Mon, Mar 2
This week in 2004 saw Tom Ford take his last bow as creative director of Gucci during Milan Fashion Week. Ford was widely credited with turning around the Gucci fashion house, which was virtually bankrupt when he joined as chief womenswear designer in ...
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source: Jezebel
Designer Sophie Théallet has won the $200,000 Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund Award. "Thank you for making my American dreams come true," said she. [Style.com]Skating at an outdoor rink in London, Lily Cole knocked over a small child. [Daily Mail] Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric have announced the bi...
Published Tue, Nov 17
Special Report: My Techno: A Designer Viewpoint 
source: NYT > Fashion & Style
Some are cyber experts and others are technophobes, but most designers today embrace many forms of technology -- including Christopher Bailey of Burberry and Frida Giannini of Gucci.
Published Mon, Nov 16
The Marvelous Charm of Gucci Watches 
source: barrettz (WordPress)
With such a wide variety, there is a design for both women and men to benefit from. This designer company was established nearly a century ago in Florence. Guccio Gucci, father of the Gucci Watch Group. This group also owns various watch brands such as Yves Saint Laurent and Bedat & Co. Men a...
Published Mon, Nov 16
May J. Blige teams Up with Gucci for women’s charity 
source: mock641 (WordPress)
Gucci, a luxury fashion and leather goods brand, has partnered with the charitable organization to raise money. Frida Giannini, Gucci creative director and board member of the PPR Foundation for Women’s Dignity and Rights, designed a limited edition watch that retails for $1,895, wit...
Published Sun, Nov 15
Ungaro: Lindsay's Fashion Line "A Disaster"; Banana Republic Clerks Too Bouncy 
source: Jezebel
Lindsay Lohan's first collection for Ungaro has been derided by yet another industry heavyweight: Emanuel Ungaro himself. The designer, who sold the business that bears his name in 2005, says Lohan's work was "a disaster" that left him "furious." [Independent] Glamour editor Cindi Lei...
Published Wed, Nov 11
Alicia's Kooky Jewels; Tom Ford Calls Yves Saint Laurent "Evil" 
source: Jezebel
Alicia Keys has a jewelry line; her bangles and rings come engraved with the words of the Japanese pseudoscientist Masaru Emoto. You can't make this up. [WWD]Marie Claire has published some clear pictures of Rodarte's line for Target. [Nitrolicious] John Galliano's Christmas tree desig...
Published Tue, Nov 10
source: chicandyoushallfind (WordPress)
I don’t think anyone was as excited as me to find out Tom Ford will be returning to women’s ready-to-wear “very soon”. Fashion simply hasn’t seen a better era in this decade. I admire that TF humbly admitted to W he experienced an emotional and spiritual sink after his departure from Gucc...
Published Thu, Nov 5
Heidi For Victoria's Secret; Tom Ford Talks About His Depression 
source: Jezebel
Heidi Klum is not Superwoman, okay? She's not walking in the Victoria's Secret runway show a mere month after giving birth to her fourth child. She's just going to host it. Sheesh. Some people have such unrealistic expectations. [E!] Meanwhile, this year's angels have been named: Candice Sw...
Published Wed, Nov 4