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If you consider yourself a fashionista and have never heard of Kelly Wearstler you can be forgiven for now. For the last 20 years the 44-year old mother of two has made a name for herself with one of fashion’s closest relatives, interior design and in the decorating world everyone knows her name. Wesrstler’s impressive […]
Between May 2010 and May 2011 rates for domestic leather surged 13.9 percent. Meanwhile in Italy, home of the world’s most sought after tanneries used by most major brands the price of raw hides increased a whopping 40% over the same period. While this increase in price, and for most brands thereby cost, has not […]
Rocker turned designer Gwen Stefani announced over the weekend that her Harajuku Lover’s line would be releasing a juniors collection exclusively through Target which will be available come November. Stefani is no stranger to juniors lines having already designed one for her more mainstream L.A.M.B. label, which began her foray into fashion back in 2004. […]
With many sectors of the global economy, including retail, still trying to fully recover from the collapse of the financial markets it is a rare sight these days to see any designer, fashion house or line outperform its economic predictions. Which is why Burberry’s recently implemented growth strategy must be praised, after the luxury retailer […]
It has been a tumultuous week for the Halston label. Earlier in the week it was reported that Sarah Jessica Parker was departing from her role as the president and CEO of Halston Heritage. Now reports are circulating that Harvey Weinstein, who placed himself on the company’s board of directors after Hilco Consumer Capital and […]
Last year American consumers purchased 3.2 billion T-shirts, a stat that went up 4% from the year prior and is to only keep growing. Which is why Hanesbrands Inc. the 4.3 billion dollar under garment manufacturer based out of Winston-Salem N.C. announced earlier this month the launch of its first fashion label, Hanes Ink, which […]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s star is certainly on the rise in the second half of 2011. The blonde bombshell started her career as a model but has rocketed into the public eye over the past few months after she was selected to replace Megan Fox in the summer blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The film is […]
Long seen as the most diverse fashion culture on the pacific rim and the trailblazers of cool throughout Asia, the Japanese fashion industry was left in ruins earlier this year after a massive 9.0 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of the island nation unleashing tsunamis that wiped away whole towns and took thousands of […]
In the upcoming August issue of Cosmopolitan U.K.,which will feature Rihanna as the cover girl, the outspoken and sometimes controversial singer talks about her take on love, what she looks for in a man and how she dealt with her split from abusive ex Chris Brown. The cover itself features the Barbadian beauty in a […]
There is an old saying in fashion that goes: once is a fluke, twice is a coincidence, but three times is a trend. Obviously Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is very fond of the Alexander McQueen brand considering it was a Sarah Burton designed McQueen dress that she wore for what was probably […]
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