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Prada's sweetness, Worldwide demand for Nike, Milan's first concept store, D&G to close, Kanye's clothes

Prada Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: NY Times
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The Roman Spring of Ms. Prada (On the Runway)
"Miuccia Prada spent her summer vacation in northern Argentina. Karl Lagerfeld was at home in St.-Tropez, ducking camera-snapping tourists. Somehow, though, their spring collections brought us all to Italy, or at least our idea of an Italian holiday. Neither show was a movie-still occasion, but the cottony, upswept hair and glitter-coated eyelids at Fendi might make you think of a 1960s film star. The collarless, knee-length satin coats and pleated chiffon dresses at Prada did the same."

Nike sees strong worldwide demand (Reuters)
"Nike Inc staved off margin pressure in the first quarter with strong revenue and price increases, and said it was confident about its position among peers as it heads toward the winter holidays… The world's biggest athletic shoe and clothing maker topped Wall Street's profit and sales estimates, and its shares rose more than 5 percent in after-hours trading."

Milan floats a big idea (FT)
"Recently a new fashion store opened in Milan. This would not in itself be a notable occurrence, especially during fashion week, but this is a vast, 43,000 sq ft 'directional emporium'... This is Excelsior, Italy's first upscale concept department store in the Selfridge's/ Barney's mode."

Milan fashion week: Dolce and Gabbana call an end to D&G (Guardian)
"Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Milan fashion week's kings of bling, can make anything look glamorous – even the usually rather downbeat business of closing a 26-year-old fashion label. Thursday's D&G catwalk show, right, was as ever a carnival parade of bouncy, youthful glamour. D&G is the younger sister label to Dolce & Gabbana, and the D&G aesthetic has always appeared to be aimed at a woman with the taste of a cheerleader and the bank balance of a CEO."

Kanye West recruits London students for debut fashion collection (Guardian)
"Somewhere in London, a nightclub full of fashion graduates are working for Kanye West. The rapper has reportedly recruited Central Saint Martins students to work on his Paris fashion week collection. Next week West is expected to make his prêt-à-porter debut, unveiling, er, something at the fashion world's most important autumn/winter event."

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