The Robert Rodriguez brand just keeps on getting bigger. After Jones Apparel Group Inc. bought 50 percent stake in Rachel Roy in 2008, the company acquired Moda Nicola International LLC, which owns the Robert Rodriguez Collection. Jones' plan is to expand the women's contemporary sportswear and eveningwear label and grow the name in its 600 stores, which …
Designs from Thakoon Panichgul's collection for Tasaki Last week designer Thakoon Panichgul visited Tokyo to unveil the fine jewelry designs he created for Japanese jeweler Tasaki. The Thai-born, New York-based designer told WWD how excited he was to be able to work with the world-renown jewelers, founded in 1954. "I really wanted to just go …
I remember the first time I went in to Tiffany: It was 2004, and I was terrified. Audrey Hepburn, engagement rings, that beautiful blue box… its iconic status made me think that everyone was going to be glamorous and snobby, and all the jewelry would be totally out of reach. Turns out, I was wrong—at …
Alicia Keys has serenaded us with her soulful, soothing music, but now she is embarking on a new treat for us all: jewelry. This Monday and Tuesday, Keys will preview her line, called The Barber’s Daughters, at a temporary shop at Collette Blanchard Gallery in Lower Manhattan. This sneak preview is solely to bring the …
It's coming down to the wire now: this weekend holds the official product launch of Jimmy Choo's apparel and accessories collection for H&M, and many a fashionista has been waiting for it with bated breath for months. Now, that it's almost here, rumblings of the inevitable frenzy have already begun. Racked, for instance, has already …
