Today's Fashion Headlines: Ugg Beats the Odds, Death of Diffusion Lines, Retailers Customize Shopper Experience

How Ugg Turned a Fashion Trend Into a Staple Ugg boots emerged in the 1970s amongst Australian surfers, who embraced them as a comfy and warm post-surfing footwear fix. In 1995, Brian Smith sold the brand to US footwear company Deckers Outdoor Corporation for an estimated $14.6 million. Ugg is certainly Deckers’ star brand, currently …

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Madonna is an Italian Housewife for D&G… Again

  Madonna is really playing up this old-school Italian housewife bit. For the newest Fall/Winter 2010 Dolce and Gabbana print campaign, Madonna once again dons the ideal life of an ordinary Italian woman. The campaign is said to take place in an unnamed Italian city and "describe the beauty and simple family life of an ordinary …

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Fall Trend Alert! Making a Play for Sweater Vests

There is something rather preppy and cool about the sweater vest and it’s back for fall 2008. Whether it’s argyle, a long cardigan or a good old-fashioned school boy version, you can’t go wrong this season.                    (L-R) D&G, Tuleh, James Caviello                     …

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