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Pas de Deux Opens in the East Village Inside Pas de Deux. Photo: Courtesy of Pas de Deux As Fashion Week ended, Odin’s womenswear counterpart and new neighbor quietly opened in the East Village. Finally! The 500-square-foot boutique is arranged similarly to Odin, with racks and tall shelves filled with clothing, shoes, accessories, and fragrances lining both sides of the long, narrow space. But this sister store has a decidedly and appropriately lighter, more feminine vibe. The checkerboard-tiled floor, blue-gray wallpaper, antique-inspired furniture, and chandeliers are modeled after a Parisian boutique. But the shop's real draw is its drool-worthy lineup of designers, offering apparel from bold names like 3.1 phillip lim, Alexander Wang, Karen Walker, Diana Orving, Vena Cava, and Coventry and Clu, with accessories by Philip Crangi, Scosha, Comme des Garçons, Boyy, Repetto, and Loeffler Randall. Thank God Fashion Week is over and we finally have time to go shopping. See more images after the jump. Pas de Deux, 328 E. 11th St., nr. Second Ave.; 212-475-0666 (Odin) Related: Odin Duo Opening Women’s Store in August  Photo: Courtesy of Pas de Deux Source: The Cut | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:48 pm Holy Effing Crap: Wall Street in Flames Lehman CEO Richard Fuld, Bank of America's Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch's John Thain Photo: Getty Images Maybe you spent your weekend sweltering at an end-of-summer wedding or running around doing errands or ironing your sheets or what have you. But while you weren't paying attention, the shit was going down. A number of financial institutions bit it and bit it hard. In particular: Lehman Brothers: Richard Fuld's proposal to split the bank off into a good bank (the stable Neuberger Berman unit) and bad bank (all their crappy mortgage stuff) basically totally failed: Barclay's shied away at the last minute from buying the good bank and Bank of America, among others, turned up their nose at the bad bank. And since the Fed suspects if they bail out another such institution they'll then have to bail out everyone, they're letting them twist in the wind. (Sorry, little bro! See you at Thanksgiving!) Early this morning, the 158-year-old firm filed for bankruptcy and is currently liquidating its assets. Merrill Lynch: Since Bank of America was at the market, we guess they thought they might as well buy something. Last night, John "We believe that we are in a very comfortable spot in terms of our capital," Thain sold the 94-year-old brokerage, which lost $45 billion on mortgage assets this year — two times more than it made in the two years before the credit crisis by the by — to BofA for $50.3 billion in stock. AIG: Meanwhile, in the middle of all this, AIG — otherwise known as the American International Group Inc., the largest U.S. insurer — announced it was facing a major liquidity crisis and was like, hey, Fed, we'd like to borrow $40 billion fucking dollars. The markets are about to open, and it's about to get real ugly. Hold onto your hats, folks. Two Wall Street Banks Falter, Markets Shaken [NYT] Source: Daily Intel | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:20 pm London Fashion Week Starts; Executive Shuffle at LVMH A look from Topshop's spring 2009 Unique line shown at London Fashion Week. Photo: Getty Images • London Fashion Week started yesterday! And the clothes are very eighties. [British Vogue] • LVMH is moving John Galliano managing director Fabrizio Malverdi over to Givenchy on October 6. He'll replace Marco Gobbetti, who was tapped for Celine. A replacement for John Galliano has yet to be named. [WWD] • Louis Vuitton will host a sailing event next year in Auckland. Hey, why not? [WWD] • Nicole Richie reportedly smashed a fan's camera at the Charlotte Ronson after-party last week; Djimon Hounsou reportedly tried to steal Natasha Bedingfield's bottle of water at the Calvin Klein party while girlfriend Kimora Lee Simmons egged him on. [NYP] • Heidi Montag went to a fancy benefit with her hair uncharacteristically slicked back. This blogger is pleased Heidi's experimenting. We feel more comfortable looking at her with her hair down. [Celebrity Beauty Buzz] Source: The Cut | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:08 pm Vin Diesel to Make Triumphant Return to XXX Franchise Photo: Getty Images XXX^3: Columbia is in talks with producer Joe Roth to make XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, a sequel that would reteam Vin Diesel and director Rob Cohen, both of whom have agreed to return. We can only imagine the phone call to the trilogy-happy Diesel. Studio head: "Let's making another XXX." Diesel: "Everyone knows I only make trilogies." Studio head: "Technically that crapbucket sequel with Ice Cube was a XXX movie, so that, technically, makes this a trilogy." Diesel: "I'M IN!" [Coming Soon] Ozzy Bites Head Off Feature: According to Jack Osbourne, his father Ozzy "refuses to do a book, because he’s terribly dyslexic, can't write and doesn't want a ghostwriter," so the burden of producing a documentary on the Black Sabbath front man's life falls on him. [Variety] FARC You: As we'd hoped, July's Colombian hostage situation is getting the big-screen treatment, as Screen Gems has tapped Jessica Postigo to write Operation Checkmate, a story told from the perspective of the military rescuers who duped FARC and freed the fifteen hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. Producers plan to "have the final 22 minutes of the rescue unfold in real time," presumably with a beeping clock before every commercial break. [Variety] Three New Cowboys: The O.C.'s Cam Gigandet, ER's Shane West, and Rachel Leigh Cook are in negotiations to join Kerosene Cowboys, a Mario Van Peebles action thriller from Svarog-Afterburner Films. Familiar-sounding story follows "the rough-riding and hard-living pilots of an elite Navy attack squadron," and while the plot details are kind of vague, we can tell you that the Cruise-Kilmer volleyball scene is going to be sexxxxxxy! [HR] Kruger With a Bullet: Ehren Kruger, writer of Transformers 2, will adapt Boston Teran's God Is a Bullet and produce it himself, much like he did with Jennifer Egan's The Keep last year when he set it up with Rogue Pictures. Teran's novel follows a California lawman forced undercover to rescue his daughter from a gang of criminals. Unfortunately for moviegoers, he goes undercover as neither a kindergarten teacher nor a brother. [Variety] Source: Vulture | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:57 pm DreamWorks Animation CEO touts brave new 3-D world (Reuters)Reuters - DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg predicted on Sunday that all movies would be made in 3-D within "a reasonable period of time" and that 2-D films would be "a thing of the past."