Luxury goods consumers are selfish, DSquared2 designing opening ceremony costumes, Bloomingdale’s in Dubai

• Bloomingdale’s has opened its first location outside the U.S. Unfortunately, the flashy 200,000-square-foot store is in Dubai, which was booming three years ago when the plan was hatched. The company is hopeful about the store’s outlook, but we worry that the Magnolia Bakery cupcakes that have been specially made for outpost will go uneaten without busloads of starry-eyed Sex and the City tour-goers to buy them. [The National]

• Urban Outfitters found itself in a pickle last weekend when Jezebel noticed a shirt on the hipster clothier’s Web site available in colours white/charcoal and Obama/black. A rep apologized and said it was an error due to a database truncation issue and was not a political statement. Much like when the company pulled “I support same-sex marriage” tees from its shelves, this incident won’t help keep founder Richard Hayne’s right-leaning tendencies quiet. [Jezebel]

• From now on, every time you see a celebrity sitting at a fashion show, imagine a price tag imprinted on their forehead. Fashionista has made educated guesses on how much it costs to have the A- to D- list warm the front-row seats. Shockingly, Rihanna could fetch over $100,000, but even more surprising is that Jared Leto can score $25,000. [Fashionista]