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Jean-Paul Gaultier Right On Target; Mad Men Women's Wear On Its Way
Original at Jezebel
• Tue, Oct 20
By Jenna Jean-Paul Gaultier is doing a collaboration with Target that will hit stores next spring; stay tuned for pricing information and images as they inevitably leak. Please let there be lingerie-as-outerwear! [WWD]Agyness Deyn might star in a short film. [P6] Mad Men costume designer Janie...
Emma Says The Idea Of Namesake Scent Makes Her "Vomit"; Vivienne Proclaims "Dirt Is Patina"
Original at Jezebel
• Tue, Jul 14
By TatianaTheAnonymousModel I'm not a designer," says Emma Watson. "If someone asked me to do something that was beneficial to a cause, then maybe I'd consider it, but not just ‘Look at me! I've got my own line!'" And as for perfume: "[It's] gotten so ridiculous," continues the actress. "The idea of making my own perfume m...
Kickin' Down Madison Ave., Feelin' Groovy
Original at New York Times
• Tue, Jun 16
United States ¶As part of a series that reprints ads from past decades, Brooks Brothers, owned by Retail Brand Alliance, is rerunning in newspapers an ad from the '60s showing an American flag above the headline “One country, one destiny. ...
Suited for Summer
Original at Washingtonian.com
• Tue, Jun 16
DC Everard sells suits by American clothier Hickey Freeman—usually priced at $1200 and up. And every spring, Brooks Brothers sells out of its classic two-button seersucker, brushed-cotton, and linen suits. A number of trendy labels are also making summer ...
Seen on Screen: Brooks Bros. cuts custom camo suit for Colbert's ...
Original at latimes.com
• Mon, Jun 8
CA Although it may be a first foray into military wear for Colbert, it's apparently not so new to Brooks Brothers, which claims to have manufactured military uniforms as far back as the Mexican War. Also, Civil War Gens. Grant, Sheridan, Hooker and ...
With its iconic style, Brooks Brothers comes to town
Original at Georgia Straight
• Wed, May 6
Canada - Doug Sarti retailer in North America to offer such fabrics and patterns as seersucker, madras, argyle, and paisley. Long a staple of the well-heeled, Brooks Brothers has outfitted everyone from the robber barons of the gilded age to Hollywood's biggest stars. ...
Suit yourself
Original at The Standard
• Sun, May 3
Hong Kong - Ivy Ong-Wood, Ivy Ong-Wood American clothier Brooks Brothers recently introduced their personal order service, allowing customers to specially order a stock size shirt, suit, vest, sports coat, blazer or trousers in the fabric, fit and style of their choice. ...
Southwick holds ribbon-cutting for Haverhill facility
Original at Boston Globe
• Thu, Apr 23
United States Today's ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Governor Deval L. Patrick and Brooks Brothers chairman and chief executive Claudio Del Vecchio, a Brooks Brothers spokeswoman said. “Today we celebrate the heritage of the Southwick brand and look to it ...
The Bow Tie, Suddenly Cool
Original at NHPR
• Sun, Apr 12
NH Companies such as Rag & Bone and Brooks Brothers are seeing a surge in orders for the neckwear, be it madras, seersucker, twill, matte or jacquard, and other throw-back apparel like cardigans, V-necked sweaters and narrow ties are also suddenly popular ...
RBA Maintains Brooks Brothers’ Tradition Of Quality And Service - Retail Solutions Online
Original at retailsolutionsonline.com
• Tue, Apr 7
By Manhattan Associates, Inc. Retail Brand Alliance (RBA) is the holding company that operates the venerable 190-year-old clothier Brooks Brothers. Having dressed presidents and developed innovations like the button-down collar, Brooks Brothers has ...
Boutique Beat | New York’s Top New Stores
Original at New York Times
• Mon, Feb 23
United States In his Black Fleece collaboration with Brooks Brothers, the men’s-wear iconoclast Thom Browne brings a playfulness to the buttoned-up clothier — a measured sense of quirkiness evident in his namesake collection. Now the Black Fleece line has its own ...
Brooks Brothers Pays Tribute to President Lincoln During the ...
Original at Centre Daily Times
• Fri, Feb 13
PA Brooks Brothers 346 Madison Avenue flagship displays a collection of archival Lincoln artifacts in celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Brothers, in honor of one of their most prestigious patrons, ...