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:53 pm Shark Fisherman Said to Have Inspired 'Jaws' Character DiesFrank Mundus, the legendary shark fisherman said to have inspired the Captain Quint character in the movie "Jaws," has died. He was 82.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:50 pm Tina Fey Bows to Pressure, Speaks With Alaskan Accent Photo: Courtesy of NBC Just in case you found something better to do on Saturday night than watch the mostly bad, Michael Phelps–hosted SNL season premiere, and you somehow inexplicably managed to avoid seeing it on another, more fastidious blog sometime in the past 36 hours, we thought we'd let you know that the best part, in which Tina Fey returned to do an awesome impersonation of Sarah Palin, is currently streaming on NBC's Website. [NBC] Source: Vulture | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:38 pm Luella mixes "sick" colors, aristocracy for London (Reuters)Reuters - British fashion favorite Luella Bartley dazzled audiences with a jarring, psychedelic clash of conflicting themes and styles at London Fashion Week on Monday, in a mash-up of aristocratic style and sickly sweet colors.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:38 pm Luella mixes "sick" colors, aristocracy for London (Reuters)Reuters - British fashion favorite Luella Bartley dazzled audiences with a jarring, psychedelic clash of conflicting themes and styles at London Fashion Week on Monday, in a mash-up of aristocratic style and sickly sweet colors.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:38 pm Lindsay Lohan Blasts Palin, Reportedly Punches Photographer - FOXNews
Source: Google News - Entertainment | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:35 pm Fey a hit as Palin on 'SNL' premiereRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:50 pm Only Gucci Outlet Store Between New York & California Opens at Prime Outlets - San MarcosPremier Shopping Destination Welcomes Iconic Designer SAN MARCOS, Texas, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Outlets, a portfolio of 21 centers located throughout the U.S.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:32 pm Studios form digital-download "ecosystem" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm 'Star Trek' Star Takei Marries Longtime PartnerGeorge Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together.Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:18 pm Walnut gets cracking - Variety
Source: Google News - Entertainment | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:05 pm Britain's Prince William to become rescue pilot (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm London Fashion Week in squeeze talks with rivals (Reuters)Reuters - British Fashion Council (BFC) chief executive Hilary Riva will hold crisis talks with rivals in Paris, New York and Milan on the third day of London Fashion Week over a timing squeeze that threatens London next season.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:54 am Philip Roth has no love for movies of his books (AP)AP - Film rights for Philip Roth's new novel, "Indignation," have already been optioned by Hollywood producer Scott Rudin, whose credits include the Academy Award-winning "No Country for Old Men" and the commercial smash "The Addams Family."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:49 am Luke Russert gets into the family business (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am George Takei marries longtime partner Brad Altman
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean visit Haiti city in ruins
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Sep 2008 | 8:07 am Culkin brothers shine in coming-of-age tale (Reuters)
Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 15 Sep 2008 | 3:17 am Lindsay Lohan Smacks Sarah Palin With Post Joining Matt Damon, Pink and other celebrities who've expressed disapproval of Sen. John McCain's choice of running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, Lindsay Lohan took to her MySpace blog to vent...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:44 am Columbia revs up another 'XXX'Front Page: Vin Diesel, Rob Cohen return to franchise -- Columbia Pictures hasn’t tired of "XXX," particularly if it’s a Diesel-powered vehicle.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am Doc to spotlight Ozzy OsbourneFront Page: Jack Osbourne to produce feature -- Ozzy Osbourne is the latest rock star to go the documentary route.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 15 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am A "Burn After Reading" poster"Burn After Reading", the newest dark comedy by sibling directors Ethan and Joel Coen, was the top weekend movie draw in the United States and Canada, preliminary industry figures showedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:26 am SAG moves to settle suitFront Page: Talks begin over foreign tax revenues -- While SAG's in the third month of a stalemate over its feature-primetime contract, it's quietly moving to settle a lawsuit over how it disburses millions of dollars from foreign tax revenues to actors.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 14 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm Foreign box office still sings for 'Mia'Front Page: Summer successes dominate abroad -- "Mamma Mia!" remained golden at the international box office, easily winning the weekend with $17.5 million at 4,296 playdates in 44 markets in a frame dominated by summer successes.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 14 Sep 2008 | 9:43 pm Electronic Arts won't take Take-TwoFront Page: Company ends talks to acquire 'GTA' publisher -- More than half a year of corporate drama drew to a close on Sunday as Electronic Arts ended its quest to acquire "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 14 Sep 2008 | 9:34 pm Pitt, Clooney burn up box officeRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 14 Sep 2008 | 8:58 pm Got Pitt? Got Box Office There was nothing wrong with the box office that a little Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Meg Ryan and Annette Bening couldn't fix.
