New York Sample Sales and Such for The Week of 11/3

Butter & Something Bleu Discounts on women’s fall/winter shoes. Sample shoes are $60, stock shoes are $100, and boots are $300. Cash only. Monday, November 3 through Tuesday, November 4. Daily 9am—6pm. 307 Seventh Ave New York, NY 212-366-1822 Components By John McCoy Stock up for fall/winter on men’s European sportswear, pants, knits, sweaters, shirts, …

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Diesel Sues Cybersquatters

Diesel has filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging nine defendants with selling counterfeit Diesel products through a network of 83 different web sites, all using the Diesel brand in their domain names without authorization. All but three of them used the word “jeans” as well. Each faces …

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Designer Dish. Martin Margiela Rumored to Have Left His Label

  Margiela's iconic wig coats last summer       The less exciting Fall 2009 show Just before the Fall 2009 fashion shows it was announced that the namesake of fashion house Maison Martin Margiela was stepping down as head designer and was adopting a "part time consulting role" for the brand. Several months later, loyal fans of …

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