Brooks Brothers Pays Tribute to President Lincoln During the ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Thu, Feb 12
Brooks Brothers, in honor of one of their most prestigious patrons, President Abraham Lincoln, is displaying a collection of Company artifacts from their personal archives highlighting the relationship between America's oldest clothier and the 16th ...
Critical Shopper | Black Fleece Thom Browne for Ladies: Loosen Up!
Original at New York Times
• Tue, Feb 10
United States - Inspired by the old Brooks Brothers sacrificial-sheep-in-a-big-ribbon logo, Mr. Browne appears to have looted the attic of the Brooks Bros. estate and ...
Black Fleece bows on Bleecker -- can Beverly Hills be far behind?
Original at latimes.com
• Fri, Jan 30
CA Until now, the line, which launched in 2007 as a collaboration between the staid clothier and the 2006 CFDA Menswear designer of the year, had been available in only 30 Brooks Brothers flagship stores. Company spokesman Arthur Wayne told us that though ...
Jennifer Aniston Does ‘The Late Show With David Letterman’Original at Pink is the New
• Thu, Dec 18
By It's Trent, Bitch! Jennifer Aniston was one of the guests on The Late Show with David Letterman last night and was on hand to do some promo work for her new movie Marley & Me which opens in theaters here in the US on December 25. Jen, the ever-so-kind guest, thought it would be a nice thing to bring Dave an early...
Barack Obama - Inauguration Fly Gear
Original at robbywells (WordPress)
• Tue, Dec 16
By Robby Wells I don’t know the background on this, but the designs below are all in contention to become Obama’s official gear for the inauguration. There are some well-known designers in the mix, and I went ahead threw my own recommendation in there at as well… at the end. Which ones are you feeling?
When Madonna Falls In Concert, Does She Make A Sound?
Original at Jezebel
• Mon, Dec 15
By Dodai By the by, it looks like Guy Ritchie is getting around $76 to $92 million from Madonna in the divorce settlement. No wonder he's been looking so giddy lately! [AP] Her rep says Michelle Williams will not be accepting awards for Heath Ledger if/when he gets any at the Golden Globes or beyond. TM...
Poll Rag: WWD Inauguration Suit sketches
Original at mensrag.com
• Mon, Dec 15
By mensrag The Emperors new cloths- Michelle Obama isn’t the only one getting the high end fashion treatment from some of today’s biggest fashion minds. We don’t want to leave the most important person out of the fashion show. President elect Barack Obama has plenty to choose from when it comes to his a...
WWD Asks Designers: What Should Barack Obama Wear?
Original at The Fashion Bomb
• Mon, Dec 15
By thefashionbomb@gmail.com (Claire) Top Row Left to Right: Sean John, Nautica, Salvatore Ferragamo. Bottom Row: Paul Smith, Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs. Top Row Left to Right: DSquared, Elie Tahari, Brooks Brothers. Bottom Row: Kenneth Cole, Missoni, Rag & Bone. We're dressing a President not a Pimp! A close up of the Dsqu...
Brooks Brothers Fall 2008 Campaign: Tribute To New York City's ...
Original at TAXI Design Network
• Fri, Dec 12
NY - Dec 12, 2008 This campaign is a salute to New York and one of its most beloved destinations," stated Claudio Del Vecchio, Brooks Brothers Chairman & CEO. ...
A Night at Brooks Brothers for St. Jude
Original at Women's Wear Daily
• Sun, Dec 7
- Dec 8, 2008 A crowd of 500 joined Brooks Bros. chairman and chief executive officer Claudio Del Vecchio, “Gossip Girl” cast members Chace Crawford, Matthew Settle and ...
Architecture is in Fashion
Original at Couture Carrie
• Wed, Dec 3
By noreply@blogger.com (Couture Carrie) At right: Bottega Veneta and Frank Gehry team up in Italian Vogue I heart NY The Manhattan skyline makes a captivating backdrop. See this Brooks Brothers ad; Last year, J. Crew featured Richard Neutra’s Kauffman House in its catalog. Image via metropolismag.com.
Brooks Brothers suit maker to open Haverhill plant in January ...
Original at eagletribune.com
• Sun, Nov 23
Southwick, which specializes in making Brooks Brothers suits and provides 300 union jobs, almost moved to Thailand, company and city officials said. "We owe this move to Haverhill to Claudio Del Vecchio's firm belief that there is value ...
