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Amy Sarabi is one of two Bay Area contestants on the latest season of Project Runway, premiering Thursday night .

Photography courtesy of Lifetime

Refinery 29 is all abuzz with the news that Levi’s and Opening Ceremony will reportedly collaborate on a line of cobranded apparel, set to arrive in San Francisco’s flagship store next month.

If you weren’t already planning on tuning in went Project Runway returns to Lifetime on Thursday night, SF Unzipped has two reasons for you to change your mind (hint: they both live in the Bay Area).

Juicy bits to start your weekend …

Caught: It was recently discovered that large retailers such as H&M and Wal-Mart have been throwing away unsold merchandise. According to NYT, H&M promised to donate these garments to charities going forward. Talk about power of the press for positive change.

Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe tweeted this shot of her recent shopping adventure with Marc Jacobs.

Photography courtesy of Twitter

Links to start the year off right...

Only 1,000 of these limited edition heels by Zara are available worldwide.

Photography courtesy of Zara

Decade, we bid you adieu. Our final lovely links for '09:

A look from the Rodarte for Target collection

Photography courtesy of Target

Sorry girls, this week brought word that Ben Sherman is planning to exit the women’s apparel business for good.

Rodarte for Target arrived in stores and the retailer’s online shop yesterday. By early afternoon, almost every item we perused online was already out of stock.

Juicy bits to start your weekend …

The Frisky finds 2009’s strangest accessories—boob scarves, chainmail stockings, taxidermy headbands. And that’s just the beginning of the list.

A look from Maison Martin Margiela women's collection.

Photography courtesy of Maison Martin Margiela

With public-shy Belgian designer Martin Margiela reportedly exiting his Paris-based fashion house for good and no successor in sight, rumors are flying about the avant-garde label’s future.

Sonia Rykiel for H&M

Photography courtesy of H&M

Lovely links to start the week...

Man cleavage (a.k.a. heavage) is busting onto the scene as the latest style trend embraced by dapper dudes, reports the Wall Street Journal.

High Snobiety checks out the Friends with You pop-up store at Art Basel Miami Beach.

Eye candy to start your weekend ...

Photography courtesy of Style.com

Striking envy in fashion-obsessed scooter riders everywhere, Karl Lagerfeld’s couture helmets have hit stores, reports the Cut. What’ll it cost you? Oh, just a cool $1,805 to $6,837 each.

Victoria Beckham will reportedly re-launch her premium denim line, but this time with a new look and a new name.