Headlines this week 11/21

mexicachica — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:59:49 +0000

Economic crisis news is everywhere and especially the effects on this years retail sales numbers but here is a number we just could not ignore. RIS reports 6,000 retail stores will be closing by the end of this year. Click thru to see the list. RIS
It turns out politicians are not the only ones making headlines for bribery charges. This week designer Marc Jacobs has coughed up $1million dollars to settle bribery case in New York. The Guardian
ASOS defies shopping gloom by reaching height of online fashion. With the Christmas season fast appraoching, lace and prom dresses along with shiny tights have been driving sales. The number of active account holders have also risen for them to an all time high of 947,000. The Guardian
The second annaul Supima Fashion Designer Competition is now searching for the top 25-30 designers. The open call will be held at the Thompson Hotel in SoHo on Thursday November 20th (4pm to 9pm) and Friday November 21st (10am to 1pm). 25-30 designers will be hand picked for the event. Learn more here. GlamChic
Adidas will be launching a new line in February ’09 called SLVR. The line wil include mens and womens clothing, footwear and accessores. Read more here. Drapers
Stylecaster , a new fashion site, launches a series of short films highlighting both established and emerging designers. The films also have their own unique soundtracks as well. The clips spotlight some big name designers such as: Richard Chai, Matthew Williamson, and Carolina Herrera.

Headlines this week 10/3

mexicachica — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:21:39 +0000

Balmain Spring 2009

Paris Fashion Week is in full swing this week starting from Sept 28-Oct 5. WWD has the breakdown of designers that showed their Spring 2009 Ready to wear collections each day. We will be sure to break down the events most interesting trends in the coming weeks.

Daniel Vosovic, Project Runway second season finalist, has just released his new book aimed at aspiring designers. Fashion Inside Out: Daniel V’s Happens from Inspiration to Runway and Beyond is now on sale at Amazon.com ($20). “From inspiration to execution, from first sketches to final styling, from developing a collection to defining a look, Fashion Inside Out combines practical information on fashion design with an intimate look at the fashion scene today.”

“The online fashion retailer Asos has again dodged the high street gloom to report soaring first-half sales.” according to The Guardian. Asos was formerly known as As Seen on Screen, is the second most visited clothing website in Britain after Next. The online giant has managed to fare well as its young target market is under less pressure from rising mortgage payments and household bills.

Estee Lauder Cos Inc. links arms with an unlikely distributing partner- Walmart. WWD

Victor and Rolf makes waves with a web-only fashion show. This highly anticipated show from the Dutch conceptualist artists can be seen by everyone online with no filtering by media. What a concept! Could this be the end of the fashion show?

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