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Quiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule Celebrates Female Surf Community
By Dorothy Crouch | January 21, 2022
Celebrating the female surf community, the QQuiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule was recently released as a collaboration between the Huntington Beach, Calif., brand and the global organization of ocean lovers.
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LED catwalk at the Centro Fashion Week (Digital Production Middle East)Victoria's Secret revealed: Mothers apparently wear bras...
Industrie Denim Parties!
Industrie Denim in Scottsdale.American Rag’s Mark Werts and Levi Strauss Co. took a gamble by debuting new jeans emporiumIndustrie Denim this year, and it looks like the bold, new jeans shop will get into the promotional spirit of...
Splash of Inspiration
Michele Collet has a piece about Heinz Maier’s water-splash images on Environmental GraffitiInspiration can be found in a bottle, apparently. Crowd-sourced online magazine Environmental Graffiti has beautiful collection of images by Heinz Maier of water droplets...
Welcome Stranger: VSTR Site Launches
Jesse Faen formerly of Insight is now working with VSTR, a new steezy men's brand that's under the big umbrella of Quiksilver, but supposedly operates completely autonomously. VSTR set up rack during the...
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British fashion awards: women rule the roost (The Guardian)Vintage Fashion on the Auction Block(New York Times)Stella McCartney hints at...
LA Designers Returning for 'Project Runway All Stars'
Five of the 13 designers returning to compete in “Project Runway All Stars” in January are from California. I’d prefer 13 of 13, sure, but it’s a better West Coast showing than we’ve seen in recent seasons of the reality show, youknowwhatI’msaying? The California...
Miranda Kerr at South Coast Plaza
Miranda KerrNone other than Miranda Kerr dropped by the South Coast Plaza Victoria’s Secret to celebrate the store’s big remodel Nov. 29. One of the stars of the mall-based lingerie chain’s bevy of beauties, Kerr saw the shop's new exterior design, which is inspired by...
Wek Words
Alek Wek in Newsweek/The Daily BeastSupermodel Alek Wek has a fantastic essay on her journey from South Sudan to the international catwalk in Newsweek (via The Daily Beast). The essay is about the cultural attitudes towards...
Have You Had Work Done?
Girl, you look hot. Wired’s story includes images of popstar Fergie retouched to various degrees. The colors indicate “intensity of alteration.”In the future, you can request your fashion magazines sans Photoshop....
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Colored Cords for Men (Wall Street Journal)Vancouver Fashion Week.: How to make 32 dresses in 30 days (The...
Call Your Textiles
I got a heads up on this one from John Marshall, owner of JM International Group Inc.The lovely black lace featured in the lovely Dolce Gabbana dress, worn by the lovely Scarlett Johansson, above, is by French lace mill Darquer, which is...
Unique LA Returns to CMC
I’m calling it Indie Sunday and Made in USA Monday. Unique LA returns to the California MarketCenter for the 4th annual holiday sale on Dec. 3 and 4. The marketplace for hand-crafted and locally made apparel, accessories, home décor, art, food...
The First Day of Christmas Lasts All Week!
First there was Black Friday, then came Cyber Monday. This year, several retailers kicked the Holiday shopping off on Thanksgiving night, although there’s no consensus on a catchy name for it (may I...
Zero the Hero
“Each [online] transaction is a potential mine of valuable personal and financial information for the cybercriminal.” Yikes! (Image of X-Men character Storm courtesy of the Marvel Universe Wiki)It’s not often I hear a call for a “global cyber nation,” much less one that comes from...
Tel Aviv Fashion Week Has a Stylish Debut
Tel Aviv Fashion Week celebrated its inaugural edition with a three-day event showcasing the country’s rich culture and design talent.Honorary designer Roberto Cavalli showed his support for the Israeli fashion community by presenting his Spring 2012 collection on the event’s...
