Ultimo Closing After 40 Years

  A sad day to Chicago fashionistas everywhere. Ultimo, one of Chicago's premiere fashion boutique, an influential mecca of high-end fashion for more than four decades, is closing its doors to the public at the end of January. The Oak Street boutique founded by the late Joan Weinstein was introduced to Chicago to European designers such as …

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Coming Soon?: Gucci Family Movie

Hollywood producer Ridley Scott is setting eyes on his next project: a movie documenting the infamous Gucci family. He has recently finished "Robin Hood" with Russell Crowe and is hoping to wrap the filming of this untitled Gucci project by the end of next summer for a 2011 release. "Well, we have a script, it's …

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Jean Paul Gaultier for Target Debuts March 7th

Haute couture and affordable fashion come together in Jean Paul Gaultier's new and exclusive line for Target. Jean Paul Gaultier for Target is part of the chain's Designer Collaborations series that hires well known designers to create affordable, wearable lines for the Target customer.  Jean Paul Gaultier for Target is inspired in part by the …

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HSN & Lucky Magazine Team Up With Designers

Here's a collaboration made in a fashionista's dream: Lucky Magazine and HSN are teaming up with seven popular designers to create a limited edition, exclusive collection that will be sold on HSN on October 16 and 17.  The Designer Capsule Collection will feature two cocktail dresses from Shoshanna, a drapey cardigan from Rebecca Taylor, a …

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