If two is a trend then Avatar is becoming a bona fide inspiration for the upcoming fashion week shows. As noted yesterday, Burberry's Christopher Bailey will be presenting his fall wares in a 3-D presentation. Here in NYC, Native Son, a men's fashion line from Los Angeles, will present what might be the world's first 3-D fashion show this Thursday evening at Pier 59 studios.

In light of the recent H&M controversy over using non-organic cotton (not to mention the brand's wasteful destruction and disposal of garments that could have easily been donated to those in need), it seems prime time to clarify what exactly eco-fashion means. If such a thing were possible. "Having spent two days in Copenhagen immersed in the concept, having thought about it over the weeks since then, and having canvassed a wide variety of fashion figures, I can honestly answer ... no one knows," writes Vanessa Friedman in the Financial Times.

When we first heard of the American Apparel Diet, we figured it had something to do with slimming down to fit into all those garish, form-fitting onesies they insist on selling. Then we found out it was just a bunch of rich ladies who'd vowed not to go shopping for a year, and were somewhat relieved for the human condition (and our starch habit). But what in the world made a group of cosmo-guzzling, brand-worshipping, American consumeristas cut up their platinum Visas? We went to the group's website for answers.

Call it the Avatar effect: Burberry's Christopher Bailey is pulling a page from James Cameron's book. WWD is reporting that Burberry will live stream its upcoming presentation in 3-D in five of the world's major cities, New York, Tokyo, Dubai, Paris and Los Angeles, with "preshow behind-the-scenes, backstage and red-carpet entertainment from London before the runway show." It's invite only.

Tavi Gevinson mania continues. The official shit storm descended during Paris Fashion Week, when the 13-year-old surfaced in the front row at Dior wearing an over-sized bow hat, and a journalist from Grazia took issue with the view-blocking choice in chapeau. Meanwhile, acclaimed fashion scribe Sarah Mower has just spoken out about her own ax to grind with Gevinson's father for letting the middle school student cut class in order to attend couture collection presentations.

It may cost $150,000 to make Lindsay Lohan your date for the night if you're an Austrian billionaire about to attend the Vienna Opera Ball, but how much does she cost if you're a clothing brand and she wears your wares to a high-profile event? The Wall Street Journal attempts to crack the code, and figuring what starlet gets the most play on the red carpet.

If 'stealth wealth' is a new catch phrase for the luxury fashion market (a CNN doc here explains that high-end products are now incorporating inconspicuous references to the lavish, rather than being straightforward about it), then so is 'heritage.' High-fashion brands are attempting to highlight their lineage, from a Louis Vuitton line of wallets called 'heritage, Prada’s recent 708-page book about its history, to Gucci's planning to start a museum in Florence in 2011 for its 90th anniversary. "Consumers want something they can believe in, and heritage is the best anchor that luxury brands have," says WWD.

When I think of Evisu I immediately envision baggy, dark wash denim on dudes in high-tops and tees two sizes too big, the loud, yellow insignia on the back pocket giving away the brand. But a lot has changed over at the Japanese company that launched back in 1991. First off, the brand just hired the former founder of Earnest Sewn and Paper Denim & Cloth, Scott Morrison. If there are two things Morrison knows, it's denim and good branding. Just six months into his stint at Evisu, Morrison has already turned things around and one of the best moves he's made is hiring Catherine Holstein as designer director of women's wear.

One of the biggest stories to come out of Washington this fall (save for the health care debate) was the story of the Salahis--the party crashing couple that was able to weasel their way into the White House. Apparently the fashion world faces a similar, if less national-security-threatening, problem: two high school seniors from Vermont.

Chanel, Alexa Chung and Maya Rudolph all agree: clogs are the next big thing. No. 6, a fashion forward boutique in downtown Manhattan has been stocking clogs via its house footwear line for a few seasons. But just this past fall, at Chanel's SS10 collection presentation, the Kaiser himself, Karl Lagerfeld, caught on. He sent soaring wooden versions down the runway that were so unexpected they prompted Style.com to ask, "Is this Crocs crossover?" The newly championed form of slip-on is no doubt revered for its comfort just like its perforated, plastic ugly step sister. But a Croc it is not.