Armani: Vanilla Scented Workout Watch

A new watch from Emporio Armani ($345) is perfectly designed for working out (black is shown but cheerful sherbert orange is the best color!). The colored rubber strap is ideal for a sweaty wrist or intense motion, while you track how long you're hitting the gym. Bonus: it is infused with vanilla scent for a little extra pleasure.

Puma Olympic Bags

Just in time for the 2008 Games, Puma’s new gym bags draw inspiration from the Olympic rings. Hitting stores in August, the bags came from Puma’s second-annual design competition at Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design in London. Each bag mimics a colored Olympic ring, inserting a little more motivation into you day at the gym.

DKNY + Rocket Planes

DKNY is forecasting the next adrenaline-pumping trend, and it has nothing to do with fashion. The brand has signed up as the first corporate sponsor for the Rocket Racing League, and tomorrow at the Wisconsim EAA AirVenture Show the league's first rocket plane will debut, emblazoned with the DKNY logo. Pilots and staff will also be in DKNY uniforms and official apparel. So what exactly is rocket race? Six to ten rocket-propelled, flame-spewing planes racing at speeds of up to 300mph around virtual sky tracks set up at airports around the country. This brings an entirely new meaning to "fast fashion".

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Eco Footwear: TOMS and Whole Foods

TOMS Shoes and Whole Foods Market are collaborating on an exclusive, eco-friendly vegan shoe collection. Founder Blake Mycoskie took this opportunity to inform a wider audience about TOMS, a charity that donates a pair of shoes to children in need for every pair sold. He stated "I wanted to find a way for more people to be able to truly understand the core of Toms Shoes...and ultimately give more children their first pair of shoes". Shoes currently get sent to Argentina, South Africa, and Ethiopia.

Veuve-Clicquot Globalight

Industrial Designer Karim Rashid introduces Limited Edition Veuve-Clicquot Globalight: a reinterpretation of a traditional French chandelier. Globalight not only looks pretty, but it is multifunctional. It is a portable cooler in which one bottle of Rose champagne will stay chilled for 6 hours while the halo of LED lights give off a soft pink glow. $4,500 at eclicquot.com

VS Pink Making Blue Jeans

Victoria's Secret Pink brand announces the launch of a new denim line with $58 jeans hitting stores and online in October. A natural extension of the Pink brand, whose target demographic "paird everything we sell with her pair of jeans", will offer 3 styles: boot leg, skinny, and flare--each available in 3 separate washes and 3 lengths. The $1 billion brand also plans to add corduroys, jackets, and dresses with a more subtle touch of Pink.

Shopping Guide: Everywhere, Store Adore

New website Storeadore.com helps people find stores to shop in when they are visiting new cities. Harvard Business School alums Meredith Barnett and Cristina Miller launched the site this year, profiling boutiques in New York, the Hamptons, LA, Boston, CHicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and online stores. Cities coming up are San Francisco, Miami, Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta this fall. Along with profiles the site also offers advice, teaser points like who has free shipping, special discounts, and a space for site users to leave feedback and comments.

Chanel Invasion in Central Park

Chanel's traveling "Mobile Art" quilted-bag inspired project has been to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and now New York! From October 20 to November 9, Zaha Hadid's collapsible futuristic pavilion will be set on Central Park's Rumsey Playfield. Mobile Art is also set to travel to London, Moscow, and Paris, with the mix of artists evolving in each city.

Brazil Fashion Week Trends

Sao Paolo and Rio Fashion weeks have once again brought out the best of South American fashion. Sao Paolo showed 52 collectinos of pricey, fashion forward designs while Rio showed 55 brands of more attainable, commercial wear. Trends coming in Summer 2009 include Metallics, Jumpsuits, Latin-folk inspired prints, Wide strapped bikinis, Strong floral and Abstract prints, and Oragami-style folds.