Reasons Why Designers Love Us; Michael Kors Unveils Fall Jewelry; Mariah Carey Stays Up Past Her Bedtime

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Local
· Twenty-five designers sing the praises of California [Vogue]

National
· OOOOH, shiny: Michael Kors debuts jewelry for fall [Racked]
· Rachel Zoe's baby gets a monogrammed LV diaper bag. Of course [InStyle]
· A look at Playtex and the space (suit) race [Txchnologist]
· Alexa Chung is back on TV hosting fashion reality show [Styleite]
· For shame: 64% of men don't own a suit [Refinery29]
· Alexis Bittar is collabing with Iris Apfel, it will be epic [Fashionista]
· Taylor Tomasi Hill, now a consultant at Sigerson Morrison [fashionologie]
· Thakoon embraces this millennium, launches e-commerce [MARS]
· Mariah Carey gets a little loopy live on HSN [Gawker]