a darling of instagram, eva chen. this is bloomberg "surveillance," live from new york. i am tom keene. joining me, scarlet fu and adam johnson. let's get to our morning brief. overnight, u.k. inflation slowed ever so slightly to about 1.6%, it had been about 1.9%. cpi,wn read at 8:30 with expected to slow to 1.9% from 2%. >> over the weekend, inflation will go up because of the affordable care act. >> what is curious about that comment, gdp in the first quarter declined because people assumed health care was going to create a delay. without further delay, let's go to scarlet on home depot. >> the earnings just came out, a beat, second-quarter earnings per share of $1.52. expectedthan bottom-line number. sales topping estimates as well. depot confirms its full-year sales forecast. adding to its buyback program, overbillion share buyback the remainder of this year. he moved to engineer a higher earnings per share number continues. >> with adam parker joining us in the next hour from morgan stanley, use of cash. the pressure to deploy cash. you see that in the bhp billiton

sara is here now with "lucky" magazine editor in chief eva chen, and they're both sporting culottes.ok great and love them paired with these amazing shoes that are all the rage this fall. tell me what we're all wearing here. >> we're all wearing printed heels, which is a huge trend especially when paired with culottes. i'm disappointed you're not wearing them? one at a time, eva. >> i'm wearing pink camo flats. that's something. >> they're comfortable. they're chic and make a statement. what's all you need basically in your outfit to make a strong sartorial statement. >> we have this -- i love these. these are splurge and save. and we can guess which is which. but the printed heels are first up. tell us about each pair. >> all right. well, printed heels are huge. we both have them on. it's a ladylike statement but at the same time you're saying something with these printed heels, so on our right, we have j. crew, they're $298. that tropical print is really huge for fall, and you'll continue seeing it in many different stores. >> you can wear it with anything. >> totally. >> with jean

abc's sara haines checked in with "lucky" magazine's eva chen to see what everybody will be wearing fork away your summer swimwear and start shopping for fall's hottest fashion trend, pants. >> pants seem like they'd be boring but there's a lot going on. >> reporter: "lucky" magazine's eva chen breaks down the must have. denim with a twist. >> we are looking back at the revival of the patchwork jean. >> reporter: what does that mean. >> any jeans that are about to fall apart put -- >> reporter: track pants. >> yes, very chic. >> not jane lynch in "glee." >> no. >> reporter: finally a blast from the past. culottes. >> you feel so skeptical. i feel like i've been/campaign to get you in them. the freedom of a pant with the prettiness of a skirt so you can dash down the street, cross your legs. >> do lunges in them. >> can you do lunges this them. ♪ >> reporter: it was time to put these trends to the test. tell me about these patchwork jeans. >> it's exactly what it sounds like, jeans with patches on them. you could diy this. go buy patches and slap them on the holes. there you go. on trend

a darling of instagram, eva chen. this is bloomberg "surveillance," live from new york.ng me, scarlet fu and adam johnson. let's get to our morning brief. overnight, u.k. inflation slowed ever so slightly to about 1.6%, it had been about 1.9%. cpi,wn read at 8:30 with expected to slow to 1.9% from 2%. >> over the weekend, inflation will go up because of the affordable care act. >> what is curious about