Helmut Lang's Sperm Bags; SoulCycle Rides into Union Square

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EVERYWHERE—Hilarious blogger Sara Zucker of Farpitzs raises a very important concern about the new bag line from the designers behind Helmut Lang: "Helmut Lang's very first handbag collection looks like sperm, am I right?" This is why the world needs fashion bloggers and not just Vogue editors, Franca Sozzani. [Farpitz; Refinery29]

UNION SQUARE—This Saturday, February 5, SoulCycle opens its seventh location in 12 E. 18th Street, a 100-year-old landmark building on 18th between Fifth Avenue and Broadway. That's just around the corner from Paragon, so after an hour of pedaling furiously on one of their 60 bikes, you'll be able to limp down the street to pick up new workout gear. Tired legs can't make it that far? That's OK: There's also going to be a SoulCycle Boutique on the first floor. [RackedWire]