetes and fashion shows. He’s in Venice right now, tweeting in perfect prose:

Again, in bed before the night is over. Walking home as revelers only appear. I’m blaming jetlag, but the deeper fear is that I’m old. Tear.

If Truman Capote were to twitter, that’s how he’d do it …

Oh and if you ever want to read the adventures and random musings of a spoilt (but still somewhat genius) Russian girl about town (mostly Downtown) — just follow our tweets

Cheerio!