We saw Kim Kardashian in a different light then we usual do as she stepped on in some casual wear. The almost always dressed to the nines reality star seemed to be dressed a little bit down as she walked through the airport, carrying her own bags, which is somewhat surprising. One of the more surprising things for me is that Kim Kardashian wore flats, considering that she has a slew of high heels that would make any woman on the planet jealous. I guess comfort beat out style.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star still looked elegant in a summery play suit and softer make-up than usual, the socialite was more Primark than Prada. Kim Kardashian was also very toned back and conservative in her look with almost no bling what so ever. The only real overt piece of designer branding she had was a suitcase by Louis Vuitton. It is actually somewhat refreshing to see a celebrity like Kardashian have day wear, or run around clothes.

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani continues to rail on other fashion companies for their choices and business practices. If you recall not too long ago, at Milan Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani laid into Dolce & Gabbana and Prada for how they were running their fashion houses. Giorgio Armani made comments like they make “ridiculous” men’s fashion, all because “fashion today is in the hands of the banks and of the stock market.” Well, in the latest fashion news, Mr. Armani continues to lay in to the rival fashion brands.

After Diego Della Valle, CEO of Prada’s parent company shot back comments that Giorgio’s attack does not make any sense, and even went so far as to suggest it was Armani’s advanced age that caused him to speak so freely. Giorgio Armani responded with a letter saying “I don’t need alliances, complicity, or need to surround myself with international jetsetters,” he wrote. “I have too much respect for myself, for the public, and for the people that work both with me and the fashion industry to renounce any sort of intellectual honesty that influences and orients my life, even at the expense of attractive economic opportunities … I don’t need any of the money from the stock exchange — not for growth, not for globalization, not to aggregate my brand.”

Fashion designer Michael Kors, who was one of the founding judges on the hit show Project Runway, is trying to raise $500 million via a sale of a stake in his company to raise money for global expansion plans. In an ongoing trend of Fashion Designers turning their fashion houses into corporate empires, Michael Kors seems to be hopping on the band wagon. A press release said, “The company could sell a stake of about 25 percent in the coming months in what would be one of the fashion industry’s largest deals of recent years.”

If Michael Kors sold a 25 percent stake of his company for $500 million, it would boost his net revenue to $2 billion, which is twice the company’s annual revenue. If this works out like Michael Kors and his team of brains planned it will, Kors would be valued higher than Italian fashion giant Prada, which went public this month on the Hong Kong stock exchange. “I think you could argue that Michael Kors deserves a richer valuation because they’ve got a lot more room to grow in places like Europe and Asia,” Robert Burke, president of Robert Burke Associates, a consulting firm to the luxury industry.

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani rips into Prada and Dolce & Gabbana and talks smack about their line and corporate ways. After debuting his new menswear collection at the Milan Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani spoke quite freely and openly about what he thought off the other high end fashion brands. I am pretty surprised that Giorgio Armani would let loose like he did about Prada and Dolce & Gabbana. Granted, he may feel the way he does, but I am not sure this was the right place to speak his mind.

Giorgio Armani said, “that houses like Prada and Dolce & Gabbana make men look ridiculous,” and then he blamed the press for not being more critical about clownish runway styles that men don’t wear. Prada is “ingenious” for her “irony,” he said, “and bad taste that becomes chic.” But, certain Prada collections are “sometimes ugly,” he noted, and still always get positive coverage in the press. Giorgio Armani then went on to say, “Fashion is in the in the hands of the banks [and] the stock market [...] It no longer belongs to the owners, but to those above them.” Some pretty harsh criticism coming from Mr. Armani.

The Promenade was drenched with bright white lights as the light and airy Ports 1961 fall 2009 collection pranced down the runway. I say the collection, and not the models, because the models blended into the background with plain hair and simplistic makeup. No crazy Prada hairstyles or Pat McGrath- Dior makeup extravaganzas. This certainly set the tone for the show- naturally beautiful easy to wear pieces for the everyday woman.

While absolutely stunning this collection seemed a bit out of place, the colors, fabrics, and styles shown were much more summery than fall, with only a few coats and even less dark hues. The India inspiration clearly shown through beautifully, however this collection may not have been shown at the optimum time.