Now there's backlash about the backlash over Ralph Lauren's Olympic uniforms being produced in China. Of the ire that Lauren, a big donor to the Democratic party and the U.S. Olympic Team, elicited from Congress, WWD's Bridget Foley writes, "To gorge like a pack of hungry rats on the notion that the USOC should reject sponsorship from an extremely generous, powerhouse American company because that company produces off-shore is counterproductive, trivializing a major economic issue into opportunistic, childish sound bites." [WWD]
Marie Claire South Africa used this hyper-real, hyper-creepy illustration of Kate Middleton to illustrate their August cover and an inside fashion feature on South African designers. They call it "fan art tribute," we call it "a-kind-of-sort-of-not-really-little-bit-weird way to have Kate Middleton on your cover." [Fashionista]
Louis Vuitton is launching a bespoke handbag service at their Bond Street location in London. Customers with $3,000 to drop on a bag can create their own look from over 80,000 styles. [VogueUK]
Check out these Vans X Curtis Kulig designs. They'll be available next Spring. [HighSnobette]
Ooh, online eyewear retailer Warby Parker are opening their first store in SoHo. (That's Paper's market editor Luigi Tadini modeling in their catalog!) [Racked]
How to make DIY bike streamers. [Rookie]
