LONDON FASHION WEEK is well underway, and I'll be collecting coverage of it right here. Shows I'm most eager to see are CHRISTOPHER KANE's and THOMAS TAIT's. Important collection for TAIT -- extraordinarily talented designer who may have hurt himself with a challenging show last APRIL... What did we do to deserve new interviews with both REI KAWAKUBO and ADRIAN JOFFE on the same day? Can't think of a more successful union of creativity and commerce than their COMME DES GARÇONS kingdom. Would love to read a book on COMME DES GARÇONS with a business/organizational focus... "Love is just a word until someone gives it meaning." Actual punchline to an ad I saw for engagement rings yesterday -- consistently among the most shameless, depressing ads on television. You can thank omnicorp DE BEERS, ad agency N.Y. AYER, and copywriter FRANCES GERETY for successfully convincing us that if you like it you should put a ring on it... VIRGIL ABLOH of OFF-WHITE designed a t-shirt for his alma mater, the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN... Why JONATHAN ANDERSON doesn't wear the clothing he designs... There are roughly 35,000 words in today's stories plus a 36-minute video. Happy MONDAY and my apologies to your boss...