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PPR chairman Francois-Henri Pinault married Salma Hayek in Paris over the weekend; the two have had an on- and off-again relationship since 2007. [Vogue UK] White House social secretary Desiree Rogers attended Carolina Herrera's show this morning, and also plans to stop ...
Thumb your nose at unemployment with thousand-dollar tunics! Up today, Michael Kors, ebullient reality-TV star and designer of frocks for the shrinking jet set; Oscar de la Renta, clothier of every first lady in recent history except Michelle Obama; furrier J. Mendel ...
As Olivier Theyskens' design contract with Nina Ricci nears its end, Peter Copping, a designer at Louis Vuitton under Marc Jacobs, is rumored to be taking over. [WWD] After 79 years, the 21 Club has abandoned its necktie requirement for men. Jackets, ...
African-American designer B. Michael does not support the Black Artists Association's disappointment with Michelle Obama over not wearing a black designer to the inauguration. “I understand their sensitivity and respect their right to express it,” he said. “I personally believe it is ...
Holly Dunlap is on hiatus from designing her line of footwear and accessories, Hollywould, indefinitely. In the meantime, she plans to surf in Brazil, ski in Switzerland, and sail in Italy. [WWD] Victoria Beckham will appear on the cover of Russian Vogue's ...
Just in time for the recession, Roberto Cavalli has introduced an exclusive snakeskin credit card. [Luxist via Cityfile] Chicago-based designer Mario Pinto, whose designs are often worn by Michelle Obama, says the trick to designing the perfect dress is being able to ...
While some fashion houses have had to trim down their staff and bow out of runway shows, Oscar de la Renta says that his company has had a good year. He's recently been able to hire even more staff and plans to ...
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse is reportedly in talks with British fashion house Fred Perry to design her own clothing collection and has already begun sketching some of her ideas. [Vogue UK] Gedalio Grinberg, chairman of the Movado Group (where he had worked ...
The Village Voice has laid off legendary fashion writer Lynn Yaeger. [Fashionista] Cathy Horyn gets to the bottom of what's wrong with Vogue. (Summary: The magazine has gotten sort of boring.) [NYT] The clothing company established for Kira Plastinina, the 16-year-old daughter ...
With sales of high-end childrenswear up 50 percent in the last year, designers are set to introduce more fancy kids' clothes to the market. [WWD] The highly anticipated spring ads for Chanel (Heidi Mount posing in Karl Lagerfeld's home) and Marc by ...
