TOKYO — Japan Fashion Week isn’t until next month, but some of this city’s most-anticipated runway shows are taking place Saturday. About 20,000 people, most of them young women in their 20s and 30s, are expected to pack into an Olympic stadium near Harajuku for the ninth edition of the popular consumer fashion show Tokyo Girls Collection. Attendees shell out [...]
Richard Chai is finally playing the contemporary game for women. And to hear the designer tell it, the move wasn’t so much a knee-jerk response to the economic downturn — though the timing certainly doesn’t hurt — as the result of other factors. The seed was planted early last year, when the New York-based Chai began working on a limited [...]
Soon shoppers will be able to order a Blee Inara charm bracelet with their Mediterranean branzino at W Hotels. The hospitality chain on Sept. 10 will introduce an extensive collection of apparel and accessories designed by 34 new and better-known talents such as Alex and Ani, Armand Diradourian, David Aubrey, Foley + Corina, Lauren Merkin, Sibilia, VIX and Wink. That [...]
Checking out the latest fashion trends, Audrina Patridge was spotted at the 2009 MAGIC Marketplace trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center yesterday (September 1). The “Hills” hottie looked lovely as she schmoozed with designer Rokhsan Enanoria, sporting a black scoopneck top with light blue trousers and black peep-toe heels. In related news, Audrina’s new movie “Sorority Row” is [...]
From Left: Stephen Burrows’ World dress; Robbie Bee Signature dress; Izod’s polo, Madison Hill New York’s cardigan, Dockers’ shorts; Spense dress. Photo By Talaya Centeno It’s not easy being perfect. But it can be affordable, with better and moderate frocks and separates inspired by the spotless glow of the retro suburbs. MODEL: LOUISE DONEGAN/ELITE; HAIR BY ANDREA E. WILSON; [...]
Plenty of celebs pass through Tokyo to promote their latest project or put in the odd appearance, however it’s extremely rare for a long list of bold-faced names to converge in one spot. But that’s exactly what happened Saturday night when Opening Ceremony co-founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim threw a mega-bash for their sprawling new Tokyo flagship. Leon and [...]
LONDON — L’Oréal Paris has tapped pop star and television personality Cheryl Cole as a brand spokeswoman in the U.K. and Ireland. Cole is a member of the band Girls Aloud and a judge on “The X Factor,” a U.K. show similar to “American Idol.” Her first advertising campaign for the brand will break in October and promote Elvive Full [...]
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — It’s a cloudy and muggy Sunday in late July, during the height of the summer season in this affluent seaside village. The threat of rain has already prompted some vacationers to cancel beach plans and head into town. At Jildor on Jobs Lane, three generations of trendy women hunt for the perfect dressy summer sandals for an [...]
Privacy clearly has its attractions. While online discounters such as Bluefly and Overstock have been around for years without impressive results, the online sample sale format known as a “private sale” has caught on worldwide like Champagne at a wedding, showing impressive growth and attracting venture funding. The hype and froth over firms such as Vente-Privee, Gilt Groupe, Rue La [...]
Betsey Johnson is celebrating her 67th birthday with some of her favorite people — her customers. The contemporary designer, whose birthday is today, is bringing her collection of archived fashion shows to a wide audience on her Web site, betseyjohnson.com. Starting today, runway videos dating back to the designer’s first show in 1978 are available to everyone on the site. [...]
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