Over at Valet Mag, they had their ears to the walls at NYFW. Check out the soundbytes and “nuggets” of knowledge they overheard from the likes of Thom Browne, Jeff Halmos and Julia Restoin Roitfeld. Our favorite coming from a model at Lacoste’s 10 am show (above, left), “Tired? I didn’t even make it to bed last night.” Of course you didn’t.

Read the soundbytes at Valet Mag.

Valet Mag comes through with images of the latest installment of Band of Brother’s Scott Sterberg’s collection for  Sperry Top-Sider. “Molded entirely out of rubber, they’re part of Sternberg’s third collection of subversive Sperry Top-Sider. Look for other versions constructed out of mismatched velcro or pierced with safety pins.”

Looks for them in Spring 2009 just in time for the rainy season.

Valet Mag just published a quick little guide to the proper pronunciation of designer’s names in The Handbook section of their online magazine. "Remember when you weren’t sure if Ralph Lauren’s name was pronounced like the girl’s name or the Italian actress Sofia Loren?* Here’s a cheat sheet of some labels from across the pond that aren’t as easy as our own Thom Browne and Michael Kors."

Well done. See their list at valetmag.com