del.icio.us fashion links for September 4, 2008

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Allegra Hicks pulls out of LFW
London Fashion Week designer Allegra Hicks has pulled out of this month's event after its sponsors withdrew support for its catwalk sho - Tags: none
Yves Saint Laurent: And God created Yves - Telegraph
If it wasn't for the late, great Yves Saint Laurent there would be no safari suit, no trenchcoat, no trousers for women. A new book showcasing his remarkable legacy reminds Vicki Woods of the debt all of us, rich and poor, owe him - Tags: none
In tough economy, designers slaves to Fashion Week - AOL Lifestyle Canada
Fashion - as any manufacturer or retailer will tell you - is an industry that's among the first to be affected by the economy's roller-coaster ride. Yet in this downturn, there are a record number of shows planned for New York Fashion Week, which starts Friday.
Up-and-coming designers consider a splashy runway show an investment in the future, with a price tag easily topping $100,000. To get to the catwalk, many are using volunteer models, staging shows outside the Bryant Park tents or soliciting unconventional sponsors, like faucet makers. - Tags: none
Macy's to debut exclusive deal with Tommy Hilfiger - Yahoo! News
CINCINNATI - Macy's stores across the country are renovating their Tommy Hilfiger shops and expanding how much of the designer's sportswear they carry. But fans of the brand soon won't be seeing those items at other department stores.
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Starting next week, Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A. will have an exclusive alliance with Macy's that leaves it as the only U.S. department store operator offering the company's men's and women's sportswear - Tags: none
Armani designs villas at $1.8 billion Egyptian resort - Yahoo! News
MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Giorgio Armani will design his first villas for a $1.85 billion gated community development in Egypt that is just two hours' drive from Cairo, the Italian fashion designer said on Wednesday. - Tags: none
Sears seeks to be synonymous with chic - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The adjectives hip, chic and fashionable are not usually used when speaking of Sears, an American retailer better known for selling practical items like power tools and appliances, sturdy jeans and boxy shirts.
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But the discount retailer is looking to New York's upcoming September fashion week to cultivate a hipper image. - Tags: none
Jerry Ford, 83, Man Behind the Models, Dies - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Jerry Ford, who with his wife, Eileen, established one of the most recognizable modeling agencies in the world, turning a profession regarded as practically a hobby in the 1940s into one dominated by well-paid supermodels in the 1980s, died on Sunday in Morristown, N.J.. He was 83 and lived in Oldwick, N.J. - Tags: none
It's Over… Rank and Philo… Shock Therapy… - WWD.com
RANK AND PHILO: While most of the French fashion industry is on its annual August vacation, the Paris rumor mill is still churning about one subject: Celine. Speculation is rife the fashion house, part of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is zeroing in on a deal to bring in former Chloé designer Phoebe Philo, with an announcement possible as early as September. According to sources, Philo could be in place to present her first Celine collection in March 2009. - Tags: none