Today’s Headlines

Ralph Lauren signed a new five-year employment contract on June 26. It raises his salary 40 percent because $1.25 million just wasn’t enough. [WWD]

The video “Making the Bus Monitor Cry” exploded on the Internet this past month. Now YouTube user CapitalTrigga who posted the video after finding it on another student’s Facebook would like to get paid. [Gawker]

American Apparel has a new model. This silver-haired beauty is a nice change from their usual nearly naked teen models. [Refinery29]

The Opening Ceremony x Adidas Originals FW12 rubber dress shoe is now available at End Clothing. Apparently there is a need to keep your feet dry, yet classy, or you could just avoid puddles. [Hypebeast]

With the close of the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday in Oregon, shoe brands now have a better idea which of their athletes will be representing them in London later this summer. [WWD]

From Milan to Paris and beyond Tommy Ton documented the off-runway action. [Style]

Nike and Levi collaborated for the first time to create their 511 Skateboard capsule collection. A marriage between a sports brand and a denim brand, opposites do attract, sometimes. [FashionMag]