Puig Finally Acquires Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier (center) with Marc and Manuel Puig As of yesterday, it has been confirmed that the race to obtain shares of the Jean Paul Gaultier label owned by both Hermes and Gaultier himself had been won. Barcelona-based beauty and fashion firm Puig has beat out the other competitors, including Japanese beauty brand Shiseido, …

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Photographer Steve Starr Honored Among Chicago's Divos on Tuesday, February 8th

Second City Style Contributing Photographer Steve Starr will be honored this Tuesday along with other Divos! InfoMaven presents The Divo Series Honoring and bringing together successful men for networking and more! Tuesday, February 8, 2011 | 6-9 PM House of Blues Foundation Room | 329 North Dearborn…Divo: {dee-voh}, celebrita: A Divo is an Italian word …

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Club 21 Leaves Luella

Luella Bartley is in major trouble. On Tuesday, Club 21, the brand's global licensee and distributor, walked away from almost seven year relationship and the label ceased its trading. Club 21's subsidiary, VSQ Ltd., issued a statement saying that it had "taken the decision not to invest further in its relationship with Luella Bartley Ltd." …

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Presidential Favorite Hartmarx Files Chapter 11

President Barack Obama may heart Hartmarx, but it still hasn't saved the company from falling victim to the bad economy. We know we rarely report on men's fashion…but we are talking the President and a Chicago firm here. According to WWD, late last Friday, the President’s favorite Chicago tailor, and one of the oldest and …

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