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Whenever I need a quick pick-me-up during work time, cartoons usually do it for me. Whether it be Dilbert or Cynaide and Happiness, they always seem to make me smile and make the mundane seem doable. Granted my love for fashion, I was super excited when I discovered Humor Chic. This cartoon blog by Alexsandro Palombo is a daily commentary about fashion, culture, society and celebrities. His fantastic blog has featured fashionistas like Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld and Suzy Menkes. It’s a must add for your Google Reader.

I love it when high-end designers create low-cost ranges for the masses. If the pieces didn’t sell out so fast, I’d love it even more. As a patron of Madonna’s H&M line (true story — I have a black leotard) I was so excited to hear that hot on the heels of Matthew Williamson’s line for the Swedish clothing chain, Jimmy Choo will be next in line to collaborate. The new line, as reported by Fab Sugar, is set to be launched November 14 and will be a mixed collection of designer goodies. The collection will have both men and women’s fashions and will not just provide the fabulous shoes the company is known for. The official look book is available to browse online and will give eager eyes an insight into the bags, dresses and jewels available.

In recent weeks, we have seen Gucci launch a social networking site for their eyewear range. Then they launched that fancy iPhone application. Now, creative director Frida Giannini is going for a sneaker collaboration. The collaboration was unveiled last week in New York with its co-designer Mark Ronson. The music producer and sister to Lindsay’s lesbian fling showed off a limited edition tricolor high top at the pop-up show in Soho. As the company moves on to other pop-up stores around the world, more sneakers will be unveiled. The red, white and blue is an ode to classic vintage, Ronson told Style.com. Other celebs in attendance included Mischa Barton, Mary J Blige, Claire Danes and Evan Rachel Wood who had a pair of the gold women’s running shoes in her sights.

Our fashion columnist, the incognito Green Eyes, blogs about life, love and fabulous fashion at her must-read blog: Skinny Bitches – In The Making.