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Monday September 12th, 2011

Faster by Mark Fast, Erin by Erin Fetherston, Pamela Love, & Duro Olowu Spring 2012: A Happily Organized Evening at Milk
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Faster by Mark Fast, Erin by Erin Fetherston, Pamela Love, & Duro Olowu Spring 2012: A Happily Organized Evening at Milk

by Elana Fishman

Heading down to Milk Studios for a bevy of presentations, I have to admit I had my worries. Last season, I wound up caught in the wall-to-wall fashion traffic jam down in the lobby and wound up missing my scheduled shows. Thankfully, things ran much more smoothly this time around–perhaps due to thoughtful planning, and perhaps due to the fact that I arrived extra early to enjoy cocktails at the eighth-floor Kanon Vodka bar. But on to the clothes!

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Thursday August 18th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Lady Gaga’s Sister Has Design Aspirations, Gucci Designed a Car, and Chanel Says Coco Did Not Have Nazi Ties
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Lady Gaga’s Sister Has Design Aspirations, Gucci Designed a Car, and Chanel Says Coco Did Not Have Nazi Ties

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Lady Gaga’s Sister is a Candidate for an Off-Broadway Design Gig: Though Lady Gaga has all of the fashion connections in the world, her little sister Natali Germanotta, a budding designer, is starting small. The 19-year-old is being considered to design costumes for a new off-Broadway production called “Simon Says.” It will be interesting to see how Natali’s aesthetic compares to Gaga’s. {WWD, Subscription Required}

Buy a Thakoon Scarf for a Good Cause: Thakoon Panichgul is donating 100% of proceeds from the sale of this limited edition Masai-print scarf to help famine victims in Somalia. You can purchase the scarf beginning today on Thakoon.com. {Vogue}

Sperry is Bringing East Coast Nautical Style to NYC: The preppy boat shoe brand Sperry Top-Sider has just signed a lease on a storefront in the Flat Iron district of NYC. No news on when the store is slated to open, but hopefully it’s in time for Fleet Week. {Racked}

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Monday July 18th, 2011

A Guide to This Year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists
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A Guide to This Year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists

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This year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists are a mixed bag of prior nominees and newbies, clothing designers and jewelry makers, names that are on the tips of everyone’s tongues and names we’d never heard until last Thursday when the CFDA and Vogue announced them. Here’s a few details on each finalist, plus our thoughts on why each one could win, to help you decide who to root for.

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Thursday July 14th, 2011

Monday June 6th, 2011

The Best Looks From the 2011 CFDA Nominees
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The Best Looks From the 2011 CFDA Nominees

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The CFDA Awards are a time to reflect on the amazing work of American fashion designers and industry professionals. (And a chance to wear an evening gown, which doesn’t come around as much as I wish it would.)

In honor of tonight’s ceremonies, we’ve rounded up our favorite looks from this year’s CFDA nominees and I’ve got to say, they’re all pretty amazing. From Pamela Love‘s hefty gems to 3.1 Phillip Lim‘s quirky dudes, the CFDA noms are a diverse bunch.

Hurry up and click through to see the best of the best of American fashion and place your bets on tonight’s winners.

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Published at 3:24 PM

Saturday May 14th, 2011

Wednesday May 11th, 2011

Love Pamela Love? She’s Hiring a Technical Designer
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Love Pamela Love? She’s Hiring a Technical Designer

Jewelry brand Pamela Love is looking for a technical designer.

Responsibilities include:

- Create Design Calendar and schedule meetings with Head Designer accordingly
- Develop designs based on direction from Head Designer
- Create technical spec sheets for use in modelmaking and production
- Coordinate with Modelmaker to create waxes and metal models for new collections
- Source new materials and establish vendor relationships
- Negotiate pricing with vendors
- Update master cost list each season, communicate with Operations Manager regarding metal price fluctuations
- Supervise and allocate tasks to Production Interns
- Coordinate with Production Manager to allocate bench workers for development tasks
- Coordinate with Head Designer regarding design and development of special projects and collaborations
- Hire interns and production employees
- Contract freelance agents as necessary to supplement modelmaking and production
- Coordinate with Press Manager regarding delivery of press samples at beginning of seasonal development
- Coordinate with Production Manager regarding production issues and problem solving

Interested? Please send cover letter and resume to sophie@pamelalovenyc.com.

