Hawaiian Shirt Creator Alfred Shaheen Dies

The man who designed the iconic Hawaiian 'aloha' shirt, Alfred Shaheen, has passed away due to complications from diabetes.  Shaheen was a pioneer in the Hawaiian garment and textiles industry, and received a...

Amy Winehouse Rumoured to Design Fashion Line for Fred Perry

Yet another rumour out of the celebrity designer mill, this time concerning troubled singer Amy Winehouse and a possible collaboration with designer Fred Perry: "According to the tabloids, the Rehab singer let slip...

Dress Registry Prevents Gown Duplicates at Inaugural Ball

A dress registry website launched on December 1, 2008 called DressRegistry.com, provides women with a platform to upload photos of their special-event gowns in the hopes that they might avoid wearing a...

French Designer Ted Lapidus Dies at 79

French fashion designer Ted Lapidus died this week from respitatory failure, a complication suffered as a result of leukemia, at the age of 79.Lapidus made a name for himself throughout the 60's and 70's with his...

Christina Aguilera To Design for Topshop?

Singer Christina Aguilera is rumoured to be the newest addition to the Topshop design team, as she may develop her very own fashion range for the UK retailer.  Philip Green, Topshop's owner, has reportedly...

Celebrity Stylist Andrea Lieberman Launches ALC Fashion Line

Stylist to the stars Andrea Lieberman is launching her very own fashion collection.  The New Yorker has had a busy year, having just given birth to her first child a few months ago and now creating a fashion...

Top 5 Runway Bails of 2008

We love watching women. We love watching beautiful women. But let's face it, there's nothing we love more than watching beautiful women make fool of themselves. As the stiletto heels skyrocketed this year, so...

Johnson, Wang Pull Out of NY Fashion Week

Two longtime New York Fashion Week designers announced recently that they will not be showing at Bryant Park in February for the Fall/Winter 2009 presentations.  Both Vera Wang, who has participated the last...

Michelle Obama Inauguration Dress: Designer Sketches

Women's Wear Daily has secured 35 gown sketches from designers such as Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta, who hope to craft an inauguration gown for Michelle Obama.  "For the big guns at least,...