Lounge wizards

Sleepy Jones, the new line of whimsical men's and women's loungewear by Andy Spade and longtime collaborators Anthony Sperduti and Chad Buri, has finally rolled out of bed - and it's so much fun you might want to plump the pillows and jump right back in.

For the not-so-cheapskate �

Thanks to the fashion world's enthusiastic embrace of surf/skate culture over the decades, the Vans-style slip-on sneaker - a simple, unadorned, lace-free upper attached to a rubber sole - has become an instantly recognizable Southern California silhouette and an uncluttered canvas for self-expression, not only for Vans but also for countless other brands. In recent seasons, luxe versions of the humble skate shoe have been rolling out to retail and serving as less-formal, summertime iterations of the ever-popular smoking shoe. Here are a few slip-ons that might make slipping out that rainy-day credit card worthwhile.

Paige Mycoskie's Aviator Nation revels in 1970s nostalgia and the California beach lifestyle

Walking into the Aviator Nation store on Abbot Kinney in Venice, Calif., is like stumbling into a frat house with a feminine touch. Steely Dan, Doors and Grateful Dead album covers and vintage skate decks nailed to the walls, a record player spinning Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion," a "720 Degrees" arcade game in the corner, stacks and stacks of foam trucker hats, T-shirts and hoodies spreading good vibes like "Pray for Surf" and "California Is For Lovers". ... It's such a sensory experience, you half expect your shoes to be sticking to the floor from last night's kegger.

Re-dressed up and ready to go

"Arrested Development" costume designer Katie Sparks, whose efforts on the first two seasons of the Fox sitcom earned her a 2006 nomination from the Costume Designers Guild of America, was tapped by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz to work on the new streaming-to-Netflix season that will be released May 26. She recently spoke about her work on the original series and the challenges posed by revisiting - and re-dressing - the quirky Bluth family after a seven-year hiatus. And, for the first time, she explained how she found a perfect pair of denim cutoffs for the "never nude" Tobias Funke.

Can a supplement reverse graying hair?

During her post-divorce reinvention, Judy Allor decided to do something about the gray hair that had been coming in at her temples and around her ears since her early 50s. Highlights didn't seem to take - so when Allor saw an advertisement in SkyMall magazine for a nutritional supplement that promised to stop the gray, she put in an order.

Punk fashion: Subversiveness fades to black

Last week's Met Gala - the annual Vogue magazine-sponsored fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute - celebrated the opening of an exhibition called "Punk: Chaos to Couture." For days people buzzed about the red carpet parade - Miley Cyrus' spikey hair, Nicole Richie's grayed-out pompadour and pregnant Kim Kardashian's gloved Givenchy getup.