The legal troubles of Alexander Wang have not yet seen their end. After allegations surfaced last week that the designer was running a sweatshop in New York’s Chinatown and was being sued by at least 30 of his employees, a new plaintiff has surfaced with a fresh batch of complaints. Former employee Flor Duante, a 48-year-old single …
Fashion Critic Robin Givhan has been busy lately. The (in)famously outspoken critic has made headlines on no less than two different hot button issues in as many days. First, New York Magazine touched on her verbal scuffle with Karl Lagerfeld, sparked by an article she wrote for Newsweek back in January that if the famed …
Say it isn’t so! But apparently it is, according new a $50 million lawsuit that the young designer has been slapped with, according to the New York Post. Alexander Wang is being sued for heading up a Chinatown sweatshop where his workers are allegedly abused. Thirty workers claim they were forced to work 16 hours …
Congratulations to designer Naeem Khan for being picked as the official “Mercedes-Benz Presents” Designer for the Fall 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week shows at Lincoln Center. Khan has made a name for himself with his timeless designs, especially in the evening wear market where his dazzling gowns have dressed models and and celebrities alike. For this …
Walking into a Sephora is always a sort of magical experience. With the well made-up professionals, the all white backdrop of the store’s decoration and every employee wearing their black –almost medical looking–uniform, you can’t help but get swept up in the spectacle of it all. But we’ve always thought the Sephora staff uniforms could …
