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The Grand Prize of Creativity 2009 in the field of fashion design has been awarded to Julien Fournié in the « confirmed designer » category by the City of Paris.

DALLAS, Nov 15, 2009 /— As the season of cheer draws near one will grin from ear-to-ear when they see what H&M has in its stocking, JIMMY CHOO! Yes, JIMMY CHOO is doing an exclusive collaboration with H&M scheduled to hit stores November 14th of this year. Known for its bold, modish, glamorous and chic style, the collection will feature details such as crystals, studs and animal prints that make JIMMY CHOO such a pioneer in the world of accessories. It also falls into great timing Read more

DALLAS, Nov 14, 2009 / — Target is partnering with world- renowned accessory designer Carlos Falchi to launch a limited-edition handbag collection, Carlos Falchi for Target. Most notably known for his signature handbags and use of exotic skins, fine leathers, inventive finishes and tanning techniques; the collection will be available at most Target stores nationwide and at Target.com beginning November 1 through December 27, 2009. This will be the ninth handbag launch in a series of limite Read more

DALLAS & BEIRUT, Nov 13, 2009 /  — Known to couture clients for his architectural silhouettes that perfectly molds a woman’s body, Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika is launching his SIGNATURE COLLECTION, a unique demi-couture line that fulfills every woman’s desire to wear stunning, high quality couture in accessible ready-to-wear style. Inspired by the designer’s haute couture runway, SIGNATURE is a declination of the handcrafted made-to-measure Georges Hobeika couture line. Di Read more

To celebrate the 25th British Fashion Awards, the British Fashion Council (BFC) has introduced a one-off award to recognise an individual who embodies the spirit of London and is an international ambassador for the capital’s fashion industry. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on December 9th at the Royal Courts of Justice. A list of suggested nominees including Alexa Chung, David Bailey, Erin O’Connor, Kate Moss, Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood have been drawn up by Read more

Luminosidade (a company of the InBrands Group)  and the ABC Group have announced a new association, through the company Maior (part of ABC Group),  dedicated to lifestyle and entertainment. This will enable significant expansion of the current Brazilian fashion platform – including entertainment, attitude and contents generation for the areas of events, communications, new media related projects and trade fairs. This kind of investments in Brazil are contributing to the growth of São Pa Read more

For the spring 2010, the BUI by Barbara Bui collection takes simple, basic neutrals to complex and extreme measures this season. The primary colors for the line are: black, white, gray, charcoal, tan, coffee, and a hint of a dark ocean blue, and focuses on the chic, sophisticated edginess of the streets of Brooklyn taking the fashion world by storm. Known for its combination of Elegance and rock ‘n’ roll attitude, this spring season’s collection of BUI is sure to attract the everyday cont Read more

PARIS & AMSTERDAM, Nov 9, 2009 / — While the eyes of the music world was in Berlin, the attention of the automotive world is in Amsterdam with the launch of the new luxury car Infiniti G37 convertible. Introduced by models wearing the Autumn 2009 / Winter 2010 couture collection by Italian designer Michele Miglionico, the “Infiniti G37 convertible” was also equipped exclusively with a travel set from Louis Vuitton. Celebrating the Infiniti’s 20th anniversary, Nissan decided to la Read more

PARIS & BERLIN, Nov 8, 2009 / FW/ — Broadcasted live last November 5th in most of the European continent, the red carpet at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards is an interesting blend of musicians, entertainers, actors and corporate executives. There was a time when MTV was considered anti-establishment, but after more than two decades of existence, it has become a multi-national “corporation” like this show’s sponsors – Sony Ericsson and Dell, which interestingly enough, their ex Read more

DALLAS, Nov 7, 2009 / This season’s RTW Collection for spring/summer 2010 will take you to a sunny day at the carnival!  With its four key seasonal prints which include: ‘Crazy Horse Heads’ (a graphically opaque, hand drawn carousel horse head print), “Carousel Horses’ (a photo montage of the fairground attraction in faded, sun-bleached brights, viewed through a faceted lens), ‘Dreamy Day’ (a super-faded, dream-like print), and ‘Fuzzy Floral’ (a gorgeously vivid, technicolour Read more