Miley’s fashion designer career starts right around the corner, at your local Wal-Mart! Though the fashion power of the world’s number one discount department store company is questionable (in the same time being more revenue-powerful than a regular high fashion house), Miley Cyrus joins the recession-friendly commerce wave. Designing with Max Azria (wait, what?) and [...]
June 8th, 2009 by kpriss — Celebrities, Designers
Designers team up for noble causes. Jimmy Choo has formed an artistic allegiance with Elton John Foundation against AIDS. Together they issued a collection that will be included in Jimmy Choo’s next catalogue. The collection glams up from flip flops to more exclusive pieces, everything spiced in the most amazing mixed prints you could come [...]
June 6th, 2009 by kpriss — Bags, Designers, Luxury, Shoes
Don’t plan anything for this Friday! Book a flight to Paris and get in line for the sale of the season! Olivier Theyskens’ designs from Nina Ricci will be available for as little as 40 euros ($55) in a special sale that’ll clear any Theyskens trace from Nina Ricci. Not so sad, but so true, [...]
June 3rd, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Quick Links
The designer is usually one step behind the model when presenting his/her creations. This time is different. CFDA’s Diane von Furstenberg decided to make things differently this year: instead of having models posing in designer creations, we now have designers showing their own work. Jason Wu’s blue plated flowy dress worn under a suit vest [...]
June 2nd, 2009 by kpriss — Designers
Though we highly speculated that maybe Marc Jacobs was the proud owned of Thom Browne’s entire stock of men skirt suits, this week we’re proved wrong. The Thom Browne skirt suit was street-spotted in Chelsea and it wasn’t on Marc Jacobs! Remarquez the eye patch – it’s not just any men skirt suit wearer, it’s [...]
May 29th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Street style
Christian Lacroix’ style may be incredible, but that much mixing touches even the master! Reportedly selling zero clothing articles this year, the prestigious House of Lacroix just filed for bankruptcy, filing $14 Million financial loss in 2008. Is that the end for Christian Lacroix Couture house? the first to hit the crisis-dust? Let us hope [...]
May 29th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Issues, Luxury, Quick Links
Diane von Furstenberg is an eco-activist! She’s starring (sort of) in a short video aired on the Sundance Channel in support of the green High Line park project. Not too fancy, not too complicated, the warm video tries to convince us we really need that High Line park, that a suspended green ribbon can actually [...]
May 28th, 2009 by kpriss — Art & Deco, Celebrities, Designers, Issues
Is that the recession’s doing or what? Elie Tahari glamed up a Phat Cycles bicycle for your own fashionista eco-pleasure! It’s not like we wouldn’t want a gorgeous toned body for Summer and an environmental-friendly routine! Named Elie Tahari Main Street Bicycle (yes, like in Elie Tahari’s East Hampton boutique address!), the new glam bike [...]
May 28th, 2009 by kpriss — Designers, Sports
