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NEW YORK, Jul 13, 2009 / FW/ — The British are coming and there is no stopping them! The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced today that New York-based People’s Revolution has been retained as it U.S. public relations firm to promote London Fashion Week and British designers in the U.S. Headed by Kelly Cutrone, People’s Revolution is one of the most influential PR firms in New York. A full-service brand strategy, marketing and public relations firm, People’s Revolution has office Read more

PARIS, Jul 8, 2009 / FW/ — Innovation, simplicity and details are what made Julien Fournié’s couture 2009 collection a stand-out in the sea of Swarovski, ruffles, and sequins seen elsewhere. Instead, he stuck to a minimalist color palette of black and tan, and kept true with his no-fuss nature throughout, highlighting only major creative elements in each look. One such element was the silhouettes, which varied dramatically – testaments to the designer’s innovative prowess. Juli Read more

NEW YORK, Jul 7, 2009 / FW/ — Last spring, we saw Britney Spears in a different light when the creative for Candie’s came out with her name spelled out in diamonds. The campaign was so successful that Iconix, owner of Candie’s announced today that it will continue its partnership with the megastar as the face of the label’s Fall 2009 campaign. Spears, who is one of the best-selling female recording artists in the world, will appear in Candie’s fall 2009 television, print, onlin Read more

NEW YORK, Jul 5, 2009 / FW/ — Art Unites, a global initiative benefiting the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Red Cross Society of China Jet Li One Foundation hosted 30 young art hopefuls last Wednesday, Jul 1st at the Whitney Museum of American Art with none other than Donatella Versace as their host. Donatella was on hand to launch Art Unites, a collaboration between Versace and the Whitney Museum of American Art’s education department through which the Italian maison dona Read more

PARIS, Jul 4, 2009 / FW/ — Haute couture is dead; long live haute couture! Since the turn of the century, doomsayers have been predicting the death of haute couture. Yet season after season, young designers throw their hats in the ring and for Fall 2009, the one to watch is French-born Julien Fournié who is picking up the Gallic torch for high fashion and proposing a new vision of luxury. A graduate of the Ecole de la Chamber Syndicate de la Couture Parisienne and the winner of the Moet & Read more

PARIS, Jul 2, 2009 / FW/ — In an email sent to the members of the press, Anne Valerie Hash, one of the latest tenured members of haute couture explained why she decided not to hold a couture season this season. “Between the birth of my two daughters, 4 runway shows per year, the launch of a diffusion line and a book at the same time, I wanted to step back and focus on the spring /summer 2010 prêt-à-porter collection,” said Anne Valerie Hash. She then went on to say how much she loves Read more

PARIS, Jul 1, 2009 / FW/ — A familiar name and a familiar face at Valentino S.p.A, Carlos Souza is back at the Roman fashion house as the Social and VIP Relations for the U.S. market. He re-enters the company after working in the Maison for many years, while having developed a deep knowledge of the brand. Souza who was the Vice President of Worldwide Public Relations for Valentino left the company December 18, 2007 after 20 years of service. Largely credited with growing the label’s A-li Read more

NEW YORK, Jun 29, 2009 / FW/ — Already fast becoming a favorite among the Internet Generation, William Rast its ‘New America’ denim culture in London, Berlin and Paris with special events planned for each city. On June 29th at SELFRIDGES in London, William Rast will showcase its Fall 09 collection with a fashion show, and an appearance by brand co-founders Trace Ayala and Justin Timberlake. Additionally, the brand will be displayed in custom designed pop-up shops, located respectively Read more

NEW YORK, Jun 29, 2009 / FW/ – Thursday night’s star studded Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED opening sparkled as brightly as the crystals inside this brand-new concept store in Soho. To support the launch of its new retail concept, Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED has teamed up with Blake Lively and the non-profit, charity: water. Lively, who was wearing Roberto Cavalli for the evening, unveiled a special-edition Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED necklace, which was also worn by Chloe Sevigny at the event, from which Read more

NEW YORK, Jun 28, 2009 / — On Thursday June 18th, Fashion Delivers held its second annual Pay It Fashion Forward event to honor those in the fashion industry that make a difference in their communities and have a positive impact on the environment. At this year’s event more than 600 people packed New York City hotspot M2 and danced to the band, Tamarama. Grammy-award winning artist LL Cool J presided over the awards given to the 2009 honorees, I/denti/tee; Linda Loudermilk; Philanthr Read more