Gucci Goes Manga Get ready for some graphic window displays in Gucci stores around the world! Gucci had teamed up with Japanese manga artist, Hironhiko Araki to create a unique window presentation for the brands cruise collection. For those of us less knowledgable in Japanese culture, manga are Japanese comics that conform to a specific …
Big Changes at T Deborah Needleman’s first issue of T: The New York Times Style magazine won’t be out until February, but she’s slowly remaking the masthead so that come next year, it will be unrecognizable from Sally Singer’s. Her first hires were all poached from her old stomping grounds at The Wall Street Journal …
Wilhelmina Vs. IMG Yet another nasty catfight between rival modeling agencies: Wilhelmina Models has slapped a lawsuit against IMG Models for hiring men’s- model agent Kevin Apana to launch its men’s division. Wilhelmina filed a complaint against IMG last Thursday in New York State Supreme Court. IMG Senior Vice President/Managing Director Ivan Bart and Apana …
Derek Lam’s New Kohl Collection Derek Lam may have spent the summer in New York, but his thoughts were all about Brazil. The designer drew from a May visit to Rio de Janeiro for his limited-edition DesigNation collection for Kohl’s Department Stores. The fact that it rained during his springtime stay there with a development …
MTV’s House of Style Returning! MTV announced yesterday the decision to revamp its iconic series House of Style starting Oct. 9. Exploring the cutting edge of fashion in today’s media savvy market, House of Style will be featured exclusively on the MTV Style digital platform but also include crossover content for TV. The refurbished program …
