Some Chicagoans are calling for a boycott of Jake Less than two months after The New York Times exposed the owners of Chicago retailer Jake of taking deliveries from various designers without payment, the designers affected have now decided they are fed up. 28 designers have banded together—hailing from New York, Los Angeles, Paris, …
Designer Michael Alan Stein accepting his BTAA award for costume design in 2008 With Chicago's Fashion Focus quickly coming up in October, I have been interested to find out more about the local visionaries picked to showcase their designs in Millennium Park, Envent, Macy's and the other glam venues around the city. So I was …
Chris March The word is out that Project Runway fourth season contestant and costume designer Chris March did in fact sue designer Thierry Mugler last month. March was reportedly working for Mugler in his post reality-T.V. career and is currently claiming that Mugler's label allegedly refused to pay him for work he performed as head …
Timberland's new boat shoes In honor of New York's 'Fashion's Night Out', the company that equipped you with the tools to battle a rugged terrain are deciding to relax and take it a little easy. Timberland will be creating a line of hand-sewn boat shows. Now the irony has not escaped us that a company …
Who knew Julia Stiles was such a comedic talent? It hasn't been since the predictable, tween-happy humor that she displayed in "Ten Things I Hate About You" have we seen actress Stiles try her hand at funny. Blessedly she shed her cotton-candy roles in teen flicks and opted for more serious cinema which proved …
