See by Chloé vs. Céline vs. Zara: The Trickle Up/Down Effect
It definitely isn’t just a coincidence, and is actually pretty interesting, that Céline, See by Chloé and Zara all have nude-colored, rectangular leather fold-over clutches out right now.
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Tuesday March 26th, 2013
Tory Burch Sues Accessories Company for Copying ‘T’ Logo
Tory Burch may have put her lawsuit with ex Chris Burch behind her, but that doesn’t mean the new billionaire isn’t still having issues protecting her intellectual property.
Monday March 25th, 2013
Here’s What a $91,500 T-Shirt Looks Like
It may not literally be the world’s most expensive t-shirt (since it is not diamond-encrusted), but it’s definitely up there.
Brooklyn Designer Accuses Yoko Ono and Opening Ceremony of Copying Her Designs
Yoko Ono’s menswear collection for Opening Ceremony was… a lot of things. Wacky? Sure. Difficult to pull off? Definitely. But, unoriginal? That seemed unlikely.
However, Brooklyn-based designer Haleh Nematzadeh thought Ono’s designs looked a little too familiar. She’s gone so far as to file a lawsuit against Ono this past Friday, claiming the 80-year-old artist conspired with Opening Ceremony to steal her designs.
Friday March 22nd, 2013
Vera Wang Reportedly Charging Chinese Customers $500 to Try On Wedding Dresses
Opening Ceremony Made a $400 Fur Slap Bracelet Set for Fall 2013
Slap bracelets are back! For real this time, we think.
Introducing H&M’s New ‘Model Off Duty’ Collection
H&M has been really busy lately.
On the heels of the release of their Beyonce-fronted campaign and their annual sustainability report, comes more exciting news from the retailer: A new collection inspired by four of the industry’s most recognizable (and beautiful) faces–Joan Smalls, Daphne Groeneveld, Lindsey Wixson, Liu Wen–set to hit stores mid April, Vogue UK is reporting.
Thursday March 21st, 2013
Meet Avenue 32, the British E-Commerce Site Giving Net-a-Porter a Run for Its Money
Despite the fact that there are literally hundreds of e-commerce sites, very few online-only sites have managed to crack the mainstream market. Even fewer have cracked the online luxury market. Net-a-Porter, founded in 2000, has pretty much ruled the online-only luxury market with an iron first for the past 10 years–but that could soon be changing.
As more brands and retailers go online, consumers and CEOs are beginning to look at online-only luxury differently, heralding a new batch of innovative e-commerce sites.
One of those sites is the UK-based Avenue 32.
Wednesday March 20th, 2013
A Destination Style Guide
Today is officially the first day of spring–though you wouldn’t necessarily know it in New York. Which is precisely why this week and the following week, fashion’s elite will be flocking to exotic locales all around the globe. So, if you’re planning to skip town soon (jealous!), click through for inspiration on what to pack. Read more →
Did Phoebe Philo Rip Off Geoffrey Beene?
When Phoebe Philo sent a grey trapeze coat with knotted sleeves down Céline’s fall 2013 runway, the fashion industry swooned. But, for some, the coat was worth paying attention to for all the wrong reasons.
Tuesday March 19th, 2013
The CFDA and eBay Continue Anti-Counterfeiting Crusade with Help from 90 Designers
The CFDA and eBay are taking on design piracy again with their third You Can’t Fake Fashion campaign. They’ve tapped a whopping 90 American designers including Diane von Furstenberg, Ralph Lauren, Band of Outsiders, Prabal Gurung and more to each design a one-of-a-kind tote bag to go up for auction on eBay to benefit the CFDA’s anti-counterfeiting efforts.
Click through to see some of our favorites.
H&M’s New Sustainable Formalwear Collection Looks Really Good (If a Tad Familiar)
We’ve already picked out pieces we want to buy. Of course, we’d have to ignore the fact that the collection is kind of like a Greatest Hits from the spring 2013 runways.
