Archive for January 2010

People & Parties

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Versace Closes Press Office

More bad news on the downsizing front: Versace’s closed their US press office, just days after Lagerfeld let go of their top PR. It’s painful news for their in-house PR team, but fantastic news for PR Consulting. The agency (named for owner Pierre Rougier) can add another client to their already impressive roster which includes [...]

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Sarah Jessica Parker to Accept a Consulting Role at Halston? Eek.

We love Sarah Jessica Parker. But in September, when rumors were circling that she might be the new face of Halston, we made our opinion clear: Not now, not ever. Now E! online is speculating that SJP may take on even more of a starring role. Specifically, that of design consultant. Insert Lindsay Lohan/Ungaro comparison [...]

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Mid-Day Snack

When ‘Perfect’ Isn’t Enough: We try so hard to avoid, “I die.” But then we see ads like this and nothing else properly conveys our reaction. Mario Sorrenti shot Raquel and Malgosia Bela for Chloé SS10.{FashionGoneRogue} UnCommonwealth: Menswear’s taken Milan this week, but Commonwealth Utilities will show their collection in Paris next week. Until then, [...]

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People & Parties

Model Pots

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Tucker to Target–Their Most Obscure Designer Yet?

Gaby Basora’s Tucker is set for Target’s next Go International collaboration, following in the footstep of Luella Bartley, Proenza Schouler and Erin Fetherston (to name a few). The designer, who’s based in New York, started her own collection three years ago after a successful career in styling. Though she’s expanded her line to include dresses [...]

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Delman Shoes Get Their Due

Delman might play second fiddle to its Parisian counterpart Repetto in the ballet flat department, but we’ve always had a soft spot for the label’s classic construction and oh-so-sweet styling. Apparently, Valerie Steele and co. over at F.I.T. agree. They’ve curated an entire exhibit dedicated to the 90-year-old shoemaker. “Scandal Sandals and Lady Slippers: A [...]

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Rants

The Blogger Special

photo courtesy jak&jilThe more articles we read about the fashion industry accepting bloggers, the more notes and invitations we get like this: Exclusive Blogger Preview! Come take a sneak peek at ______’s Summer 2010 Collection before anyone else! Bloggers who attend will receive a special gift and those who post coverage from the event will [...]

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Jimmy Choo For Ugg Australia

What could be more expensive and more unnecessary than $400 Jimmy Choo for Hunter faux crocodile rainboots? Jimmy Choo embellished Uggs. Tamara Mellon told WWD, “Ugg Australia is the only other footwear I have in my wardrobe,” so naturally, she’d team up with Ugg to design a limited edition collection of five different sheepskin boots [...]

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Uniqlo’s Tadashi Yanai Is The Richest Man In Japan

Uniqlo owner Tadashi Yanai is the richest man in Japan, according to my former colleagues at Forbes. The magazine says Yanai, whose Fast Retailing empire also includes Helmut Lang, Theory and Comptoir Des Cotonniers, earned a whopping $9.2 billion in 2009, $3.1 billion more than in 2008. That’s a big jump–especially in a recession–but it’s [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Ask Lauren Sherman Anything!

In case you didn’t notice, I’m new around these parts! Instead of introducing myself with a long-winded biography, we thought it might be fun to turn the tables and have the readers do the interviewing. So, what do you want to know about me? Feel free to ask anything in the comments section below. I [...]

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Trivia

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