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- FASHION WATCH 2011: JOEY SAMSON - (Article) Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:50AMMenswear for women; the designer shows hes perfected the genre.
- Robert Graham Brings Their American Eclectic Style to the World of Denim Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:24PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of a large investment into the Robert Graham brand and the announcement of Michael Buckley joining as the new Chief Executive Officer, Robert Graham Holdings is pleased to announce its men’s denim licensing partnership with International Denim Group N.A. led by President Gary Sims, former President of Wholesale at William Rast. The premium denim line will ...
- donga.com[English donga] Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:32PMWhy are European luxury brands raising prices in Korea? Chanel raised its prices an average of 25 percent in May, touching off a rush of copycat hikes among European luxury brands. The French fashion giant informed customers visiting its stores of its plan to raise prices a month before it did so.
- Cartoon Signs A Modeling Contract, We Pick More Fashion Spokestoons Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:16PMPolly Bean on the catwalk.Photo: Courtesy of Polly Bean From Betty Boop to Jessica Rabbit, there has been no shortage of gorgeous, tantalizingly drawn female cartoons. They are the perfect model: they'll fit in what they wear, are able to exist in ridiculous proportions, and almost never fall down when walking the catwalk. But fortunately their [...]
- The Hyphenite's Social Calendar: Year of the Labbit, Mom Mic Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:59PMThursday July 14th -- NYC Queer Border Crossings: Ching-In Chen, Rahul Mehta, Ronaldo Wilson, Kit Yan The queer body remains a point of contention in public policy and literature. In writing the queer body, its desires and representations, literary borders manifest themselves not only as gender, sexuality, and race, but also voice, form, and genre. Ronaldo Wilson , Rahul Mehta , Kit Yan , and ...
- Gold Is Our Defense Against the Fiat Currency Graveyard Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:21AM“The rule of law has basically been thrown out the window. Money printing is the order of the day. And when politicians take control of central banks, which they have done in the United States and they are also doing in Europe, that basically destroys the currency.
- Korean cars getting popular in Brunei Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:49PMBANDAR SERI BAGAWAN - Brunei has been invaded by all things Korean over the past two years. From Korean celebrities, fashion, healthcare and cosmetics to food and music, locals have welcomed products from the east Asian country with enthusiasm.
- Going gaga for Tominaga, mori girls, eco-fashion, Final Home and the Lady herself Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:52AMIn the last few weeks, Lady Gaga used her celebrity influence to bring the world's attention back to Japan and its March 11 disaster recovery efforts with her promotion of the MTV Video Music Aid concert. There's no doubt her involvement in the charity project will raise its profile, especially when you consider the extremely positive effect she has already had on local fashion.
- For wearing, not walking Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:42PMParis Fresh looks far from practical Walking, Paris's elite cadre of haute couture designers seems to have determined, is out - at least for the handful of women wealthy enough to fork out the price of a car for a single dress. Judging from the hobbling looks on display Tuesday at Chanel and Giorgio Armani Prive's fall-winter 2011-12 haute couture displays, women rich enough to afford four-to ...
- Coming Up Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:32PMThe Arts East End Arts Council School of the Arts presents ‘About the Sea’ with Amy Worth, Thursday, July 21, 6:30 p.m. at Brecknock Hall in Greenport. 369-2171. Classes and Workshops Japanese Fish Printing class (Gyotaku), Saturday, July 16, 1-2:30 p.m. at Southold Indian Museum’s Center for Traditional Crafts. All supplies provided. Program taught by [...]
- Chanel shows haute couture skirts Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:04AMAn edgy new take on the skirt dominated Chanel’s Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 11 show. Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week is in full flow, and yesterday Chanel head designer Karl Lagerfeld showcased the label’s most exciting new looks.
- Elite Paris designers ban walking Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:25AMPARIS (AP) - Walking, Paris' elite cadre of haute couture designers seems to have determined, is out - at least for the handful of women wealthy enough to fork out the price of a car for a single dress.
- Giorgio Armani pays haute-couture homage to Japan Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:08AMGiorgio Armani paid stylistic homage to Japan on day two of the fall-winter Paris haute couture shows on Tuesday, with sharp bustier dresses making up a big chunk of his collection.
- Armani's fashion tribute to Japan Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:39AMWednesday, July 6th, 2011 13:12:00 PARIS: Giorgio Armani paid stylistic homage to Japan on day two of the fall-winter Paris haute couture shows on Tuesday, with sharp bustier dresses making up a big chunk of his collection.
- Call the Chauffeur: Paris Designers Ban Walking Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:36PMCall the chauffeur: Paris' couture designers decree walking officially out
- Pictures: Giorgio Armani pays homage to Japan Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:59PMPARIS - GIORGIO Armani paid stylistic homage to Japan on day two of the fall-winter Paris haute couture shows on Tuesday, with sharp bustier dresses making up a big chunk of his collection. No less than a dozen of the 44 looks from Armani Prive were figure-hugging, bare-shouldered numbers - some in black velvet, others in tangerine sequins including one that suggested a mermaid that had just ...
- Geisha-infused glamor at Giorgio Armani Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:37PMGiorgio Armani Prive dedicated his collection of wildly expensive made-to-measure skintight column dresses and painted-on pantsuits to victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
- Matthew DeBord: Young People Are Losing Interest in Cars, But That Doesn't Mean the End of the Road for Automakers Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:49PMLightning McQueen may as well take his place next to Thomas the Tank Engine: The reign of the car as the central fetish of American life is drawing to a close.
