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Target Customers Fuming Over Designer Snafu

It's too popular: Company taking PR hit over canceled orders

(Newser) - Target’s launch of an upscale Italian designer line thrilled customers—so much so that the plan is backfiring. The heavily-promoted Missoni line drew so many customers to the Target website that it crashed last week, staying down for much of the day. Now customers are flaming the chain on...

Lagerfeld: Royal Wedding a Sea of 'Fat Legs'

Chanel designer also divulges his love for DSK

(Newser) - Karl Lagerfeld, never one to mince words , was apparently not a fan of the fashion he saw at the royal wedding. It was a mess of “bad proportions,” “ugly hats,” and “short skirts on fat legs,” the Chanel designer said recently, recalling his stint...

Dictator's Daughter Lands NYC Fashion Week Show

Human rights activists not happy about it

(Newser) - Gulnara “GooGoosha” Karimova may be the daughter of a hated dictator who once boiled an enemy alive, but that didn’t stop organizers from allowing her to unveil her new fashion line during a show at New York’s upcoming Fashion Week. Karimova, 39, is a high-ranking official in...

Vivienne Westwood Has Harsh Words for Kate

Designer slams her eye makeup, for one...

(Newser) - Kate Middleton is a style icon, right? Wrong, says fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. The Duchess of Cambridge projects the image of an "ordinary woman," not the "extraordinary woman" she should be, Westwood complains to Britain's Sunday Times Magazine in an interview picked up by Australia's...

Most Useless College Degree Is ...

Journalism tops the list, and advertising isn't far behind

(Newser) - Parents of high school seniors take note: The Daily Beast has compiled a list of the 20 most useless college degrees, based on salaries, number of jobs available, and general trend of crappiness. The losers:
  1. Journalism: Median starting salary is $35,800; percentage change in number of jobs from 2008
...

It's True: Designer Labels Will Make Your Life Better
It's True: Designer Labels
Will Make Your Life Better
in case you missed it
Apr 9, 2011 9:43 AM CDT

It's True: Designer Labels Will Make Your Life Better

But only if it's obvious you're wearing a designer logo

(Newser) - It's true: Wearing designer fashion will very likely improve your life. But not because the clothes are so attractive, oh no: It's the label that matters. A new study shows that designer logos bring benefits including more cooperation, job recommendations, and even money from others. In one experiment, when presented...

Galliano Collection Hits Paris, Sans Galliano

The atmosphere was 'surreal,' notes one fashion writer

(Newser) - Despite John Galliano’s highly publicized recent troubles , his signature collection was shown yesterday in Paris. “The atmosphere was somewhat surreal,” writes Eric Wilson in the New York Times . Editors were expecting something informal, but arrived “to discover that seats had been scattered around for a slightly...

Balmain's Christophe Decarnin Skips Own Show at Paris Fashion Week, Sparking Rumors

 Is Balmain's 
 Designer in a 
 Mental Hospital? 
more fashion drama
Mar 4, 2011 11:53 AM CST

Is Balmain's Designer in a Mental Hospital?

Christophe Decarnin's absence from his own show fuels rumors

(Newser) - After John Galliano's ouster from Dior comes more high drama in the world of high fashion: Christophe Decarnin was suspiciously absent from his own Fall/Winter 2011 show yesterday, fueling rumors that he's in a mental hospital. Decarnin failed to bow after the collection he designed was presented at Paris Fashion...

Galliano to Stand Trial for Slurs

Christian Dior insists runway show will go on

(Newser) - Fashion designer John Galliano has lost his job for making anti-Semitic slurs ; he may now lose his freedom as well. French prosecutors have announced that Galliano will stand trial on charges of making racist insults in public, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and...

John Galliano Heads to Rehab; Fellow Designers Express Support for Former Christian Dior Designer After Anti-Semitic Rants
 Galliano Heads to 
 Rehab, Apologizes 
as designers support him
Mar 2, 2011 10:04 AM CST

Galliano Heads to Rehab, Apologizes

He's obviously going through 'a difficult time,' says Giorgio Armani

(Newser) - Friends tell the New York Times that former Dior designer John Galliano is entering rehab after news of his apparently drunk , anti-Semitic rants emerged. Galliano, while still denying the claims against him, says he understands "that the accusations made against me have greatly shocked and upset people" and that...

