Weekly Links: Hip Swimwear, Big Boxes in BKLYN, & Music Porn

Just in time for Xmas in St. Barts, because naturally we can all afford it, Oakley is set to release a swimwear collection in November, WWD reports.

Have yet another friend or family member expecting? This time at least the shopping will be fun. No more blasted Babies R Us rainforest themed tummy time mats. Be gone, for now we have Burt’s Bees and its impending baby collection to look forward to. It really pains me to see new parents eat up the BS that is great packaging by J&J. There’s nothing soothing about chemicals and lab-made lavender. Enough said.

Have you seen the cover art for the new Bat for Lashes album? And here’s the new single, Laura. 

First a hotel and now rumors of a J. Crew in the heart of hipster Brooklyn. The problem will be hours – how do you make it safe for people to shop there without losing face?!

Banana and Branson. So The New York Times reports that Virgin America flight attendants will soon don uniforms designed by Banana Republic.