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Our fondness for footwear can definitely be categorized as a full-blown obsession, but this devotion makes sense. After all, the perfect pair of shoes makes you feel like you can conquer the world—plus, they have the power to totally transform an outfit from forgettable to fabulous in seconds flat! Considering how crazy we are about shoes, it is no wonder we're wild about Charles David's wide range of incredible options—and accordingly have selected 10 Who What Wear approved picks from their stellar F/W 10 collection! From runway-inspired boots to sleek, stylish stilettos, their vast selection of on-trend footwear never fails to impress, which is why we're collaborating with Charles David for Fashion's Night Out and an amazing giveaway!

While mulling over today's installment of What Was She Wearing: Answers!, we had an sudden epiphany: we should turn the spotlight on Gossip Girl! It's a perfect plan—what better way could we honor the start of New York Fashion Week than with an ode to the super-stylish TV show? Sure, the fashion world might be focused on the spring collections, but a new season of Blair, Serena, and all the other chic characters is exciting too! From old favorites to new faces, we found five of the best on-set looks and got all the details on their perfectly styled outfits. You know you love us!

Based on the Alexisonfire lyric ‘we don’t want to be slaves to the sons of privilege’, Meggs' latest exhibition questions personal freedoms and liberties, the right to challenge ideas, politics and blind patriotism. Freedom of thought, self-expression and independence should be admired and we shouldn’t bow to the pressure of social stigmas, expectations, comparison or greed. This exhibition follows Meggs’ sell-out show ‘King for a day’ in Melbourne and Hong Kong and is a continuation of the fragile nature of power, fame and fortune.

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Based on the Alexisonfire lyric ‘we don’t want to be slaves to the sons of privilege’, Meggs' latest exhibition questions personal freedoms and liberties, the right to challenge ideas, politics and blind patriotism. Freedom of thought, self-expression and independence should be admired and we shouldn’t bow to the pressure of social stigmas, expectations, comparison or greed. This exhibition follows Meggs’ sell-out show ‘King for a day’ in Melbourne and Hong Kong and is a continuation of the fragile nature of power, fame and fortune.

Sons of Privilege is now on view at Lo-Fi Collective in Sydney, Australia.

PaperGirl has joined with Band of Bicycles (your friends fixing bikes in our alley) to deliver artwork to unsuspecting, jaded, looking-for-something-to-make-them-smile New Yorkers! The work was collected from all around the world and has already been shown in galleries in Brooklyn and Albany. Now these eclectic works will find a home with some lucky pedestrians. Yay for random acts of art!

Want to help deliver some art and joy? The meeting time and place is top-secret. RSVP to Vanessa@bandofbicycles.com to find out when and where the magic is happening.

• Stealing Crucified Sheep Is Ok, But Not When Damien Hirst Does It — ANIMAL – Rumor has it the giant bronze replica of a cheap medical model was made when during a time when Hirst was near incapacitated with substance abuse problems.

A reliable source passes along word that there was another bike-car collision ... earlier this afternoon at 14th Street and Avenue B.... Anyone have any details?

The National Capital Planning Commission reviews all plans concerning the National Mall in Washington, where everyone wants their memorial to be.

It’s been quite the last few months for everyone’s favorite delinquent Lindsay Lohan.  From jail to magazine covers to showing off her ample bosom in last week’s Machete, Lindsay’s showing no signs of letting up–a fact that is more than evidenced by her recent shoot for Italian label Fornarina.  Check out a gallery after the j-u-m-p.

LINK LOVE: Oh No They Didn’t

Grey Ant X Teva

MarcJacobsInt: "Pic of Me and Marc not looking so good after working for 20 straight! And all nite! http://plixi.com/p/43985976" Don't get Fashion Weak already!
carolhan: "Dear @CynthiaSteffe @shaun_kearney--I'd like to place my Spring '11 personal order now. One of everything pls, thanks! Xo" Dear Cynthia Steffe--what she said.
vogue_london: "I've lost count of the number of Russell & Bromley loafers i've seen tonight. Tres chic #FNO -jn" The knowledge that sensible shoes are in for this Fashion Week is the best news we've received all day.
amyodell: "Tim Gunn is my hero. The end." Get in line, lady!
Gawker: "Christian Siriano Mistaken for Asian Lesbian http://gawker.com/5633036/" Trust us, that happens to us all the time. :(

If you're on the pulse of the indie film scene, you've probably already heard about Jack Goes Boating, the new movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman premiering here September 16th. The flick is centered around two working-class NYC couples exploring marriage, rebellion, and betrayal, set against a bleak Brooklyn background. Hoffman makes his directorial debut, with a stirring screenplay by Bob Glaudin, who wrote the acclaimed Off Broadway play of the same name. If you want to peep the production before anyone else, you're in luck! We've put together a giveaway that would make Roger Ebert proud—a pair of exclusive tickets to the NY premiere, bottle service and appetizers for 2 in a private cave at Polar Lounge after the film, the soundtrack, a Jack Goes Boating poster, plus the Capote and The Visitor DVDs.
To win, be one of the first 100 people to like this story on our Facebook page! We'll choose a winner at random and announce it next week!

Label: Assembly New York Deal: Even deeper markdowns on summer merchandise

When/Where: Ongoing. Daily noon—9pm. 174 Ludlow St between Houston and Stanton Sts (212-253-5393)

Proenza Schouler‘s Fall 10 video editorial (videtorial?) is kind of amazing. Jack and Lazaro enlisted Harmony Korine, one of the scribes behind Kids, the modern classic of youth gone wildly astray, which incidentally launched the career of one Miss Chloë Sevigny. The short features a group of poor, stunning and jaded black girls  in Proenza’s Gothic schoolgirl chic, drinking 40s of Olde English (the champagne of malt liquor), vandalizing property and generally not giving a fuck. The clothes are great — I literally want everything the girls have on — and the setting and the girls themselves present a really interesting dichotomy.

