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Gianfranco Ferré has closed its flagship store on New York's Madison Avenue as part of a repositioning process for the brand.
As part of a “global relaunch process…a long-term strategy for the U.S. market is being developed,” Ferré chief executive Michael Piva told WWD. “We decided to close the Madison Avenue store in view of a future reopening in a location that will better enhance our products from both a merchandising and image point of view.”
Avid clients of the Italian fashion house will surely miss the 3,000-square-foot Ferré flagship, which opened in 2004, and its elegant interiors featuring a two-story entry polished white floors, glass shelves and separate areas defined by different styles of furniture.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled the suit filed against it by Louis Vuitton, which claimed that the entertainment giant allowed its artists to use the famous LV monogram in music videos and album covers.
The settlement, the financial terms of which are yet to be disclosed, ends a five-year Paris court battle that involves such artists as Britney Spears, Ruben Studdard and Da Brat, whose videos and album covers made use of the LV monogram.
Continue reading 'Louis Vuitton Wins Settlement In Case Vs Sony'
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For the second time around, Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher is suiting up for Pepe Jeans London, this time for its autumn/winter 2008-09 campaign.
Shot by David Sims and styled by Katy England, the ads carry a new look. If last season’s campaign had an ultra-modern, neon-highlighted studio aesthetic, this campaign now has a rural feel to it, as they were shot at the Zorthian Ranch in Altadena, California, which was once a hippie camp in the 1970s.
The Beijing city government has issued etiquette booklets among its residents that outline, among others, how to dress and behave appropriately for the duration of the 2008 Olympics, which begins this month.
The move, which is quite typical of the strict laws that govern this country, advises residents from what to wear to what not to eat too much of. Sounds silly, but you can bet the government will be very strict in implementing do’s and don’ts such as: shaving daily for men; not walking around with bare chests; not wearing white socks with black shoes; not fighting over who gets the bill in a restaurant and not eat too much garlic.
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For the first time in five years, the prestigious Seventh Avenue Fashion Walk of Fame has added designers to its roster in the persons of fashion icons Diane von Furstenberg and the late Liz Claiborne last Wednesday.
With their induction into the Hall of Fame, Von Furstenberg and Claiborne, represented by her widower, Art Ortenberg, join the likes of Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Halston, Calvin Klein and Oscar De La Renta into the revered list.
Continue reading 'DVF, Liz Claiborne Added To Fashion Hall of Fame'
DKNY sure knows how to celebrate its 20th year in business. The fashion brand, in collaboration with Chandon, is creating its very own wine to mark the event next year.
The wine, which will come in a specially designed bottle and a custom DKNY label, will be a custom “Twenty Year Cuvée” with grapes from a two-decade span. To be sold at $50 per full-size bottle, the DKNY bubbly will be sold at chandon.com and the Chandon winery in Napa.
Continue reading 'DKNY To Launch Own Wine For 20th Anniversary'
For the first time since it started holding catwalk shows, Calvin Klein will be showcasing its menswear collection on US soil for autumn/winter 2009-10.
It will be a homecoming of sorts for the label, which has confirmed that it will hold a show at New York Fashion Week in February as a one-off event.
"I am very excited to show the men's collection in New York. I think this is a very exciting time for menswear here, as there are a lot of new and interesting young designers working in New York now," says Italo Zucchelli, creative director of the menswear collection. "Additionally, I think it is a very good signal to our US retailers that we are building the business in the United States."
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Vanity Fair has released its highly-anticipated International Best Dressed List for 2008, and as expected, a number of familiar faces and not-so-familiar faces made the list, which will formally hit newsstands in the September '08 issue of the magazine
Among the actors, royalty, politicians, socialites, musicians, businessmen and women and models who have garnered spots in the 69th annual list are France's First Lady, Carla Bruni, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Obama, wife of US presidential hopeful Barack Oabama, David Beckham, and current James Bond Daniel Craig. It’s interesting to note that Beckham made the list but his wife, fashion fixture Victoria, did not.
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Actor Denis Leary has been tapped to host this year’s Fashion Rocks extravaganza.
Leary, star of the US drama series Rescue Me, will be taking over from Uma Thurman and Samuel L Jackson, who both did an excellent job Fashion Rocks 2007.
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Giorgio Armani really has a thing for the Knowles family. The designer has chosen singer actress Solange Knowles to be the new ambassador of Armani Jeans.
She will be following in the footsteps of older sister Beyonce, who is currently the face of the Emporio Armani Diamonds fragrance.
In a statement, Armani explained his choice of the younger Knowles, saying "Armani Jeans expresses my vision of a young, independent, casual lifestyle with a strong and cool, fashion sensibility. Solange epitomizes this style perfectly and brings to it that swing so evident in her new single, 'I Decided.'"
Continue reading 'Solange Knowles Named Armani Jeans Ambassador'
