And happy holidays to you too.. or should we be saying Joyeux Noelle? Fashionweekdaily reports Celine has shut down their NYC PR office and is now using their Paris office as their HQ. “The French fashion house, a division of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis
Vuitton, has closed its New York public relations office effective
immediately. Headquartered at the LVMH Tower on East 57th Street, the
Celine press office had been run by PR director Victoria Ashley and
coordinator Anya Assante.” — Amy Ko, Senior Editor
Amy Ko
Designer News. Rule Britannia. Vivienne Westwood Takes Her Runway Show Back to London
After 9 years Vivienne Westwood finally heard London calling. Fashionwiredaily reports the British designer is taking her avant-garde clad runway show back to London. And while her main show will be headed back, “Westwood will continue to show her first line, the demi-couture Gold Label, as usual in Paris later in the month. When she staged her debut fashion show in Paris, Westwood became the first British designer to do so since Mary Quant in the Sixties.
Her men’s collection, known as Man, will also stay put, though in its case in Milan,” they report. Sometimes a girl’s gotta go home. — Amy Ko, Senior Editor
Holiday Shopping. Shopper's Delight. This Season It's a Buyer's Market.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting what you probably already know: shopper’s are winning this season’s budget battle. As Stepfanie Romine reports,
“Many analysts and retailers are already expecting a lackluster December as cost-conscious consumers hold out for deeper discounts closer to Christmas, especially with the holiday falling on a Tuesday. According to the National Retail Federation, the industry’s largest trade group, consumers had completed only 36.4 percent of shopping by the end of November.”
This means consumers are in control, and waiting for last minute deals and helpful services like extended hours are the rewards of their demands.
“Macy’s is taking no chances on losing procrastinating shoppers in New York City. The Cincinnati-based department store behemoth said that beginning at 7 a.m. Dec. 21, seven of its stores in the New York metropolitan area, including its flagship store in Manhattan, won’t close until 6 p.m., even on Christmas Eve.
JC Penney Co., including the stores in the local area, also plans to expand its hours in the final days before Christmas. Beginning Friday, most JC Penney stores started staying open until midnight. That will continue through Dec. 23, , said Barbara Keeling, general manager of the JC Penney store at Florence Mall. On Christmas Eve, JC Penney will close at 6 p.m.
Marshal Cohen, a retail analyst with The NPD Group market research firm, said it’s a buyers’ market heading into the holiday home stretch – stores will need markdowns and specials.
“(Consumers) can get anything, anywhere, at any price,” Cohen said. “I’ve got choices of price and brand. We’re just clearly seeing a whole new dynamic: The consumer is really in the driver’s seat.”
For the full scoop read below– Amy Ko, Senior Editor
Fashion Events. Final Days! Diamonds Give & So Should You. Ebay Celebrity Charity Auction for the Diamond Empowerment Fund.
DIAMONDS GIVE: A VERY SPECIAL ON-LINE CHARITY AUCTION OF FINE JEWELRY AND CELEBRITY EXPERIENCES TO BENEFIT THE DIAMOND EMPOWERMENT FUND™ (D.E.F.)
DECEMBER 6 -16, 2007
HOSTED ON eBAY GIVINGWORKS (www.ebay.com/diamondsgive)
The DIAMONDS GIVE charity auction will be hosted on eBay Giving
Works, the dedicated program for charity listings on eBay, starting
December 6th and running for 10 days. The Diamond Empowerment Fund has
engaged Auction Cause to produce the auction for eBay. Auction Cause is
a premier auction management agency specializing in high profile cause
marketing events for brands, nonprofits, and celebrities.
RUSSELL SIMMONS, LL COOL J, REV RUN & JUSTINE SIMMONS, PETRA NEMCOVA, BRETT RATNER, NAOMI CAMPBELL, CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, DEREK JETER AND HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE TO PARTICIPATE
The Russell Simmons’ created Diamond Empowerment FundÔ (D.E.F.), launching its first on-line fundraising event – DIAMONDS GIVE – with an exclusive charity auction of diamond jewelry and unique celebrity experiences is right on time!
The DIAMONDS GIVE fundraising auction will feature approximately 15 lots of donated fine diamond pieces, including an extraordinary diamond encrusted Ohm Watch from the Simmons Jewelry Co. made from unusual red Monkstone and 6.5 carats of pave diamonds, designed and worn by D.E.F. Chairman Russell Simmons.
Bidders will have the opportunity to win a professional photo shoot in New York or Los Angeles with a celebrity who is an advocate for D.E.F.’s mission of giving back to Africa through education programs in countries where diamonds are a natural resource. The recipient will also receive the Simmons Jewelry Co.’s Green Bracelet, with the bracelet box autographed by the celebrity. The recipient will receive a copy of the photo, and the photos will be published in one of the major weekly celebrity magazines, as well as on the D.E.F. website.
For further information, go to www.diamondempowerment.org and see more information below. -Amy Ko, Senior Editor
Shoes. The Last Resort. They're Here: The Spring Shoe Preview.
Yves Saint Laurent Biarritz Heart Sandal $195 @ Saks Yves Saint Laurent Getty Patent T-Strap Sandal $690 @ Saks Rene Caovilla Tuxedo Sandals $745 @ Saks Chloé Patent Crisscross Sandals $595 @ Saks Valentino Wave Metallic Sandals $425 @ Saks Sure it’s 30 degrees out now but in a few months (or sooner given global …
