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Beth Ditto wants IKEA-inspired plus size clothing line

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:14:29 -0400

Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto has spoken out about her plans for a signature plus size fashion line comprising simple basics, which she says would be "the IKEA of clothes for fat girls and boys."

'America's Next Top Model': Blogging sensation Bryanboy 'signs contract'

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:50:57 -0400

The ever increasing status of the fashion blogger is showing no sign of slowing down, with internet sensation Bryanboy reportedly having signed a contract to join the cast of the soon-to-be-filmed upcoming season of America's Next Top Model.

Usain Bolt collaborates with Hublot on a signature watch

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:59:09 -0400

Having honored soccer with the "King Power Maradona," the watch brand Hublot is celebrating the world of athletics with the "King Power Usain Bolt," this time in honor of its Jamaican ambassador. Conceived in partnership with Bolt, the model boasts high-performance movement and several nods to the famous sprinter.

CFDA Fashion Awards ‘broadening audience' with online broadcast

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:58:05 -0400

Following hot on the heels of the Met Ball debut live stream earlier this month, the upcoming CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards will be broadcast online in their entirety for the first time.

Fashion agenda: 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards, São Paulo Fashion Week

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:18:04 -0400

After the Met Ball was streamed live for the first time earlier this month, there's more good news for fashionistas as the upcoming CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Awards will be broadcast online in their entirety for the first time via style.com. Read about this and other important upcoming fashion events here.

Louise Gray 'pushing optimism' with Topshop make-up and fashion collab

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:37:12 -0400

Following the huge success of the third Mary Katrantzou for Topshop capsule collection earlier this year, the high street store has announced it will team up with London Fashion Week star Louise Gray for a beauty and fashion line.

Topshop going green with eco capsule line

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:11 -0400

Following hot on the heels of H&M's sustainable Glamour Conscious Collection, high street retailer Topshop has teamed up with eco fashion brand Reclaim To Wear to create a debut upcycled capsule collection made entirely from discarded materials.

Court: Gore-Tex heiress can't adopt ex-husband

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:16:42 -0400

WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - F. Scott Fitzgerald observed that the rich are different, but that does not mean an heiress can adopt her 65-year-old ex-husband to increase her family's claim to a billion dollar inheritance. Delaware's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the unconventional adoption did not entitle the man to inherit a share of the Gore-Tex waterproof fabric fortune. Heirs to the founders of W.L. Gore & Associates Inc of Newark, Delaware, have fought for years over how to divide their stake in the privately held company, which has $3 billion in annual revenue. ...

Christian Louboutin to judge global hunt for new Martini face

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:46:33 -0400

French shoe guru Christian Louboutin has been announced as the international judge for a new hunt to find the latest female advertising star for Martini vermouth, with open castings set to take place across the globe.

Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates China exhibit with new designs

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:21:25 -0400

In celebration of its recently launched Timeless Beauty exhibition at Shanghai's Museum of Contemporary Art, luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels has unveiled a special collection of new designs including a Silk Road Dancer clip and two zip necklaces transformable into bracelets.

South Africa's Soweto gets its fashion week

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:53:44 -0400

Struggling but deserving designers got a chance to show work inspired by the creativity and history of South Africa's most famous township as Soweto's first fashion week opened Thursday.

Fashion agenda: 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards, São Paulo Fashion Week

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:18:04 -0400

Designers in 1st Soweto Fashion Week inspired by South African township's creativity, history

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:37:14 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - Struggling designers will get a chance to show work inspired by the creativity and history of South Africa's most famous township in Soweto's first fashion week opening Thursday.

Digital Fashion Week: first livestream-only event set for October

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:39:16 -0400

While almost every major label now streams fashion shows live, the phenomenon looks set to enter a new phase this October when the world's first digital-only fashion week takes place.

Ralph Lauren 1Q net income rises, doubles dividend

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:20:37 -0400

Ralph Lauren Corp. said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit climbed 29 percent, benefiting from strong sales and a lower tax rate. The clothing and home products company also doubled its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share.

Dolce & Gabbana releases its video campaign with Bianca Balti

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:33:47 -0400

After releasing some teaser photos in February, Dolce & Gabbana has now unveiled the advertising film for its new line of eyewear -- frames and sunglasses. Directed by Luca Finotti and photographed by Giampaolo Sgura, this new campaign features Italian model Bianca Balti, who appears in a retro look with strong 1950s influences.

The fashionista's guide to the Olympics: city puts style in the limelight for 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:21:36 -0400

While athletics fever may be in the air, fashion fans descending on the UK capital for the Olympic Games July 27 - August 12 haven't been forgotten about. Find out about how designers including Paul Smith and Matthew Williamson are getting involved here.

Jimmy Choo launches street style blog

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:19:07 -0400

Jimmy Choo has teamed up with top fashion photographer Eddie Newton to launch new site Choo 24:7 Stylemakers, where both amateur snappers and professionals can upload their street style pictures.

NYC judge approves child support deal for supermodel Linda Evangelista, French billionaire

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:10:19 -0400

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A New York City judge has approved a child support settlement between supermodel Linda Evangelista and a billionaire French businessman.

Supermodel, billionaire settle child-support dispute

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:18:03 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista and French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault reached a child-support settlement on Monday following two days of tense, often personal court testimony last week in Manhattan. Lawyers for both parties declined to disclose the settlement. A lawyer for Evangelista called media reports that she sought $46,000 a month as a misunderstanding, but acknowledged she was seeking a "substantial" sum to raise their 5-year-old son. Both parties agreed to return to court on Tuesday to finalize the agreement. ...

