PARIS, August 26, 2008 /FR/ - The Olympic Games held in Beijing (China) this month have also been the theatre of another world competition: sponsoring, and the related added value to the brand image. The undeniable -and somewhat unpredicted- winner for this summer edition of the world sports event happening every four years is undoubtedly [...]
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British Fashion Council drops Plans to bar Anorexic Models
LONDON, August 20, 2008 /FR/ - Plans to eradicate stick thin models from the catwalk by demanding health certificates to prove they do not have anorexia were dropped by the British Fashion Council, the entity managing the London Fashion Week.
Following an increasing tendency to hire for runway shows “size zero” super-skinny models, the idea originally [...]
Kiraz Retrospective Exhibition : The Parisiennes illustrated in style!
PARIS, August 11,2008 /FR/ - If you happen to be in Paris before September 21, a visit to Musée Carnavalet is really worthwhile, particularly as it is now hosting a temporary exhibition called “Les Parisiennes by Kiraz“. You know how much we, at FashionReporters, love fashion illustrations. Although Kiraz would be reluctant to be classified [...]
Discover Colette Shopping TV… Online!
In many ways, Colette has been and still is a trend-setter for “edgy” fashion. To whom is not very familiar with Paris boutiques, let me explain that Colette stands on Rue Saint-Honoré, placed in the very first ranks of the must-visit shops in the French capital.
Colette has created a concept around fashion and cosmetics retail, [...]
A Monk from Tibet on Benetton’s Olympic Campaign
ROME August 9, 2008 /FR/ - Famous for its subversive advertising campaigns, the Italian fashion group Benetton, has made its new print campaign public yesterday. On the day when the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing (China) is taking place, the Italian brand has chosen to show a Buddhist monk from Tibet and [...]
London Fashion Week Spring 2009: Avant-Garde to Seriously Edgy
Dates: Sep 14 – 19, 2008
DALLAS, Aug 4, 2008 / FR/ — Watching the season’s finale of Doctor Who where David Tennant play the lead role, then reading at the London Telegraph later that the British actor is going to play Hamlet, the most famous role in Shakespeare made me think of where London Fashion [...]