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Lauren Conrad - unleashingideas.org
Top US retailer Kitson has taken Lauren Conrad's fashion label off its shelves.
Conrad, who became known for her appearance in the MTV reality show The Hills, has only launched her label in February, and Kitson’s decision to drop her fashion line from its catalog doesn’t bode well for the future of her range.
Part of the reason, store owner Fraser Ross says, for the fashion label’s failure are lackluster sales brought about by the celebrity’s lazy attitude towards promotion.
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Yves Saint-Laurent - news.bbc.co.uk
The extensive art collection of the late designer Yves Saint Laurent is going under the hammer at Christie’s in Paris in what is being regarded as one of the largest private-owner auctions to be ever held.
Works by such greats as Picasso, Matisse, Goya, Warhol and other pieces from various artists will be up for grabs next year when Pierre Bergé & Associates, the auction house of the departed designer’s partner, begins auctioning off the collection estimated to be worth a breathtaking $600 million.
A new award is to be given out by the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation as it enters its eighth season: The Sustainable Design Award.
The new award, which will join the women's wear, menswear, and accessories categories, aims to recognize designers whose creations are made using eco-friendly materials, as well as make use of production methods that promote fair trade or social equity for workers.
"Fashion is a very real reflection of the times we live in, and Ecco Domani is the first to create an award for those emerging designers who are not only thinking about fashion design, but also how the whole process affects the planet", said Julie Gilhart, EDFF judge and VP of fashion merchandising at Barneys New York.
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Kate Moss & Gaspard Ulliel for Longchamp
For the sixth time around, Kate Moss is once again headlining Longchamp's new advertising campaign.
Sharing the spotlight with the English supermodel, however, is rising French actor Gaspard Ulliel. The star of such movies such as 2004's A Very Long Engagement and 2007's Hannibal Rising, Ulliel is featured in a series of black and white photographs with Moss in the fashion house’s autumn/winter 2008-9 campaign.
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Richard Chai - fashionista.com
The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the 10 finalists for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
Vying for the top prize of $200,000 are Richard Chai, Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Irene Neuwirth, Albertus Q. Swanepoel of Albertus Quartus, Alejandro Ingelmo, Juan Carlos Obando, Swaim and Christina Hutson of Obedient Sons & Daughters, John Patrick of Organic and Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava. A cash prize of $50,000 each also awaits two runners-up
Jourdan Dunn - www.catwalkqueen.tv
Rising model Jourdan leads a crop of fresh faces for TopShop’s autumn/winter 2008-9 campaign.
The campaign, which has a 'TopShop on the move' theme to it, features the 19-year-old Dunn starring alongside Karlie Kloss and Canadian models Kori Richardson and Amanda Lane, whose resume includes opening shows for Miu Miu and Alexander McQueen.
Marco Zanini - nymag.com
Designer Marco Zanini has reportedly quit as creative director of 70s brand Halston after only 12 months in the position.
Hired by Harvey Weinstein and Tamara Mellon Jimmy Choo director Tamara Mellon last year to bring Halston back to life, Zanini has also reportedly designed the spring 09 collection which will debut at New York Fashion Week before leaving the company.
Garrett Neff - www.sfilate.com
Calvin Klein Underwear has a new man in the person of model Garrett Neff.
Neff, who rose to modeling fame in a Calvin Klein Jeans campaign with Kate Bosworth for Summer 2008, will be the star of Calvin Klein Underwear’s autumn/winter underwear campaign. With this gig, Neff joins the ranks of international soccer star Freddie Ljungberg, actor Mark Wahlberg, and most recently Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou, all of whom have modeled for the brand in the past.
The campaign, shot in black and white by fashion photographer Bruce Weber on a beach in Miami, will debut in magazines in September.
Marilyn Monroe - www.cinemaretro.com
Looks like the trend of celebrities launching their own fashion lines extends even to celebs who have long been dead and gone.
In what could only be a clear-cut case of cashing in on the name of a celebrated icon, an entire collection using the name of the late screen goddess Marilyn Monroe will be launched next year.
According to WWD, Bradford Licensing Associates in America, which owns the rights to 400 archive photos of Monroe, in collaboration with U.K. based manufacturer Blues Clothing, will create a Marilyn Monroe-inspired clothing line that is said to be aimed at young adults.
Claudia Schiffer - www.music-juice.com
Claudia Schiffer may be two years shy of forty, but that doesn’t mean the German supermodel couldn’t give models nearly half her age a run for their money when it comes to looks. She’s turning 38 next month and she looks like one of those women who get better with age, as she’s still drop-dead gorgeous.
And Dolce & Gabbana know that all too well, as they have decided to sign up Schiffer to be the new face of the label’s resort collection.
The campaign, which we could only hope would include swimsuit or bikini shots, is expected to debut in major fashion books this December.
Continue reading 'D & G Taps Claudia Schiffer For Resort Collection'