John Galliano Arrested After Anti-Semitic Rant

Fashion designer faces assault charges

(Newser) - Fashion designer John Galliano was arrested last night after allegedly going on an anti-Semitic rant and attacking a couple at a French cafe. Galliano, the chief designer at Christian Dior since 1996, was believed to have had a lot to drink at a bar in Paris's Marais district, known as...

How Jessica Simpson Built a $1B Brand

In the world of celebrity fashion, her line is surprisingly successful

(Newser) - When you think of Jessica Simpson, "savvy businesswoman" is probably not the very first phrase to come to mind. But the singer-actress's fashion empire did $750 million in sales last year, and with the additions planned for this year, sales will probably surpass $1 billion. That's about the same...

Composer's Son Quizzed in NY Designer's Death

Sylvie Cachay found dead in Manhattan hotel tub

(Newser) - Swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay has been found dead in the bathtub of a luxury Manhattan hotel and police are questioning boyfriend Nicholas Brooks, son of You Light Up My Life songwriter Joseph Brooks. Police initially believed Cachay died from a drug overdose, but then discovered bruise marks on her neck...

McQueen High on Cocaine Before Suicide

Designer also took sleeping pills, tranquilizers

(Newser) - Alexander McQueen was high on cocaine, sleeping pills, and tranquilizers before he hanged himself, the inquest into his death heard today. The Westminster coroner said the 40-year-old fashion designer “killed himself while the balance of his mind was disturbed,” adding that he had “a history of self-harm...

Marc Jacobs, Hubby Split
 Marc Jacobs, 
 Hubby Split 
or did they?
Apr 26, 2010 9:35 AM CDT

Marc Jacobs, Hubby Split

Honeymoon didn't last long for couple, who wed in January

(Newser) - Designer Marc Jacobs has split with Lorenzo Martone, who he reportedly married in St. Barts just after New Year's. “They've both been telling people that they broke up,” friends tell the New York Post , adding that Martone plans to leave the couple’s Chelsea Merchantile apartment soon (he...

How to Wear $1,000 Sweatpants
 How to Wear $1,000 Sweatpants 
Apr 6, 2010 10:35 AM CDT

How to Wear $1,000 Sweatpants

Designer sweats are here to stay, whether you like it or not

(Newser) - Designer sweatpants have arrived, with some versions costing nearly $1,000—but not everyone is convinced the notoriously informal attire is a great sartorial choice for anywhere but the gym. The Wall Street Journal is especially skeptical, opening a recent article with the question, “Sweatpants with stilettos?” Um, “...

McQueen&rsquo;s Label Had $50M Debt at Suicide
McQueen’s Label Had $50M Debt at Suicide
ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2010 9:50 PM CST

McQueen’s Label Had $50M Debt at Suicide

Recession hit fashion designer hard; outfit's future unclear

(Newser) - Designer Alexander McQueen’s fashion business was $50 million in debt at the time of his suicide last week, an analysis of the firm’s recent statements shows. The Times of London reports that the brand, founded in 2001, didn’t break even until 2007—then made a profit in...

5 Fashion Week Trends
 5 Fashion Week Trends 
big hair, falling models, celebs
Feb 17, 2010 1:11 PM CST

5 Fashion Week Trends

Not interested in fashion? Check out the falling models

(Newser) - Wondering what you’ve missed so far from Fashion Week? We’ve rounded up five trends to keep your eye on—check out examples of each in the gallery:
  • Wearability: Designers from Derek Lam and Vera Wang to, yes, even Marc Jacobs and Rodarte are offering clothes the average person
...

McQueen Hanged Himself Just Days After Mom's Death

Drugs, porn star also played roles in end of designer's life

(Newser) - Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his closet the day before his mother's funeral, the coroner reported today, leaving a suicide note the coroner declined to disclose. Days before he died, McQueen had posted several messages on Twitter revealing his grief at his mother's death, the AP reports. But the photographer...

Inside Kate and Andy Spade's New Life

 Inside Kate 
 and Andy 
 Spade's 
 New Life 
fashion power couple
Feb 15, 2010 11:53 AM CST

Inside Kate and Andy Spade's New Life

Former handbag designers find new creative outlets

(Newser) - Whether it’s reimagining J. Crew, foraying into winemaking, or cutting their daughter’s sandwiches into little hearts, Kate and Andy Spade stay busy—just not with the businesses that still bear their name. “Someone said to me, what about your legacy?” Andy tells New York of the 2006...

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