Cautionary tales, Kids’ wear in China, Abercrombie profits drop, Valentino exhibition, Liz Goldwyn

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Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison | Source: Malibu Mag

A Hard Spill in Designer Shoes (NY Times) “Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison couldn’t take a wrong step in their climb from Fashion Institute of Technology students to fashion-world darlings… Just over a year ago, she and Ms. Morrison were fired from the company they had created, and now they find themselves watching from the sidelines as the retooled brand is presented at this week’s New York Shoe Expo without

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Coach profits soar, Puma slows, Issey Miyake’s design award, Savile Row defenses, SEH Kelly

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Elle’s Facebook page | Source: WWD

Why Coach Continues to Bag Soaring Profits (Forbes) “The wins just keep on coming for Coach. The New York-based leather goods and accessories brand just reported a 21 percent bump in profits as sales for its fiscal third quarter rose 16.6 percent to $1.11 billion.” Puma says hit by slowdown in Europe in Q1 (Reuters) “German sporting goods company Puma said wariness among European consumers hurt its first

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Sarah Burton triumphs, Herrera chic, A&F on Savile Row, Nicole Farhi’s culture, Fashion Star

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Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: Grazia

Sarah Burton (Interview) “When Sarah Burton was named Creative Director of Alexander McQueen in May 2010, she was charged with a task that many thought impossible…  It was Burton who, despite the circumstances, helped shepherd to completion McQueen’s last collection for Fall 2010, which was in progress when he died.” How Carolina Herrera turned being chic into big business (CNN) “In her ‘uniform’

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The perfect match, Marc Jacobs collection stolen, PPR goes green, Abercrombie suffers, Benetton’s provocation

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A Marriage of Economic Convenience (NY Times) “More than a decade since Target first popularized collaborations between high-end designers and mass retailers, and seven years since H&M introduced a collection with Karl Lagerfeld, there is still allure in the concept of cheap and chic… Such collaborations are proving to be both a reliable business model for retailers and a business in themselves.” Marc Jacobs’s

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Black style bloggers, A&F profits spike, Forever 21 suppliers sued, Pandora investigation, Fashion capital

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Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs of Street Etiquette | Source: Street Etiquette

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/7037364[/vimeo] Pushing the Boundaries of Black Style (IHT) “As opposed to the fascistically frozen street-style snaps of The Sartorialist and others, these pictures are styled and plotted fictions but also affecting ones, depicting a pair of young black men taking ownership not just of the body and what goes on it, but also of the environment it moves in… Already they have wide reach: Street

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