GUY TREBAY's coverage of PARIS FASHION WEEK MEN's is a pleasure to read. In his latest piece, Trebay turns to the American sportswear influence visible across Paris runways. This isn't USA, the place—it's a spirit, an impulse, an ethos. This is America as a wandering notion—one that's evolved through the years of hip hop, pro sports, and all the sartorial stylings therein; one that lives on through media and the imagination. And it transcends international borders. Great read... Hold the (i)phone. AZZEDINE ALAÏA is showing a couture collection for the first time in six years, on July 5 in PARIS. The presentation will take place during the official haute couture schedule, so noted because Alaïa often shows outside "official" "schedules." This is fine. For all the delight he's brought to the world of fashion, Alaïa can run on whatever timescale he chooses. Call it Spring/Winter 20999 for all I care. I'm thrilled he's back on at couture. Exciting news... The late ALEXANDER MCQUEEN's SARABANDE FOUNDATION is giving designers financial support to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees. Great to see a foundation taking an enlightened approach to promoting creativity. 1GRANARY is collaborating with Sarabande on a series of talks, which our readers in LONDON may want to check out... MARIO TESTINO drew from the massive RIJKSMUSEUM archives for this issue of VOGUE NETHERLANDS... OFFICINE GÉNÉRALE launched womenswear... What's in a name? Shoutout to THE FASHION LAW for promoting critical, sustained dialogue on legal issues that matter to the industry. In light of the news that surf brand O'NEILL is trying to flex on NYC-based designer THADDEUS O'NEIL, this piece brings together other cases where designer names have been met with legal barriers... This is not the "bro" you're unduly familiar with from American culture: it's PEARL BRO. And it's cultured pearls.