Trend Alert! Double Handle Handbags

If you are going to buy one bag this season, make it a double handle bag. I love that you can sling the longer strap over your shoulder when your hands are full. You have to adore any bag that can perform double duty! Let’s see do I want to carry a satchel or a …

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Celebrity Trends. Silver That Works…and Doesn't!

I absolutely loved Emma Watson’s look at a recent Sonia Rykiel party in Paris during Paris Fashion Week. The pleated silver minidress is to die for and the black opaque tights are just the right punch to the outfit. Our little Emma is all grown up, and a fashion plate! On the other hand, High …

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Gucci Shakeup. CEO Mark Lee To Step Down

This is almost as big as Tom Ford leaving in 2003. Gucci CEO Mark Lee is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of the Italian luxury brand, effective December 31. In his four-year tenure, Lee grew Gucci revenues 46%. According to WWD Lee will be succeeded by Bottega Veneta president and ceo Patrizio …

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Fashion Week. Racially Diverse Runways?

We aren’t going to hold our breathe but… according to top casting director Daniel Peddle, who is currently casting New York Fashion Week (in a frenzy we’re sure…), runways might look a little different this year. Instead of a slew of blonde, porcelain models, you might not be able to pin down the race of …

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Celeb Designers. Or At Least, People Who Used to Be Celebrities are Designing.

Do fashion execs know something we don’t know about semi-famous or washed-up people being able to sell clothes better than… you know… actual designers? Maybe there is some magical combo of former fame, name recognition and cheap clothes that is more successful than investing in up-and-coming designers with good ideas, creativity and talent?  We’re baffled. …

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