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Westime, a Southern California family-owned watch and jewelry retailer, toasted the opening of its new flagship boutique on Sunset Boulevard last weekend with three nights of festivities. Throughout the event series, local guests mingled with more than 30 watchmakers and executives from top watch and jewelry companies, while shopping the collections that included unique pieces and limited editions available exclusively at Westime during the holiday period.

Global pop icon and Baby-G Brand Ambassador Ke$ha returned to create another watch after the successful launch of the 2011 Ke$ha watch collection, the fun and fearless star is launching her second watch design, along with gearing up for the launch of her second studio album, Warrior, which is scheduled for release on December 4th 2012. Taking on her sophomore design effort with the same warrior spirit, Ke$ha debuts a tough and trendy watch to match her style sensibility, while truly standing the test of time!

Jacob & Co., the luxury timepiece and diamond jewelry house, was founded over 25 years ago in New York City by Jacob Arabo. Arabo has designed fine jewelry for private clients and built his reputation with leaders in the entertainment industries. Jacob Arabo's exquisitely daring designs have been fascinating celebrities for many years.

FIDM's campuses donated more than 3,700 pairs of jeans and denim to Cotton Incorporated's college-based denim recycling drive, which was recently held at all four FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego. True Religion made a massive contribution of jeans and denim scrap at the L.A. campus, which had assembled 1,990 pairs of jeans and 4,348 pounds of denim and scraps. San Francisco donated 200 pairs, Orange County contributed 1,600 pairs of jeans, and San Diego donated 70 pairs.

Time to sparkle and shine for the holiday season! PANDORA's new pavé-set charm collection features round sterling silver charms, each hand set with brown, clear, pink, blue or black cubic zirconia stones. Other charms include a sterling silver clip with a large clear pavé-set star, a sterling silver clip with a series of small clear pavé-set stars, sterling silver star dangle charms with clear, blue or black gemstones, or a 14k gold and diamond star dangle charm. Pavé pieces start for as little as $45.

Founded in 2009, Beckett & Robb has become a popular custom clothier in Utah. The brand was created with the simple idea that there was an unmet segment of the suit market. Historically custom suits and shirts have either been extremely expensive European brands, or cheap with poor quality Asian-based companies. By eliminating all of the middle men, selling directly to the public, and taking a more reasonable margin than luxury brands are known to take, Beckett & Robb is able to offer an extremely high-quality, fully custom suit made of British or Italian cloth and manufactured in Europe at a price that is competitive with most department stores off-the-rack selection.

Kate Spade's lower-priced Saturday line is set to debut Spring 2013, and WWD got a sneak peek of the brand's pre-fall line.

Natural beauty chain Lush has just signed a lease on a huge location on the Upper East Side. The new space at Lexington Avenue and East 61st Street will not only be a retail space, but it will be their first ever U.S. Lush Spa location.

Last week Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned an American Apparel ad after receiving complaints that it sexualized a child.

Vogue is welcoming the New Year with Gwen Stefani sparkling in a black and gold on the cover of their January 2013 issue. Stefani, wearing head to toe Saint Laurent Paris, was photographed by Annie Liebovitz.

Jordin Sparks looked adorable at the after party celebrating VH1 Divas. Sparks showed off her curves in a blue lace Nicole Miller cocktail dress.

Victoria Beckham is getting ready to relaunch her website this Spring. The revamped site will include e-commerce for her accessories, eyewear, denim and Victoria Victoria Beckam line reports WWD.

Target announced plans to open a new store in Pomona, Calif., in October 2013. The new store will be located on Rio Rancho Road and Auto Center Drive. To date, Target has announced plans to open sixteen Target stores in 2013.

Pretty Penny LLC, the newest e-commerce startup targeting female shoppers, announced the launch of its online couponing solution. Pretty Penny is the first coupon application specially designed for busy young professionals and fashionistas, to eliminate the need to search for coupons and deals when they shop.

As summer is the time for weddings, winter is the time for engagements. Pictures of friends' engagement rings are rolling in like letters to Santa - cellphones are vibrating, email boxes are filling, and Facebook news feeds are…feeding. All combined, what the world is seeing is the 2013 'trend-wave' of engagement rings. Breaking at the shores of men's wallets; different shapes, colors, and styles are tumbling to the tide line.

Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Columbia Crossing in Columbia, Md., a shopping center that is owned and operated by Kimco Realty Corp. The approximately 40,750-square-foot store is expected to open in spring 2013.

Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc., announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack in downtown Washington, D.C. at the 1800 L Street, NW building. The approximately 35,000-square-foot store is set to open in spring 2013.

International fashion icon, wife, mother and entrepreneur, Kate Moss is the new face of Stuart Weitzman and will be showcased in the brand's global print campaign for spring 2013, photographed by Mario Testino.

Dickies, a work wear brand, announced a new licensing agreement with R & S Sales Company Inc., a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of accessory footwear in the U.S. Products under the license will include slippers and flip-flops utilizing designs and trends from Dickies work wear and work-inspired styles.

Emilia Personal Care Inc. announced the appointment of Renee Barch-Niles as President and General Manager. Ms. Barch-Niles will be responsible for the marketing, sales, supply-chain and financial results for all North American operations.