New stores opening, an iconic brand expanding its horizons, and two interesting collaborations to watch out for. Here’s our selection from this week’s fashion news.

• Sarah Jessica Parker is working with Hallmark on a series of greeting cards and stationery, in stores this month.
• We are curious to see the expanded line (outerwear, knitwear and accessories) Hunter is coming out with for F/W 2014.
• The CFDA announced its new strategy, and intends to focus on four areas: New York Fashion Week, education, partnerships and local manufacturing.
• Victoria Beckham will open her first stand-alone brick-and-mortar store this Fall in London, which will house all the collections that fall under the Victoria Beckham umbrella.
• This week, Dior invited fashion students to a tour of the ateliers and a special viewing of the haute couture S/S 2014 collection.
• For New York Fashion Week, Tommy Hilfiger is planning the first runway show InstaMeet, allowing 20 local Instagrammers to document the action.
• What do you think of Ralph Lauren’s Team USA Olympic uniforms?
• Good news for British Club Monaco fans: this Fall the retailer plans to open a second store in London.
• There’s a colourful collection on the horizon. Banana Republic has teamed up with Finnish lifestyle brand Marimekko.

On YLF, we wrote about an amazing initiative in Cape Town: a pop-up sidewalk store for the poor.