The duo have admitted themselves that their clothes are super expensive and yet their video is set in the ghetto with girls who are not, to put it lightly, their average clientèle. Are they trying to make a comment on materialism, commercialism, capitalism or any other -ism you care to examine?  Or like me, do they just enjoy really fierce black girls?

I don’t see why it can’t be both. Either way, Proenza Schouler has one of the most interesting and arresting marketing tools of the season.

photos by Andrew St. Clair, words by Patricia Scull

"For the first time in my life, I just don't care," Frank Black sang Friday night (9/3), opening his solo acoustic show at Joe's Pub (his first of three sold out Labor Day Weekend shows at the intimate venue). While the song containing these lyrics ("Horrible Day") was released in 2003, it seems that Black has taken them and run. From his wearing sunglasses through the entire performance in the dimly lit Joe's Pub, to a mocking reference to his guitar skills ("And on guitar, we have Jack Shit,") Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis, a.k.a. the frontman of influential 90's alt-rock band the Pixies, seems numb to the hoopla. Black's billing at the club is promoted as a "solo acoustic show," however it should be noted that the stage setup contained a Baldwin grand piano, a pump organ, a bass guitar, drum set, and yes, featured Black on electric guitar. Starting the show with some warm-ups and donning a variation of an outfit some might refer to as the "Canadian tuxedo" (loose fitting blue jean button up shirt, untucked, and blue jean pants), Black immediately mezmerizes as soon as he opens his mouth to sing. Black's powerful timbre consistently leads the crescendo, with electric instruments following behind, sometimes singing melodically, sometimes screeching madly. Despite promoting his latest solo release Non Stop Erotik, Black pulls some of his Pixies repertoire off the shelf, performing "Nimrod's Son," Cactus," and "Planet of Sound." His solo material is more solemn and less experimental than his work with the Pixies, often using the catharsis of the pump organ as a backdrop for his grainy vocals. His solo material (including that billed as Frank Black and the Catholics) seems as if age and experience has cast a new light over his work, with introspection and flashes of wisdom. "If your heart is sad," Black laments, "this is your new home." At times, Black reverts back to his signature Pixies vocal style, proving that he's no "Burnt Out Rock And Roll" star, a song he included in the set, along with "Manitoba," Ten Percenter," "Los Angeles," and "I Heard Ramona Sing." Black closed the show with a brief and somber encore, reminding the audience to "Sing for joy/Sing for laughs/ If nothing else/Sing for joy."

More pictures from Friday's show, below...

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Who likes drinks and discounts on vintage!? Everyone, duh—so if you're free this evening, we'd love it if you joined us at Mafalda Vintage for a little shopping get-together. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 8th, join us as we snag vintage items for 15% off from Yves Saint Laurent, Geoffrey Beene, Givenchy, Dior, Sonia Rykiel, Gucci, Cacherel and much, much more. We'll be the frazzled-looking ones with the overflowing shopping bags. See you there!
Mafalda Boutique Shopping Party Wednesday, September 8th, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Mafalda Boutique, 360 Atlantic Avenue (between Hoyt & Bond streets) Brooklyn, NY; 347-987-3470

This is the ugliest shit I’ve ever seen. If having to live with Keith Haring’s art wasn’t terrible enough, Nicholas Kirkwood went and designed this collection. The 12 styles are set to launch in February. OH GOODY.

LINK LOVE: Is Mental

by Andrew Sacher

DOWNLOAD: Tallest Man On Earth - Like The Wheel (MP3)

Dead Oceans announced a new EP by The Tallest Man On Earth titled Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird, out now on iTunes. The EP (cover art above) consists of four new songs and a newly recorded version of "Like The Wheel" which he played as part of his encore at the Highline Ballroom show last April. The song was originally released as a bonus track to The Tallest Man On Earth's most recent full length, The Wild Hunt, as a slow piano ballad. The new EP version is primarily guitar based and played at a faster tempo. Download the track for free above.

Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird is currently only available on iTunes but is set for a physical release on November 9. The Tallest Man On Earth plays Webster Hall on Monday, September 27 (tickets are still on sale) as part of his upcoming tour with S. Carey.

Video and updated tour dates below...

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If you haven’t made your way to www.needsupply.com in a while, the VA based web shop is starting to drop JC fall on their site….and they are dropping it like it is hot. We are huge fans of the site, and will admit we do a little personally shopping there too! We cannot help it!

Always offering a selection for all your favorite brands, the buying team from Need Supply continually offers you a selection of Jeffrey Campbell goods that are practical, effortless, and work directly into your arsenal of everyday looks. Featured above is the ZIPPED engineer and below is the EVERYBODY, back from last year in new colors! Shop Needsupply.com for new arrivals!

Remember those sick metallic Giles Deacon bags from the spring 2010 collection that were shaped like a dinosaur and constantly on the shoulder of fashion heavyweights like Katie Grand? Us too, and we often kick ourselves wishing that we had scooped up this memorable bag before it was long gone. Lucky for us all, we've found a fitting replacement in Mandy Coon's Ginny Bunny bag from Opening Ceremony. This lovely leather satchel clocks in at $435 and is as lust-worthy as our original animalistic obsession. So hop over to OC right this instant and check out this must-have fall handbag for the perfect fall fashion statement.
Opening Ceremony, 451 North La Cienega Boulevard (between Rosewood and Oakwood avenues); 310-652-1120.