Soldier, your mom's here

As any mom knows, having a child summoned to fight in a war can guarantee plenty of sleepless nights. One mother decided to do something about her predicament. Susan Galleymore, who also happens to be against the Iraq war, traveled over 7,400 miles to visit her son. The sleuthy mother actually managed to get around the US defense policy that does not allow anyone to know where the soldiers are located. She managed to come into the country under a "Code Pink" organization's cover which has arranged about a dozen such visits for parents of US soldiers. Once in the town where she thought her son was stationed, Susan Galleymore, wearing a traditional hijab head scarf, approached some soldiers at a military facility and asked them for her son. They almost arrested her. After some convincing they summoned a surprised radio operator who contacted her son:" Hey, Nick. Your mom's here." She gave him some his favorite sweets from , and was allowed 90 minutes with him. She was amazed at how isolated, from the Iraqi people, the soldiers are. Was Nick embarrassed? Naa

Fendi, Gucci, Chanel, Prada, and PucciPod.

Nearly every fashion house is getting into the Apple Computer's iPod act. Fendi, Gucci, Pucci, Prada, Chanel, Coach, and others. Gucci is selling the bag for $200. Meanwhile, Apple Records is asking for damages from Apple Computers for offering a music service on the Net. British Justice Edward Mann wondered if he should be disqualified since he is an iPod user himself. The two companies have three agreements that cover the issue so it looks like there will be a lot of iPod to go around in the luxury market. Gucci is, however, not the most expensive. Burton has a rugged, waterproof, ski case that costs more than the iPod itself and about twice the Gucci price. The top of the list is Karl Lagarfeld's Fendi Baggette, which holds 12 iPods for a jukebox of 120,000 songs. Lagarfeld is an admitted iPod fanatic. When it comes to the iPod case, Gucci has now become a bargain.

Mao PR Sues Heatherette Designers

Fashion Wire Daily - New York - As everyone in fashion knows, sometimes young designers bite the hand that feeds them. Last month, Heatherette unceremoniously decided to cut ties with Mao Public Relations, their publicity firm since the label's inception in 2001. In a meeting with Heatherette company president Elissa Bromer, Mao PR was told "their services were no longer needed," said Mauricio Padilha, president of Mao PR.

"We created Mao to help young designers," said Padilha of their New York-based PR firm, well known in the fashion community for their support and representation of emerging fashion designers like Richie Rich and Traver Rains, the design team behind Heatherette.