WONDER WOMAN SINGS FOR TALBOTS
Lynda Carter, who is probably best known for her role as the American lady-hero, Wonder Woman, will make an appearance at Talbots on Madison Avenue in New York to celebrate Fashion's Night Out on September 10. While she wont be wearing her satin patriotic bodysuit, she will be singing songs from her new CD. No, it doesn't include the Wonder Woman theme song.
[WWD]

ZAPPOS.COM'S BIGGEST SALE EVER
Amazon, which owns Endless.com stomped out the competition by purchasing it. While the book and CD Internet emporium normally doesn't hand out big money for a mega purchase a for company like Zappos, Amazon's CEO says it doesn't mean that they are disappointed with their own shoe site. But Zappos, having nearly 1 billion in gross sales last year sounds pretty enticing.
[Wall Street Journal]

THE NEW POLITICALLY CORRECT COCO
The promotional pictures for the upcoming film "Coco Before Chanel" staring Audrey Tautou have fallen victim to a little Photoshop action. In accordance with The British Advertising Standards Authority's "guidelines about glamorizing smoking," the famous picture of Madame Coco Chanel holding a cigarette has been voluntarily altered to look as if she is holding a healthy writing utensil...a pen.
[Telegraph UK]

NORDSTROM TAKES MANHATTAN
New York has plenty of department stores for shopaholics to spend their days in from Lord and Taylor, Bloomingdales, Macy's and a brand new JC Penney. Until now, it has been without Nordstrom. Though the store wont be full line specialty retail, it's discounted sister, Nordstrom Rack is set to take over the 32,000 square feet of space once occupied by Virgin Megastore.
[Racked]


BAR REFAELI IS ON A RAMPAGE
The inexpensive and in-demand fashion of the moment retailer, Rampage, booked some major model cred for their Fall 2009 ad campaign. The Isreali-born beauty has graced the coveted cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and has dated the Prius-driving Leonardo DiCaprio.
[Fab Sugar]

SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA
Ozwald Boateng, a tailor born in Ghana, delivered two suits to the American Embassy for President Obama during the President's recent visit to the African Country. Boateng sees the leader as a "symbol of hopes and dreams of our ancestors." Given all the flack that the leader of the free world has taken over his "mom jeans." lets assume he'll wear the suits.
[WWD]

ANNA WINTOUR DICTATES MOVIE RELEASE - WHO KNEW?
One of the New York Daily New's unnamed "insiders" is saying that the icy Editor-in-Chief is being "completely controlling" about the promotion of Vogue's movie: The September Issue.
[New York Daily News]