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Sep 16, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

We Love Justin, Not His Jeans

For celeb designers like Timberlake, recession means hard times for fashion lines

(Newser) - The latest casualty of the economic crisis: celebrity clothing lines. “Every D-level celebrity who thought they could make a quick buck by designing a handbag or whatever is going to disappear,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour tells the Wall Street Journal. “And I think that's a good thing....

Spring
Fashions
Feel
'Craftsy'

FASHION WEEK

Sep 15, 2009 2:36 PM CDT

Spring Fashions Feel 'Craftsy'

Designs get whimsical, 'craftsy,' with fabrics that offer a tactile appeal

(Newser) - This spring, designers are getting touchy-feely, writes Booth Moore in the Los Angeles Times’ continuing look at Fashion Week. From a rope-weave raffia vest by Carolina Herrera to Donna Karan’s “fabrics seemingly weathered by the elements,” designs have “a craftsy feel”—“maybe it's a...

For Spring,
Optimism
Is In

FASHION REVIEW

Sep 14, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

For Spring, Optimism Is In

Cheerful, charming looks and fun, nostalgic designs are back for men and women

(Newser) - “Optimism is the new black,” with designers “laying on the charm” for the spring 2010 season, writes Booth Moore for the Los Angeles Times. The “colors are cheerful,” fun “prints are making a comeback,” and “florals are being re-imagined in a funkier...

Suddenly, Everyone's
Copying Rick Owens

fashion

Sep 3, 2009 12:16 PM CDT

Suddenly, Everyone's Copying Rick Owens

Designer's dark style spawns wealth of imitators

(Newser) - In every decade, says a retail expert, there’s a time when “everybody seems to be on the same wavelength, and for now that wavelength is Rick Owens.” The California designer has stayed true to his “angular flaps, zigzagging zippers, gossamer T-shirts and biker jackets” for years—...

Designer Sentenced to
59 Years for Sex Crimes

Sep 1, 2009 1:46 AM CDT

Designer Sentenced to 59 Years for Sex Crimes

Alexander lured victims to his home with promises of modeling work

(Newser) - A fashion designer has been sentenced to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles, AP reports. Anand Jon Alexander, 35, was convicted of 14 crimes, including forcible rape. His victims ranged in age from 14 to 21. Alexander, who has been...

Runway Designs for Romijn

Aug 28, 2009 9:00 AM CDT

Runway Designs for Romijn

Pregnant actress gets the custom treatment, with mixed results

(Newser) - The Project Runway designers were hit with the “fun challenge” of crafting a maternity dress last night for “impossibly-beautiful-at-any-stage-of-fertility Rebecca Romijn,” writes Claire Zulkey for the Los Angeles Times:

Malvin Vien: It was obvious he “was going to be in trouble when his vision was of

...

Designer
Cavalli
Defies the
Recession

GLOSSIES

Aug 25, 2009 1:20 PM CDT

Designer Cavalli Defies the Recession

Designer talks beautiful women, fast cars

(Newser) - Roberto Cavalli’s name is synonymous with sexy, edgy designs. The father of animal print and Lycra jeans talks to Vanity Fair’s Mark Seal about his rebellious childhood in Florence, his rise to the top of the fashion world, and his confidence at staying there. “I declare war...

Runway Still Chic on Lifetime

TV REVIEW

Aug 21, 2009 1:28 PM CDT

Runway Still Chic on Lifetime

(Newser) - Project Runway is back after an interminable absence on a new network in a new city, but critics agree the fashion design reality show has kept all its charm intact.

PR has "hopped channels from Bravo to Lifetime with none of its appeal damaged in transit," Troy Patterson

...

Haute Couture Alive, Kicking

Aug 20, 2009 3:00 PM CDT

Haute Couture Alive, Kicking

Though many fear its demise, it still has a few tricks up its sleeve

(Newser) - The death knell is ringing once again for haute couture, as it does every decade or so—but don’t count it out yet, writes Amy Fine Collins in Vanity Fair. Though the house of Lacroix recently filed for bankruptcy and Yves Saint Laurent is gone, haute couture has survived...

Sniping Fashion Blogger Unmasked as 'Nice' Designer

Jul 30, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

Sniping Fashion Blogger Unmasked as 'Nice' Designer

Slams products of

(Newser) - Eric Gaskins has had some success in the fashion industry, but he’s never been a big-name designer. His alter ego, on the other hand, has made waves, the New York Times reports. Now that Gaskins’ shop is closing, the “nice guy” has revealed himself as Fluff Chance, the...

