del.icio.us fashion links for November 11, 2008:
- Apparel exports plummet on weak US demand .:. NewKerala – India's Top Online Newspaper
The Indian apparel industry is no longer feeling buoyant with exports falling sharply following weak demand in the US. - How To Survive The Season's Highest Heels – Forbes.com
If women seem taller this fall, it's because they are.That's thanks to an array of skyscraper shoes currently in stores. Givenchy's open-toe, leather gladiator bootie features a 4.3-inch heel. Gucci's studded Bobouska sandals are a reedy 4.1 inches. And Stella McCartney's wedges stand five inches tall.
- LVMH, Luxury Stocks Fall on Concern Over China Demand (Update1)
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the maker of Dior watches and Krug champagne, paced declines by luxury-goods stocks after the company's Chinese head said a global consumer slowdown may affect sales.LVMH dropped 11 percent in Paris trading to the lowest since July 2003, while the 13-company Bloomberg European Fashion Index declined 8.9 percent to a 5-1/2 year low.
- Renzo Rosso signs Marc Jacobs menswear agreement (Vogue.com UK)
RENZO ROSSO's Staff International SpA, part of his Only the Brave holdings, is welcoming Marc Jacobs to its designer fold.The firm, which also counts Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf and Vivienne Westwood among its star names, has signed a five-year worldwide licensing agreement to produce and distribute the Marc Jacobs menswear collection, starting with the spring/summer 2010 collection.
