Shopping. America's Next Top Model Winner Yoanna House to be the Face of Metrostyle Catalog. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Valley Lane sandals, $39.99 from Metrostyle.com   Tipped Leather Handbag, $34.99 from Metrostyle.com   Valley Lane hangbag, $39.99 from Metrostyle.com America’s Next Top Model second season winner Yoanna House has another gig… and it’s even fashion-related. Metrostyle.com, the fashion catalog owned by Redcats USA just announced that the brunette bombshell will be on the cover …

Designer News. Christian Dior's Slimane Gets the Pink Slip. Van Assche Gets Their Vote. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Kris Van Assche Spring 2006 from Kris Van Assche Hedi Slimane Eric Wilson reports that Christian Dior has made it official: Hedi Slimane (you know him for his super chic rock star skinny suits) is out and 30-yr old Kris Van Assche is in as the artistic director of their menswear line. Although many insiders …

Travel Bags. Christina Ricci Travels in Style with Samsonite Fashionaires. Second City Style Fashion Blog

This is the face of fashion(able luggage). Samsonite has tapped Christina Ricci as the starlette behind Samsonite’s new Fashionaire line under the Samsonite Black Label brand. Didn’t know Samsonite had a black label brand? Neither did I. Apparently this collection is an update of a travel and luggage line that Samsonite released in 1968. The …

Trends. I Dream of Jeannie. The Return of the Turban? Second City Style Fashion Blog

Here is a trend when I saw come down the runway last spring fell flat in my mind…the turban. I think there are better ways to hide a bad hair day and frankly when I see one I assume the person has a hair loss problem. Thankfully, today’s New York Times agreed with me. From …

Retail Detail. Protecting Intellectual Property. Diane Von Furstenberg Sues Forever 21. Second City Style Fashion Blog

According to today’s WWD, Diane von Furstenberg Studio filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Forever 21 Retail Inc. late last week in Manhattan federal court. According to legal documents obtained Tuesday, the company alleged Forever 21 has sold dresses that infringe on its Cerisier and Aubrey designs. "Without authorization or license from DVF, Forever 21 …