del.icio.us fashion links for September 12, 2008

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As the economy struggles, high-fashion designers like Vera Wang and Stella McCartney are finding success in selling lower-priced lines - Tags: none
Calvin Klein Renews Focus on Upscale - WSJ.com
Bergdorf Goodman plans to mark the return of the high-end Calvin Klein Collection this fall with an invitation-only preview of the minimalist label's spring line, complete with champagne and a visit from designer Francisco Costa. For Calvin Klein parent Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., the event will be an important test of its strategy to restore the label's cachet.
Bergdorf, Saks Fifth Avenue and other luxury retailers had stopped carrying clothing from the collection in recent years, due to late deliveries and uneven quality. Sales sagged. The label's absence from high-end stores also reinforced the impression in the minds of some consumers that the brand was largely a maker of mainstream jeans, underwear and fragrances, rather than $2,600 dresses, $4,500 coats and $8,000 gowns. - Tags: none
Not-Quite-So-Thin Is In At Fashion Week, Designers Taking "Healthier Approach" In Choosing Models - CBS News
CBS) If model thin is always in, at least there were fewer protruding collar bones and ribs to be counted at New York Fashion Week.
Models were up to sizes 2 and 4 - not 0, according to Nian Fish, chair of a fashion designers health initiative. Designers rejected prepubescent 13-year-olds. And at least one super-thin model who had the audience talking a few seasons ago was noticeably absent.

"I think a lot of the direction from the designers has been a much healthier approach," said James Aguiar, co-host of Ultra HD's "Full Frontal Fashion," who noticed more curves and smiles on the runway. - Tags: none
Blow for London in fashion war with New York's power stylists | News
The mood inside the Portland Place headquarters of the British Fashion Council should have been ebullient yesterday. But as chief executive Hilary Riva and her team ran over the final details for their showcase bi-annual event, London Fashion Week, which kicks off on Sunday, it was instead all doom and gloom. - Tags: none
Beijing retail: Too competitive to win?
BEIJING: High-end shopping has never been better in Beijing. Before the Olympic Games last month, the world's biggest luxury brands opened huge new stores here at a dizzying pace, striving to position themselves prominently in the booming Chinese market.
But retail observers - and retailers - say too many stores were opened too quickly, and that some are in poorly chosen locations. In this post-Olympics cool-down period, luxury brands are facing a growing challenge of how to stand out in a very crowded marketplace. - Tags: none
Fashion week features few black runway models - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dearth of black models strutting the catwalks is a persistent issue in the fashion world and while the numbers have improved, there are still too few, fashion observers say.
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At New York's semi-annual Fashion Week ending on Friday, many designers used two or three black models, in the more than 30 shows attended by Reuters reporters. Several only used one, and some had none. Most of the shows featured between 12 and 25 models - Tags: none