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YSL on the verge of being S.O.L?
YSL hasn’t had a profitable year since the Gucci Group purchased it in 1999. Hell, even Bottega Veneta is doing way better in the numbers than Yves. Which isn’t a surprise really, their collections have just been “dead on” lately.
However, don’t fear YSL devotees, Stefano Pilati is supposedly trying to introduce [...]
Aged 16? Sorry, No London Fashion Week for You
So with all the recent controversy surrounding models and body image, one had to wonder: where to go from here? Well the next direction is age and the new ban is: 16 and under. That’s right Britain is causing a stir once again as the British Fashion Council’s declaration to ban models aged 16 and [...]
Valentino Does Rome
Valentino shunned Paris this season in favour of a more decadent setting:Rome. Needless to say he painted the city red with a 3 day celebration fit for Hollywood royalty. His affinity for lavish and expensive taste climaxed, as Uma Thurman, Tom Ford and Karl Lagerfeld (to name a few) attended the show located near the [...]
Armani Privé (finally) Cracks Couture
Since the Armani Privé line debuted not long ago as a new addition to the steadily dwindling world of couture, it has received standard approval. However this season something changed. Giorgio Armani, a man who rarely strays from his clean linear looks, revealed a newer direction with this collection. Critics, Kate Blanchett (and other celebrities [...]
Sienna Miller’s twenty8twelve debut
HOT DAMN!!! Sienna Miller debuts her new clothing line twenty8twelve in stores 1 August 2007. The line is a collaboration between Ms. Miller and her sister Savannah Miller, who is a Central Saint Martins graduate that has worked with the likes of Alexander McQueen, Matthew Williamson, and Betty Jackson. The collection [...]
Ungaro back on the “market” (for a lead designer that is)
Ungaro head womenswear designer Peter Dundas has left the label, for creative reasons. Apparently the designer and the brand had very different views on the direction of the French brand. Given the more recent history of the label it seems this is a common problem since Dundas is the third womenswear designer to quit since [...]
