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NOVA Fashion Week to debut in Northern Virginia
...on away from French fashion during World War II, when fashion industry insiders were unable to travel to Paris to see French fashion shows. Fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert organized an event she called "Press Week" to showcase American designers for fashion journalists, whose innovations had been previously neglected. Buyers were not admitted to the shows and instead had to visit designers' show... |
Danier Leather Q2 sales drop
...onal discounts.Net earnings during the second quarter of fiscal 2009 were $6.5 million ($1.05 per diluted share) compared with net earnings of $6.0 million ($0.94 per diluted share) during the second quarter last year. Year-to-date net earnings were $2.8 million ($0.44 per diluted share) compared with net earnings of $15.8 million ($2.47 per diluted share) during the first half of last year. Adjus... |
COS launches childrenswear spring/summer 2009 collection
UK -- Spring/Summer sees the launch of the complete COS children’s wear collection. For girls and boys aged between 1 to 4, it is designed to echo the understated, modern take on the contemporary wardrobe that COS has embodied since its inception in 2007.COS children’s wear focuses on the casual side of this aesthetic. As with men’s and women’s wear, the basis of the collection is the reinterpreta... |
FashionCenterDallas expects strong January market
... edited temporary show – featuring the newest designers in bridge and contemporary fashions.“Now more than ever our loyal buyers are searching for the most efficient resource for new, margin-making resources,” said Cindy Morris, COO, Dallas Market Center. “The relative economic strength of this region and the low travel costs to Dallas make us extremely optimistic for 2009.”Among the new lines sho... |
OSKA Spring/Summer line includes various qualities of cotton
...xtilvertriebs GmbH presents Spring / Summer collection for 2009. The upcoming season’s look is airy and feminine. There are playful folds and drawstrings; tops have gently emphasized waists; more dresses and narrow cuts are available. Also new are intriguing trouser skirts in a wraparound look. For the slender customer we are expanding the collection by size 0. It corresponds to the German size 34... |
AGTA names Spectrum Award winners
...AGTA Cutting Edge Awards, honoring excellence and creativity of the lapidary arts.All designs that qualified for the Spectrum Awards were also considered for honors recognizing outstanding use of colored gemstones and cultured pearls in two other categories: Manufacturing Honors, for jewelry appropriate to be manufactured in production quantities, and Fashion Forward Honors, for trend-setting jewe... |
We teach Kelly Brook to strip
...er partner's 40th birthday wearing a PVC catsuit. Teesy does it ... Dita strips offhttp://www.mrpaparazzi.com"It's very noisy and squelchy and it's unattractive when comes it off! "The beauty of striptease is it can just be you stripping for your partner, or you can take on a whole new persona. "So if you're quite a forceful person, wear something innocent and sweet: if you're quite a shy person,... |
Camper presents Spring/Summer 2009 shoe collection
...sented in sneak preview its Spring/Summer 2009 shoes collection during the Parisian Fashion Week.After the collaborations in 2008 with the Spanish designer Jaime Hayón, the Dutch creator María Blaisse and the Swiss-Argentinean designer Alfredo Häberli, Camper has got together with the fashion designer from the school of Anvers Bernhard Willhelm to create a line of shoes for men and women for the S... |
2009 styles guide from A to Z
...simplerIF the thought of venturing out into the cold to hit the shops fills you with dread then don’t worry. In a Sun Woman style special, we have created the ultimate A to Z of spring fashion so you can work out your new looks from the comfort of your sofa. And since many of the most popular trends are variations of our favourite autumn style choices – including asymmetrical and florals – you’ll ... |
Italian colors come to Barcelona
...ore in Paseo de Gracia. This brings the total number of Benetton stores in Spain to over 400, of which around 20 in Barcelona.The new store, which covers some 2,500 square metres, is located in a historical building (the former Gas Natural headquarters) which Benetton bought in 2003 in an online auction. Following a transitional phase, during which only the ground floor was used for retail purpose... |
