FASHION Magazine

Maison Martin Margiela is the latest fashion label to join the world of e-commerce with the launch of their online shop at maisonmartinmargiela.com. The e-boutique, which launches on October 1 and is powered by the fashion retailing site YOOX, will look like a photo negative of the current site and the official font will be that of MS-DOS. (Already the site reminds one of getting a syntax error).

Pioneering African American supermodel Naomi Sims died Saturday at 61. [NYTimes]

Alexander Wang is launching an online shop that not surprisingly, doesn’t deliver to Canada. But if you want to browse: alexanderwang.com (enter the code AWSTYLE.COM) [Fashionista]

Celebrity portratist Brigitte Lacombe talks about shooting everyone from Meryl Streep to Leonardo DiCaprio to Miuccia Prada. [W]

The press release we received on Monday about Gucci.com’s new Canadian e-commerce site was a bit of a tease. Surely every red-blooded Canuck runway lover dashed right over to take a look, but alas, the site was not quite ready for us and our enthusiasm. (It seems cruel to tease a people who have long had to swallow “We do not ship orders outside of the continental U.S.”) But today’s the day–the Canada option has appeared at Gucci.com.

Despite all efforts to shop locally, sometimes the sartorial solution just cannot be found in one’s backyard.  In these situations, I retire to my favourite wireless hotspot, cozy up to my laptop and let the world of Internet shopping unfold before me.