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Two foreign clothing chains to open stores in Japan

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Consumers in Japan are certainly going for smart clothing. This could have driven two foreign clothing chains to open stores in Japan despite the global financial crisis.

Barneys New York opened its first store in Japan in the port city of Kobe on Friday. To make a splash in this Asian city, the company [...]



Victoria Beckham gives sneak peak of Oscars nightgown

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The Academy Awards is still a month away but several Hollywood stars are now giving a hint through the media as to what they would be wearing in this special night.
During the debut of Victoria Beckham’s Fall 2010 collection in New York City, fashion icon Victoria Beckham hinted that she will be wearing an intimate, [...]



London Fashion Week opens with tribute to late British designer

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

The London Fashion Week began on Friday with a more solemn note as a wall of condolences for late British designer Alexander McQueen was erected for participants to write on.
McQueen committed suicide with still unidentified reason. McQueen is known for designing smart clothes that revives the nineties and goes beyond the usual norm.
Every fashion tent [...]



2010 fashion trends for guys

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Guys are into fashion nowadays. These days, men are just as vain as women when it comes to maintaining their looks. Here are some fashion trends that guys could apply for the 2010 season:
- Use of blazer: A light coat that can be worn at a slightly warmer temperature can be done. Complement this with [...]



Lady Gaga defies fashion tips at the Grammys Red Carpet

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

There were surely a lot of fashion tips given by designers to their celebrity friends before they attend the Grammy Awards – but not for awardee Lady Gaga, who’s known for designing her own outfits.
The two-time winner showed up in a futuristic outfit that befits her character as an artists. Other artist that showed appropriately [...]



Victoria Beckham gets big offer to design luxury hotel in Dubai

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham is currently considering a lucrative offer to design a luxury hotel in Dubai. The offer is said to be hard to refuse because the payment is at a staggering $25 million.
According to reports, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, personally wrote to request Beckham to become part of [...]



Hermes presents latest men’s fashion line from designer Veronique Nichanian

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The latest men’s fashion created by French designer Veronique Nichanian for fashion giant Hermes was presented at the recently concluded Fall-Winter 2010 / 2011 men’s fashion show held in Paris, France.
A collection of timeless pieces were presented to the audience, garnering appreciative applauses with every presentation of the latest release.
Garnering massive interests were suits with [...]



Latest fashion trends inspired by Oscar-winning film maker shown n Paris Fashion Week

Friday, January 29th, 2010

A large quantity of 1950s Citroen DS cars and several look-a-likes of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jacques Tati marked through the iconic Paris square during the weekend as fashion house Kenzo unveiled its latest fashion trends in terms of menswear at the Paris Fashion Week.
Tati, winner of the prestigious Oscar trophy for “Mon Oncle” in 1959, [...]



Burberry designer wins biggest prize at British Fashion Awards

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The British Fashion Awards concluded with a bang last week with Burberry’s creative mogul Christopher Bailey clinching the prestigious “Designer of the Year” award for the second time in his career. Bailey also won the same award in 2005.
The 38-year old Yorkshireman has been getting a lot of accolades this year, including the MBE in [...]



Paris court shuts down fashion house Christian Lacroix

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

A Paris bankruptcy court approved massive cutbacks for once-flourishing fashion house Christian Lacroix, which currently lost nearly all of its employees, with all of its shops headed for closure.
The company will now stop producing ready to wear lines after potential buyers of the company decided to pass on to the opportunity thus going beyond the [...]