Mizrahi Hits Cable TV,
Hawks Cheesecake

Jul 25, 2009 3:58 PM CDT

Mizrahi Hits Cable TV, Hawks Cheesecake

(Newser) - Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi is back, designing for Liz Claiborne, hosting a Bravo show, and … hawking cheesecake? A new QVC series will follow Mizrahi in his daily life and record his colorful chatter as he sells everything from food to furniture, the Wall Street Journal reports. As for the...

Here Comes
the Robot Bride

Jul 24, 2009 1:38 PM CDT

Here Comes the Robot Bride

(Newser) - A Japanese fashion designer has enlisted a humanoid robot to model wedding dresses on the runway, the Sun reports. The robot, “Miim,” took to the catwalk like a pro, strutting and casting glances at the audience like her human counterparts. “We hope she can work in fashion...

Fashion's Issey Miyake Haunted by Hiroshima

OPINION

Jul 14, 2009 9:08 AM CDT

Fashion's Issey Miyake Haunted by Hiroshima

Obama's disarmament talk inspires A-bomb survivor to speak up

(Newser) - Issey Miyake’s clothes are famous for color and exuberance, but the Japanese designer has a tragic past: He survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Miyake has declined to talk about the blast, “preferring to think of things that can be created, not destroyed,” he writes in...

The Most Stylish
Cities in the World

Jul 1, 2009 2:22 PM CDT

The Most Stylish Cities in the World

Paris, Milan top Forbes list

(Newser) - Weighing everything from fashion to architecture to street life, Forbes rates the 10 most stylish cities in the world. The best of the best:

It doesn’t get any more chic than Paris
Milan: “flashy” fashion and cool contemporary design
New York: a shopping spree from Brooklyn to 5th

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Fashion Designers See
Signs: Curves Ahead

Jun 18, 2009 11:18 AM CDT

Fashion Designers See Signs: Curves Ahead

Shops offer more trendy, form-fitting clothes to full-figured shoppers

(Newser) - Full-figured women and girls once had fewer fashion options than their size-0 counterparts, but that’s changing as more designers cater to shoppers who want to flaunt their curves, the New York Times reports. Options for the plus-size fashionista range from pink leggings to—gasp!—horizontal stripes. “Some...

Jimmy Choo Steps Into H&M

Jun 17, 2009 11:27 AM CDT

Jimmy Choo Steps Into H&M

Fashion collection will include designs for men and women

(Newser) - Christmas has come early for recessionistas: Jimmy Choo is teaming up with the budget-conscious retail chain H&M, the AP reports. The shoemaker, adored by Sex and the City’s Carrie, will also include bags, accessories, and clothing in its collection, to launch Nov. 14. “We adore Jimmy Choo’...

Fashion Week Hits Africa

Jun 15, 2009 3:12 PM CDT

Fashion Week Hits Africa

Amidst global downturn, African designers poised to rise

(Newser) - The recession is taking a toll on demand for haute couture, but African designers are betting the youthfulness of their industry will trump the economy at the first pan-African fashion week. “We’re growing,” says a designer from Sierra Leone who trained in New York and Paris. "...

'Size Nazi'
Designers
Lash Back
at Vogue

Jun 14, 2009 10:55 AM CDT

'Size Nazi' Designers Lash Back at Vogue

It's not all our fault, they say

(Newser) - Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced...

Berlin Wall Becomes Couture

FASHION ROUNDUP

Jun 10, 2009 2:39 PM CDT

Berlin Wall Becomes Couture

Also, which bracelets are big this summer, and more

(Newser) - The Berlin Wall has long drawn artists, and now the murals they’ve left on its surviving stretch has inspired something else, the AP reports: fashion. Daniel Rodan designed pieces like a green mini dress featuring East Germany’s Erich Honecker kissing Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev for his collection Mauerkleider...

'Haute Pink' Is the New Black

May 28, 2009 11:15 AM CDT

'Haute Pink' Is the New Black

Bright colors spell optimism in troubled times

(Newser) - As economic woes plague the country, fashionistas are turning to bright, cheery colors—most notably hot pink, the Wall Street Journal reports. Even in New York, those who once wore only black are buying fuchsia ties and designing magenta kitchens. With men who might balk at the traditionally feminine hue,...