FANFAIR

ZOOM IN

Capture summer memories with the new Leica V-Lux 20, which features 12x optical zoom, H.D. video recording, and G.P.S. tagging. The camera can also act as a navigational guide by recommending points of interest. ($699; leica.com)

Tag That Watch

Venerable watch company Tag Heuer makes horological history this year as it marks its 150th anniversary as a precise keeper of seconds and milliseconds. A number of new timepieces honor the milestone, as does Nick Foulkes’s book Tag Heuer: 150 Years, out now from Assouline. (tagheuer.com)

Party Palette

Alice & Olivia designer Stacey Bendet and MAC cosmetics have fashioned a fun and flirty new makeup palette. With colors such as turquoise, pearly purple, silver, black gemstone, and shimmering hot pink, this vibrant collection is tons of fun for the beach or disco dancing, (maccosmetics.com)

DIGITAL DISPLAY

Sony's new Dash curates your Web world by streaming content—music, video, television programs—through wireless connections. The portable touch-screen device has more than 1,000 apps, ranging from news to social networking, in addition to exclusive offerings from CNBC and Martha Stewart Living. ($200; sonystyle.com)

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Prada Postcard sunglasses, so beloved by fashion editors during the spring shows, are in stores this summer. And a corresponding optical collection of cat's-eye styles makes its debut this month, so you'll be able to take that nerdy-chic look indoors, (prada.com)

Cesl Chic

The discreet, fashionable, and winning nonchalance of the new Miss Viv7 bag collection is perfect for summer. Available in giraffe-print pony hair or dark-brown calfskin, with a black patent-leather flap, this purse clasps with the stylish Vivier buckle and adds instant glamour to any wardrobe, (rogervivier.com)

FIT TO BE TIED

This month The Hermes Scarf, a beautiful new book tracing the history of the more than 2,000 scarf patterns developed in the seven decades since the house's founding, will be published by Thames & Hudson. Hermes's myriad of designs—vibrant, chic, understated, whimsical—have always represented a singular style that embodies timeless elegance. This is a must-have for Hermes devotees, collectors, and those in pursuit of iconic fashion, (amazon.com)