Fashion Wire Daily – With the news fresh of Diane von Furstenberg’s election to serve a third term as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, or CFDA, she joined Nadja Swarovski at her downtown store and studio in New York on Wednesday, March 17, to announce the nominees and honorees for the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards, the “Oscars” of the fashion industry.
Go here to see the original:
CFDA Names Jacobs, Karan and Wang Among Top Nominees for 2010 Awards
(Fashion Wire Daily)
AP – The fashion world will pay one more tribute to late designer Alexander McQueen when the Council of Fashion Designers of America holds its annual awards ceremony in New York City in June.
Read the original post:
US fashion designers pick McQueen for NYC honor
(AP)
AP – Madonna and her manager will create a new line of sunglasses with designer duo Dolce and Gabbana, making the first-ever cobranded collaboration for the Italian couture fashion house.
See the original post:
Madonna, design house team up for suglasses line
(AP)
Reuters – Madonna has teamed up with Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana to design a collection of sunglasses.
See the original post here:
Madonna designs Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses
(Reuters)
AFP – Italian fashion house Prada on Monday dismissed allegations by its former top retail manager in Japan that it had harassed her and asked her to fire “old, fat and ugly” managers.
See more here:
Prada denies it wanted ‘fat’ managers sacked in Japan
(AFP)
AFP – The company behind Calvin Klein has bought fellow US fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger for 2.2 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars), Hilfiger’s current owner said Monday.
Go here to read the rest:
Calvin Klein owner buys Tommy Hilfiger brand: statement
(AFP)
AP – Phillips-Van Heusen says it will buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the world’s biggest clothing companies.
Read the rest here:
Phillips-Van Heusen to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B
(AP)
Reuters – Phillips-Van Heusen Corp said it will buy fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger for about $3.0 billion to boost its international segment.
Read more here:
Van Heusen to buy Hilfiger for $3 billion
(Reuters)
Fashion Wire Daily – It was 1960s modernism meets Louis XIV at the latest collection of Miu Miu, the final show of Paris fashion week that ended Wednesday evening, March 10.
See more here:
Miu Miu’s Regal Pop
(Fashion Wire Daily)
Reuters – With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating “digital mirrors” online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand.
More here:
Digital mirror: fashion brands convey glamour online
(Reuters)
