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Wednesday March 20th, 2013

Kate Upton is (Maybe) Going to Prom, Coco Rocha Croons in Cavalli, and Victoria Beckham Buys a Supermarket
Fashion News Roundup

Kate Upton is (Maybe) Going to Prom, Coco Rocha Croons in Cavalli, and Victoria Beckham Buys a Supermarket

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Kate Upton gets asked to the prom by a high school senior from LA in this strangely endearing homemade video—and she accepts! {HuffPo}

Victoria Beckham’s latest big purchase? A supermarket–presumably as space to expand her fashion lines. You can’t make this stuff up.{InStyle UK}

Want to be The Face of the UK? Naomi Campbell is working on a UK version of her modeling competition reality TV series—and auditions are currently being held. {Vogue UK}

Coco Rocha croons in Roberto Cavalli. Watch her jumping around and singing in The Hunger Magazine‘s video teaser for its fourth issue. {Grazia}

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Thursday February 14th, 2013

Nanette Lepore Fall 2013: Life on Mars
Reviews

Nanette Lepore Fall 2013: Life on Mars

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In the week leading up to her fall 2013 runway show, Nanette Lepore took to social media outlets–Twitter, Vine, Instagram, et al–showing her followers snippets of her fall collection with the hashtag #NanetteonMars. The designer says she’s really excited about social media. “It adds this whole group of people you get to work with,” she Read more →

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Friday January 25th, 2013

Friday October 26th, 2012

Nanette Lepore’s Designs Take Center Stage at Ballet Next
Costumes

Nanette Lepore’s Designs Take Center Stage at Ballet Next

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Nanette Lepore‘s designs are en pointe lately…literally.

The fashion designer is behind the bright and non-traditional costumes to be worn by New York City Ballet principals Charles Askegard and Georgina Pazcoguin for their performances of the ballet Picnic. We chatted with the designer what it was like to design for ballet for the first time, and snagged some exclusive behind the scenes photos of the dancers being fitted for their costumes.

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Thursday September 13th, 2012

Nanette Lepore Spring 2013
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Nanette Lepore Spring 2013

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The Clothes: This season, Nanette Lepore disproved the adage “It isn’t easy being green.” Not only is it easy being green, but it’s pretty darn cool, and everybody better get on board! Lepore offered her usual joyful, ultrafeminine fare this season in a palette heavy on pistachio and coral hues with some crisp, clean whites Read more →

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Friday September 7th, 2012

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Thursday February 16th, 2012

Nanette Lepore Fall 2012: All Bright Now
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Nanette Lepore Fall 2012: All Bright Now

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Best known for her über girly yet super quirky mix-and-match style, Lepore’s adorable fall offering captured the essence of her usual design aesthetic. Packed full of stylish, versatile pieces that are perfect for layering, the sixties-inspired collection consisted of lace, satin, tweed, and velveteen fabrics fashioned into fun flouncy skirts, cool cigarette pants, sharp boxy jackets, and shape-skimming shift dresses in vibrant in-your-face hues like chartreuse, cobalt, cyan, and tomato, which popped vividly against muted tones of gold lamé, mulberry, pumpkin, and forest green.

And of course Lepore’s pattern-play this season was far ou: her pretty beaded prints felt one-part psychedelic-chic, two-parts gypsy glam, and 100% wearable. A celeb-packed front row including Stanley Tucci (a long time fan), Kristin Chenoweth, and Kelly Rutherford will attest to that.

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Tuesday January 31st, 2012

The CFDA is Moving Their Offices Downtown–Does This Mean They’re Abandoning the Garment District?

The CFDA is Moving Their Offices Downtown–Does This Mean They’re Abandoning the Garment District?

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Fashion week dates aren’t the only thing the CFDA has decided to move this year.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, whose offices have been located on Broadway & 39th for over 15 years, have outgrown their Garment District digs and recently signed a lease on a new space about 38 blocks downtown (we’re neighbors!). The CFDA, in addition to supporting American designers, have been dedicated to the preservation of the Garment District and established programs like the CFDA Fashion Incubator (low-rent studio spaces for emerging designers in the Garment District) and a study called “Made in Midtown.” So, not surprisingly, their decision to move out has been met with some disapproval from designers who see it as a snub to them and the district they, too, would like to preserve.

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Saturday January 28th, 2012

JC Penney Unveils New Target-esque $800 Million Revamp, Nanette Lepore Collab
Retail

JC Penney Unveils New Target-esque $800 Million Revamp, Nanette Lepore Collab

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Wednesday, JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson unveiled details of a major overhaul that JCPenney stores are about to undergo. Based on WWD’s report this morning, nothing will go unchanged–save for the name of the store and its passable ecommerce component.

Johnson is focusing on the brick and mortar stores and his plans for those sound a little familiar. That’s because they’re similar to those of another mass retailer who recently announced a new retail strategy–Target. While JC Penney won’t necessarily have the same type of rotating limited edition collaboration component as The Shops at Target, their new selling floor format is the same idea. It’s all about “shops.”

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