 On Tuesday the collection Alexander McQueen started but never lived to complete was presented during Paris Fashion Week in quiet setting in the 8th arrondissement.. "All the patterns in this collection were cut on the stand by Lee Alexander
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Madonna promotes fashion with new brand venture |
 Madonna is to promote fashion with the use of her name in a new partnership with Iconix Brand Group have called MG Icon, a joint venture to be owned 50 per cent by Iconix and 50 per cent by an entity controlled by Madonna and Guy Oseary.
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 As a welcoming and inspirational venue for both French and foreign designers, Paris was ideally equipped to host Fashion Week. The capital of design welcomed 89 prêt-à-porter fashion shows, an average of ten shows a day. On the Parisian podiums,
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 The Oscar's are as much a celebration of film and acting as they are of red carpet fashion. Months before the award ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, studios and actors will begin wooing the Academy and promoting their work with non-stop fervour for
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 Going back to its historical bond between contemporary art and eyewear, Persol is presenting the second edition of A Work of Persol. The communication platform features eight new talents from the international contemporary art world.
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Cath Kidston to sell company to American firm |
 Cath Kidston, best known for her vintage style prints, is in talks to sell her fast-expanding retail empire to TA Associates, an American buyout firm. The deal will value her business at £100m, writes Matthew Goodman. Kidston, who started out with a single
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Kuala Lumpur Shoe Festival |
 Shoe fashionistas from around the world are set to congregate in Kuala Lumpur for the inaugural Malaysia International Shoe Festival. Taking place at the Putra World Trade Centre from April 2nd to 4th, the event will celebrate the best of the local
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MFW: Spotlight focused on the shows and the web |
 This will pass into history as the fashion week of disputes but also of the fightback by the young, the triumph of the web, the importance of the shows and, lastly, of the pride of the designers. Prada, Fendi, Krizia and Laura Biagiotti, for example, who
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Gap looks to Italy for expansion |
 Gap this week announced it would enter the Italian market in 2010 as one of its long term growth investments. Expanding on the international appeal of its London and Paris stores, the company plans to open Gap and Banana Republic
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Liz Claiborne reports losses |
 Designing and marketing a global portfolio of retail-based brands, Liz Claiborne reports a loss per share from continuing operations of ($0.45) and adjusted loss per share of ($0.18) for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Net sales for the fourth quarter were
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Burberry to close Spanish factory |
 Burberry plans to close its Spanish design facility and cut 300 jobs in Barcelona, as Spain's troubled economy means it no longer pays to produce an exclusive range of clothes for the country The Daily Telegraph reports. The closure of the
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 For the first time NYC based menswear designer Michael Bastian and Gant are teaming up to launch a lacrosse inspired collection for AW10. The collection blends sport and tailored elements fusing Gant’s heritage with an American classic
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 Over the year of 2009, the sales of Hermès went up with 8,5 per cent and came to €1,914.3m in 2009. Growth accelerated in the fourth quarter. All regions other than Japan delivered growth over the full year. Sales expanded by 20 per cent
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Alexander McQueen dies at 40 |
 On the eve of global fashion weeks, and less than a month before his catwalk presentation, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead after a reported suicide. Dubbed the 'enfant terrible' of the fashion world', the 40-year-old
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BFC goes digital and Burberry 3D |
 The British Fashion Council announced the first Digital Schedule will launch on 19th February at London Fashion Week. This new initiative will bring together live streamed fashion shows and a selection of digitally presented fashion films created by some of London’s
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US shoppers return to stores |
 US shoppers are spending again, as a surge of boutiques, high street retailers and upmarket department stores report an increase in January sales. According to the Financial Times, Retail Metrics said its index of chain retailers’ same-store
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Jonathan Saunders for Topshop |
 Topshop, the high-street fashion giant, has announced its partnership with the colour and print master Jonathan Saunders is to continue into 2010 with the launch of a new 2010 denim and devore collection, hitting Topshop stores at the end of January.
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