Opinion: The Non-Iron Miracle Shirt: Brooks Brothers for Mothers
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Thu, Nov 20
By Sarah, Staff Editor For more mama clothing reviews, see: Buxom Inc.: Sleepwear for the Rest of Us IsABelt: Maintain Your Mom Modesty Why I bought my… Aerin Rose Bikini When Oprah said the Brooks Brothers Miracle Non-Iron Shirt ($90) comes out of the dryer looking like it’s been to the cleaners I said, "You LIE,...
Supima Fashion Designer Competition
Original at GlamScene
• Wed, Nov 19
By India-Jewel Dust off your portfolios fashion designers and get ready for Supima’s 2nd Emerging Designer Competition to be held in SoHo, New York. The Phoenix-based marketing agency for U.S. grown pima cotton has created a contest modeled after the 1954 Wool Secretariat competition that launched the...
Save for a good cause: Brooks Brothers' San Diego grand opening
Original at latimes.com
• Tue, Nov 18
Save for a good cause: Brooks Brothers' San Diego grand opening CA - Nov 18, 2008 Well, that's about to change when the prep staple, inventor of the button-down dress shirt and clothier to American presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Bill ...
Dry Clean Only, Do Not Bathe In Sunlight
Original at DCist
• Sat, Oct 18
By Kriston Capps The Washington Post reports that conservators are concerned about putting the blood-stained coat that Abraham Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated back on public display. Textile experts fear that exposure to UV light could ruin the garment, so returning the coat to the perpetua...
Brooks Brothers: Men's Non-Iron BrooksCool® Supima® Ground Tattersall Sport Shirt
Original at ThisNext
• Tue, Oct 14
By hanahula Tags: autumn, blue, Brooks Brothers, burgundy, cotton, fall, gold, long-sleeve, men's button-down shirts, oxford, plaid, Richard Tattersall, TN Lucky, winter Add to my wish list on ThisNext Recommend this on ThisNext PermaLink
New owners for cashmere stalwart
Original at Apparel Analyst
• Wed, Oct 8
09.10.08] Italian textile giant Massimiliano Zegna Baruffa and US-based retailer Brooks Brothers have each acquired a major stake in Ballantyne, one of Scotland’s oldest cashmere manufacturers.
Ballantyne to Brooks Brothers - dispatch - news - fashion week daily
Original at Fashion Week Daily
• Wed, Oct 8
Brooks Brothers is an American icon," said chairman and CEOof Brooks Brothers Claudio Del Vecchio. "Our principle is to deal only in merchandise of the finest quality and for our cashmere knitwear, which is an ever-more fundamental ...
Mad for 'Mad Men' Fashion
Original at Extra TV
• Thu, Sep 25
By Luxaholics Here are some cool classics from Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers and J.Crew. Bring out your inner ad exec with a slimming suit, striped repp tie, a crisp button-down shirt and a pair of wing tip shoes. Here's how you can suit-up in the ...
The White Shirt
Original at New York Social Diary
• Mon, Sep 22
By jeffrey_hirsch Brooks Brothers was the first clothing retailer in America and introduced the first ready-made suits for men. But the women in my family have sworn by Brooks Brothers’ dress shirts for years, even when they had to buy men’s sizes. We have had them buttoned-down (the button-down polo collar...
Retailers trek north in search of sales
Original at International Herald Tribune
• Thu, Sep 11
France - Brooks Brothers, the 191-year-old US clothier, will open its first Canadian store in Vancouver next spring, with stores in Toronto and Calgary to follow. ...
Women Smell Good to Brooks Brothers
Original at Wall Street Journal
• Tue, Sep 9
NY - Brooks Brothers unveiled its first women’s perfume at a breakfast at its flagship store on Madison Avenue Tuesday. The fragrance, Brooks Brothers New York ...
Barking Crab Restaurant and Brooks Brothers Clothier Anchor ...
Original at Boston
• Wed, Aug 13
United States - The acquisition of a highly successful Brooks Brothers store has drawn new crowds to the already long-established retail hub, along with significant ...
The American Suit
Original at LA Canyon News
• Sat, Jul 12
CA - It began as the Brooks Brothers “sack suit” of the 1950s. The sack suit’s silhouette was full and fit loosely. The coat was cut straight without being taken ...
A Short Story: The Rise of 'Floods'
Original at WSJ.com
• Wed, Jul 9
By Ray A. SmithAfter noticing other young men doing it, 30-year-old Victor Holguin recently started baring his ankles. When he wears jeans, he rolls them up, and he gets his pants hemmed short.The New York-based real-estate broker admits that he sometimes gets "strange looks," but he igno...
