While we’re still waiting for major retailers like Gap, Wal-Mart and Macy’s to sign the Bangladesh safety accord, recent factory tragedies in Cambodia have driven the point home that safety reform has to happen on a broader level. And it has to happen now.
The restructuring of its Versus line may not be Versace’s only big business news this year, with new investors said to be quite interested in the family-owned Italian fashion house.
As anyone who has tried to become a fashion designer will tell you, the years you spend building your brand can be hard. There’s so many decisions to make–do you want to branch out on your own right away or spend a few years working for an established name? Do you want to be conceptual or commercial? And of course, where are you going to get the money?
So what’s a brand new designer to do? Get advice from our “How I’m Making It” panel at our first-ever conference. We’re gathering together some of the coolest new designers in the business to tell us, well, how they’re making it.
Who’s on deck?
I’m a sucker for a good basic.
So even though most people probably think $45 is too much to spend on a simple tank, I think this James Perse one is totally worth it.
Today, Tumblr–home of gifs, memes, and NSFW photos–joins the ranks of corporate America: It’s just been bought by Yahoo for $1.1 billion.
Besides goofy cat videos and loads (seriously, loads) of porn, Tumblr also hosts one of the most passionate, creative, and irreverent fashion communities out there on the internets. So now the question is: How will that community, which so far has thrived on the free-for-all vibe that prevails at Tumblr, be affected by the new acquisition?
How apt that a day after Raf Simons presents a Christian Dior Resort collection about the wonders of speedy cars that Mad Men takes speed and cars to the next level?
It was a real whirlwind episode that left me utterly confused, with more questions than answers. Click through to see all the outfits and let us know what you though of Mad Men’s crazy trip in the comments.
If you thought BB, CC, and DD face creams were confusing, wait until you try to sort through the next generation of so-called “alphabet” products.
According to a recent article in WWD, BB cream sales alone (not counting CC creams) reached $36 million in 2012, up from $2 million in the prior year. That’s 1,800% growth. Last week alone I got samples for three new BB creams, two CC’s, and even one BBB cream. So with the skyrocketing popularity of BB creams (and its other ABC relatives), it’s not that surprising that companies are trying to expand the category beyond skin.
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
This was possibly the most fashion-y Game of Thrones episode so far this season. Click through to see all the best looks from the episode.
Name: Andrea
What do you do? I’m a model and blogger.
What was the last thing you bought? A pair of Margiela flats from Japan.
What would you never be caught wearing? Neon… it’s not my thing.
Sofia Coppola says that her new movie The Bling Ring doesn’t exactly portray luxury brands in a great light–so why did the likes of Chanel and Louis Vuitton agree to appear in the film? {WWD}
Sharp-nosed fans are noticing that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn smells an awful lot like Calvin Klein stores–which, coincidentally, sponsors an exclusive lounge in the arena. {DNA Info}
Karolina Kurkova is a knitted mermaid for the June cover of Vogue Ukraine. {Fashion Gone Rogue}
Christina Aguilera hit the stage at last night’s Billboard Music Awards looking like she’s been putting in extra time at the gym. Lookin’ good, Xtina! {US Weekly}
SNL has this new skit where relatively brain dead former porn stars hilariously try to shill luxury goods they can’t pronounce.
Saturday night, they (and Ben Affleck as “Girth Brooks”) took on Hermès. Or is it herpes?
The music industry hit the red blue carpet last night in Las Vegas for the Billboard Music Awards. We suspect the location may have affected many stars’ choice of outfits, because there were a whole lot of sheer and slashed looks–not to mention a serious lack of pants. Also side ass is back! Thanks Ke$ha!
