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Chanel takes off with blue-sky thinking (Atlantic Journal-Constitution)Givenchy’s Deco Punk (The New York Times)Pastel Performance at Elie Saab Couture...

The Way We Wore Store in Expansion Mode

Doris Raymond finds it hard to believe she has been in the vintage clothing business for 30 years now.But sales have been so successful that she is looking for another store location to complement her...

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Dior: Holding Style to a Different Light (The New York Times)Back to The Hood For Men at the Paris Shows (On the Runway)d’artiste Fashion Design Book Review...

Trina Turk, Banana Republic to Launch Capsule Collection

Banana Republic is getting a dose of Palm Springs, Calif., style thanks to Los Angeles designer Trina Turk, who will launch a limited-edition capsule collection at the Gap-owned reta...

Sleep Like Stars--in the LA Fashion District

The Los Angeles Fashion District is getting a new hotel—one with a perfect blend of hipster credibility and old Hollywood provenance. Ace Hotel, the indie boutique chain based in Portland, Ore., will open in the historic United Artist Theater on Broadway near 9th Street.The 12-story office...

Spotted: Bella Dahl

If you’ve driven along Olympic Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles recently, you may have spotted the giant Bella Dahl billboard above the entrance to the Packard Lofts building across from the Fashion...

Apolis vs. Depravity

Marc Koska at Apolis:Common Gallery. Of course he's wearing the Apolis brand.Once a flashpoint for punk rock depravity, the corner of East 3rd Street and the aptly named Traction Avenue in downtown Los Angeles made a shocking turn to boho gentrification. Think theater...

Outdoor Retailer: Makin' It Work

Outdoor Retailer named the winner of their Project Runway spin-off competition, Project OR, on Monday. Margaret Mussman, a junior at the University of...

Walmart Contest Puts Product on Shelves

Walmart is opening its shelves to aspiring manufacturers, designers and inventors.

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Forty years of dressing Washington (The Washington Post)Photos from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin (Houston Chronicle)Saudi Women Are finally Allowed To sell Bras (The...

Cocktails by the Pool, Anyone?

Trina TurkBanana Republic is getting a dose of PalmSprings style thanks to Los Angeles designer Trina Turk, who will launch a limited-edition capsule collection at the Gap-owned retail chain beginning in June. The Banana Republic Trina Turk Collection of summer essentials will be sold...

Tears of Bleu: A Lifestyle Brand

British designer Caius Olowu wants to reinvent the way consumers relate to denim by offering a refined approach to design, tailored details and a range of novel finishes. ...

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Gawker Dedicates Column to Zooey Deschanel’s Rabbit-Shaped Purse (Gawker)Paris Men's: Lean and Still Hungry (The New York Times)Fashion’s Night Out Confirmed For Sept....

D&G Leaves Robertson Boulevard

The D&G flagship store on Los Angeles’ high-profile shopping street Robertson Boulevard quietly shuttered in early January....

Moods' Damien Hirst Art Party

Moods of Norway's Stefan Dahlkqvist with art deal Paul Stolper.Damien Hirst did not shock at the Moods of Norway shop on Robertson Boulevard. Rather renowned art dealer Paul Stolper dropped by the shop Jan. 18 to display two pieces from...