We once borrowed a jacket from our British friend for an extended period of time and it completely changed our life--it was a buttery soft black leather jacket by Unconditional and our entire wardrobe and style was utterly transformed by it. This was the first time we learned the importance of investing in nice things and why you should bother to save up and wait. Nevertheless, the British label Unconditional will always have a soft spot in our hearts. This Spring 09 we can't help but see the same qualities in the clothing as we found in our temporary leather jacket. Whether it was the mint green and cool grey color palette, the delicate pleating and hidden zippers, or the classic but edgy silhouettes, we couldn't help but think that many of the Unconditional garments possessed that same magic--Spring 09 or otherwise. To see Spring 09 runway and look book images, click here. 

J Crew intimates their choice for presidency by showing an outfit Michelle Obama wore on their front page. We had no idea Michelle Obama wore the yellow cardigan we included in yesterday's style spread, but that doesn't mean we were not making a suggestion...

The Dubai Mall opens today and will be, with 1,200 stores and 160 food outlets, the largest in the world. There are approximately 165 stores in the Dubai Mall who have not yet been represented in the whole of the Middle East. The mall will be comprised on ten mini-malls which will be curated by interest. The Fashion Avenue mall will have over 70 high fashion flagships.  

Later this month Teen Vogue is will open its first mall store where shoppers are encouraged to drink smoothies and charge their cell phones. No products will be sold at the pop-up space, the goal is said to simply 'encourage' people to shop in the mall. More than twenty Teen Vogue advertisers are participating in the project. 

Unfortunately, more magazine layoffs, this time...a lot.