DVF FW13 & Links I Love…

Spending this weekend with the man and the gramps, and you? Behold my best of the web this week…

Neon tube love lines in Times Square… I wish I had known! I would have gone while I was in town…
Fictional celebrity scents that may or may not make you snort out loud.
It seems as though I’m far from the only one experiencing social media overload/withdrawal. Love the honesty and emotional ties this blogger points out when it comes to feeling indebted to engagement.
Need a refreshing list of lady entrepreneurs to jump start your motivation? Read on…
Great article on how the blogging bubble has burst.

Screw rabbit ears on your iphone, I’m on the whale tail train!
I love all the colors in this post (not to mention the incredible hair). Makes me want a paint palette clutch like I never knew!
Proenza Schouler is always on the money when it comes to the shoes they release. I remember a pair I used to have early 2000’s.
I’m not generally a huge Heidi fan, but this Interview magazine cover of her is unbelievable.
How to survive the next step of blogging. A must-read for anyone looking for long-term professional results.

Italian renaissance sidewalk chalk art? Wish I could do it!
Ummm… mannequins with cameras in their eyes that record your conversations in-store? I’ll pass (and avoid those shopping destinations should they ever be publicized). Don’t we have enough surveillance and privacy intrusions in public places already?
I desperately need one of these 3D drawing guns (I think I’d actually go nuts on it).
After seeing inumeral amounts of newborns on my facebook timeline, I totally get this.
“Don’t just stay to prove a point.” Confirm that the company can and will give you what you need – great career pointers from Revlon’s Chief Marketing Officer Julia Goldin.

Because you can’t ever fake a photo that winds you with beauty…
I don’t know about you, but I find this to be pretty disturbing (then again, I’m an almost-married prude). Would you hook up with your facebook friends?
I never knew sloths could be so stylish (ok, maybe I did…)
How cool is this bike basket? If you love it, kickstart it!
Style spy – I love that Otswald Helgason is getting all the attention it deserves.

I want to be a fashion/beauty billionaire! Check out the astonishing worth of some of the industries most powerful players.
Who says fashion is all vanity? Italian brand Fendi will be funding the restoration of some of the countries oldest landmark fountains.
Dip in the luxury economy? Not quite. Chanel still sells completely out of their $5,400 cruise collection dresses within two months of release.
Must… have… these… glasses…

I’m totally into this. Window shopping as opposed to buying and splurging… making well thought-out purchases.
Fishing for Louboutins? I’m all over it!
This video is just too much perfection to ensue all at once.
A great in-depth interview featuring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Although I’m sometimes urked by her comments, I think Iman is equally hilarious.

Liberty Ross – you go girl! Looking good (naked) is the best revenge.
Because who’s ever had enough of Dita Von Teese, check out her makeup rituals/faves.
I kinda want a conch piercing…
I know it makes sense for a lot of brands, but I just can’t seem to wrap my mind around the $40,000 flying out the window to gift a celebrity my product…
How the mighty fail, and how you can reach the next level of success. The disciplined pursuit of less.

A great realization (or memory jumper) regarding the endless control we have over creation and leading change. Get out of your moulded comfort zone!
I really loved reading Garance Dore’s post on how she monetizes her blog. Refreshing and honest. Necessary for her to justify anything to anyone? No, but appreciated nonetheless.
Think shacking up saves money? Think again. The hidden cost of relationships…
Always late? You need to read this and reconsider.
Your lifestyle has already been designed, and it scares the hell out of me. How to break the cycle.