Spring is coming, Fashion’s everyday people, Tumblr’s troubles, Versace revenue up, The next generation

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Bloggers front row at Dolce & Gabbana | Source: Le Bon Chic

You Can See Spring Coming (NY Times) “Mr. Wang is a boy disguised as a designer — or maybe it’s the other way around — but whatever the case, he doesn’t want to grow up, and the clothes naturally follow that youthful spirit… Prabal Gurung’s show on Saturday had a pronounced erotic undercurrent that in its blunt use of violet, and the transparent hems of silk print dresses, owed something to the style last season of

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Versace takes a stand, Luxury funds outperform, Hangzhou’s savvy, Bow ties boom, The Royal Frock

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Versace Jeans Couture | Source: Denim Therapy

Why Versace is putting workers’ health before style (Independent) “Italy’s style capital has become the unlikely focus of a battle to save some of the world’s poorest textile…Versace… Announced that it was throwing its weight behind a campaign to end sandblasting – a manual process used to produce trendy worn-look denim – but which campaigners claim destroys workers’ lungs.” ‘Luxury funds’ are in vogue (JoongAng Daily)

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Versace rising, Milan mens wrap up, Tina Tarantino’s pink plastic wares, Galliano trial, Menkes meets Umit Benan

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Gaga wears vintage Versace in her The Edge Of Glory video | Source: Guardian

Lady Gaga in vintage Versace in The Edge Of Glory Versace on the march (Guardian) “Versace is having a moment. The label has not been hotter since the salad days of supermodels in sweet-shop brights on the catwalk and Liz Hurley in safety pins on the red carpet.” Armani’s Geometry and other Mens’ reviews (IHT) “‘Menswear is difficult — keeping things the same, but different,’ Giorgio Armani

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Long view on flash sales, Milan gets sporty, SuperGroup saturation, Versace for H&M, Della Valle’s Empire

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Gilt Men's Shirt Shop | Source: Gilt

Bargains on Flash Sale Sites Serve a Long-Range View (NY Times) “Flash sale Web sites, a thriving e-commerce trend to promote limited-time sales, started as a way for brands to unload excess inventory… But now they have become something else: a way to advertise and find new customers, many of whom visit the sites of the brands and buy full-price merchandise soon after the sales.” Olympics Ahoy! (IHT) “Love

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Made in Britain, Marc by Marc turns 10, L Capital targets India, Versace turnaround, DVF eyes mainland China

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Christopher Kane | Source: Styles and Sounds

Britain’s got it all sewn up (Telegraph) “Ten or 15 years ago… ‘Made in Britain’ was a synonym for doomed amateurism in the fashion field. Now, through meticulous hard work… things have turned around… So let me be the first to wave the flag on behalf of the innovators who’ve created an unsung virtuous economic circle which is underpinning and developing a skilled network of factories

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