A designer’s global spirit

A designer’s global spirit

By Robin Givhan

The Wall Street Journal Europe

27 Nov 2006



THE WASHINGTON POST PARIS—A fashion designer just launchinghisowncollectionhasendlesshurdlestoclear: financing, manufacturing, marketing. Derek Lam, whohasbeeninbusinesssince2003, had all of those worries—and one more he calls the “implant... read more...

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Maims to tap high-end fashion market

Maims to tap high-end fashion market

By Maria Akerhielm

The Wall Street Journal Europe

24 Nov 2006



AStockholm S COMPETITION AMONG lowcost clothing retailers heats up, Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz AB is putting the finishing touches on a new and pricier brand of clothing in a bid to offset slowing sales growth at its mainstream stores. In... read more...

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Fashion line is not all window dressing

Fashion line is not all window dressing

By LaMont Jones PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE

The Washington Times Daily

19 Nov 2006



What you see isn’t necessarily what you get, the old saying goes. That’s true at the major fashion shows held around the world in early fall and winter each year. In a typical New York runway presentation, for example, spectators see dozens of looks... read more...

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The strange case of the disappearing stars

The strange case of the disappearing stars



The Guardian

17 Nov 2006



Now that fame has become a strangely democratic state of being, in the sense that anyone with access to a reality TV show audition, or who catches the eye of a C-list celebrity on the dance floor of Boujis can be on tomorrow’s front pages, one might... read more...

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Late models 80-somethings in Berlin fashion shoot

Late models 80-somethings in Berlin fashion shoot

Jess Smee Berlin

The Guardian

16 Nov 2006



Perched elegantly on the edge of a linencovered table, the model clasps a lighter in her gloved hands, which she holds up casually to her unlit cigarette. At first glance it looks like a typical fashion shot. However, this is no size 0 but one of a... read more...

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Kate Moss joins our national treasures

Kate Moss joins our national treasures

By Nigel Reynolds Arts Correspondent

The Daily Telegraph

09 Nov 2006



IT IS the pantheon that boasts portraits of almost every king, queen and prime minister in English history. Next year, they will be joined in the National Portrait Gallery by the more ephemeral figure of Kate Moss, model, alleged cocaine snorter and,... read more...

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Calvin Klein set to open a luxury store in Beijing

Calvin Klein set to open a luxury store in Beijing

By Loretta Chao

The Wall Street Journal Europe

06 Nov 2006



SHANGHAI—U.S. fashion brand Calvin Klein plans to open a luxury Collection store in Beijing early next year, its first in Asia, to elevate its image in China beyond that of a purveyor of casual jeanswear. The 250-square-meter store, to open in March,... read more...

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Controversy as Moss wins fashion Oscar

Controversy as Moss wins fashion Oscar

Hadley Freeman

The Guardian

03 Nov 2006



Giles Deacon, dubbed the next McQueen, was named designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards In terms of career turnarounds, it is like Mel Gibson winning best actor at the Oscars this year, or Michael Jackson being given a lifetime achievement... read more...

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CASUAL Padraig Harrington has this fashion thing down to a tee

CASUAL Padraig Harrington has this fashion thing down to a tee

Anne-Marie Walsh, Allison Bray and Kathleen O’Callaghan

Irish Independent

02 Nov 2006



IT WAS a tale of two fashion styles in Dublin last night as the city threw on the glad rags. First up was a/wear’s launch of designer Peter O’Brien’s ready-to-wear collection, inspired by former Riverdance star Jean Butler. Meanwhile, across town,... read more...

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The devilish secrets of fashionista heaven

The devilish secrets of fashionista heaven

by Linda Whitney

Daily Mail

02 Nov 2006



HIT MOVIE The Devil Wears Prada portrays fashion as a world of bitchy backstabbers. In reality it might not be quite as vicious but as a career, fashion design is still highly competitive. ‘Ten thousand students graduate from fashion-related courses... read more...

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