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t them via social media before any reviews by fashion critics or other institutional commentators have appeared. Crawford in Hong Kong. Designed by Sarah Law, who worked as an accessories designer at Gap, the line, including a pebble leather backpack that keeps selling out Hermes On Sale, is easy, cool and affordable. (The name is borrowed from one of her favorite activities, karaoke.) “I don’t really buy things that are over $1,000,” Ms. Law said of her moderate pricing. “I’ve maybe done it once in my life, and it was a really big deal.” Her new resort collection has backpacks and smaller stowaway bags in speckled cream calf-hair and mesh, perhaps not surprising that pony-hair, already in vogue for high-end sneakers (Céline slip-ons, Isabel Marant wedges), would be popping up on favored fall boots.

 Pony-hair (it’s actually cowhide) now covers a slew of styles, including the popular Pistol and Star boots from Acne, Hermes Evelyne BagsGeoffroy de la Bourdonnaye, the chief executive of the Paris-based Chloé, part of the Richemont group, says that the idea of an outfit or even a brand being “in” or “out” according to the whims of bloggers is tough to swallow for fashion companies, especially those with a long heritage, well-orchestrated publicity campaigns and stores around the world. t Instagram addiction knows how fast an iPhone battery drains. Now, Marc by Marc Jacobs, in collaboration with Boostcase, has come to the rescue — and with a playful twist.

Their snap-on case has an attachable battery sleeve that charges your phone up to 80 percent, a lifesaver if you’re without charge Hermes Steve Bagand on the run. The artwork is by the English illustrator Hattie Stewart: the gray case stars Olive the dog; the hot pink one, For an established brand, this switch in fashion influence to a form of “crowd critique” is more striking than a dramatic change of style, like a return of the floor-sweeping maxi. “You know instantly” if something is a hit or a flop, Mr. de la Bourdonnaye says. “The online response is very quick. These are spontaneous reactions from