Supermodel Bar Refaeli Stars in Israeli Spy Movie

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:38:19 -0400

'Kidon' Based on Alleged Mossad Hit in Dubai

With help from supermodel, Israeli spy film reimagines killing of Hamas operative in Dubai

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:16:07 -0400

and in fact much of it was caught on camera. Now an Israeli movie plays it as a spy caper, complete with a sly seductress played by Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli.

Supermodel Linda Evangelista, French Tycoon Duke it Out Over Child Support

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:38:31 -0400

By Carlos Boettcher and Candace Smith In the second day of the battle of the malcontent millionaires, Linda Evangelista, 46, duked it out, litigation-style, with her former lover Francois Pinault, 49, on Friday over how much money she would receive in monthly expenses for their...

Supermodel Linda Evangelista, French Millionaire Duke it Out Over Child Support

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:38:31 -0400

Fashion Designer Launches Platform for Crowdsourced Design

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:16:10 -0400

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Supermodel Evangelista: French billionaire wanted abortion

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:09:30 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When supermodel Linda Evangelista told French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault in 2006 she was pregnant with his child, he asked her to get an abortion, her attorney charged Thursday on the first day of a child-support trial in Manhattan. Pinault, 49, who is currently married to actress Salma Hayek, denied that charge but testified he told Evangelista that "if she were to have a child (they) might not have a relationship." With that a four-month relationship, in which he said the couple only actually saw each other seven days, came to an end. ...

The Fashion Industry Suddenly Acknowledges Its Anorexia Problem

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:03:06 -0400

For decades way-too-thin models have been en vogue and in Vogue as our culture's representations of beauty, but just now, for some reasons related to the Internet, we're suddenly seeing the fashion industry respond.

Apps agenda: Death Cab for Cutie tour, Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs exhibition, CTIA

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:24:39 -0400

A roundup of the essential apps needed for keeping up-to-date with major events in art, music and more for May 7 - 13.

Twitter index: Fashion icon Anna Dello Russo to design accessory range for H&M

Thu, 03 May 2012 04:13:37 -0400

Vogue Japan editor-at-large and Fashion Director Anna Dello Russo has teamed up with Swedish high street clothing brand H&M to create an “unabashedly glamorous, precious and playful” range of fashion accessories.

Singapore railway station gets new life as fashion runway

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:12:28 -0400

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's historic Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was bathed in revolving shades of orange, pink and purple lights on Wednesday evening. Less than a year after it ended life as an active train station, models sashayed down a makeshift runway to show the latest clothing from Italian fashion house Valentino and show off one of Singapore's architectural gems. ...

Pregnant Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio Strips for Diamond Ad

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:51:04 -0400

It turns out even when pregnant all a supermodel needs is a few well placed jewels. In a new ad for the Vivaria jewelry line, Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio traded in push-up bras for diamonds. Ambrosio, who is visibly pregnant with her second child,...

Australia agenda: Fashion Week Australia

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:19:28 -0400

Sydney is gearing up for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, where leading Australian designers will debut their Spring/Summer 2012/13 collections in front of a star-studded crowd of celebrities and fashion industry heavyweights.

Latest Olympics fashion: Ralph Lauren unveils closing ceremony attire for Team USA

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:53:22 -0400

The London 2012 Olympics keep getting more and more stylish, with Ralph Lauren this week unveiling an almost all-white collection of elegant closing ceremony garb for the US team.

Fashion agenda: Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival, Fashion Week Australia

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:01:07 -0400

Before jetting Down Under for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, fashionistas will be heading towards the south of France next week to see which of the rising designers nominated in the fashion category at the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival follow in the footsteps of past prize winners Viktor & Rolf. Read about this and other upcoming fashion events here.

Shanghai Fashion Week gives the world a look at creativity, China-style

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:34:35 -0400

The fashion world has had its eyes fixed firmly on Shanghai over the past week, hoping to catch a glimpse of what China’s most creative minds picture the world wearing over the next 12 months.

Chinese labels steal show at Shanghai Fashion Week

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:33:27 -0400

Fashion Week (http://www.shanghaifashionweek.com) drew to a close Tuesday after 40 shows, countless parties and a dazzling array of designs that showed off the country’s own emerging talents.

Once a supermodel, always a supermodel: 90s supers still riding high

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:56:54 -0400

This week Chanel unveiled its Spring/Summer 2012 Eyewear campaign starring Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer showed her age-defying looks in the Guess 30th anniversary shots and not a day goes by without a campaign release starring Kate Moss. A renaissance of the 1990s supermodel is undoubtedly in full swing, but what about the names we’ve stopped seeing splashed across the pages of our monthly glossies?

Jimmy Choo selects Pruitt for arty collab

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:53:44 -0400

Another collaboration between the art and fashion world has been announced, with Jimmy Choo revealing a team-up with contemporary artist Rob Pruitt for a capsule collection of shoes, handbags and leather goods.

Christian Dior names Belgian Raf Simons as artistic director, replacing John Galliano

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:52:06 -0400

PARIS - Christian Dior has named Belgian designer Raf Simons as its new artistic director, and says he'll present his first show for the renowned fashion house in Paris in July.

Fashion agenda: Shanghai Fashion Week, Design Museum Awards

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:26:52 -0400

France's Agnès b. and Britain's PPQ are just some of the labels set to showcase their Fall/Winter 2012 collections at the upcoming Shanghai Fashion Week, which will also welcome back regular homegrown talent including Helen Lee. Meanwhile, design talent of the future will be discovered at the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival later on in the month, where Chloé will introduce a new award, the Chloé Prize, to a designer who best captures the philosophy of the French fashion house. Read about this and other important upcoming fashion events here.