Juliette Longuet

The Manhattan skyline will lose a bit of New York and gain a touch of London in coming months. Next March, Burberry will move its US headquarters to 444 Madison Avenue (a 68,000 square foot building , formerly owned by The New York Times), between 49th and 50th Streets and will top off the 42-story Art Deco tower with three glowing Burberry signs, which will also show the time and temperature.

The building will also include space for a retail store.Currently, Burberry has two stores in Manhattan: one on 57th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues, and the other in SoHo.

Peter Som may have officially resigned from Bill Blass on October 28, he’s wasted no time finding new projects. Luxury children’s brand Best & Co. signed the designer to create a seven-item limited-edition capsule collection, four pieces for boys and three for girls, for the holidays, launched on November 6 at Bergdorf Goodman.

And while Som’s Bill Blass line may have had financing problems, this collection certainly doesn’t. The price tags are hefty, reaching upwards of $1,195 for a girl’s double-breasted coat or $995 for a girl’s organza dress. And for the boys, a full navy suit with trouser, shirt, vest and blazer comes to the grand total of $1,715. And though this may seem excessively expensive given the current economic outlook, the launch reminds us that there’s a market for high-end, well-made children’s clothes.

Teen Vogue is beefing up ad pages by opening a pop-up shop at a mall in Short Hills, New Jersey. But merchandise won’t be for sale. Instead girls can stop by to relax, try on clothes, play with makeup, charge cellphones and Ipods, and drink smoothies. Some Teen Vogue advertisers featuring wares in the space were asked to buy an extra ad page or two to participate. The magazine plans to open more pup-ups around prom season and in August for back-to-school.

Sanrio, the parent company of the Hello Kitty brand, has opened its first Sanrio Luxe concept shop in Times Square, at 233 West 42nd Street.

The idea behind the new concept is to attract fashion-forward women in their 20s who grew up with the Hello Kitty brand, said Janet Hsu, President of Sanrio global consumer products.

The 1,200 square-foot shop boasts a new design by LA-based interior designer Tracy Beckmann. Beckmann created the store glossy display tables, black and white interior design, making way for glass jewelry cases, fixtures and dramatic black framed mirrors. Shiny white-clad fixtures feature cashmere cardigans & silk scarves.

Clothing ranges from about $75 for a pair of cashmere gloves to $250 for a knit cashmere cardigan sweater. $550 will get you a leather jacket, and almost every item found in the newly renovated Sanrio Luxe store is exclusive.

You’ll be able to find pieces made in collaboration with Kimora Lee Simmons, Victoria Couture, Mabel Palacio & more.

The lingerie company just bought out high-end retailer (and celeb favorite) Lounge from its Broadway location between Prince and Houston in order to create a 24,000 square-foot superstore next year.

The sprawling new space will be twice as large as the current Victoria Secret store on Broadway near Prince Street. Lounge has closed and will re-open at the Aventura Mall in Miami.

Urban Outfitters has come up with a new retail concept dubbed “We The Free” - which features a super casual “spin-off” of their Free People brand.

Last December Urban Outfitters debuted the vintage styled collection both online and in select Free People stores, where it has been highly acclaimed by customers abroad - resulting in its own retail store.

The Brooklyn location is only 500 square feet and can be found along Smith Street, while Chicago’s North Milwaukee Avenue location boasts a 800 square foot space. Urban Outfitters plans on opening third location on Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood at the end of November.

“We The Free” features price ranges from $68 -$108, and features classic boy crewneck T-shirts in various styles along with various sweaters & fleeces. Prices for knit pieces will run you anywhere from $188 up to $248 for a Polar fleece mixed bomber style print jacket with snap closure. Shoppers at “We The Free” can also use an Apple computer in the store to check their emails, blog, or listen to music.

Who’s bucking the economic climate? Donatella Versace, that’s who! She just announced the launch of Gianni Versace Couture, a limited-edition fragrance that costs $2,100 per 3.4 ounce bottle. What does that kind of cash get you? Well, it comes in a white leather box that doubles as carrying case and is described as a “floriental-woody scent.” It heads to the States in December. Just in time for Christmas!

Consumers will be able to welcome Gwyneth Paltrow, Elizabeth Hurley, Carolyn Murphy and Hilary Rhoda into their homes, via the Web, that is. The women, who are Estée Lauder spokesmodels, are featured on the newly relaunched esteelauder.com.

The site, which now features interactive diagnostic tools, step-by-step instruction videos and pro makeup and skin care tips, is intended to take the guesswork out of shopping online, said Elana Drell-Szyfer, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Estée Lauder.

Cities used to be for beer making. Wine, traditionally made near the vineyard, is moving into cities at warp speed. City Winery, opening this fall at 143 Varick Street, will offer wealthy wine lovers the chance to buy their own oak barrels of unique vintages made for them in the spot.

The 200 privately owned casks will cost between $5,000 and $15,000, depending on the quality of the grapes, shipped from vineyards across the country. Winemaker David Lecomte guides the winemakers, helping them create their perfect bottle. But making wine in the city has some inherent challenges.

The idea for City Winery came from Michael Dorf. He used to own The Knitting Factory, a long time hotspot for music and beer. City Winery is sort of the grown up version. When the winery opens, it will have several bars, a dinning area and a stage.

The Winery is opened to the public and to its wine makers who by the way can’t sell their wine. They can drink it, share it and savor it. The wine bar, music venue and event space will open in December.

With all the celebrity/high street collaborations, here is one that you might actually want to take note of: PATRICIA FIELD for MARKS & SPENCER.

Patricia Field is definitely a hot entity. Besides styling Sex And The City, Ugly Betty and The Devil wears Prada stars, and designing shoes for Payless she has inked another deal to design an exclusive one-off collection for Marks & Spencer.

The range consists of 35 pieces that “reflects Patricia Field’s individual signature styling combined with Marks & Spencer’s exceptionally high standards in quality, precision cutting and finish”. The Patricia Field for M&S Collection is slated to release in October 15th not only in the UK but also online and in selected international markets.

The collection is comprised of clothes, shoes and accessories and as you would expect it is jam-packed full of flair and Manhattan chic. What she has created are classy, beaded linen shift dresses, jacquard dresses, trench dresses with leopard-print linings, and even, body-skimming toga-inspired dresses - all at affordable prices from $120 to $390.

For the full collection of Patricia Field, visit the Marks & Spencer website.