Category Archives: Industry
Best of The FIND Houston, spring 2011 edition
On probably the last gorgeous day Houston will see until mid-October (if that), I hit up the fashion market, The FIND, at Boheme. It was the perfect venue, too: designers and their booths snaked around the cafe and bar’s back … Continue reading
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Galliano officially out at Dior, Natalie Portman helped fire him
After firing off anti-Semitic remarks at a bar in Paris’ Marais district last week, Dior designer John Galliano was put on a suspension, but a video of a second, similar event has surfaced, and Galliano is reportedly out of a … Continue reading
Lacroix’s new project
He filed for bankruptcy in 2009, bounced back as artistic director for La Monnaie de Paris in 2010, and in 2011, Christian Lacroix is getting back to designing for the runway. Fashion brand Desigual just released a few sneak photos … Continue reading
Loeffler Randall discountinues RTW
The Daily Front Row’s The Fix reported yesterday that Jessie Randall is discontinuing the RTW aspect of her line, Loeffler Randall. Instead, she and her husband and business partner Brian Murphy are focusing on their famous, CFDA Swarovski Award-winning shoe … Continue reading
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Fashion TV shows: the new lineup
Gossip Girl returns Monday, the 24th, but make way for more shows, too, including spinoffs and old favorites. Here’s the new lineup for spring, and beyond: Lauren Conrad’s new docu-style show for MTV has already started filming, but no title … Continue reading
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Doonan replaced at Barneys, Emmanuelle Alt officially in at French Vogue
After reporting that two of the industry’s most influential figures were being replaced — Julie Gilhart at Barneys and Carine Roitfeld at French Vogue — we’ve got more shakeup news. Doonan — Barneys Creative Director, windows designer and all-around lovable … Continue reading
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Stella saves me from the winter fashion blues
I’ve been in a fashion/style funk the past few months. I’m having a hard time finding what I want in stores, and I’m wholly unenthusiastic when I look into my own closet. This isn’t an “I don’t have anything to … Continue reading
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Carine Roitfeld leaves French Vogue
After a decade as one of the most powerful women in fashion publishing, Carine Roitfeld has left French Vogue. There are rumors that she was fired for causing an unmanageable rift between the Paris-based magazine and Balenciaga and for trading … Continue reading
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Two American actresses star in French campaigns
Chanel and Dior have picked two American actresses as their new ambassadors, and it’s not too much of a surprise. Blake Lively — Karl Lagerfeld’s latest obsession and frequent Chanel front-rower — is said to be starring in a handbag … Continue reading
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How much do models get paid?
You’ve put up with my snobbish disappointment when my favorite runway girls start appearing in Victoria’s Secret catalogs (yet I love when Siri’s the J.Crew cover girl), and now you can laugh in my face about it. I knew those … Continue reading
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