Simon Doonan Is the sign of the fashion apocalypse? Barneys New York without Simon Doonan? That seems to be the unfortunate case as The New York Post reported late yesterday that Doonan, the amicable creative director for Barneys—made famous by his whimsical window displays and velvety voice—has been "promoted" to the position of Creative Ambassador-at-Large. …
Wunderkind Spring/Summer 2010 This week does not bring good news for German-based brand, Wunderkind. The company's founder Wolfgang Joop has just announced he has let go most of the house's staff and has cancelled its fashion show slated for Paris Fashion Week due to "restructuring". Founded in 2003, Wunderkind reportedly has yet to break even, …
Jodi Arnold Here's some news we're not too happy about this morning: Jodi Arnold, the perky, red-headed designer known for her feminine draping and bold, original prints, closed her store in Brooklyn at 347 Atlantic Avenue and Hoyt Street this month, and has announced that the fate of her Manhattan store is also uncertain. Arnold …
So the rumors are true: Blake Lively has been confirmed as the official ambassador for Chanel’s new Mademoiselle handbag line and will appear in a campaign photographed by the Kaiser himself, Karl Lagerfeld. So why choose Lively to helm the campaign? She’s a kind of American dream girl,” said Lagerfeld, referring to what he described …
A spring look by the new Chaiken and Capone Chaiken and Capone, famous for its cult following in the Nineties for great-fitting pants, is making a retail comeback this spring. Founded by Julie Chaiken and Pamela Capone in 1994, Chaiken and Capone was the best place in the mid-Nineties for big city women to find …
