Hump Day Rag Trade Roundup

With just 24 hours to go before it opens, fashion writers are seriously sweating the new Tom Ford store. WWDwrites:

"The piece de resistance could be the octagonal marble and mercury mirror perfumery room, where customers can buy a fragrance or order their custom-made blends."

Ford: I am my own muse (Fashion Week Daily)

Luxury brands like Ferragamo and Versace are expanding their reach into yachts, private jets, and sports cars (WWD)

Supermodel Paulina Porizkova gets a thumbs-down for her dancing (AP), a thumbs up for her memoir (NY Times)

Not only does Diane von Furstenberg get pirated by off-brand Chinese manufacturers (Vogue UK), independent artists and designers get pirated by Urban Outfitters (Boing Boing)