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Thursday April 21st, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Marchesa Designs Playboy Bunny Costumes, a Fragrance is in Proenza Schouler’s Future, and Cindy Crawford Feels Like an Outsider
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Marchesa Designs Playboy Bunny Costumes, a Fragrance is in Proenza Schouler’s Future, and Cindy Crawford Feels Like an Outsider

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Johnny Weir Designs a Collection of LBDs: The figure skater is launching a collection of little black dresses for eDressMe.com on April 30th. The garments will be modeled at the “Ice Dreams” skating show in Illinois. Expect lots of sequins and feathers. {WWD, subscription required}

The Best Virtual Dressing Rooms: Now you don’t ever have to leave home. {The High Low}

Proenza Schouler Fragrance on the Horizon: Proenza Schouler CEO Shirley Cook tells beauty blog Into the Gloss that they’ve been researching scents and perfumes. “Eventually we’d like to have one,” she said. {Into the Gloss}

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Thursday March 17th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Pamela Love for Topshop, Eva Mendes is an Angel, and Joe Zee’s Rising Star
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Pamela Love for Topshop, Eva Mendes is an Angel, and Joe Zee’s Rising Star

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Love Loves Topshop: CFDA/Swarovski award nominee Pamela Love recently confirmed the rumors that she’s designing for Topshop. {Fab Sugar}

Eva Mendes is an Angel: The actress replaces Naomi Watts as the face of the fragrance Angel by Thierry Mugler. {WWD, subscription required}

Joe Zee is Nice and Talented: The happy fashion editor finally gets his own moment in the spotlight. {NY Times}

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Wednesday March 16th, 2011

And the CFDA Nominees Include…Gaga, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler and More

And the CFDA Nominees Include…Gaga, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler and More

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Another year, another CFDA Awards.

Tonight Diane von Furstenberg and Steven Kolb announced the nominations for 2011′s awards. But before she began to read out the names, DvF told the crowd at her packed studio that the organization would be putting together an auction for the victims of the Japan natural disasters. “We’re going to put together big packages. Designers, clients, suppliers–everyone is getting involved.”

As for the nominees and honorees, there were very few surprises, except for maybe one.

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Monday February 14th, 2011

Suno, Fetherston and Pamela Love Fall 2011: When Milk Boils Over – Chaos and Crowds at Saturday Night’s Shows
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Suno, Fetherston and Pamela Love Fall 2011: When Milk Boils Over – Chaos and Crowds at Saturday Night’s Shows

by Elana Fishman

When we arrived on time for a trio of Saturday evening presentations at MAC & Milk, we couldn’t possibly have predicted the insanity we were in for. With the fur-coat-wearing, Blackberry-brandishing masses attempting to simultaneously check in for Suno, Erin, Pamela Love, Billy Reid, Illesteva, and Altuzarra, suffice it to say that there weren’t quite enough iPads on hand to make the process run smoothly. After over an hour of waiting in the throng, we were informed that all the eighth-floor presentations had finished. While we aren’t surprised that 450 West 15th St. is an incredibly coveted show locale (regal and historic as Lincoln Center may be, it just doesn’t carry the same edgy-cool factor as MAC & Milk) we hope that as the week progresses, the downtown venue will step up its game and be better able to handle the crowds.

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Tuesday February 1st, 2011

Ann Taylor’s Fabulous CFDA Fashion Fund Pieces are Now Up For Auction on eBay

Ann Taylor’s Fabulous CFDA Fashion Fund Pieces are Now Up For Auction on eBay

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When Ann Taylor unveiled its collection designed by last year’s CFDA Fashion Fund nominees, we oohed and awed. And pouted. Because despite the fact that we would have bought the entire capsule–and we mean that–it was not produced.

Today, we received good news that the samples–created by Joseph Altuzarra, Prabal Gurung, Billy Reid, and Loden Dager, to name a few–are now up for auction on eBay, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the CFDA. Unfortunately, unless you’re a size zero–and a Karlie Kloss zero at that–the only options are to bid on jewelry and accessories by Eddie Borgo and Pamela Love. Oh, and Robert Geller’s outfit, which is a much more reasonable size 4.

While we admit that those are pretty good options, we still wish Ann Taylor would have produced a proper collection with these guys. Mostly because I want the Loden Dager outfit real bad.

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