Love Your Sunglasses (Should I Know You?) (NY Times)
Despite their rise in price, sunglasses are still doing brisk business.

Battle for fashion heats up (China Daily)
In Shanghai, Zara, H&M, and local boutiques are fiercely competing in a market where consumers are spending less due to an unstable economy.

A Short Story: The Rise of ‘Floods’ (WSJ)
This summer, hemlines are rising in menswear.

Christian Louboutin To Open Paris Store (WSJ)
Christian Louboutin, designer of devilishly sexy heels, is slated to open a store on Paris’ Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré later this month.

Steve & Barry’s Files Bankruptcy (DNR)
Steve & Barry’s, the fast fashion retailer known for selling Sarah Jessica Parker’s Bitten line, has filed for Chapter 11.

Woman in sunglasses, photo courtesy of the New York Times.