Acne NEW STANDARD mixes male looks into sexy line
...n its making. By strictly adhering to the most straightforward way to get from A to B, Acne has with New Standard created a collection that makes maximum use of creative simplicity. Jackets are un-lined in order to encourage a smooth multi-layered look, and garments are often finished with raw edges. Borrowing not just cuts and colours, but also materials from the menswear wardrobe, Italian suit o... |
Bounce:S is one of the best inventions of the year 2008
...erized by a technical metal spring damping and a purist mesh fabric that makes up the upper of the shoe. Whereas traditional shoes drain your energy with thick, dense foam, the Bounce:S suspension system – developed by adidas – returns more of the energy for a smooth, stable ride. In the field of sport, the cooperation between Porsche Design and adidas is now in its fifth season with the Spring/Su... |
The Unwritten Rules of Social Networking
... competitive when you're comparing your 50 friends to someone's 5,000, but if you take it slow as you build your social content, you'll fare better in the long run. Don't request friends blindly."In most cases, there is no viable mass adding strategy for companies," says Joel Postman, principal of Socialized, a social media consultancy for businesses. "To start off, follow a few people, get r... |
US auto sales plunge whopping 36 percent in Dec.
...osening of credit that could bring people back to the showrooms. Even Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., which earlier in the year had seen increases, saw declines in December that were larger than their U.S.-based competitors'. Toyota was down 37 percent and Honda 35 percent, compared with Ford Motor Co.'s 32 percent drop and GM's 31 percent slide. Nissan Motor Co. sales also dropped 31 perc... |
The Year in Fashion 2008
...runway. His Hall of Mirrors Spring 2009 collection gave New York a rare euphoric fashion high with its mad pileup of references, and he followed it up a few weeks later with another brilliantly dense show for Louis Vuitton. He ended the year by snagging Madonna for Vuitton's ads and showing up in a kilt in Miami. Because Runways and Magazines Finally Got (a Little) More DiverseFor an i... |
Li-Lo almost puts me off leopard print
...irst ladies, you'll all be wearing it by September). The new Evans campaign features the lovely, curvacious D&G girl Crystal Renn and we got to preview the pics and the clothes over Tattinger and manicures at the Lost In Beauty salon in North London (we'll be bringing you the shots next month). Once our neon polish had dried Deputy Fashion Ed Chloe and I headed over to The Sanderson hotel in t... |
Movado's sales, profits rise
$17.5 million, versus $14.4 million a year earlier."Our strong results reflect the continued customer appeal of our diverse portfolio of brands, including the growing prominence of Ebel around the world, the introduction of our new Hugo Boss watch collection and the very successful launch and delivery of Series 800, a bold new sport collection from Movado," said President and CEO Efraim Grinberg.... |
Reebok introduces Smoothfit Technology for NHL Player Jerseys
...fit performance name and numbering technology eliminates up to 35 percent of the weight inherent to the traditional name and numbering system, which in many cases, includes multiple layers of twill. Features on the officials’ uniforms include stretch mesh in the underarm and back of the jerseys, a zipper-less neckline, numbers on the back and sleeve and an enhanced Referee arm bar design to allo... |
Trend for Autumn-Winter 2008/2009 by GLENI
...he gothic style that we saw during Paris Fashion Week: with just the right amount of eccentricity and originality! This season our legs will flaunt ultra-decorated tights: many colours and fantastic patterns, tartan and geometric designs, everything goes, and if you prefer something more classic and romantic, we suggest you go for lace tights, black for preference: the ultimate in elegance and sex... |
GAO report: Conflict diamonds still entering U.S.
... "conflict diamonds" from entering the United States.While noting that the legitimate trade of rough diamonds can make a major contribution to economies of producing, exporting and importing countries, the report, released Wednesday, states that rough diamonds fueled severe conflicts in countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola during the 1990s and remain... |
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