February 2008

February 29th, 2008

February 29, 2008

NYC Puts the Smackdown on the Counterfeit Trade:“Yesterday the city shuttered 32 vendors of counterfeit goods on Canal, Walker, Center, and Baxter streets, dubbed the “counterfeit triangle” by Mayor Bloomberg and the gazillion tourists looking for cheap holiday gifts . . . Though the police seized $1 million in goods from the 32 shops yesterday, [...]

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February 28th, 2008

February 28, 2008

Balenciaga Exhibits Edgy, Sculptural Looks for Fall:“The show opened with two little black dresses, but there was nothing simple about them. With that Balenciaga construction shaping the hips into two round curves — leaving the impression of a tiny waist — they were as much sculpture as dresses . . . For Mr. Ghesquiére’s latex [...]

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February 27th, 2008

February 27, 2008

Christian Louboutin Offers Lots of Style with Little Comfort:“Renee Zellweger might have looked stunning on the red carpet in her sparkly silver Carolina Herrera dress and sharp pointed Christian Louboutin shoes but as the night wore on, it seems she wished she’d gone for a more comfortable footwear option. According to the New York Daily [...]

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February 26th, 2008

February 26, 2008

2008 Oscars Lowest Rated Ever, Red Carpet Parade a Snore:As a friend of mine said, “I slept through the Oscars but I watched some of the after-shows.” That seems about right: Alessandra Facchinetti Prepares for First Valentino Show:“Facchinetti is showing nerves of steel ahead of her debut this Thursday at Paris Fashion Week. When Valentino [...]

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February 25th, 2008

February 25, 2008

Hollywood Plays it Safe for 2008 Oscar Red Carpet:“‘I thought people looked generally really good — and really safe,’ Hal Rubenstein, fashion director at InStyle magazine, told The Associated Press. ‘I don’t know if it had to do with the mood out there with the strike just over and parties canceled, but in fashion now [...]

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February 23rd, 2008

February 23, 2008

Oscars Find that Everything That Glitters is Now Really Really Expensive!:“With gold at an all-time high, the price of each gilded Oscar to be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Feb. 24 has jumped to a record $500 from $400 last year, academy spokeswoman Teni Melidonian said . . . The [...]

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February 22nd, 2008

February 22, 2008

Fall 2008 — The Return of the Grown-Up:“While the baby doll dresses and loose-fitting shifts were a true joy to wear on weekends, they simply weren’t appropriate attire for conservative or male-dominated workplaces. Let’s face it, it’s difficult to be taken seriously by colleagues and clients when one is dressed like Mia Farrow circa ‘Rosemary’s [...]

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February 21st, 2008

February 21, 2008

Prada Offers Austere Sensuality, Elegant Minimalism for Fall 2008:“‘Very Italian, very dignified and very elegant, but also very serious,’ was how Miuccia Prada described the clothes, which featured lace as their main fabric. She played with lace’s traditional associations with different aspects of a woman’s life and character, from a christening, to a wedding, to [...]

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February 20th, 2008

February 20, 2008

Christopher Bailey Pitches a Cohesive Fall Collection for Burberry Prorsum:“After a couple of seasons fumbling for direction in tough-chic/hard-glam territory, Christopher Bailey sent out a Burberry Prorsum collection that was fresh, cohesive and lovely, not to mention a major reminder of what put him on the map in the first place . . . He [...]

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February 19th, 2008

February 19, 2008

Giorgio Armani Reacts Poorly To Criticism:“Armani had decided not to invite me to his show and, of course, that was the intent of the letter, once I had read it. He didn’t like the tone of my comments about his January couture show in Paris . . . A year ago Armani complained backstage about [...]

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