Fashion's Fighting Words
Douglas Kirland’s fantastic 1962 photo of Coco Chanel (there are more here)What does the Navajo nation have in common with Coco Chanel? An aggressive stance on trademark, apparently. Urban Outfitters recently received a cease and desist letter from the Navajo nation...
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Jennifer Lopez: Kohl's Fashion Fabulous (JustJared)Calvin Klein on Being Calvin Klein (Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog)Fashion brand St Croix accused of...
Video Stars: Jeremy Scott + 2NE1
Jeremy Scott tweeted a link to this video featuring the designer with South Korean pop group 2NE1. Enjoy!
LONDON Calling: The British Fashion Council Presents Designer Showcase
West Coast buyers, stylists and press have had the opportunity to meet some of London’s brightest design talent this week. The British Fashion Council presented a designer showcase titled the LONDON show ROOMS at the ACE Gallery Oct. 17 to 19 in conjunction with Concept Fashion Week. “LA is a...
Stop Joking Around and Dance!
Anna Trebunskaya and Carson Kressley (Photo by Adam Taylor/ABC)Hi Everyone!“Dancing With the Stars,” elimination night no. 5: THE FUN HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!The night started out with a dance performance by the professional dancers of the Troupe to the Queen of ’80s dance pop Madonna....
Contemporary Label Nally & Millie Moves Into New 42,000-Square-Foot Downtown Facility
In the midst of a seemingly endless economic downturn, when sales can be sluggish and ambitions limited, people take note of any bit of good business news. It was hopeful news, indeed, when N...
Fashionistas Shrinking in Size
Lillyana Kachigyan is serious about fashion.So how many 6-year-old fashionistas do you know? If you said none, well, then meet Lillyana Kachigyan, a first grader at Miller Elementary School in Burbank. Despite it being...
Coeur at Cooper
There's a new trade show in L.A. Today, I dropped by Coeur, the upscale accessories trade show produced by eM Productions, which debuted at the Cooper Design Space during Los Angeles Fashion Market. The wares looked...
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Men in Heels (The New York Times)It’s handbags at dawn in fashion world (Independent Online)Fashion of the Future at Fidenza Village (Travel Blackboard)EBay CEO...
Oh Yes, It's '80s Night
Limber! Tristan Macmanus, Nancy Grace (photo by Adam Taylor/ABC)Hi Everyone!It was back to the ’80 on DWTS. The show began with a performance by the Bangles (they found them somewhere) singing some of their ’80s hits such as “Eternal Flame” and “Walk Like an Egyptian.” On the fashion front, it was all about the 80s fashion—very costume-oriented. Big hair, shoulder pads, scrunchies and leg warmers....
New Face of Freya
Once upon a time, the only choice for full-figured busted girls were the most unsexy straight jacket-like white bras held up by utilitarian thick straps. Not anymore. Freya’s sharp and newly re-launched website highlights the youthful, fun and fashionable face of the...
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Lady Gaga Does Marilyn Monroe At President Clinton B'Day (MTV)David Beckham Suits Up (WSJ magazine)Grunge – It's all the rage (The Boston Herald)Wal-Mart says...
Marco Marco Minaj!
Nicki Minaj performed with Drake on Saturday Night Live last weekend—wearing a bodysuit by L.A. designer Marco....
More Installations at Concept Fashion Week
Eduardo LuceroDesigners continued to show their creative side at Concept Fashion Week. Along with each night of runway shows, installations gave designers the opportunity to showcase their collections in a more creative format. Saturday night’s lineup...
Diving Into Spring With Eduardo Lucero
Eduardo Lucero is one of L.A.’s most established and well-known designers. His designs have a sexy, feminine Latin flavor, yet maintain a sophistication that has celebrities and custom clients coming back time and again. He has been honored by Gen Art and has shown on the runway at Los Angeles Fashion Week as well as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Mexico. This is Lucero’s twentieth year in business and with nearly fifty shows under his belt, the designer continues to be inspired and reinvent himself each season. I caught up with the...
