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Monday August 30th, 2010

Fashion News Round-Up: Kate Moss To Leave Topshop, Target at Gilt Glitch, and Tomas Maier Rumored To Do H&M Collab
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Round-Up: Kate Moss To Leave Topshop, Target at Gilt Glitch, and Tomas Maier Rumored To Do H&M Collab

Kate Moss and Topshop Break Up: Kate Moss’s 14th collection for Topshop this October will be her last. Since it was recently announced that Sir Phillip Green’s 19-year-old daughter Chloe has started training with the company, rumors have started swirling that she’ll replace Moss as the face of Topshop. There are also reports that was not an amicable one. {Daily Mail}

Target Craze Catches Gilt Off-Guard: Some shoppers weren’t able to get their Target from Gilt. It’s unclear at this point whether Gilt oversold the Target merch (which included Mulberry, Tucker and John Derian for Target), but they’re offering shoppers who were unable to get their goods a $25 credit. {Racked}

Tomas Maier for H&M?:
Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier is rumored to be the next designer to collaborate with H&M. The brand has released two ambiguous videos to build hype around their next two collaborations. The grand reveal is on September 9th. Thoughts on the mysterious lady designer? Carolina? Vivian Westwood? Who could it be? {fashionologie}

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Published at 12:30 PM

Thursday August 19th, 2010

Monday August 16th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Shop Mulberry For Target Early, DVF Makes Hospital Gowns, and The Last Dress McQueen Touched
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Shop Mulberry For Target Early, DVF Makes Hospital Gowns, and The Last Dress McQueen Touched

Angel Love: Alessandra Ambrosio looks very un-angel-like on the cover of LOVE’s fourth issue and this is a very good thing. {Alessandra Ambriosio Facebook}

Gilt Perks: As if you needed another reason to shop on Gilt Groupe, the flash sale sight will offer shoppers the chance to get their hands on three upcoming Target designer collabs, including the highly anticipated Mulberry for Target line, this Friday, August 20th. Gilt members will be able to shop select pieces for Mulberry for Target as well as John Derian for Target and Tucker by Gaby Basora for Target for 36 hours. {Mama’s A Rolling Stone}

Because Hospital Gowns Wrap Too: DVF has designed colorful print hospital gowns for the Cleveland Clinic. The clinic is hoping DVF’s designs will make patients feel more comfortable. “We are very proud of our hospital gowns for the Cleveland Clinic,” DVF tweeted. “We worked hard at it and we hope it will make patients happier!” {Newsweek}

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Published at 12:30 PM

Wednesday June 30th, 2010

Adam Lippes Collaborates With Whitney Artists, Gilt Sells the Results
People & Parties

Adam Lippes Collaborates With Whitney Artists, Gilt Sells the Results

I spent last night at Adam Lippes‘ fabulous penthouse apartment in Greenwich Village.

The occasion? We (and when I say we, I mean myself plus a very smart-looking crowd, including Meredith Melling Burke, lovely in an pleated pumpkin-colored maxi dress) were invited to celebrate Lippes’ t-shirt collaboration with four young artists selected by the Whitney–Matthew Brannon, EV Day, Ellen Harvey and Phoebe Washburn. The tees, $48-$68, will go on sale this Thursday at noon on Gilt.com.

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Published at 7:10 PM

Monday May 10th, 2010

Ten Luxury Brands Worth Investing In
The Business

Ten Luxury Brands Worth Investing In

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a startup advisor and writer based in Paris. He really, really likes luxury and fashion. And sorry ladies, he’s married. You can follow him on Twitter though, at @pegobry. From an economic perspective, luxury is a sector as fraught with peril as it is with reward. The rewards are immense: The best Read more →

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Published at 2:59 PM

Friday April 30th, 2010

Gilt Ditches Gilt FUSE
Shopping

Gilt Ditches Gilt FUSE

There’s lots going on at Gilt this week. Along with the soft launch of localized deal site Gilt City, the flash sales firm is furthering its involvement in the art world with today’s sale of three limited edition Brock Enright prints. But maybe the most noticeable change is that contemporary sales site Gilt FUSE has Read more →

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Published at 4:32 PM

Tuesday April 27th, 2010

Friday April 16th, 2010

Will Gilt Start Its Own Line?  Should It?

Will Gilt Start Its Own Line? Should It?

First, designers allowed Gilt to sell current season merchandise for a fraction of the department store price within weeks of its arrival on brick and mortar floors. Then, it started selling full-priced product from brands like Helmut Lang. Now, rumors are circulating Gilt is starting its own label. While creditable sources say that this rumor Read more →

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Published at 10:59 AM

Monday April 5th, 2010

McQueen Fever at Gilt Groupe This Week
Shopping

McQueen Fever at Gilt Groupe This Week

Last night, while glancing over Gilt Groupe and Haute Look‘s weekly calendars, we noticed that Gilt was holding two big Alexander McQueen sales. On Wednesday April 7, the flash site will feature both Alexander McQueen ready-to-wear and Alexander McQueen shoes and accessories. A friend of ours scooped up one of McQueen’s gowns during the site’s Read more →

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Published at 5:25 PM

Friday April 2nd, 2010

Review: Gilt Groupe’s iPad App
Shopping

Review: Gilt Groupe’s iPad App

My household isn’t getting an iPad until the end of the month; my boyfriend “needs” his contraption to have 3G capability, so we’re sitting out this round. But regardless, I’m trying to get excited about this thing by checking out all the cool, useful applications I’ll be able to enjoy, like the one that lets Read more →

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Published at 10:40 AM

Monday March 29th, 2010

HauteLook’s Carlota Espinosa Talks Shop
Shopping

HauteLook’s Carlota Espinosa Talks Shop

If you’re reading Fashionista, you’ve probably visited one flash sale site or another over the last couple of years, whether it was ideeli, Gilt Groupe or HauteLook. But as the space becomes increasingly crowded, how will each retailer differentiate itself? We recently sat down with HauteLook‘s vice president of fashion, Carlota Espinosa, who explained where Read more →

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Published at 12:50 PM