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 …
When Isaac Mizrahi hit Target in 2002, women around the country fell in love. He was one of the first high-end designers to call attention to fashion at mass-market retailers, and when he announced his departure, many mourned. Fortunately, his transition to Liz Claiborne keeps his fab designs accessible to everyone. A wellspring of creativity, …
Vintage Charles Jourdan pump It has just been announced that one of the most innovative shoe designers of the sixties and seventies, Charles Jourdan, will be making a comeback with an upcoming line. Still beloved by vintage shoe collector's everywhere, the Charles Jourdan label will be debuting the newest designs at Paris Fashion week this …
French fashion house Cacharel announced last winter that it would be stopping all formal fashion shows. Now the label has just announced its staging a comeback, set to kick off with a spring 2010 collection presented at Paris fashion week in September. The firm's newest managing director Marc Ramanantsoa, with the label since last October, …
