Have you been dreaming of the day when you can walk into a Nine West store and grab a pair of sneakers on the go? Well, your day has finally come! The Jones Group, Inc. has inked a licensing agreement through 2014 with Philip Simon Brands Group Inc. for a line of fashion sneakers under …
Designer Rouland Mouret, the dashing young French designer whose made a name for himself creating showstopping gowns for red carpet sirens, has found a new calling. Mouret has been picked to head up the creative team for 30-year-old French footwear label Robert Clergerie. With a solid celeb following of former clients including Cameron Diaz, …
There is a brawl going on in the world of high fashion! Place your bets: it’s Diego Della Valle versus Giorgio Armani! At a luxury conference in New York yesterday, Tod’s chairman and chief executive officer Diego Della Valle took on Giorgio Armani over the designer’s criticism last week against Prada and its decision to …
Here’s an interesting take on designing denim. Premium jeans brand Siwy has recruited three artists — Shelter Serra, Francesca DiMattio and John Gauld — to create limited edition jeans. The idea was conceived from discussions between a group of artists panelists, as part of a project on collecting art for beginners co-sponsored by Siwy and …
Designer Thakoon Panichgul has always had Addition and Carbon Copy, two capsule collections that sat alongside his main line, Thakoon, on designer floors. But starting this resort season, Panichgul has decided to broaden these capsule collections and introduce them fully to the contemporary market. “In 2009, we wanted to offer a capsule alongside the main …
