JUICY BITS: A CAR BY J.CREW, SWAGGER BY DVF, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

new members of cfda, posing with execs, including president, diane von furstenberg. she is in the middle with that awesome knee-length, creme cocktail dress. love her swagger. (fashionweekdaily.com)

rodarte is debuting new eco-friendly candles in celeberation of lexus new 600h l hybrid car. . they are called sweet-marie, and only 725 of these special edition candles were made. kudos on the cross branding.(fashionweekdaily.com)

looking for an s.u.v try one by j.crew. the preppy brand is debuting a new 'j. crew s.u.v' which will be manufacture by toyota land cruiser. it is a custom, made to order vehicle and retails for a cool $100,000. i think i'll just stick to their sweater sets. (wwd.com)

new inductees to cfda like rachel roy and tory burch were treated to a shindig hosted by cfda president, diane von furstenberg. sidebar: i aspire to have her swagger someday.(fashionweekdaily.com)

dayum. say it aint so. liz claiborne, whose beloved c.e.o recently passed, announced that second quarter earnings plunged by 65%. (wwd.com)

at 8pm, and 10 pm, check the show night talk with mike schneider, on bloomberg television (those of you in nyc) for a one-hour "retrospective" on legendary american designer, oscar de la renta. it chronicles his amazing career from 1965 to present. (fashionweekdaily.com)