The Signature Premier Fashion Week Kolkata, scheduled to begin from September 14, 2012, has chosen “Eco-Fashion” as its theme for the current year. The four-day event would showcase innovative designs and collections of nationally acclaimed designers and weavers from West Bengal. Fashion Week Kolkata Event Director, Yudhajit Dutta said making a move towards reviving the [...]
From a distance, it looks like a glass-encased, futuristic cruise liner, moored on San Pedro Street just north of the Santa Monica Freeway. The aqua windows also suggest an aquarium, and invite curiosity about what’s behind all the glass, steel and concrete. In reality, the structure is the latest mega-mall for the wholesale fashion business [...]
Kate Moss will star in next year’s ad campaign for Fred, the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned jewelry brand. [WWD] Rock & Republic is working on a limited-edition line of denim that will retail for around $130, about $50 less than usual. [The Cut] Employees of massive vendor Liz Claiborne Inc., which has cut 1,500 [...]
Until now, Suitable had yet to explore the dos and don’ts of dressing for a job interview. The oversight of such an obvious topic can be attributed to the fact that Suitable almost always assumes readers have jobs. Well, it doesn’t take alarming employment statistics – 70,600 job losses in Canada and more than half [...]
As the public face of Team Photogenic, Duell Fisher shows up at parties and snaps pretty pictures of area socialites at their most beautiful. As a fixture on the society circuit, he inevitably gets sucked into additional roles: fashion adviser, social buffer, confidant. Fisher, who co-owns Team Photogenic, leads about 40 contract photographers who are [...]
The university says external funding for 130 posts will stop with the end of European Union Objective One funding, but some 70 staff have been redeployed. It said it was working to secure jobs for the remaining 60. One union said the assembly government and EU could do more to co-ordinate the continuity of funding [...]
We meet in his apartment, which is in a swanky part of Paris, the day after his spring-summer 2009 show. It was held in the Grand Palais to mixed reviews — some loved it, others left disappointed that he had not repeated the success of his autumn-winter collection — and was followed by a private [...]
THE credit crunch has hit even the most optimistic end of the fashion industry, with graduate students of a Sydney fashion college producing collections inspired by armour and protection. “It’s very difficult because of the current financial climate,” student Michelle Uhlhorn said yesterday. “There aren’t many jobs going in the industry. “A lot of my [...]
Cities in the UK have been counting creatives, a ponytail and shaved head at a time. In London, 650 000 people are involved in the creative industries – that’s more than the financial industry; more than manufacturing and construction combined or health and education. The creative industries in London generate £20 billion a year. Between [...]
chickdowntown.com plans an early December launch of www.chickdowntownTV.com, a behind the scenes look at chickdowntown.com. Reality TV marries the latest fashion trends with feature spots that will include national television ads, photoshoots, model search, fashion shows, designer profiles, styling tips, and more. Look for chickdowntownTV.com the first week of December. In conjunction with the unveiling [...]