"The clothes you see in the chain stores at your mall are all inspired by designer, runway fashion!!! What stores like Bebe do is take runway fashion and use it as inspiration to create pieces that are wearable and accessible for everyone," the E! star writes." To say any of our pieces are knockoffs is to say every item in your mall is a knockoff."
But Kim might want to keep wearing the padded pink gloves she donned for a charity boxing match on this season's highly rated "Keeping Up with the Kardashians":
Last week, she was socked by criticism that the logo for her new fragrance wasn't exactly original. This week, "Project Runway's" Tim Gunn took a swipe at the sisters, lamenting that despite their alluring retail spell, the siblings should be famous for an absence of taste. Low blow, Tim! -- [ SOURCE ]
I've slowed down quite a bit. It's a lot of work and I've got so many things that I'm really passionate about. Don't get me wrong that's my passion, but right now it's hard trying to find the right group of people to come together and help out. You can't do it by yourself. It takes a team. And being in Atlanta it's very hard. If I was in L.A., if I was in New York, if I was in Paris, you have those type of like-minded people. I can't find people with the same business sense that I have. -- [ SOURCE ]
And fashion brands are taking notice. Jennifer Wexler, marketing director of Botkier and a fellow panelist said, “We feel that social media is almost an extension of the brand. You’re putting your brand out there. Sometimes putting your brand in other people’s hands can be scary.”
Most fashion brands and retailers have some form of blogger outreach, such as sending out news and new products, affiliate programs, special events, inviting bloggers to shows and writing about bloggers or inviting guest bloggers on their own blogs.
“Social media is incredibly important to us as a brand,” said Tory Burch. “We are sharing as much of the whole experience with our customers as we can.”
The company treats bloggers as editors. “They are key influencers,” said a spokeswoman. “We hope that through their sites, they’ll introduce Tory Burch to a whole new set of customers. Having bloggers attend the presentation is a great way to reach people who don’t live in New York or can’t make it to the presentation for one reason or another. Blogs and Web sites invite a dialogue with readers and customers that is invaluable to us.” -- [ SOURCE ]
“We believe in the future of the brand,” Robert Polet, president and chief executive officer of Gucci Group, said at PPR SA’s annual results presentation here, which opened with a stirring video tribute to the late designer’s runway legacy as one of his favorite pieces of music, Handel’s “Sarabande,” swelled.
He declined to comment on any succession plan, but said a fall McQueen collection would be presented during Paris Fashion Week. -- [ SOURCE ]
Rose is also the first black model to get a solo cover of Vogue Paris since Liya Kebede back in 2002, which makes this cover a landmark. -- [ SOURCE ]
“What was needed was the appropriate project — i.e., the launch of Chanel’s new men’s fragrance,” D’Avack said. “There is such an obvious connection between the identity of the fragrance and the cinematic world of Martin Scorsese that the partnership came to be,” he said without elaboration.
“Chanel works with movie directors because they bring depth, emotion and what we call in French ‘a supplement of soul,’ or an added dimension,” said D’Avack, pointing to films such as “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” and “Goodfellas” as examples of Scorsese’s vision. “In the case of Martin Scorsese, we knew we would definitely have a man’s world full of complexity that is also adrenaline-driven, and of course, amazing images.” -- [ SOURCE ]
The fashion house has appointed R/GA New York to develop an ecommerce platform following a pitch. Initially, Chanel will sell only its fragrances online but is looking to extend this to eyewear and accessories.
US fashion company Marc Jacobs is also launching an online shop, which is set to go live in August. This will stock key pieces from the group's collections as well as perfumes and accessories. -- [ SOURCE ]
this Video was originally just still pictures I had of a Layered Illustration i did of Multiple Alexander Mcqueen&aposs Collections.
"Models need to stick together, especially black models, whom people are always accusing of being too competitive," says Sosa, who along with Lopez is godmother to top model Jourdan Dunn’s new son. "I never think about things in terms of someone taking a job away from me or me taking it away from them. If you get it, I’m happy. If I get it, I’m happy. The important thing is that black models are doing it big now." -- [ SOURCE ]
High-profile style bloggers are enjoying a newfound fame these days that's particularly timely considering the volatile stock market and tepid economic recovery. It's nice to be able to look up to and imitate women who are shopping their closets, re-working vintage pieces and emulating runway trends on a budget for a change. Women style bloggers write about shopping on eBay, mixing H&M with pricier designers and demonstrate how to take fashion risks. They are the everywoman's style icons.
To be sure, magazines like Lucky and Marie Claire have tried to reach out to a broader audience of women and are now showcasing an eclectic range of styles and prices. Articles in magazines about what to buy for under $100 have become ubiquitous staples during the recession. But style bloggers are offering something different by inviting readers into their lives and demonstrating how fashion can work in real life.
Perhaps the recent success of style bloggers has less to do with giving women a fashion formula and more to do with granting them the permission to dress however they want to. Not to mention the fact that readers are now presented with a multiplicity of viewpoints--not just a handful of fashion magazines. -- [ SOURCE ]
