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Jewellery designer for US First Lady set to appear on Boston Fashion Week’s runway

August 31, 2011/23.57

Ileana Maria Rojas-Bennett, designer and CEO of Maleku Jewelry, is probably best known for her connection to Michelle Obama. Rojas-Bennett, whose childhood greatly influenced her work today, states, ‘I was fortunate enough to grow up in the home of an outstanding artist. In fact my most basic childhood memory is one of my mother’s portraits […]

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World’s largest fashion trade event, MAGIC, begins again Monday

August 22, 2011/2.23

This August in Las Vegas, MAGIC will return as the world’s largest fashion trade event, delivering buyers the most extensive buying platforms in the world of fashion today.    MAGIC exhibitors represent every major apparel industry: the designers, contemporary, street, casual, sports, kids, shoes, accessories, etc. appealing to every interest group. During this August show, […]

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When Jeffrey Campbell and Stolen Girlfriends’ Club unite

August 13, 2011/9.39

Jeffrey Campbell and Stolen Girlfriends’ Club are both pioneers in the world of fashion. Edgy yet wearable seems to be driving force behind their respective brands, and it works. The companies come from opposite ends of the globe, but when paired together, collaborate to create a delightfully naughty shoe collection.    Stolen Girlfriends’ Club is […]

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Adriana Lima launches Victoria’s Secret’s Showstopper bra in NYC

August 10, 2011/11.25

Jamie McCarthy Victoria’s Secret unveiled Tuesday a new bra collection called the Showstopper. The company says the range is ‘designed to help women show nothing but their shape.    ‘This new range of bras is light, smooth and sexy with padding technology that provides no-show coverage where women need it the most. With super-soft fabrication, […]

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A New York state of mind

August 8, 2011/10.26

Ten seasons on and she still hasn’t lost her touch, her colourful spring–summer 2012 collection proving that she is still the Wunderkind designer we know and love. The beautiful new collection also wonderfully reflects Alexandra Owen’s fresh sense of direction and renewed passion for clothes.    This collection was inspired by the month Owen spent […]

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Kardashian Kollection offers exclusive styles in Sears 72-hour pre-sale

/10.11

The Kardashian sisters—Kim, Kourtney and Khloe—have collaborated with Bruno Schiavi, and his apparel company, Jupi Corp., to create a fashion range to be offered at Sears in early September. However, from August 8 at 6 a.m. to August 10 at 11.59 p.m. (EDT), Sears.com and SearsStyle.com will offer exclusive styles from this range for purchase. […]

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OPI releases its spring 2011 collection: coast to coast classics

August 4, 2011/23.35

Top The Arizona visual from OPI’s Touring America collection. Above Milwaukee is represented by bikers. Due for release in August 2011, OPI will launch its spring selection of colours, the Touring America collection. The colours, inspired by OPI executive VP and artistic director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann’s recent road trip across the United States, allow women to […]

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Celebrities get framed in Hollywood

August 3, 2011/23.18

At the Château Marmont at July’s close, a diverse assortment of celebrities including Malin Åkerman, Rosario Dawson, Maria Menounos, Jaime King, Mischa Barton, Rumer Willis, Amy Smart, Samantha Ronson, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jena Malone, Tom Arnold, Johnathon Schaech, Melissa McCarthy and Peta Wilson responded to the siren call of new sunglasses and quenching cocktails, passing an […]

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Boston Fashion Week showcases emerging talent on September 24

August 2, 2011/4.05

On September 24, 2011 from 8 p.m. until midnight, the Emerging Trends 2011 Runway Show will take place at the Cyclorama, Boston as part of the Boston Fashion Week. This event, with Lucire as media partner, will focus on up-and-coming international designers, allowing them to showcase their latest designs, in some cases introducing their lines […]

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Gap releases online campaign for 1969 denim line

August 1, 2011/12.26

Gap’s 1969: LA and Beyond fall 2011 campaign has cast real people, and will be based primarily online, with national magazines and point-of-sale media as supporting media, says the company.    Gap’s 1969 studio, creating the company’s denim line, is the first to get a treatment by the company’s marketing department to highlight ‘what’s different […]

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