>> Kai Kuhne On Why He's Missing from the Fashion Week Calendar —One designer missing from New York's Fashion Week Calendar?  Kai Kuhne, who last season had "strong financial backing," according to Style.com, is no longer feeling the love. "An investor was pretending," he cryptically told The Cut last night. [The Cut]

»Eniko Mihalik, former "chopstick" [TI]

»Yigal Azrouel designed condoms [The Cut]

»Ownership of Jil Sander has changed hands [WSJ]

»Kai Kuhne is being backed by the venture capitalist who co-founded Proenza Schouler [Style File]

»Iris Strubegger loves Bette Midler songs [Supreme Being]

»Style.com is launching e-commerce [Racked]

»Chris Benz is staging his first runway show, inspired by pre-American Revolution period dress [Style File]

»Cushnie et Ochs, the "new Proenza Schouler," guest bloggers [Word Up!]