“Legends of Pop” Baubles

Wearable tribs to Madonna and Michael Jackson, plus the new book Sarah Jessica Parker's already optioned

TOP 40: New York designer CHRISHABANA’s collaboration with A.OK pays wearable tribute to pop icons of the 1980s and 1990s. Highlights of the limited-edition line include a wee gold cone bra (Jean-Paul Gaultier’s creation for the Material Girl’s “Blonde Ambition” tour; $54), Michael Jackson’s single white glove ($46), and more (NKOTB “Hangin’ Tough” earring, anyone?). Oak, 28 Bond Street, 212-677-1293.

STROLLER DERBY: Because breeding is the new dating, former New York magazine Mating columnist Amy Sohn skewers the Mommy Culture of Park Slope, Brooklyn in her novel “Prospect Park West” (Simon & Schuster), out today. How zeitgeisty is this story of four women figuring it all out among the brownstones? Sarah Jessica Parker has already optioned the book. $12.50 at Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th Street; 212-473-1452. 

RARE: The graphic smorgasbord of the Posters Please 101 Auction – featuring 300 lots of international vintage posters (advertising, military, educational and more) – will be on display daily through September 9 and offered to the public in a massive auction the next day, September 10, at 5:30PM. For this recession-friendly sale, staring bids are as low as $300. Posters Please, 601 West 26th Street, 13th Floor; 212-787-4000. Preview the lots online.

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