Hurricane Catrinal

Well, minus the FEMA incompetence anyway.

Candice Nicole is a newbie on the bag design scene, but is already causing a storm with her collection.

My eyes have been bugging out the past few minutes oogling her Fall 2006 line, especially her Catrinal Shopper.

With people Christmas shopping already (uh well, I'll be getting 'round to that soon), why not sling this puppy from your slender shoulder?

Santa says you should.

I'm Lovin' it: Te Casan opening a huge store in SoHo. The footwear line does collabos with designers like Vivian Westwood, Dries Van Noten et al, as well as having a design team of their own. Get thee to NYC.

I'm Over it: Though I loved that Doo.Ri won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award this year, I'm slightly upset that Jovovich-Hawk and Marchesa weren't part of the runner-up group.

Track of the Day: "Talk Show Host" by Radiohead. There's so much angst in this ethereal, trip-hoppy track that it's a perfect fit as Romeo's theme song in the Baz Luhrmann Romeo + Juliet flick. Definitely sexually and sensually depressing -- is there such an emotion out there? Apparently it's one of Radiohead's favorite songs to perform live. Here's a snippet from Amazon.com.

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