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Elle Fanning Gets LOVE Magazine Cover

The tween star of this summer’s J.J. Abrams sci-fi thriller Super-8 will be one of five faces to grace the cover of the supernatural issue of LOVE magazine scheduled to hit shelves next month. The only other cover girl who has been revealed thus far is Nyasha Matonhodze. Fanning’s photo shoot for the cover, done […]

Alexa Chung Lands Another Reality TV Gig

Alexa Chung, the British-born designer and style icon who many credit with helping Mulberry become the world’s most commercially successful luxury fashion label, is giving the world of reality TV another go. It was announced recently that Chung would be the host of a new fashion centric reality TV show tentatively titled 24-Hour Catwalk which […]

Fendi Issues a Fond Fairwell to Amy Winehouse

It has been just over 48 hours since British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment at the age of 27, and with a couple notable exceptions the fashion world has had very little to say about a woman who Karl Lagerfeld once described as a “style icon”. Much like her music […]

Forever 21 Brings Their Unique Brand of Fashion (and Controversy) to London

After opening operations in western Europe with retail locations in Dublin and Brimingham, fast-fashion empire Forever 21 has finally taken the plunge and opened their first London store. The location on Oxford street is gigantic and a fitting flagship for announcing the $3 billion dollar company’s arrival in the UK. For the opening last week […]

The Royal Wedding Dress Goes on Display at Buckingham Palace

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the annual summer opening at Buckingham Palace where visitors can tour the palace gardens, view a portion of the Royal family’s extensive art collection and get a personal look inside 19 different state rooms used to entertain heads of state and world famous celebrities. However this year there is a […]

Versace Draws a Line in the Sand

When it comes to the pursuit of the hottest looks in haute couture, fashion empire Versace has signaled that there is one cost they are not willing to pay: the health and safety of international garment workers. In a corporate statement released yesterday Versace confirmed that they would be joining other brands such as Levi […]

Old Labels Find New Life in Asia

Last week Promgirl News ran an article detailing the steady and better then expected growth of British luxury label Burberry and cited an ever increasing demand for their traditional brand of luxury in new Asian markets. Today Catwalk Queen noted that Mulberry, one of Burberry’s oldest and most similar competitors, has been selected by Bloomburg […]

Vogue Sees Nearly 10% Boost in Ad Space and Hints at Plans for New Website

Yesterday Vogue magazine announced a 9.3 percent increase in the amount of add space purchased in their September 2011 issue as compared to September 2010. Proving once again that while there may be a whole world of fashion mags out there, there is only one Vogue. The September issue will feature 584 ad pages, a […]

Karl Lagerfeld’s Macy’s Line Arrives Next Month

Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld is collaborating with Macy’s for a one time only capsule collection which will be available in over 200 Macy’s flagship stores and online at Macys.com beginning at the end of August. This will be Lagerfeld’s second low price line and, if his first collaboration with H&M is any indicator, the […]

Is Bernard Arnault Through With “Star” Designers?

He is the most powerful man in fashion, through buyouts, mergers and brutal takeovers he has grown his multi-billion dollar empire to include Louis Vuitton, Donna Karan and Christian Dior to name just a few; he is the one who brought Marc Jacobs to Louis Vuitton and Alexander McQueen to Givenchy so it is no […]