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“The idea of purity and a rebirth. Despite inflictions, the soul can remain pure....”
– Katie Gallagher on Spring 2013 Inspiration
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“Attempting to answer how classic Americana can feel completely modern.”
– Suno’s Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty on Spring 2013 inspiration
See the sketch here
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“1935’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ — so ethereal, fantastical and...”
– Badgley Mischka’s James Mischka and Mark Badgley on Spring 2013 Inspiration.
See the sketch here
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Rachel Zoe to Headline Show for American Express →
American Express will continue to provide its cardmembers with access to special events this New York Fashion Week. On Sept. 13, one day after her show at Lincoln Center, Rachel Zoe will stage a second showing of her spring 2013 collection exclusively for cardmembers. For More
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Who's Up Next for T? →
The staff at T: The New York Times Style Magazine was shocked when editor in chief Sally Singer announced on Wednesday that she would be leaving the company by the end of the week. It appears the same could not be said for executives at the Times, who are already talking to a few possible successors. For More
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Swarovski Announces Designers in Collective →
Eleven designers presenting in the upcoming spring collections have been selected, including four new to this season. For More
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Nine West Rolling Out Three New Retail Concepts →
The first boutique, “The World According to 9,” will open Tuesday at 555 Madison Avenue and features merchandised, editorial walls. For More
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Designer Inspirations: Part Three →
From 1935’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” to 1986’s “Thrashin’,” spring’s influences are as disparate as ever. For Images & More
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Trendsetter of the Week: Kasia Smutniak →
With her penchant for old-world glamorous style, Polish model-turned-actress Kasia Smutniak has been stealing the show at the Venice Film Festival.
For Images & More
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Style Awards Set for Sept. 5 at Lincoln Center →
A slew of designers are expected to attend, despite the event’s proximity to New York Fashion Week. For More
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Nordstrom and GQ Tie Up for Pop-Up Store →
Nordstrom may be opening its first New York flagship in 2018, but men’s shoppers will get an early chance to sample the retailer’s wares at a pop-up shop it will open with GQ from Sept. 6 to 16. It will carry fashion, accessories, gadgets and custom-made pieces, selected by GQ creative director Jim Moore and his team, along with Tommy Fazio, men’s fashion director at Nordstrom.
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Old Navy, Kim Kardashian Settle Lawsuit →
The reality star filed a lawsuit in July 2011 alleging that a commercial titled “Super C-U-T-E” violated her publicity rights by using a look-alike model.
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Europeans Primed for More Jeans Fashion →
European jeans retailers are choosing fashion over discounts as they ride out a difficult business cycle. In contrast to the trend in the U.S., where back-to-school and fall denim sales have become increasingly promotional in recent years, Western Europeans are upping the fashion ante to generate sales, injecting heavier doses of novelty and often turning to new niche resources, such as Orjan...
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L'Oréal Paris Launches Hairspray Confessions Web... →
L’Oréal Paris has unveiled “Hairspray Confessions,” a YouTube video series which will pay homage to the brand’s signature Elnett Satin Hairspray with behind-the scenes confessionals starring fashionable personalities like Coco Rocha, Iris Apfel and Carmen Carrera.
The five-part digital initiative is hosted by Harper’s Bazaar’s editor at large Derek Blasberg and will debut with Rocha, with new...
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Designer Inspirations: Part Two →
This spring, designers have their eyes set on the past and the future, with many dreaming of wanderlust. For more, see tomorrow’s WWD.
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3 Questions for Oliver Clark →
Oliver Clark is on the fast track. “It’s Pierre Hardy meet Marc Jacobs,” Clark said of his year-old namesake brand, which offers handmade brogues and utility boots for men and women. Cut, sewn and assembled by cobblers at Clark’s factory in India, the collections retail for $300 to $500 and have gained a following at Bird stores in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Gimmeshoes.com.
Here, the designer discusses...
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H&M to Enter South America →
Hennes & Mauritz AB said it would open its first store in South America next year.
The Swedish high street retailer plans to open a flagship store in Santiago in Chile during the first half of 2013. It will be located in the Costanera Center shopping mall, which hosts brands including Zara, Topshop, Mango, Nine West, Esprit, Guess and Banana Republic. For More
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Game On: Createthe Group Social Fashion Foray →
Createthe Group is playing the consumer game at last. The Game of Taste is the digital agency’s response to the social gaming phenomenon, but with a fashion-focused leaning. The company has partnered with well-known individuals in the field — gaming veterans Margaret Wallace of Playmatics and Area/Code Entertainment founder Kevin Slavin — on the development and execution of this first gaming...
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Jin Kay, Melanie Seligman Named Empowering... →
Ready-to-wear designer Jin Kay and accessories designer Melanie Seligman have been named winners of the Empowering Imagination competition presented by Parsons The New School for Design, The Fancy and PPR. The winners will have their creations showcased at the eighth-floor Co-op of Barneys New York’s Madison Avenue store from Monday to Sept. 16. For More
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Cartoon Capers: Barneys, The Walt Disney Co. Team... →
In mid-March, six Barneys New York executives traveled out West for a fun day at Disneyland. The group — including chief executive officer Mark Lee, creative director Dennis Freedman and senior vice president Charlotte Blechman, as well as executives from communications and visual — toured Walt Disney’s apartment and went on rides like It’s a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain...
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Fashion GPS Partners With Style.com →
Fashion GPS has signed a new partnership with Style.com and is launching French and Italian versions of its anchor Fashion GPS Radar mobile platform this fall. The company also plans to open an office in Los Angeles by yearend, an office in Milan in 2013 and expand an existing office in Paris. The multipronged growth initiatives will be funded by Fashion GPS’s first Series A round of financing,...
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Designer Inspirations: Part One →
In the first of a three-part series, New York Fashion Week designers drop some hints about their new collections. For more, see WWD on Wednesday and Thursday.
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