As China Apparel Market Grows, Another Shoe Fits For Sequoia (Wall Street Journal)
When figuring out the reasoning behind Sequoia Capital’s latest $10 million investment in online retail in China, there’s only one thing to keep in mind: It’s gotta be the shoes.

Gina Sanders: The Power of “AND” (LuxuryLab Innovation Forum)
Learn how Gina Sanders created ‘Power of ‘And” with Lucky Magazine’s iPhone app.

Why the Luxury ‘Rebound’ May Be Premature (Wall Street Journal)
Luxury is making a quiet comeback–at least according to the luxury industry.

Armani, Cavalli Go Online to Boost Holiday Sales (Bloomberg)
Italian fashion houses including Giorgio Armani SpA and Valentino Fashion Group SpA, which have traditionally spurned the Internet, are testing Web stores this holiday season in a quest for new sources of revenue.

Four Tips for Brands Embracing the New Methods of Storytelling (Ad Age)
The fourth Futures of Entertainment conference hosted by the Convergence Culture Consortium took place at MIT before the holidays, bringing together scholars and key thinkers from across TV, advertising, activism, new media and beyond. The hot topic of the weekend was transmedia.