Outside of the catchy music, UrbanOutfitters is looking to prepare us for the beauties of Fall – give their promo video a whirl. You’ll catch a bevy of great looks in cut-out and random movement form. After the jump folks.

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It’s not everyday you see two brands on opposite ends of the fashion spectrum come together. On one hand you have LV the king of monograms and commercialized fashion and on the other, Comme des Garcons the quirky, low-key, avant-garde label working together to create a historic line of women’s hand bags to commemorate LV’s 30th anniversary in Japan.

“In designing them, I have kept Louis Vuitton’s traditional concept as it is, but sometimes two handles become one, sometimes two handles become eight…” – Rei Kawakubo, Creative Director of CDG (source: Bag Snob)

Apparently these babies will be pretty rare and hard to obtain, as only orders placed at the CDG store in Tokyo are accepted. Looks like CDG’s been on the uprising, their SS09 menswear collection which was shown in Paris last month was in my opinion their strongest in years.

Other labels that have collaborated with CDG include Fred Perry, SPEEDO (I almost bought a pair, no lies), Nike, North Face, and Levis. Also, be on the lookout for that H&M collaboration in the fall.

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I came across a really interesting streetwear concept early in the year – bamboo designer clothing. JUZD is a local brand that has established its line based on the concept of organic bamboo fabric. Want to learn more? Jing Liu, JUZD’s Lead Designer, takes us through the ins and outs of the brand.

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If you’re still stuck on the title, baffled by how a clothing line can name something in such a complicated manner, feel at ease with the fact that it actually happens to be a great offering. Gytha (a gift) Mander (from me), struck me as too odd to be true, modeling its logo after a 4-legged insect and models styled in a dark and timely fashion. Trust me, after getting over the pre-judging, you’ll marvel at the classic make and the twist of contemporary that Gytha Mander presents.

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Gytha Mander was started in 2004 as a classic ready-to-wear collection, with fine attention to detail. With dedication and tribute to traditional styling, the brand has launched into success by learning to embrace the old and refine with the new.

> images courtesy of gythamander.com

Speak of the summer sales – Over the Rainbow (probably one of the greatest mixed wear clothing stores in Yorkville, selon moi), is having a great blowout sale, with one day left after this post. With up to 50% branded goods, how could you go wrong? You can also take a look at the goods on sale located here.