Image of the Day

. Gerhard Richter, September, 2005 (Oil on canvas, 26 x 35.375 in.) via Marian Goodman Gallery and gerhardrichter.com

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Related:
The Drawing Center in New York is presenting an exhibition of Richter's drawings, Lines Which Do Not Exist, from September 11 – November 18. Click here for info.

And They're Off!

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Some looks from Mandy Coon's fantastic show yesterday:

Your Weekly Mr. Littlejeans

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The Fuzz

Best Foot Forward

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You'll still be wearing these in 20 years.

Reed Krakoff ankle strap pump, in sharkskin or python,
$650 at (the new!) reedkrakoff.com.

Next Up

. Left to right, from top, Max Osterweis, Joseph Altuzarra, Alexa Adams, Sophie Theallet, Patrik Ervell, Wayne Lee. Photo: Ruth Fremson/NYT

New York Fashion Week starts today, and the Times kicks it off with a conversation between six of the city's up-and-coming independent designers. It's an interesting read on both a design and business level – click here to check it out, and here for a short video interview.

America By Car

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And we're back.

Here are some pics from our Labor Day camping trip to the Chewuch River, north of Winthrop, Washington, in the Okanogan National Forest [click to enlarge].

Many more, and some mildly entertaining stories, after the jump.

Image of the Day

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Lee Friedlander, Montana 2008.
From Lee Friedlander: America by Car, a new exhibition (through Nov. 28) at the Whitney. Read Karen Rosenberg's review at nytimes.com and Elisabeth Biondi's at thenewyorker.com (both with slideshows).