Archive for March 2010

It was rough going through London Fashion Week without an early morning Luella show, and we’re not the only fans going through withdrawal. In the Keira Knightly covered March issue of Elle, a floral Luella bracelet pops up in an editorial. She’s credited, and the Shopping Credits direct readers to the designer’s website, which has [...]

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Unlike celebrity-designed fashion labels, we love designer collaborations. Whether it’s about mixing up high- and low-end or simply bringing together two brilliant minds, there’s something inherently special about two great brands producing something new. Next up, it’s Isabel Toledo for Payless ShoeSource. The designer is creating a line of affordable shoes and handbags for the [...]

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Sure, the rain isn’t pretty. But you know what’s even more annoying? It ruins leather, does a number on the soles of your heels and it seeps through even the sturdiest cotton trenches. That’s why Canadian outerwear brand Mackage created Packables, a chic, well-structured take on the foldable plastic rain poncho. Available in hip-length and [...]

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“People wouldn’t know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.” –Patti Smith in an interview with The New York Times.

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We forgot about Aspen Fashion Week, but Jenna Lyons was there, checking out both J.Crew’s boutique and other wintry brands, and while Garance caught her on camera, Style.com‘s Darrel Hartman asked some important questions. Like what’s next? The company’s been on a roll this year, and had record profits in 2009, but it sounds like [...]

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Blue Bliss: If you haven’t blown your spring magazine budget, you might want to pick up a copy of Vogue Hommes international. Mario Sorrenti shot this Kate Moss spread, and Emmanuelle Alt gets styling credits, but we spot a single piece of clothing. {FashionGoneRogue} Self-Congratulatory: Robin Givhan questions the relevance of the CFDA awards and [...]

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When Gianni Versace was murdered in 1997, his fashion house was worth something like $2 billion, with annual sales of $550 million. In 2009, the house of Versace garnered about $380 million in sales, and lost about $40 million. In just a decade, the Italian fashion house went from big industry player to tiny–but still [...]

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Post-New York Fashion Week Kate asked, “What’s up with André and Vogue?” She was referring to the distance the magazine’s Editor-at-Large kept from the rest of the Vogue team–we didn’t spot him with the rest of the editorial staff even once, and on the last day of the week he attended one Ralph Lauren show [...]

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Colette is now a teenager. The Parisian boutique turned 13 on Saturday, but didn’t tell a soul (well, almost). Despite their attempts at secrecy, the word magically got round and by one pm, the street was filled with fashion spies, transnational hipsters and confused tourists. Every window of the shop building was filled with staff [...]

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Terry Richardson took to his diary this morning to address this week’s allegations of sexual harassment. After refusing to comment all week, he says this: I just want to take a moment to say I’m really hurt by the recent and false allegations of insensitivity and misconduct. I feel fortunate to work with so many [...]

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Thanks to the reader who brought this to our attention! This Topshop dress is by no means a carbon copy of Alexander McQueen’s, but it is very clear that the people at Topshop were moved—just as much as the rest of the fashion world was—by the late designer’s “Plato’s Atlantis” collection. So they made a [...]

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