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 Gaultier Designing 
 Collection for Target 

It debuts in March, probably inspired by Madonna

Oct 21, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lovers of cheap chic, rejoice: Jean Paul Gaultier is designing a collection for Target that will hit stores March 7, reports Women’s Wear Daily. Gaultier is third in the chain’s Designer Collaborations series, following Alexander McQueen (collection inspiration: Leila Moss) and Anna Sui (collection inspiration: Gossip Girl).... More »

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fashion • Madonna • Target • fashion designer • fashion label • Jean Paul Gaultier

SLIDESHOW

 LiLo's Fashion Debut Slammed 

Lindsay Lohan's collection for Emanuel Ungaro has few fans, to say the least

Oct 5, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan made her fashion debut yesterday at the Emanuel Ungaro show, and the fact that her acting got the better review shows just how awful it was: “We love Lindsay Lohan—as an actress. Period,” one art director tells the New York Times. “Call... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion label • fashion industry • designer fashion • Emanuel Ungaro

SLIDESHOW

 Best and Worst 
 of Milan Fashion Week  

Some collections reflect current industry inertia, but a few rise above

Sep 29, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - With economic stresses making it more difficult for designers to be creative—and the growing trend of manufacturing being outsourced to other countries—the Italian spring collections in Milan were somewhat “joyless,” but still offered a few standouts, writes Cathy Horyn for the New York Times. The... More »

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fashion • Milan • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion label • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Cathy Horyn

movie review

 Coco Before 
 Chanel Is 
 'Beautifully 
 Woven' 

Reviewers mostly positive on biopic of French designer

Sep 25, 09 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coco Before Chanel gets mostly positive reviews for its portrayal of the legendary designer in the days before her rise to fame.
  • “The most obvious credit goes to the strong, sure performance of Audrey Tautou,” writes Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times. “Tautou
... More »

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fashion • film • movie review • Chanel • fashion designer • fashion label • Jay-ZTV • Coco Chanel • Audrey Tautou • Emile Zola • Theodore Dreiser

 Real Housewives 
 Spawns Fashion Line 

Plus, NeNe Leakes calls out co-star Kim Zolciak for stealing her song

Sep 18, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not sure what to wear as you lounge around in your fancy house, engaging in catfights with your neighbors while your reality TV show's cameras roll? Never fear: The Real Housewives fashion line hits a store near you this fall. The collection, inspired by Bravo’s franchise, will consist... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • fashion • cable TV • Bravo • fashion label • Real Housewives of New York City • Real Housewives of New Jersey • reality shows • Real Housewives of Atlanta • NeNe Leakes • Kim Zolciak

 How 50 Cent Built His Empire 

Rapper made it to $150 million thanks to business tactics, not musical talent

Sep 17, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Believe it or not, it might do you good to take some business advice from shot-nine-times rapper 50 Cent. After all, it was business savvy more than rap music that helped build his $150 million empire. Business Insider takes a look at how he did it:
  • His endorsement
... More »

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business • 50 Cent • Reebok • Pontiac • rapper • rap music • endorsement • fashion label • Coca-Cola • Jay-ZTV

 We Love Justin, Not His Jeans 

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

Sep 16, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Vogue • Nicky Hilton • Justin Timberlake • Jennifer Lopez • fashion designer • Anna Wintour • fashion label • Saks • fashion industry • Lauren Conrad • Jay-ZTV

FASHION WEEK

 Spring 
 Fashions 
 Feel 
 'Craftsy' 

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

Sep 15, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(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... More »

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fashion • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion label • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

 New CK Jeans 
 Give You the 
 Back—or Front 
 —You Want 

Designer gives butt a lift and fly a boost

Aug 27, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news for the flat-bottomed: Calvin Klein’s Body jeans do for your lower half what a push-up bra does for your upper half, the New York Post reports—and both men and women can get a lift from the new line. The ladies get a rounder, more flattering... More »

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fashion • jeans • Calvin Klein • fashion label • denim • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - With no formal fashion training and a celebrity image that’s more cutesy than couture, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have transformed into unlikely fashion icons, the New York Times reports. Sales of their high-end label The Row are around $10 million—better than many established brands—and they’re expected... More »

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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Mary-Kate Olsen • fashion label • Ashley Olsen • fashion industry • designer fashion • women's issues • Olsen twins

GLOSSIES

 Ashley: I'm Surprised 
 I Didn't End Up 
 Like Britney 

Instead, she has two thriving fashion lines

Aug 5, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ashley Olsen grew up in the public eye, and her early career “was almost like I was in the army,” she tells Marie Claire. “That’s why I look at Britney, and I’m surprised I didn’t end up like her.” Instead of hitting therapy... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • fashion • celebrity • Neiman Marcus • Mary-Kate Olsen • fashion label • Ashley Olsen • Elizabeth and James • The Row • Olsen twins • leggings • Louis Boston

