Fashion News

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Karl Lagerfeld turns Great Wall of China into fashion runway
It’s taken a year of organisation but finally the people behind luxury fashion house Fendi have achieved their dream of hosting a runway show on the historic Great Wall of China.
29-Oct-2007 - Details

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Gaultier Honored as Rule Breaker - Yahoo! News
Fashion, like art, has always been a place for people with their own vision to make a statement, with the hopes that others might see it and celebrate it. At the end of the day, designers need to sell clothes, of course, so they're hoping that others appreciate that vision. But that doesn't mean they have to play it safe, or that people want the same thing. Quite the contrary. It's in fashion that many look to find something cutting edge and something that looks to the future.
29-Oct-2007 - Details

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Catwalk Queen: Carla Bruni designs tote with Hilfiger to raise money for Breast Health Institute
Classic American designer Tommy Hilfiger has teamed up with ex-model Carla Bruni to design this tote in order to raise support for the Breast Health Institute. The smoke gray leather tote with a vintage feel will be launched next Tuesday at a party in Milan hosted by Hilfiger.
29-Oct-2007 - Details

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Kate Middleton Ditches Fashion For Photography (from Croydon Guardian)
Prince Williams' beau left Jigsaw on Wednesday after a farewell lunch with colleagues. The 25-year-old, who started at the Croydon-based firm as an accessories buyer after leaving St Andrews University, is said to be interested in artistic and still-life pictures.
06-Nov-2007 - Details

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Paris Hilton turns shoe designer
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton is planning to bring out her own line in footwear. The 25-year-old hotel heiress is joining forces with Antebi Footwear to produce high-end shoes that are expected to hit the market early 2008, contactmusic.com reported.
06-Nov-2007 - Details

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The Queen in fashion top 50 at age of 81
One is in vogue. At the age of 81, the Queen on Monday joined models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell on Vogue Magazine's list of the world's most glamorous women.
06-Nov-2007 - Details

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A fashion show - minus models
The future of fashion - or at least fashion shows - debuted Tuesday at Grand Central Station.

Target staged a model-less fashion show, featuring high-definition, faceless holograms wearing clothes and accessories that are part of the retailer's holiday offerings.

It was staged in little vignettes, beginning with one female hologram prancing around her bedroom trying to decide what to wear and ending with a rapid-fire series of silhouettes wearing favorite looks of Target's big-name designer collaborators, including Isaac Mizrahi, Erin Fetherston and Keenan Duffy.

Without live models, the show began on time and with very little hubbub, both unheard of with the typical runway show. The clothes all fit, and there were no hair and makeup mishaps, either.
12-Nov-2007 - Details

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Christian Lacroix swaps catwalk for museum
French couture designer Christian Lacroix drew on his long interest in fashion history for a new exhibition at the main decorative arts museum in Paris showing how modern creations are influenced by the past.
12-Nov-2007 - Details

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Glam mums Elizabeth and Eva win the battle of bling at gem affair
By day Elizabeth Hurley has been playing cat and mouse games with New York snappers attempting to enjoy a discreet working break with her former boyfriend Hugh Grant without being photographed.
19-Nov-2007 - Details

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Stella McCartney expands in luxury-hungry Asia
Stella McCartney's luxury fashion and accessories label, part of French retail group PPR, which also owns Gucci and other luxury brands, opened its first boutique in Southeast Asia in Singapore, forging deeper into a region hungry for everything designer.
19-Nov-2007 - Details

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Julia Roberts and Armani collaborate for (Product) Red charity bracelet
December 1st marks World AIDS Day and this year Giorgio Armani has created a special Emporio Armani (Product) Red bracelet helped designed by Julia Roberts.

"Julia has helped create a beautiful accessory for men and women, which will also be a visible reminder of the part that we can play in fighting AIDS in Africa," said Armani.
26-Nov-2007 - Details

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Venus Williams brings her fashion line to Steve & Barry's
Now serving against athletic giants Nike, Reebok and Adidas: Venus Williams.

The tennis star is set to join the low-priced sportswear revolution by launching her own line of shoes, clothing and accessories nationwide through the Steve & Barry's retail chain.
26-Nov-2007 - Details

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Handbag sales may slow as jewelry shines
The $7 billion U.S. market for handbags, the fastest-growing product in the fashion industry, may be slowing from record growth.
26-Nov-2007 - Details

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Fashion industry beginning to see green
A decade ago, environmentally friendly clothing brought to mind hemp smocks and Birkenstocks. But today, eco-fashion is low-rise, boot-cut jeans; little black dresses; Versace; and Armani.
03-Dec-2007 - Details

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Christian Lacroix Opens First New York City Boutique
This year marks not only the 20th
anniversary of Christian Lacroix, but also the year of his first New York City
store opening. Following the first US boutique in Las Vegas at the Forum Shops in August 2006, the French designer has opened his second US store, and first in New York, on December 5 at 36 East 57th Street.
10-Dec-2007 - Details

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Reem Acra's Jewel Box Gowns
With glamorous gowns displayed like elegant sculptures in her New York showroom, Reem Acra joined the increasing number of designers doing formal presentations for their pre-fall collections, the transitional season that retailers use to bridge spring/summer and fall collections.
17-Dec-2007 - Details

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Luca Luca Looks East for Pre-Fall
Subtle Asian-inspired elements were the basis of the Luca Luca Pre-Fall ’08 collection, presented in their New York store on Madison Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 11.
17-Dec-2007 - Details

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Boring fashion threatens retail profits
You know the fashion industry is in trouble when one of the hottest-selling trends is a rubberized sandal-shoe named after a reptile. According to the New York Times, sales of women's apparel were down 6% for the first half of the Christmas season. However sales of men's clothing were up 4.5%.
23-Dec-2007 - Details

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Dubai to be home to world's first fashion island
A mixed use development set in the iconic development The World, Isla Moda will combine a fashion resort, themed residential villas, haute couture boutiques and luxury hospitality facilities in a drive to establish Dubai as a global fashion hub. World renowned fashion designers from each continent will be instrumental in designing each element of the development.
08-Jan-2008 - Details

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Second Life Men’s Fashion Turns More Realistic
Men’s fashion in Second Life is an industry that historically has developed at a much slower pace than womenswear. However in recent months there has been an increasing interest in men’s fashion, which has triggered innovations in the method in which men’s clothing is developed, giving men’s men’s clothing a cleaner, more realistic look. Until recently menswear was developed using only textures, but those days are now over.
08-Jan-2008 - Details