Microsoft Corp. joined its partners to reveal nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, O2, Orange, Telstra, T-Mobile USA and Vodafone in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from.

Who are you, Peter?”: the question that opens the 13th exhibition (October 1—January 9) at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton invites the visitor to explore a fantastical land in which childhood and creation converse with, inspire and galvanise each other. Peter Pan is the boy who refuses to grow up. He lives in childhood as if it were a kind of utopia: without worrying about the impossible, limits or destiny.

Gap is encouraging shoppers to recycle their blues by gathering their old jeans and bringing them to a local Gap store where they can do some good and get a new pair of 1969 jeans at a special discount just in time for fall. Starting October 6 through October 20, Gap and Cotton Incorporated are teaming up to collect old denim, which will be given a «new life» by being converted into UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation by Bonded Logic Inc., and donated to communities in need.

International Design Consultancy P&W has designed a range of Simmer Sauces for Tesco’s fast-growing US chain Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market. Inspired by recipes from around the world, the range offers diverse and authentic sauces, perfect for introducing the inexperienced chef to easy ethnic cuisine. The vivid imagery and design details make each pack unique, allowing you to travel the world without leaving the kitchen.

On the heels of the Levi’s® Print Workshop in San Francisco, the brand opened the second of its Levi’s Workshops in New York City on October 8. The Levi’s Photo Workshop, which will be opened for ten weeks, is serving as a community space, hosting creative production, engaging events and an inventive retail experience. Designed as a fully-functioning photography studio, the space features an array of vintage and modern photography resources that span the history of the craft.

Stolichnaya, a pioneer in the flavored vodka category, and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, the sales and marketing arm of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, announced that Stolichnaya is embarking as a Founding Partner in a five-year alliance with the Barclays Center, the planned state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue, and with NETS Basketball owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. The opening of the Barclays Center in late spring/early summer of 2012 will mark the return of major professional sports to Brooklyn for the first time since 1957, and Stoli will become the official vodka partner of the Barclays Center.