Archive for the 'designer fashion' Category



Victoria Beckham tops Max Factor’s list of celebrity fashion icons

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Former Spice Girl Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham topped the list of celebrity fashion icons by giant cosmetics company Max Factor. She been tagged as the “World’s Most Glamorous Celebrity.”
The wife of football superstar David Beckham overcame tough competition from highly recognized celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Dannii Minogue among others.
Coming in at second place was [...]



Hermès CEO dies at 72

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Jean-Louis Dumas, the chief executive officer of Hermès, has died at his home in Paris, France. He was 72 years of age.
Dumas has been the top executive of the company, known for providing luxurious fashion handbags and accessories to high-end customers, for the past three decades.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed Dumas’ death but did [...]



Pop queen Madonna to debut new fashion line

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

It can now be confirmed. Multiple Grammy-winning artist Madonna will be debuting her fashion line for Macy’s. The line is called Material Girl and it will hit the stores this August.
Iconix Group, the company that Madonna had formed a partnership in this undertaking, stated that Material Girl will have fast-fashion junior collection that will become [...]



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 [...]



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 [...]



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 [...]



Celebrities see latest fashion trends by Dame Vivienne Westwood in London

Monday, September 21st, 2009

The London Fashion Week tool place last week and one of the most watched events was the fashion show of Dame Vivienne Westwood as celebrities flocked at the venue to see the latest fashion trends offered by the famous fashion designer.
Celebrities sighted in the event include Alexa Chung, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts of Girls [...]



Clothing giant seals deal with US Olympic Committee

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Clothing giant Polo Ralph Lauren has reportedly reached a lucrative deal with the United States Olympic Committee where the former will get to provide the official smart casual clothing for the American team at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada and the Summer Olympics in London, England three years from now.
The agreement was [...]