Oooh, Fashion

For those who like dress fancy, a retail update for you. Taavo Somer and his band of bespoked fellas from Freemans Sporting Club may be opening up a West Coast joint. A little birdy fills us in, saying "they are looking at spaces to open a FSC in Los Angeles. It would have a different vibe than the LES branch, less old world feel and more of an LA, art deco type feel. Apparently this branch took a ton of time and money to create the feel they achieved." Very cool LB. So get ready all you LA kids. Classic rugged men's wear and accessories are coming your way.

Quick Hits: 50 Flips Out, Grand Street Hotel, Prada Party

Wrapping up the week with another killer edition of Quick Hits. Got a hit? Feel free to hit us.

1.Speaking of the VMA's, we just got our invite to 50 Cents Vitamin Water, Absolut Vodka VMA party in Vegas. If we had any clue how to work this thing, you would be seeing video of the flipping. We try.

UPDATE: We took it Lo-Fi, you can see still motion capture of all of the invite goodness. We are so handy.

2. More adventures in How to Name a Hotel. A Little Birdy checks in with an update from the new glass number going up on Thompson Street, saying, "the hotel in Soho from Brack Capital is going to be called the Grand Street Hotel. $200 million budget, 200 rooms." At least the guests won't get lost when they tell the cabbies where to drop them off.

3. Not tired of Fashion Week yet? Tonight is the big Prada party at their flagship store in Soho, and we hear that oh so super cool and oh so can you please play our Fashion Week party band LCD Soundsystem will be performing. Have fun kiddies.

VMA's to Fashion Week: Suck It

The next week is a non-stop bonanza of activities here in NYC. But don't forget about that old New York event, the VMA's, which shifted to Vegas this year. What's the impact? According to one Little Birdy, pretty large. What say you, fluffy birdy?

With all the hype surrounding fashion week, I am going to go out on a limb and predict that this will be one of the dullest fashion weeks in recent memory. The primary reason being that this weekend is the vma's in vegas. Not only is mtv taking over the entire palms resort (both towers), but there will be off the hook parties at every bar, restaurant and nightclub in Sin City. I am also predicting that all the celebs that make fashion week oh so fabulous will be in Vegas and not NYC.

Bold Little Birdy. Very bold. But you do make a strong case. MTV lives or dies by its celeb wrangling (which is a whole other story), and the VMA's is their most important event. And it is Vegas. Add to that the lack of new club openings in the City, and you may just be right.

As always, your thoughts are welcome in comments and squawk box.

On the Circuit: W Magazine

What: W Magazine Fashion Week 2007
Where: Chelsea Arts Center

Strolling up to the still under construction Chelsea Arts Center showed a large crowd trying to negotiate with the clipboard cabaret. You know how this goes. DBTH, right this way. Of course. We walk into the lobby and pop into the elevator. It's up to the 19th Floor, PH level, and the door opens onto the party. It's on. Beautiful types and those that work with them were everywhere. You could even say the place was over-flowin. No matter. We grab a specialty cocktail that wasn't that special and head out to the terrace. Views of the Hudson and Lower Manhattan twinkled our eyes, as celebrity DJ Steve Aoki dropped a low key corporate mix. It still sounded good.

As the event wore down, some starlets started showing up. We hear it was Jess Jess and Bon Bon. Don't forget the Calvin designers and the myspacers, the people that really make the week move. But alas, these things can't go on forever. Most of the time, that's a good thing. It was back down the elevator, grab the gift bag and head off into the night. Thanks W magazine. Good job.

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A One of a Kind Delay

Fashion Week 2007 has arrived. We are so excited we barely slept. But alas, we may have some bad news. It appears that not everyone is as ready for The Week as us. Remember we told you about 1 Oak, short for One of a Kind, a few months ago. We know Page Six remembers. Well, a Little Birdy says, "1OAK is going to miss all of fashion week, which is a very big deal and will affect their opening. One of the parties they lost was a huge Justin Timberlake party." Oopsie. That's no good. Anyway, Superfriends Richie Akiva, Scott Sartiano, Jeffrey Jah and Ronnie Madra's new club just won't be ready in time, meaning you JT fans will just have to settle for watching his HBO special a few more times.

Expanding the Circuit

Tired of the same old Circuit parties in the same old places? Us too. Good news. There are two new spots that are about to be made available for events. First, a Little Birdy told us that Richie Akiva and Scott Sartiano's 1OAK is not quite ready for the public, but will be ready for the private, saying "they are letting event planners know they will be ready to host fashion week events." That's like, only a month away. Yes! Also, the spaces at Six Columbus, including the required roof bar, various penthouses and Blue Ribbon Sushi are ready to be booked. All you have to do is call. What are you waiting for?