Month: November 2016
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Rihanna and Manolo Blahnik team up on winter shoe collection
Rihanna's sideline as a shoe designer is proving to be a runaway success, as she prepares to launch a new collection with Manolo Blahnik. The superstar has once again joined forces with the Spanish designer to come up with a trio of winter boots under the name 'Savage', WWD reports. 'Savage' is the sequel to…
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Prints rule the runway for spring/summer 2017
Back in September, ready-to-wear labels presented their spring/summer 2017 collections, giving fashion fans a full overview of the upcoming season's biggest trends. Whether artsy, wild, spring-like, streetwear, seventies, geometric or abstract, the spring/summer 2017 season has all sorts of prints and patterns in store.
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Bolivian designer exports high-end indigenous fashion
Centuries ago, Spanish colonizers forced their Bolivian servants to wear the puffy skirts that have come to symbolize the country's “cholitas,” or indigenous women. Today, one local designer is turning the tables with plans to export high-end cholita fashion — blossoming skirts, bowler hats and intricately woven shawls — to Madrid, Paris and beyond. Fresh…
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American Apparel to file for bankruptcy as soon as Monday: sources
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Apparel LLC plans to file its second bankruptcy in just over a year as soon as Monday, weighed down by intense competitive pressures facing U.S. teen retailers and a rocky relationship with its founder, according to people familiar with the matter. The company became a part of…
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Fashion: Designer Stella McCartney unveils first menswear collection
Fashion designer Stella McCartney unveiled her first menswear collection on Thursday at London's famous Abbey Road recording studio, where she promised men a more free and fun wardrobe. McCartney chose to present the collection at the recording studio made famous by her father, Paul McCartney, and his three fellow Beatles when they named one of…
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Tiffany Trump’s Fashion Designer Friend Defends Her Against Online Bullying
Just Drew designer Andrew Warren took to his Instagram to write: “People attacking or hating on her should take a step back before knowing who she is and what her views are.”
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Stella McCartney inspired by Dad for debut men’s fashion line
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Jane Witherspoon LONDON (Reuters) – Fashion designer Stella McCartney drew inspiration from her Beatle father Paul when creating her first menswear collection, unveiling both relaxed and tailored looks for the male wardrobe. “It just felt like the right time, it felt like the womenswear was really in the perfect place to…
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Is Singles Day going global?
China's annual shopping frenzy has arrived, and that can only mean one thing: it's 'Singles Day'. This year department stores including Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus, as well as brands including Lancome, Michael Kors, Estee Lauder and others, are teaming up with the shopping platform Dealmoon.com to tempt shoppers with deals and discounts.
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Ralph Lauren tops 2Q profit forecasts
Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $45 million. The New York-based company said it had profit of 55 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, …
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Kendall Jenner stars in new La Perla lingerie campaign
The lingerie label announced Kendall Jenner as the face of its spring/summer 2017 campaign this week. The model is joined by two of the brand's regulars — internationally renowned models Liu Wen and Isabeli Fontana — in a campaign themed on liberating women. Kendall Jenner is everywhere right now.