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The American fashion industry presented its annual awards tonight at Lincoln Center, and no matter who was on the stage or how talented, all eyes seemed to be brooding on Lady Gaga’s green hair, like the green light on Daisy’s dock. And little boats we were in the pop singer’s wake, at least to hear [...]
HONG KONG – Italian fashion house Prada SpA plans to raise up to $2.6 billion in a listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, according to a person familiar with the deal, joining other foreign companies flocking to cash in on China’s rising fortunes. Prada plans to sell some 423.3 million shares in range of 36.50 [...]
THE Proenza Schouler design duo scooped Womenswear Designer of the Year at last night’s annual CFDA Awards, whilst it was also a good night for the Brits as British designer Phoebe Philo of Celine was named International Designer of the Year and British journalist Hilary Alexander was given the Eugenia Sheppard Media Award. As previously [...]
IT’S lucky that Elle MacPherson is known as The Body and not The Face as she distractingly hid behind her sunglasses at the catwalk launch of Virgin Blue’s new uniforms today. The 47-year-old left waiting press baffled as she failed to remove the eyewear for the entire duration of the event inside Sydney’s Westfield Pitt [...]
THE relationship between Myer and its million-dollar face, Jennifer Hawkins, is back on track. This was helped by a frank and sometimes tense showdown between Myer boss Bernie Brookes and the model’s manager, Sean Anderson, reported The Daily Telegraph. The feud started when Hawkins posed nude for the cover of Marie Claire with Myer’s knowledge. [...]
FASHION designer John Galliano has faced his accusers at a local Paris police station, a couple who said he made anti-Semitic slurs – illegal in France – after a video emerged of the creator praising Adolf Hitler. The hearing was closed to the public but a police officer who had knowledge of it said of Galliano: [...]
FRENCH fashion house Christian Dior has fired its chief designer, John Galliano, for “odious behaviour” after a video surfaced of him insulting cafe patrons and declaring “I love Hitler”. The British designer had already been suspended by the historic firm last week after he was arrested and questioned by French police over allegations he subjected [...]
NEW YORK, February 2011 – Hervé Léger by Max Azria receives the distinguished title of “Mercedes-Benz Presents” designer. The brand known for its powerful and sensual looks is debuting its Fall/Winter 2011 collection on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 and is bringing elements of luxury and utility to the season. Over the past eight years, the [...]
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There is never anything understated about Versace. The Italian brand, founded by late fashion designer Gianni Versace in 1978, is all about grandiose sexiness and decadent European-style glamour, not to mention an irreverent rock-star attitude. Think of Elizabeth Hurley in the mid-1990s in that tight black Versace gown held together rather precariously—and revealingly—with nothing but [...]