The Paradies Shops Brings New Retail Concepts to Hartsfield-Jackson
Original at FOXBusiness
• Wed, Jul 9
- Symbolizing trust and confidence, Brooks Brothers features the "best of the best" in men's and ladies merchandise in an intimate and comfortable setting, ...
The Paradies Shops Brings New Retail Concepts to Hartsfield-Jackson
Original at MarketWatch
• Wed, Jul 9
- Symbolizing trust and confidence, Brooks Brothers features the "best of the best" in men's and ladies merchandise in an intimate and comfortable setting, ...
Brooks Brothers for Baby - Advertising Age - Adages
Original at AdAge.com
• Mon, Jul 7
By mbush@adage.com (Michael Bush) Take Brooks Brothers, for instance. The high-end suit maker recently targeted a three-week-old with one of its catalogs and a personal letter from company Chairman-CEO Claudio Del Vecchio, thanking the fashion-forward tike for ...
Brooks Brothers: Brooks Brothers Thanks Three-Week Old Infant For ...
Original at Consumerist
• Sun, Jul 6
By Carey Today, I received a Brooks Brothers catalog in the mail, addressed to Benjamin James Tate-Booth (sic). Benjamin Tate-Boothe is my three-week old infant son. I assure you that he has no need of Brooks Brothers suits at this time, ...
Stripes That Are Seen, Not Heard - New York Times
Original at NYT > N.Y. \
• Wed, May 7
Stripes That Are Seen, Not Heard United States - If this success rankles Brooks Brothers, whose shirts were for decades a kind of oxford standard, at least Brooks can gloat that a signature look from its ...
Brooks Brothers Glazed Alligator Frame Bag
Original at All Women's Talk
• Thu, Feb 28
By Tanya I’m drawn to the beauty of this Glazed Alligator Frame Bag by Brooks Brothers, but can’t see myself actually carrying it! It’s hard to resist the sheen in shades of red and cognac, and the handbag is the very definition of dainty and ...
Brooks Brothers Glazed Alligator Frame Bag
Original at The Purse Page
• Thu, Feb 28
By Tanya I’m drawn to the beauty of this Glazed Alligator Frame Bag by Brooks Brothers, but can’t see myself actually carrying it! It’s hard to resist the sheen in shades of red and cognac, and the handbag is the very definition of dainty and ...
Brooks Brothers | Women | Non-Iron | Non-Iron Fitted Stripe Shirt
Original at ThisNext
• Thu, Jan 3
By FashionKitty Tags: blair gossip girl, blue button down shirt, blue button down white cuffs, button down shirt, fashion, get the look gossip girl, gossip girl, gossip girl fashion, gossip girl fashion episode 12, style, white collar, white cuffs Add to my wish list on ThisNext
Objects of Desire, Week of 10/07/07
Original at Luxist
• Sun, Oct 7
By Deidre Woollard Brooks Brothers Glazed Alligator Frame Bag, Handbag of the Day Burberry Hyde Patent Studded Clutch, Handbag of the Day Francesco Biasia Star Crazy Patent, Handbag of the Day Marc by Marc Jacobs Behati Bag, Handbag of the Day ...
Be a Dandy this Fall in Top-Notch Thom Browne-Designed Duds for Brooks Brothers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Original at Fashiontribes.com
• Wed, Sep 26
By Lesley Scott a dapper FDR (center) in Yalta in 1945 sporting a Brooks Brothers cape, seated next to Winston Churchill & Joseph Stalin (photo: MensVogue.com); a look from the new Brooks Brothers Black Fleece label Thom Browne delivers preppy-chic fabulousness under the new Brooks Brothers Blac...
Objects of Desire, Week of 8/12/07
Original at Luxist
• Sun, Aug 12
By Deidre Woollard Brooks Brothers Manicure Set Judith Leiber Asscher, Handbag of the Day My Dior Logo Frame Bag, Handbag of the Day Tumi Oasis Gathered Tote, Handbag of the Day Bing Bang Canvas Tote, Handbag of the Day Marc Jacobs Softy Faridah Pocket ...
Fashion Fix: A Little Something For All The Men
Original at A Socialite's Life
• Fri, Mar 23
By cara2006 The unveiling of the line took place Tuesday in the showroom of Brooks Bothers' Madison Ave. flagship. Hand tailoring was noted along with the lack of price tag. You know that equals digging deep into your wallets. The collection, "Black Fleece," is set to hit stores in early fall. Perfect timi...