Paris Menswear Fall 2009: Will it be a time of change?
Dates: January 22 – 25, 2009 DALLAS, Nov 30, 2008 / FW/ — When July 2010 rolls around, the iconic summer whites and winter blues uniforms of the U.S. Navy enlisted men will retire and the new khaki service uniforms will be worn year round by the sailors. New U.S. Navy Service Uniform On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the...
Store Windows in Dallas: Holiday Shopping
XXI DALLAS, Nov 30, 2008 / FW/ — Deep discounts from coast to coast, it’s a shopper’s paradise last Black Friday, i.e., if they have to cash to go shopping. And many of them did, as most Americans turned out at malls and shopping centers even in a bleak economy. In Dallas, at Northpark Mall, discounts can run as deep as 70%. And, Northpark Mall is not alone....
Store Windows in Dallas: European Labels
Valentino DALLAS, Nov 30, 2008 / FW/ — Dallas fashionistas have not turned into recessionistas! Day after Thanksgiving, they could be seen entering Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani, Custo Barcelona, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino and Diesel; and they do not leave empty handed! Though I would like to give the store windows all the credits for attracting customers,...
Beyoncé was Minxed at Cadillac Records
Beyonce Knowles at the Cadillac Records Premiere LOS ANGELES, Nov 29, 2008 / FW/ — At the Cadillac Records premiere last Nov 25, Beyoncé Knowles was seen wearing Dolce & Gabbana and customized metallic tartan Minx on her nails to match her outfit. Opening in theaters on December 5, ‘Cadillac Records’ tells the real life stories of the exciting but turbulent...
Store Windows in Dallas: American Designers
Ralph Lauren DALLAS, Nov 29, 2008 / FW/ — With catchy phrases like ‘Be Chic By Giving’, which is actually a play by BCBG on its own initials / label, to the very straightforward Carolina Herrera store windows wherein the merchandise do the talking, to Michael Kors focusing on accessories instead of apparel, American designers and labels are well represented at...
Store Windows in Dallas: Nordstrom
Nordstrom store window DALLAS, Nov 29, 2008 / FW/ — Entitled ‘Joy for All’, Nordstrom’s store windows at its Northpark Mall location is winter wonderland. Using stylized and all white mannequins to show fashion items, props were minimal. Fake snow, a reindeer and leafless twigs covered with snow complete the presentation. [MARI DAVIS] #gallery-4 { margin:...
Store Windows at North Park Mall, Dallas, TX
North Park Mall Dallas, TX DALLAS, Nov 28, 2008 / FW/ — What recession? The Day After Thanksgiving Sale at North Park Mall here in Dallas attracted the usual number of shoppers as it does every year. The Big D’s premier mall, North Park is home to high-end department stores like Neiman Marcus, Barney’s New York and Nordstrom. High street fashion designers –...
Store Windows in Dallas: Barneys New York
Store Window Barneys New York DALLAS, Nov 28, 2008 / FW/ — Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the PEACE sign, Barneys New York featured the iconoclastic symbol that defined a generation in its store windows for the 2008 holidays. It even gave a short history of the PEACE sign, which said: The PEACE sign first appeared in 1958. Originally designed as the emblem for...
adidas celebrates ’60 Years of Soles & Stripes’ with 2009 Ad Campaign
adidas Originals House Party MILAN, Nov 27, 2008 / FW/ — In 2009, it would be 60 years since Adi Dassler, founder of adidas registered the iconic 3-stripes mark. Celebrating this milestone, adidasis unveiling its largest global brand campaign ever for adidas Originals under the banner of Celebrate Originality. A unique label in the adidas family because it unites...
Santa Gets A New Costume at NK Stockholm
Santa Claus wears new clothes at NK in Stockholm PARIS, Nov 27, 2008 / FW/ — If you’re a Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) shopper, expect Santa donning new clothes. The Swedish retailer commissioned costume designer Emma Gauffin to create a new costume for the man from the North Pole. Gauffin who works in fashion, theater and film as a designer and costume maker said that...
Is Katie Holmes the New Face of Miu Miu?
Katie Holmes in Aberdeen, Washington, 2006 NEW YORK, Nov 26, 2008 / FW/ — Will Katie Holmes follow the footsteps of Lindsay Lohan and Kirsten Dunst at Miu Miu? People.com confirmed the rumors that Mrs. Tom Cruise is going to be the new face of Miu Miu for its upcoming ad campaign. Between motherhood and playing Ann Deever at the current reincarnation of Arthur Miller’s...
