Lady GaGa, who has made a name for herself for her wacky fashion choices and distaste for wearing pants (in addition to topping music charts with poppy singles such as "Just Dance"), is reportedly in the works...
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Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada has launched a new identity. It is a new logo - a circle. Shown here as a (really nice) animation. I like it, do you? "To accompany Emily Carr's brand-new university status and name change, we've revamped our...
Got money to burn? Why not a blow a few mill on some highly valued art pieces direct from the collection of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. The "seminal auction" of YSL's collection began Monday in Paris...
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Chloë Sevigny collaborated for the second time with label Opening Ceremony, this season on a unisex collection which debuted at London Fashion Week. The line was initially designed as a menswear collection,...
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The British Fashion Council has announced that a new menswear showcase will debut this year at the close of London Fashion Week. 13 menswear designers will be featured within the showcase, which is an extension of the MAN initiative which saw TOPMAN and Fashion East...
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The Obamas hosted their first formal dinner at the White House on Sunday, a black-tie event held in the State Dining Room with the nation's governors in attendance. Michelle Obama wore a dark glittery...
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Multi-platinum singer Hilary Duff is teaming up with DKNY to co-design the Femme for DKNY Jeans collection, which will be marketed towards young, edgy women. The collection will feature a mish-mash of...
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Kanye West recenly announced his plans to quit rapping and begin designing for Louis Vuitton, and we caught a glimpse of his inaugural creation at the LV fashion show in Paris on January 22, 2009. West...
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1,300 invitees have been cut from the Marc Jacobs New York Fashion Week list in an effort to save on costs. The invite list has been pared down to 700 from 2,000. Seating will be cut from 1,100 to 500,...
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In an unstable economic climate where retail stores are faltering and restructuring their entire business models (or closing entirely), it seems an unlikely time for designers to attempt to introduce skirts into the...
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Episode 2 of Project Runway Canada, "Claim to Fame," welcomed Canadian actress Elisha Cuthbert as a celebrity muse for the designers. Season 2 has introduced Canada to 14 new faces, some of which we will...
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Milan Fashion Week is reportedly shaving their regular 8-day schedule down to 7 by eliminating the final day, March 4. The fashion presentations are currently scheduled from February 25 - March 3, with labels such as Versace, Giorgio Armani, Burberry Prorsum, Bottega...
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Fashion designer Alexander Wang will join the likes of Matthew Williamson and Gareth Pugh by expanding his label to include menswear in addition to womenswear. He plans to release the first menswear...
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Another major US retailer is resorting to layoffs to address the dire economic market, with the latest round of job cuts implemented at Liz Claiborne. 725 employees, or 8% of its total work force, will be eliminated by the end of the first quarter in an effort to cut...
The Fall 2009 collections by 37 design houses were presented in São Paulo this week, calling attention to Brazil's 50 million dollar fashion industry and the vibrant "Brazilianness" inherent in their native...
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