Style.com Fall 2006 Trend Reports

No real news here, but check out the pretty pictures at Style.com's Trend Report for Fall 2006. Their picks include:

• the bubble (dress, skirts AND coats);
  
• fur, in colors like champagne, fuscia, and blue
  
• metalics
  
• oversized
  
• layering
  
• Napoleonic

Below, layering done cute by Celine, and a beautiful blue fur from Versace. In fact, check out the whole Versace collection in shases of midnight blue, plum, and black.

Books: Sale at the Selvedge bookstore

Score! 10% off all books in the Selvedge magazine bookstore until the end of August. This is a UK-based textile magazine with fantastic taste. Check out the books on fashion history from a global perspective. Personally, I'm eyeing Bound to Please and Dress and Morality.

FYA: Fun USB drives

Good-enough-to-eat sushi USB drives. Matches my Martini-shaker PDA case...