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fashion designer stories: 79 news summaries

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TV REVIEW

 Runway Still Chic on Lifetime 


Aug 21, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(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,"
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television • reality TV • Los Angeles • Heidi Klum • Bravo • Project Runway • fashion designer • Lifetime • tech review • Tim Gunn

 Haute Couture Alive, Kicking 

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

Aug 20, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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fashion • fashion designer • trend • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • haute couture

Sniping Fashion Blogger Unmasked as 'Nice' Designer

Slams products of

Jul 30, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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fashion • blog • blogger • clothing • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • Eric Gaskins

(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... More »

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food • television • shopping • fashion designer • Isaac Mizrahi • QVC • cheesecake

(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... More »

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Japan • robot • wedding dresses • fashion designer • runway model • catwalk

OPINION

Fashion's Issey Miyake Haunted by Hiroshima

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

Jul 14, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Japan • nuclear weapons • Hiroshima • peace • arms control • fashion designer • Issey Miyake • President Obama

 The Most Stylish 
 Cities in the World 

Paris, Milan top Forbes list

Jul 1, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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fashion • London • New York • design • Rome • Donatella Versace • Paris • Milan • style • Hermes • Roberto Cavalli • Chanel • fashion designer • La Dolce Vita • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Villa Borghese

 Fashion Designers See 
 Signs: Curves Ahead 

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

Jun 18, 09 11:18 AM CDT
(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... More »

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fashion • overweight • Target • fashion designer • fashion industry • Topshop • Jay-ZTV • Forever 21

 Jimmy Choo Steps Into H&M 



Fashion collection will include designs for men and women

Jun 17, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(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’... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Sex and the City • Roberto Cavalli • fashion designer • H&M • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Jimmy Choo • Stella McCartney

  Fashion Week Hits Africa  

Amidst global downturn, African designers poised to rise

Jun 15, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(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. "... More »

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Africa • fashion • Sierra Leone • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

FASHION ROUNDUP

 Berlin Wall Becomes Couture 

Also, which bracelets are big this summer, and more

Jun 10, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Berlin Wall • scents • fashion designer • aphrodisiacs • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Erich Honecker • Leonid Brezhnev

 'Haute Pink' Is the New Black 

Bright colors spell optimism in troubled times

May 28, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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fashion • recession • pink • fashion designer • Saks • trend • Harper's Bazaar • Jay-ZTV

 Designer Jeans 
 Thrive in Tight Times 

Pants provide 'affordable luxury'

May 22, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economy may be tight, but consumers aren’t cutting their pricey denim loose, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sales of premium brand jeans climbed 17% in 2008 and continued a smaller increase into this year—one of the few bits of good news for retailers. A new “focus... More »

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fashion • recession • pants • jeans • fashion designer • Jay-ZTV

 Designer Shorts 
 Go Long on 
 Price Tag 

What recession? Some styles cost $775 or more

May 21, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men’s shorts, once the outfit of choice for working outside or lounging around the house, are the new fancy dress pants—or so designers are trying to convince the world. And the new generation of shorts has the price tag to match, the New York Times reports, with high-end... More »

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fashion • clothing • fashion designer • fashion industry • what recession? • Jay-ZTV • Bergdorf Goodman

 Cheaper 'Fast Fashion' 
 Booms in Japan 

Recessionistas head to cheaper chain stores in once-superstylish district

May 18, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Tokyo’s Harajuku district, designer brands are making way for cheaper “fast fashion” stores, where $100 buys an outfit, bag, shoes, and accessories. The most recent chain to debut, Forever 21, drew massive crowds—in a scene reminiscent of November, when 2,500 did the same thing next... More »

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fashion • Japan • Tokyo • fashion designer • H&M • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • Harajuku • Forever 21

Entrepreneur's Vintage Shades Slide Up the A-List

His vintage custom
shades take celebs
by storm

May 13, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shades are a precious necessity for paparazzi-wary celebs, but Jack Bernstein has no sympathy. The vintage-sunglasses peddler demands top dollar—up to $25,000—for his tricked-out eyewear, often scooped up at flea markets, American Way magazine reports. With his own Los Angeles shop and an upcoming line, Bernstein has... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Brad Pitt • John Travolta • celebrity • Beyonce • Gwen Stefani • Fergie • fashion designer • Jay-Z • sunglasses • Jack Bernstein • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 Michelle's $540 Sneaks Fall Flat 


May 6, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was bound to happen one day: a misstep by Michelle Obama. She fell for a pair of $540 designer sneakers and trotted them out last week at a food bank, no less. Bad move, says the Guardian. Mrs. I'm-all-about-J. Crew should have ditched the colorful suede Lanvin sneaks and... More »

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fashion • politics • Michelle Obama • sneakers • clothing • fashion designer • first lady • J. Crew • tennis shoes

 Madonna Sticks Close 
 to Guy and Jesus 

Fashion designers help keep model boyfriend in US

Apr 27, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna seems to be surrounded by supportive men. Fashion designers are “hiring Jesus Luz as a favor to Madonna,” a source tells the New York Post. “As long as he can legally work in the US, they can be together.” Meanwhile, ex-hubby Guy Ritchie’s new... More »

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celebrity • Madonna • fashion designer • Guy Ritchie • Jesus Luz

analysis

 Designers Fight 
 Store Discounts 

Sales scare away brand loyalists, they say

Apr 16, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Department-store sales may woo bargain shoppers, but they turn off the high-end base luxury designers cater to, Christina Binkley writes in the Wall Street Journal, and cut into those designers’ profits and brand control. Discounts last Thanksgiving set off a chain reaction that collapsed high-end retail’s pricing structure. “... More »

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fashion • Louis Vuitton • retail sales • department stores • retail shopping • fashion designer • Saks • Eileen Fisher

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