Amazon ups the ante, Italian optimism, One man show, Eastern promises, Arizona Muse rules the runway

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Amazon.com/fashion screen shot | Source: Amazon.com

Amazon.com Raises Fashion Ante (Apparel News) “Best known for selling books and electronics, as well as itsKindle e-reader, Amazon.com Inc. has placed its focus on becoming a bigger player in the fashion business. The Seattle-headquartered Fortune 500 company recently placed ad campaigns in glossy consumer magazines and hired seasoned fashion veterans as buyers for the apparel offerings sold in its Amazon Clothing

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Versace returns to profit, Shoptiques’ pull, Quincy conquers sizing, Manolo in Bath, H&M luxury?

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Versace Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: de Luxe

Versace upbeat after return to profits (FT) “Gianni Versace, the Italian fashion house known for its high-wattage glamour, has returned to profit after a three-year hiatus, underlining a turnround at the brand after it almost collapsed during the financial crisis. Net profit at the fashion house led by Donatella Versace, sister of murdered designer Gianni, rose to €8.5m last year, up from a loss of €22m in 2010.”

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Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments at Milan Fashion Week A/W 2012

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  • A swan song for Raf Simons at Jil Sander | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Nipped shapes and graphics at Prada | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Technology and sustainability struck a note at Fendi | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Opulence and decadence at Gucci | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Gothic glamour at Versace | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digita
  • A step change for Marni | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Armani goes for easy chic | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Angela Missoni makes her move | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digita
  • Lindsay Wixon amping it up backstage at Moschino | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital
  • Peter Dundas explores his quieter side at Pucci | Photo: Morgan O'Donovan for Dazed Digital

MILAN, Italy — The tone was immediately set for an emotional Milan Fashion Week when Jil Sander announced that this would be Raf Simons’ last season as its creative director. Mr Simons made way for the return of Jil Sander herself to the label she has left twice before. Thus, Mr Simons’ swan song was all the more poignant, a tour-de-force collection tinged with emotion, that made this the singular defining moment of the

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Addressing Fashion’s Communications Conundrum

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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 | Source: Victoria's Secret

NEW YORK, United States — In recent years, the main fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris have attracted unprecedented interest from end consumers, with brands live streaming their shows and bloggers reporting from the runway in realtime on their sites and social channels like Twitter and Instagram. But in most cases, the actual clothes showcased during fashion week aren’t available to consumers until many months after

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Akris’ discreet charm, PPR invests in The Fancy, Richemont cautious, Nordstrom disappoints, Versace’s bright idea

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Albert Kriemler of Akris | Source: Estilo Moda

The Discreet Charm of Akris (WSJ) “Perhaps it is Kriemler’s understated, reluctant approach to anything overt or loud—fashionable or otherwise—that attracts women as powerful and talented as Condoleezza Rice, Angelina Jolie, Susan Sarandon and Nicole Kidman to his clothes… Kriemler works extensively with artisans from Akris’s hometown of St. Gallen. The town is renown in the business for its skilled

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