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Sunday October 28th, 2012

Halloween Inspiration Galore, Everything Maison Martin Margiela x H&M, and 10 Lessons from Teen Vogue University
Week In Review

Halloween Inspiration Galore, Everything Maison Martin Margiela x H&M, and 10 Lessons from Teen Vogue University

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5 Fashion Jobs That Didn’t Exist 5 Years Ago: We have technology to thank for the changing landscape of the job market, especially in the fashion world. Your dream job might not even exist yet! Here are 5 careers in the fashion industry that were unheard of 5 years ago.

Margiela x H&M: The collection hits stores November 15th and the buzz around it has already hit fever pitch. The celebrity-filled launch party in NYC was pretty epic and (no surprises here) as many as 100 pieces were being sold at crazy markups on eBay the next day.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Thursday October 25th, 2012

Surprise Surprise, Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Is Marked Way Up on eBay Already
Collaboration

Surprise Surprise, Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Is Marked Way Up on eBay Already

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Our faith in humanity always takes a bit of a beating during designer collaboration launches–all that shoving and conniving and reselling. So it’s no surprise that over 100 pieces of Maison Martin Margiela for H&M are already on eBay–three weeks before it officially hits stores on November 15. (We saw this happen following the shopping launch parties for Jason Wu for Target as well as Versace for H&M.)

What that means is that more than a few of the lucky hundreds of fashion insiders who attended the Margiela for H&M launch party stocked up in hopes of cashing in on eBay.

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Published at 10:45 AM

Sunday October 21st, 2012

Alexa Chung on Body Image, Why Fashion Doesn’t Like Anne Romney, and Margiela x H&M
Week In Review

Alexa Chung on Body Image, Why Fashion Doesn’t Like Anne Romney, and Margiela x H&M

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Ann Romney Gets No Fashion Love: Outspoken Democrat Diane von Furstenberg admitted that she’s “not sure” how Anne Romney obtained one of her dresses to wear to a rally, and the fashion PR establishment has been pretty silent on the First Lady hopeful’s outfit choices. Why won’t the fashion industry embrace Anne Romney?

Erin Heatherton on Photoshop: Victoria’s Secret is no stranger to Photoshop scandals. Their very own angel Erin Heatherton let us know how she really feels about all the Photoshop fuss.

All The Pretty Colors: We mapped out fashion month by color to show you which color trends to expect from each city, and which hues will be big next spring. The visuals are awesome!

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Published at 6:00 PM

Tuesday September 25th, 2012

Sunday September 2nd, 2012

Fashionista Week in Review: Catch Up on All the Editor Shake-ups, Kim Kardashian’s Sorta Donating her Clothes to Charity, and Vogue‘s Top 10 Cover Girls
Week In Review

Fashionista Week in Review: Catch Up on All the Editor Shake-ups, Kim Kardashian’s Sorta Donating her Clothes to Charity, and Vogue‘s Top 10 Cover Girls

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Meet the Man Behind the RNC Vagina Costumes: We had to know absolutely everything about these giant protest vagina costumes, so we asked Current TV editor Jo Piazza to get the scoop for us. First Look at Maison Martin Margiela x H&M: OMG! A very thoughtful blogger uploaded a scan from Elle France that shows Read more →

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Published at 4:00 PM

Sunday January 16th, 2011

Thursday June 17th, 2010

Finding Your Ideal Creative Director Is Tough, So We Offer Some Suggestions

Finding Your Ideal Creative Director Is Tough, So We Offer Some Suggestions

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Finding a new creative director for a brand is a painstaking process. Not only do you want someone whose aesthetic lines up with the brand’s image, but there’s contracts, availability, and a ton of paperwork before a collection sets foot on the runway.

In this process, sometimes bad decisions are made. Like Alessandra Falchinetti at Gucci or Marco Zanini at Halston, short lived, unprofitable directorships are plenty in the fashion industry. Not every decision puts a Giles at Ungaro, nor is every rumor about a Pugh at Mugler.

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Published at 10:00 AM

Thursday June 3rd, 2010

Maison Martin Margiela 20: The Exhibition Opens at Somerset House
Events

Maison Martin Margiela 20: The Exhibition Opens at Somerset House

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Six months after the announcement that “fashion’s invisible man” would be walking away from his eponymous label, Maison Martin Margiela 20: The Exhibition opens at Somerset House, home to London Fashion Week‘s catwalks.

The retrospective showcases 20 years of the label’s groundbreaking work and originates from the Mode Museum in Antwerp. The Belgian designer was unanimously considered to be the 7th member of the Antwerp 6, a group of avant-garde designers (including Ann Demulemeester, Dries Van Noten and Walter Van Beirendock) who literally turned the ’80s power dressing cliche inside-out with deconstruction and innovative pattern cutting.

Curator Kaat Debo worked in tandem with Maison Martin Margiela to illustrate for the public the basic principles behind the highly conceptual brand, whose ethos has been at odds with the mainstream, often alienating all but fashion’s illuminati.

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Published at 5:03 PM

Thursday May 13th, 2010

Racked DealFeed: Erickson Beamon, Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Dsquared2
Sales

Racked DealFeed: Erickson Beamon, Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Dsquared2

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Showroom Seven Deal: Up to 90% off brands like Orla Kiely, Erickson Beamon, Charlotte Ronson, and more When/Where: Tuesday, May 11 through Friday, May 21. Mon—Fri 10am—7pm. 263 Eleventh Ave between 27th and 28th Sts, third floor, New York. (212-643-4810) Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Dsquared2 Deal: Spring and summer samples from all three Read more →

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Published at 4:18 PM

Wednesday May 12th, 2010

Finally! FarFetch.com Brings American Rag Online
People & Parties

Finally! FarFetch.com Brings American Rag Online

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Even for the smallest boutiques, e-commerce is a requisite these days. But organizing and operating an online store is more laborious than one might think. That’s why Michael Mente and Mike Karanikolas, owners of well-known e-commerce sites RevolveClothing.com, ForwardForward.com and ReverseReverse.com, decided to launch the US division of FarFetch.com, a UK site that offers items Read more →

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Published at 2:08 PM

Thursday April 8th, 2010

Tuesday December 8th, 2009

Curiouser & Curiouser

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It feels like we’ve been waiting ages for the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. But before Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter hit the screen in March, dresses inspired by the story will hit Printemps in February. In honor of Lewis Carroll’s story and Tim Burton’s film, the Parisian department store’s Read more →

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Published at 9:43 AM