Betsey Johnson, the fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs, has filed for bankruptcy protection. As a result 350 employees will lose their jobs and most the brand’s 63 stores will close. Betsey will continue to design for Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales and Nordstrom, along with a handful of flagship locations. As a result...
NBC made her a “Fashion Star” and now designer and mentor, Nicole Richie, will have the opportunity to design a capsule collection for Macy’s. Launching in 100 Macy’s stores and on macys.com in September, the collection will be a continuation of the designer capsule series for the retailer’s contemporary fashion Impulse department. “Nicole Richie...
Lights! Camera! Action! On Monday, May 7th what has been dubbed the “Oscars of Fashion“, the 2012 Costume Institute Gala took place at the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This year’s gala celebrates the lives of two fashion icons; Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. The exhibition is called Impossible Conversations and opens to the public on...
Fashion Icon and editor-at-large of Vogue Japan Anna Dello Russo has been tapped by swedish mega retailer H&M to be the next big name to design and create a line of accessories. An idol of the blogosphere whose flamboyant outfits are endlessly documented by style photographers and broadcasted globally through the web, Anna Dello Russo...
Calling all shoe hoarders… YES .. You know who you are. CAID PRODUCTIONS is proud to announce the U.S. theatrical premiere of its latest feature documentary, GOD SAVE MY SHOES in New York City at QUAD Cinema on March 30th. It is the first film that explores the intense relationship between women and their...
You are invited: Dior and Harper’s Bazaar want to help you put your best face forward with their “New Look”. To get you ready for Spring, Dior is offering complimentary beauty consultations at participating Macy’s Dior counters. Dior has created four fabulous beauty ideas to transition you from Winter to Spring. The Granville Look,...
On Wednesday, March 14th The CFDA announced the list of nominees and honorees for the 2012 fashion awards at Diane von Furstenberg’s studio in the meatpacking district. The CFDA Awards will take place on Monday, June 4th at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and will be hosted by Seth Meyers from Saturday Night Live. The...
On Tuesday, March 6th CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg spoke to the press and students at The Fashion Institute of Technology. She opened the evening talking about her early marriage to Prince Egon von Furstenburg with whom she shares two children. Diane always wanted to have a career all her own and with the success of her...
For Fall 2012 Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the designing duo behind the label Rodarte, drew their inspiration from the Australian outback. A huge fan of the euphonious label I have always been in awe of their creativity and had the privilege of meeting the sisters at the Fashion Institute of Technology when they...
Christian Dior, the French fashion house best known for it’s luxury couture, has launched an online magazine called DiorMag. The idea behind this online technology is to showcase the brand’s history and timeline in addition to using the site as a media outlet to live stream their Fall/Winter 2012-2013 runway show scheduled for Friday,...
The 84th annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday, February 26th at the Hollywood & Highland Center. This event is the superbowl of fashion. TV and live stream coverage of the red carpet arrivals started at 5:30pm ET and was shown on E Channel and then on ABC TV. The twitter stream blew up and...
Jen Kao is a NY based Fashion Designer known for innovative tailoring, intricately seamed leather pieces, and experimental knits. On February 10th Jen presented her Fall 2012 collection at Highline Stages as part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. She called the collection “East meets West for nightcaps”. The collection was relaxed aristocracy defined by the rigidity...
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