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Wednesday May 30th, 2012

Fashion Mystery Solved? Why Simon Spurr (Might Have) Left His Namesake Label
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Fashion Mystery Solved? Why Simon Spurr (Might Have) Left His Namesake Label

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Simon Spurr stirred up some waves in the fashion community back in March when he up and quit his eponymous menswear label without saying why. Then it got even more confusing when the company announced that it would continue without Simon Spurr, the designer. Oh, and did we mention that this all happened mere days after the designer was nominated for the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year award? Awkward.

The New York Times‘ Eric Wilson pinned down both Spurr and his business partner/co-founder Judd Nydes, and while neither party came clean about the specific reasons for Spurr’s departure, it seems that the designer may have left because of a disagreement over the high price point of Spurr’s collection.

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Published at 3:57 PM

Tuesday April 3rd, 2012

Simon Spurr to Move Forward Without Simon Spurr
The Business

Simon Spurr to Move Forward Without Simon Spurr

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In an increasingly bizarre and confusing situation, Simon Spurr, the company, has confirmed that operations will continue despite the fact that Simon Spurr, the co-founding designer, left the company last month. Judd Nydes, co-founder of Simon Spurr, who has stayed with the company, told WWD, “We regret Simon’s unfortunate decision to leave the company. The company plans to continue without Simon and is looking towards a bright future as its business continues to mature.”

Nydes and Spurr also offer a little more insight into why Spurr decided to leave his namesake company.

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Published at 12:59 PM

Monday November 15th, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: Kerr Covers Aussie Vogue Pregnant, Lindsay’s a Plastinina, and Brooklyn Law Disgusted by Diesel
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Kerr Covers Aussie Vogue Pregnant, Lindsay’s a Plastinina, and Brooklyn Law Disgusted by Diesel

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A Very Pregnant Kerr Covers Australian Vogue: Vogue Australia landed its first pregnant cover girl and it’s none other than Miranda Kerr. After being photographed preggers and nude for W, it was only a matter of time before she ended up on a cover. {Catwalk Queen}

LiLo Poses for Kira: Yeah, Kira Plastinina still exists in some parts of the world. And Lindsay Lohan is the new face of the brand. {TMZ}

Greetings From Zac Posen: The designer has sketched a dress that looks like a Christmas tree for his very own holiday card. Buy a box–the proceeds will benefit New Yorkers For Children. {Tiny Prints}

Brooklyn Law School Is Not Stupid: By now, we’re sure you’ve seen Diesel’s “Be Stupid” campaign. Well, Brooklyn Law School rented out their library expecting a tasteful shoot. Instead, they got pictures of young models running around in their underwear grinding against bookshelves, books, and other models. The dean is not happy. {New York Post}

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Published at 1:00 PM

Monday August 16th, 2010

Official Fashion’s Night Out Details Are Up: Our Top 10
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Official Fashion’s Night Out Details Are Up: Our Top 10

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The new Fashion’s Night Out website launched today and it’s pretty impressive. You can browse and search every New York event listing and even create your own itinerary.

You can also narrow the 51 pages of listings down by neighborhood, category (men, women, beauty) and/or specialty (block party, celebrity, food). But if you’re looking for, say, ten or so events that are most likely worth checking out, look no further. We reviewed each and every page to bring you the ten FNO events we’re most looking forward to.

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Published at 9:58 AM

Wednesday May 26th, 2010

Dana Lorenz, Prabal Gurung, Joseph Altuzarra and Simon Spurr Celebrate Swarovski

Dana Lorenz, Prabal Gurung, Joseph Altuzarra and Simon Spurr Celebrate Swarovski

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We’re not huge on sparkles, but when talents like menswear great Simon Spurr, Fenton/Fallon jewelry master Dana Lorenz and It-designers Prabal Gurung and Joseph Altuzarra create with crystals, we take notice.

This morning’s breakfast at Swarovski’s Creative Service Center–which is kind of like a candy store for designers who love crystals instead of kids who love sweets–celebrated the new shine-heavy capsule collection created by the foursome, along with Alexander Wang, Jason Wu, Eddie Borgo, Richard Chai and Patrick Ervell. Each designer, natch, is nominated for the CFDA’s Swarovski Award in his or her respective category.

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Published at 3:06 PM

Monday February 15th, 2010

Simon Spurr’s Spiffy New Look
Fall 2010 New York

Simon Spurr’s Spiffy New Look

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Simon Spurr debuted an eponymous spin-off collection alongside his fall line for SPURR today at the Altman Building, showing us almost 40 looks in total. It was the designer’s first fashion week appearance since Tommy Fazio–former men’s fashion director for Neiman’s and Bergdorf’s–took the reins as company president in October 2009. Anna’s presence confirmed that Read more →

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Published at 12:50 AM

Wednesday December 16th, 2009

The Gossip-ization of Fashion Continues

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There’s usually a smattering of men’s shows across the New York Fashion Week schedule – Duckie Brown, Commonwealth Utilities – and this year, CFDA nominated Simon Spurr joins the short list. The designer’s blown up in the past twelve months with profiles in Interview, portraits in Vogue and one very consistent fan in Sebastian Stan, Read more →

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Published at 10:17 AM