Halston anew, Made in Italy, Gilt looks to IPO, Prada’s honesty, PPR’s Laurent Claquin

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Halston Autumn/Winter 2012 campaign | Source: Halston

Halston design house gets major alteration under new owner (LA Times) “The storied New York design house Halston once dressed celebrities the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Bianca Jagger andLiza Minnelli. Its founder, Roy Halston, partied with Andy Warhol at Studio 54 and designed Jackie Kennedy’s famous pillbox hat. But after decades of corporate turmoil, the label that once epitomized 1970s glamour in the Big Apple is

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Ill-fated Halston, Azzaro’s new creative director, Bruno Cucinelli IPO, Finance to fashion, Katie Grand superstylist

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The Men (and Women) Who Would Be Halston | Source: NY Times

The Men (and Women) Who Would Be Halston (NY Times) “Now presided over by the chief executive Ben Malka — until recently the president of the solidly middlebrow brand BCBG — Halston is expected to announce a new creative director, Marie Mazelis (also late of BCBG), to lead it… It’s safe to say that expectations aren’t high, after a series of ill-fated corporate maneuvers that began even before Halston himself died of

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Amy Winehouse’s fashion legacy, Hermès arrives in Mumbai, LVMH ups stake, Halston’s new CEO, British brands

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Vogue Paris 2008 Isabeli Fontana as Amy Winehouse | Source: Bubblespop

Of fashion and Amy Winehouse (FT) “She was her own fashion statement, and it’s my guess, had she been able to deal with her own demons, she would have ended up shaping fashion, not the other way around. She wouldn’t have sung for her style; her singing would have set the style. And the effects would have reverberated at a deeper level.” Hermès Opens in Horniman Circle (Mumbai Boss) “The store, the first stand-alone luxury

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Harrods poised for expansion, BCBG arrives in London, Back to roots, Searching for Halston, Age of Edun

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The Classic Green Awning, Harrods | Source: Harrods

Harrods’ new owners announce upgrade plans (Telegraph) “Qatar Holding is expected to back an expansion programme into new areas ­including China.  Harrods could become a global franchise as new owner… announces plans to ‘upgrade’ the luxury retailer.” BCBG opens in London (Elle.com) “BCBG Max Azria is the latest U.S. label to open its doors in the UK. Following October’s launch of

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Browns celebrates 40, Neiman’s sales revival, Social networking women, Liberty’s Target, Fashion falls for Alice

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Browns celebrates 40 years in fashion (Telegraph) “The John Galliano shirt wasn’t my first temptation at Browns, but has somehow come to represent what the shop stands for. Some four decades on, it has kept the flag flying for delightful conspicuous expenditure.” Neiman boosted by sales revival (FT) “Neiman Marcus, yesterday said its February store sales had improved, underlining the continuing revival of US

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