Archive for March 2010

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Nicole Richie is a Serious Fashion Person. Seriously.

Nicole Richie’s latest media blitz has begun. First, there was a stint as guest judge on Project Runway. Then, a front row appearance at the Proenza Schouler AW2010 show. Most recently, Fashionair caught up with Nicole while she was promoting her new apparel collection, Winter Kate, at London department store Selfridges. We can’t deny that, [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Backstage at Elie Saab

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Fall 2010 Paris

Alexander McQueen’s Final Collection

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Mattel Does Mad Men, The Fall Trends & Wino Designs

Don is the new Ken: Mattel is coming out with four Mad Men dolls: Don Draper, his wife Betty, his colleague Roger Sterling and office manager Joan Holloway will all become dolls. They will be part of a collectors’ series for adults, with a retail price of $74.95 each. Approximately 7,000 to 10,000 copies of [...]

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The Business

LVMH’s Bernard Arnault is the 7th Richest Man in the World

Forbes magazine released their annual list of the world’s richest people yesterday, and LVMH ceo Bernard Arnault did pretty well. In fact, he was ranked #7, with an estimated net worth of $27.5 billion. François Pinault, Arnault’s arch rival and ceo of PPR–which owns brands like Balenciaga, Stella McCartney, Gucci and Alexander McQueen–was ranked #77, [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

How Katie Grand’s Tweets Got Me Through Miu Miu

I nearly had a heart attack on the way to Miu Miu. We had to cross all of Paris post-Cerruti and traffic was terrible. I wanted to scream, “I canNOT miss my first Miu Miu show.” Finally, about 25 minutes past the hour I checked Twitter. If the show had in fact started I knew [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Hamish Has My Notebook, and Other Things I Noticed At Cerruti

When I’m sitting at a show, especially after 30 straight days of fashion shows, I get so distracted by a particular person that I forget to watch the clothes. Yesterday, at Richard Nicoll’s Cerruti debut, the venue was barely filled. Not because the industry isn’t interested in what he does with the Italian house, but [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

Would You Rather…? The Boots With The Fur Edition

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Shopping

Target’s Liberty of London Collection Actually Lives Up to the Hype

Target is a branding powerhouse. Which is why it’s no surprise that this morning’s press preview for its Liberty of London pop-up shop (stationed right next to Bryant Park) was a cornucopia of the English garden variety. We’re experiencing a bit of a heat wave in New York, so the floral-lined walls, pots of fabric [...]

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Fall 2010 Paris

A Peek Backstage At Chloé

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Fall 2010 Paris

When Hanneli Went “Meow” at Miu Miu

I finally met Hanneli Mustaparta yesterday, the Norwegian model turned blogger who was featured in this month’s American Vogue with Garance, Tommy & co. She was wearing Miu Miu’s giant white cat pin on the shoulder of her sleek black coat. “I love your pin,” I gushed. “Thanks! It’s Miu Miu,” she answered. “I know! [...]

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