Fashion Breakfast

Move over Neiman Marcus, Costco becomes the malls new main attraction. With the closing of almost 90 mall-based stores with the Federated-May Merger of 2005, Costco becomes latest anchor.(WWD)

Versace sets a new goal to make Asia its second market (after Europe) replacing the US and and begins turning attention to men's wear. (WWD)

Gucci goes to the United Nations, with the opening of its biggest flagship store in New York. The evening named "A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF" will take place at the 18-acre U.N. site on Manhattan's East River which is considered international territory and doesn't belong to any one country or government. Madonna will be there, but will baby David? (WWD)

Bergdorf Goodman brings their famed holiday windows to view on-line. This year they went "natural Baroque" with each window representing one of the five elements. (Bergdorf Goodman)

After 5 years, Manhattan's Fashion Walk of Fashion welcomes new designers up for consideration. Previous designers to have been honored include Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Bill Blass, and Geoffry Beene. The practice stopped because organizers feared they'd run out of candidates. Looks like things are looking up for NY Fashion. (Vogue UK)

London Fashion Week welcomes Fashion Foward winners Roksanda Illincic, Richard Nicoll and Jens Laugesen to the on-schedule shows. (Vogue UK)