A squadron of...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 8:46 pm Jennifer Hudson is Engaged! Has a Dreamgirl finally found her dream guy?
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is engaged to her boyfriend of less than a year, David Otunga, sources confirm to E! News.
"I can...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 8:30 pm The Creative Arts: NPH's Gift of Emmy Gab How I Met Your Mother star and all-around bon vivant Neil Patrick Harris chats backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys about doing a comedy routine with his comedy idol Tim Conway and the joys of...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 8:00 pm Deauville greets 'Visitor' with honorsFront Page: McCarthy pic nabs Grand Prize at festival -- "The Visitor," Tom McCarthy's tale of a widower who takes up the cause of an illegal immigrant couple he finds living in his NYC apartment, picked up the Grand Prize at the 34th Deauville Festival of American Film on Sunday night.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 14 Sep 2008 | 7:45 pm J.Lo, McConaughey Rise and Shine for Malibu Triathlon Wedding Planner costars Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey reunited on the shores of Malibu on Sunday morning.
The two were among the hundreds of participants at the annual Nautica...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm Matt Damon, Wyclef Tour Hurricane-Ravaged Haiti Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean spent the weekend touring the Caribbean—but it wasn't a vacation.
The pair joined forces to bring attention to the desperate situation in Haiti,...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm Feminine meets futuristic at start of London Fashion Week (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 14 Sep 2008 | 6:33 pm Appreciation: The Infinite David Foster Wallace The writer who famously considered the lobster, not to mention tennis, David Lynch, rehab, rappers, cruise ships, state fairs, John McCain and much more, is gone.
David...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Sony pacts with MySpace MusicFront Page: Studio will use platform to push 'Nick & Norah' -- Sony Pictures has signed on as the first studio advertiser to promote its pics on MySpace Music.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 14 Sep 2008 | 5:45 pm A plate of "currywurst" sausageA plate of "currywurst" sausage is seen on a table in a stall in Berlin's Mitte district on September 11, 2008. The curried sausage cherished as a national institution, but it's now starring as the hero...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 14 Sep 2008 | 5:33 pm A sausage vendor serves up a "currywurst"A sausage vendor serves up a "currywurst" sausage in her stall in Berlin's Mitte district on September 11, 2008. The curried sausage cherished as a national institution, but it's now starring as the hero...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 14 Sep 2008 | 5:33 pm A sausage vendor sprinkles curry powder on a "currywurst"A sausage vendor sprinkles curry powder on a "currywurst" sausage in her stall in Berlin's Mitte district on September 11, 2008. The curried sausage cherished as a national institution, but it's now starring...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 14 Sep 2008 | 5:33 pm Jennifer Hudson is Engaged! (E! Online)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 14 Sep 2008 | 5:32 pm SNL Scores: Sarah Is Palin' in Comparison to Fey Once again it seems Barack Obama has been upstaged by Sarah Palin. Or in this case, Palin impersonator Tina Fey on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Fey is joined by Amy Poehler as...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 4:46 pm George Takei to Wed Longtime Partner Tonight Original Star Trek actor George Takei is set to marry his longtime partner, Brad Altman, on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
The ceremony will take place at the Japanese American...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 14 Sep 2008 | 4:30 pm Coens' 'Burn' fires up box officeFront Page: New releases perform strong in crowded frame -- Ethan and Joel Coen’s dark comedy "Burn After Reading" led a vibrant fall bloom at the domestic box office, debuting to an estimated $19.4 million from 2,651 theaters to give the siblings and Focus Features their biggest opening gross ever.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 14 Sep 2008 | 3:15 pm
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