Have you been following the various blogs that have been covering "The State of the Fashion Union" for fashion Week 2006? No worries - I've been doing it for you and here are some tid bits I thought jewelry lovers would find most interesting:

• Finalfashion believes that runways are no longer the only venue for selling fashion items and suggests the trunk show as an option. We jewelry lovers have known about trunk shows now for a good while, and I've even reported not too long ago about the trend of virtual trunk shows.
• Great minds think alike - Fashionable Kiffen was actually much more articulate than I was but we have the same message: "The print media will always be important and relevant to fashion - the editorials, the stories, and the advertising vehicles are all important to the industry. But the machine has started to operate differently."
• Andrea Tung shows another niche area to fashion in her post "The iKnit Generation." She suggests that mass production is out and hand-crafting is in. For those us who appreciate hand-crafted jewelry, her thoughts resonate: "Ever since we went digital, everything has been digital, nothing is "real" anymore, no longer tangible in your hands except stuck inside a glowing box. Crafting in general has been also receiving a major comeback. [...] Domesticity is in. That's right, after a generation of feminist messages about sharing the housework, we can say being domestic is in."
  
  These are just a few posts that stood out to me and I thought worth sharing. Of course, if you want a full run-down on "The State of the Fashion Union," you can find it on Almost Girl and Fashiontribes. Both these blogs are coordinating this weblog carnival.
  
  One more note - I've actually been amazed at the diversity of blogs related to fashion. It just proves the point I was making in my post "Jewelry Fashion Coming of Age on Line" - there's way more to fashion than a tall, skinny girl walking down a runway in a dress looking bored.