GLOSSIES

 Jessica: After Split, 
 'I'd Still Love Tony' 

She discusses comeback with huge fashion line, reality show, too

Aug 5, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Simpson waxed prescient in an interview with Glamour just days before the demise of her relationship with Tony Romo: “I don’t know what the future holds, but I hope that my life, as it is now, doesn’t change,” she says. “If this article comes... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • fashion • celebrity • country music • Tony Romo • Jessica Simpson • fashion label • celebrity breakup

FRAGRANCE REVIEW

 Diddy Hits Big With 
 'Lickable' Scent 

New I Am King scent is both fruity and masculine

Feb 5, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Combs, the rap mogul of countless other stage names, had one request when developing his fashion line's new men's scent: "When I wear this perfume, I want to be lickable." The resulting fragrance, I Am King, has fruity notes uncommon in men's fragrance. And it does indeed... More »

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fashion • Diddy • perfume • fragrance • fashion label • Sean John

In Rare Move, Luxury Goods Peddlers Cut Prices

Economic downturn forces 'creative' thinking

Nov 14, 08 9:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Facing a worldwide economic downturn, some makers of luxury goods—designer clothes, bags, shoes—are breaking with long-held tradition and trimming prices in the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. Companies such as Chanel, Versace, and Chloe are making cuts of up to 10%. Still, when image is key, purveyors... More »

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fashion • world economy • price cut • US dollar • fashion label

 Hey, Tara,
 the Strike
 Is Over

Actress still waiting for writers' strike to end

Oct 14, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Hollywood writers' strike ended in February, but it lives on for Tara Reid, Fox News reports. The American Pie actress last week said she'll "go back into acting once the strike stops." While she waits it out, Reid is focusing on a clothing line inspired by self-help... More »

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Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • fashion label • movies • Tara Reid

FASHION REVIEW

Rapper's Old-School Fashion Line Far From OutKast

Andre 3000 designs label for mod preppy

Oct 2, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a nostalgic collection far more ambitious than those of most celebrity designers, rapper/actor André Benjamin—aka André 3000, half of the duo OutKast—looks “like Ralph Lauren having a Steampunk moment,” Eric Wilson writes in the New York Times. The Benjamin Bixby collection, “inspired by Ivy... More »

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fashion • hip-hop • Fashion Week • rapper • fashion label • prep schools • Outkast • André Benjamin

In Japan, Jailhouse Chic Rules Fashion

Aprons, bags made
by convicts are hot sellers this season

Jul 17, 08 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Japan's fashion-forward set is flocking to a line made by an unlikely group—prison inmates. Aprons, bags, and pouches emblazoned with the character for "jail" inside a circle are selling out just as quickly as inmates at a juvenile prison in Hokkaido can make them, the AP reports. "... More »

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fashion • prison • Japan • jail • inmates • fashion label

 Why Buy a Bag You Can Rent? 

Bag and jewelry rental businesses capitalize on economic downturn

Mar 25, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The economic downturn has fueled a surge in leased luxury goods, Portfolio reports. A small membership fee or monthly payment enables designer addicts to rent It-bags and other high-end accessories at businesses like From Bags to Riches. "Instead of owning an asset you can just buy the experience,"... More »

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fashion • rentals • luxury goods • jewelry • fashion label • handbag

 10 Most-Wanted 
 Luxury Brands 

Forbes runs down the luxury brands we most desire

Mar 25, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates may actually buy the most designer goods, but when money is no object, we’ve all got expensive tastes. One research group asked 25,000 consumers to forget about price tags and name the luxury brand they covet most. Forbes runs down the... More »

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fashion • Prada • Gucci • Louis Vuitton • list • Ralph Lauren • Christian Dior • Giorgio Armani • luxury • Yves Saint Laurent • Chanel • Calvin Klein • fashion label • Versace

Marant Defines Parisian Cool

French designer gains popularity among models, actresses

Feb 7, 08 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris runways are glamorous, swanky, exaggerated … and casual? Many designers showcase clothes you couldn't imagine going anywhere in, but Isabel Marant shuns haute couture for an effortless chic that's come to define Parisian cool. Her loose dresses, slouchy pants and light makeup aren't just all the rage in February's... More »

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fashion • Kanye West • Paris • runway • Kate Moss • Kirsten Dunst • fashion label • Isabel Marant

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