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Friday, May 9th, 2008
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
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Less than a month after Lifetime announced that it nabbed future seasons of Project Runway away from Bravo, NBC/Universal announced today that it has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Magical Elves, the production t
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Don’t expect a Versace diffusion line at H&M while Donatella heads the label. She told the crowd at the New York Times’ TimesTalk series yesterday that though she’s been asked to do a lower-priced line, she refused. “I respect everyone who does it,” she s
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For a charity auction a few years back, the photographer Patrick Demarchelier donated a private portrait session. The lot sold, for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to the wife of a very rich man. It was her wish to pose on the couple’s yacht. “I
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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BEIJING: Gucci has won a trademark copycat lawsuit against a Chinese shoemaker, the state media said Tuesday, helping the luxury goods maker’s battle in a country where knockoff designer gear is widely available.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
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A TOP model was pulled from a Fashion Week show at the last minute by her own agent over concerns about her thinness - then reinstated less than 24 hours later. Chic Management admitted they had pulled Paris-based Sydney model Stephanie Carta, 23, from th
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
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McDonalds continues to surprise - and impress - us with its shameless and opportunistic ideas above its station… Traditional luxury brand strategy depends on brands knowing their place, but increasingly the grammar of luxury brands is being used by bran
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Designer Bruce Oldfield has given McDonald’s staff a fashion makeover.
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PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - The world’s biggest luxury goods group LVMH (LVMH.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to buy Hublot, an upmarket Swiss watchmaker with 2007 sales of more than 150 million Swiss francs ($148.8 million).
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TOKYO (Reuters) - She may be cute, but the latest top model to make her debut in Vogue is also podgy with short legs and whiskers. Hello Kitty, a popular cat character in Japan, is set for a designer makeover in the June issue of Japanese Vogue, which goe
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
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The green movement in luxury and the new philanthropy go hand in hand and have the same basic charge, finding a way to do good and do well. Unfortunately it’s not quite as easy as it sounds. After all, the luxury consumer wants to have it all they want th
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Adidas and Puma may be among the most recognized brands in the world, but neither might exist if not for a bitter rivalry between two brothers from a little-known village in Germany. In the 1920s, Adolf (Adi) Dassler, a soft-spoken sports fanatic who spen
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
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Whether our glance is admiring, critical or merely curious, we have an irresistible urge to stare at each other. “The Sartorialist” photo exhibition at the Adamson Gallery on 14th Street NW exploits that basic human instinct. Photographer Scott Schuman ta
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
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April 16 (Bloomberg) — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world’s largest luxury goods maker, may take advantage of a downturn in the industry by acquiring a liquor or watch brand, Group Managing Director Antonio Belloni said. “There might be oppo
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PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury goods group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said sales in China so far are unaffected by a campaign to boycott French goods in protest at France’s stance on Tibet. In an interview
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PARIS — At the Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) showroom here recently, retailer Jeffrey Kalinsky had his heart set on a pair of wool pants. But when he saw them up close, Kalinsky quickly spied a problem. “Aren’t they coming with the cuff?” he inquired, gazing
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
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April 16, 2008 (Computerworld) American Apparel Inc. wants to make sure that shoppers in its stores will always be able to find their size and favorite colors when they’re looking for T-shirts — and its using RFID technology to do it. The hip retailer to
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Joe’s Jeans Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JOEZ) today announced the lease signing for its first full price branded store in the trendy Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. Located at 1715 North Damen Avenue, the 1,890 square-foot store is scheduled to open i
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AUSTRALIAN wool growers say animal rights groups want to drive them out of business after fashion giant Hugo Boss threatened to boycott wool from mulesed sheep.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Heidi Montag has her talents — creating drama on The Hills without appearing to read laboriously from cue cards (ahem, Audrina), making us all wonder why she’s still dating villainous Spencer when even his sister seems to dislike him — but design (or
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
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PARIS: We all know the feeling: the gust of warm wind through an open window; the rays of sunshine dancing on dust; the urge to wipe away winter, rearrange the furniture and polish it up for the new season.
For Paris boutiques, this is the ultimate mom
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PARIS: In the realm of luxury fashion, there are many contenders to the throne but only one king. For almost a decade, the designer handbag has worn the luxury crown. But now a battle royal is under way to determine the next sovereign. It will not be the
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PARIS: Harem pants, ballooning from thigh to ankle; Indian dohti styles with a crotch dropping to the knees; jodhpurs and rompers or longer, baggy bloomers are just some of the new looks for the spring season.
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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The elusive Birkin bag made by Hermes is so sought after as a status symbol by women worldwide that the French fashion house has a two year waiting list for potential owners — or does it? ADVERTISEMENT Michael Tonello, a beautici
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TV presenter Alexa Chung is set to blow the lid on the controversial world of sweatshop workers in a brand new reality show for Channel 4. The stylish presenter and former model will investigate the conditions that factory workers bear in Asia, - getting
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Beyonce was one of PETA’s most fierce enemies, her preference for luxurious natural fur being no secret to anyone. But the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has called off its war with the newlywed pop sensation, after discov
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