Let's face it: Valentine's Day is really for the ladies. Whether it's flowers, chocolates, expensive dinners, or Prada keychains, men have a plethora of foolproof girly gifts to fall back on when they're down to the wire. As for women: not so much. Sure, we can always throw on some sexy lingerie if all else fails, but that would require us to get out of our comfy warm pajamas—and it's too cold for that nonsense.

Screw chocolates and flowers; Prada's new Valentine's Day collection has everything you need to satisfy that special high-fashion hoarder in your life. The series includes heart-printed handbags and iPad cases, as well as cutesy bear and cupid keychains that feature the Prada emblem. 

Oh, if all trips to the gas station were as stylish as this. For Prada's latest campaign video, the Italian luxury brand brought their killer SS12 collection to life by taking their girls on a journey to '50s Americana. But it's not just any retro-themed flick; the film's soundtrack includes an advanced mash-up of tunes by the likes of electronic wizards Tobacco (ft. Aesop Rock) and Brooklyn-based Sleigh Bells, along with melancholy interludes while the radio station switches sounds.

“It’s about power. But it started with the idea of characters,” Miuccia Prada told The New York Times backstage during her fashion show today in Milan.  Who better then to help her show off her Fall-Winter 2012/2013 menswear collection than a bunch of Hollywood celebrities?

Do not adjust your screens. The gentleman pouting in Prada to the left is indeed Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt, and he is the face of the Italian fashion house's Spring/Summer 2012 campaign. According to Fashionista, Prada asked him to be the face of Miu Miu back in 2005, but he turned it down because he didn't like what it would possibly do to his image. Now his image is as a damaged, aspiring gangster who wears slick suits and sports the best haircut on TV. In other words, it's perfect for Prada.

While a bill to ban the purchasing and selling of counterfeit designer handbags is being proposed here in the States, folks in China are on to a new label-obsessed craze: fake shopping bags. As in, paper bags that carry the logo of a luxury designer, creating the illusion that inside of the bag is an actual designer item purchase, but really the bag is either empty, or contains Radio Shack batteries.

Just back from the menswear shows in Europe and feeling very inspired. I started in Florence for Pitti Uomo, made my way to Milan, and then on to Paris. I even managed a week of R&R in Greece, which left me feeling centered and ready for work again. It's a good thing, too, because the videos I am about to present to you took blood, sweat, and tears to download! Needless to say, I'm not the most tech savvy blogger, but I am working on it. (Move over BryanBoy!) Before I left, I invested in a new Flip camera so I could bring a little bit of the collections back home to share. So, without further adieu—and with apologies for my unsteady hand—here are some of my favorite snippets from the shows.

Prada is launching its first ever e-commerce destination tomorrow, a bold move considering that where countless independent designers have introduced individual online shopping portholes in recent months, luxury fashion has been slow to embrace the internet. While everyone from Patrik Ervell, Phillip Crangi, and Band of Outsiders, to Rachel Comey and Mociun has opened virtual shop, Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci have yet to hawk their wares online. Prada is leading the way, although with accessories only: "unfortunately you can't buy Prada clothing on the site but you can pick up purses, accessories and eyewear," says Fashionista. So, while a strategic way to grow Prada's potential consumer base, it's not as revolutionary as, say, Miuccia's designs.