Dolce & Gabbana Trunk Show at Neiman Marcus Chicago

“Farmer’s Market” is the theme for Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring 2012 RTW Collection and there are vegetables aplenty. Inspiration came from the farmer’s markets in Italy and Sicily where crates are overflowing with ripe tomatoes, onions, squash, eggplant and zucchini. The prints are large, bold and colorful on a white background. If these pieces make …

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Retail Detail. Target Releases Josie Natori's Second Lingerie Collection in Time for Valentine's Day

Back in June, we told you that lingerie designer Josie Natori had been picked as Target’s first design diffusion line in loungewear. The collection, titled Josie Natori for Target, includes bras, panties, pajamas and other loungewear separates and was slated for two separate release dates. The first was back in October, and while we didn’t …

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Did Ivanka Trump Copy Derek Lam?

It seems as though a sandal from Ivanka Trump‘s collection could easily double for one of Derek Lam‘s. Lam claims that Trump “blatantly and intentionally copied” his Ayami wedge sandal. Lam, who sent a cease-and-desist letter to Ivanka Trump Footwear and its licensee, Marc Fisher Footwear, Wednesday, has given the socialite seven business days to …

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Akris Spring 2012 Collection Trunk Show at Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago

Swiss label Akris held its Spring 2012 RTW Collection trunk show at Saks Fifth Avenue on Michigan Avenue last week. Whimsical, creative and Mod are just a few words to describe the collection. The luxe fabrics, master tailoring and couture construction are all part of the current collection designed by Albert Kriemler. Bianca Jagger’s style of the 1970s is …

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