- Trend-spotting: Men In Skirts Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:59PMDesigners like Yohji Yamamoto, Thom Browne and Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy all featured skirts in the
- Lighten up — and lose the ties, Japan’s leaders tell office workers Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:02PMTOKYO — The Japanese government wants the country’s suit-loving salarymen to be bold this summer. Ditch the stuffy jacket and tie. And for the good of a country facing a power crunch, go light and casual. Japan’s “Super Cool Biz” campaign kicked off last week with a government-sponsored fashion show featuring outfits appropriate for the office yet cool enough to endure the sweltering heat.
- Cargo pants, man bra feature in Paris menswear shows Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:19PMPARIS - Cargo pants, that staple of the 1990s wardrobe, made a comeback at the ongoing Paris spring-summer menswear shows on Friday -- while the man bra made its debut.
- 12 Concept Cars Headed for the Dealership Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 5:13PMHere are the concept cars we expect to come to the showroom (though in an altered form), with our best guess on timing, specs and, when possible, price.
- Men in skirts, shiny silks at Paris menswear shows Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:59AMThe perennial standoff between cutting-edge designers who keep pushing men to get in touch with their feminine side and throw open their wardrobes to the skirt and reluctant male consumers worldwide flared up again on...
- Men In Skirts, Shiny Silks At Paris Menswear Shows Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 2:33AMThe perennial standoff between cutting-edge designers who keep pushing men to get in touch with their feminine side and throw open their wardrobes to the skirt and reluctant male consumers worldwide flared up again on Thursday in Paris, with a man skirt and man dress-heavy collection from Rick Owens and silky, shiny offerings from Dries Van Noten.
- The Japanese Yen: What Every Forex Trader Needs To Know Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:45PMThe forex market possesses some unique qualities that traders should know before jumping in.
- As Designers Leave, Fashion Labels Like Issey Miyake and Balmain Turn to Teams Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:13PMAs more major labels turn to teams, having a living designer at the helm is becoming more and more unusual.
- The Buzz On Business Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:13AMFedEx Corp. expects the global economy to hit a higher gear later this year as fuel prices retreat from three-year highs and the Japanese economy recovers.
- Friday Poll: Most impressive company at E3? Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 1:23PMWhich console gaming company stole the show for you at E3 2011, if anyone? Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony?
- Food, fun and fantasy Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:12PMABOUT 50,000 people had a merry old time at the three-day Auto-City Carnival 2011 in Juru, near Bukit Mertajam.
- Feting an Ending, and a New Start Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:45AMThe art and design school Central Saint Martins celebrated the end of an era with a splendid graduate show last week.
- DREAMS OF JOY Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 11:16PMLisa See's moving story, SHANGHAI GIRLS, introduced us to May and Pearl Chin, privileged young fashion models who narrowly escaped their native China as the Japanese invaded Shanghai in World War II. The times forced them to leave behind a lush Shanghai home with a staff of servants to live a feudal life as Chinese peasants, not in China, but in Los Angeles's Chinatown.
- Japan’s workers urged to dress down Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 1:44PMThe Japanese government wants the country’s suit-loving salarymen to be bold this summer. Ditch the stuffy jacket and tie. And for the good of the country, go light and casual.
- What’s the Best Stuff to Buy in June? Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 5:09AMThere’s plenty of conventional wisdom out there about the best time to buy everything under the sun, and the advice for what’s best to buy in June ranges from butter to TVs to dishes. Most of this sage wisdom, however, does not come from data, but rather from inferences or common sense, and that can [...]
- Environment: Japan bureaucrats dress down to save planet Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 11:59AMTOKYO -- In their stuffy gray business suits, starched collars and boring ties, Japans famed salarymen could hardly be accused of being at the cutting edge of sartorial innovation.
- Workers Told 'Dress Down To Save Energy' Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 7:28AMThe Japanese government is trying to set a trend by encouraging people to dress casually for work this summer to save energy.Super Cool Biz has been launched this week with a fashion show in Tokyo to promote ...
- Japan bureaucrats dress down to save planet Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 4:58PMIn their stuffy grey business suits, starched collars and boring ties, Japan's famed "salarymen" could hardly be accused of being at the cutting edge of sartorial innovation.
- Japan to businessmen: Shed suits, save energy Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 4:50PMThe Japanese government wants the country's suit-loving salarymen to be bold this summer. Ditch the stuffy jacket and tie. And for the good of a country facing a power crunch, go light and casual.
- Japan wants businessmen to shed suits, save energy Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:44AMshare: digg facebook twitter Japan's "Super Cool Biz" campaign kicked off Wednesday with a government-sponsored fashion show featuring outfits appropriate for the office yet cool enough to endure the sweltering heat. [...] with Japan dealing with an ongoing nuclear crisis and the aftermath of a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami, officials decided they needed to take Cool Biz one step further ...
- Japan tells workers to shed suits, save energy Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:31AMThe Japanese government is encouraging its business professionals to adopt a less formal style of dress this summer so they can stay cool and limit their use of air conditioning as the weather gets warmer.
- Japan launches 'Super Cool Biz' to save energy Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:26AMThe Japanese government wants the country's suit-loving salarymen to be bold this summer. Ditch the stuffy jacket and tie. And for the good of the country, go light and casual.
- Businessmen go casual to save planet Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:46AMIN their stuffy grey business suits Japan's famed salarymen could hardly be accused of being at the cutting edge of sartorial innovation.
- Japan wants businessmen to shed staid suits for cooler duds Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:01AMTOKYO - The Japanese government wants the country's suit-loving salarymen to be bold this summer. Ditch the stuffy jacket and tie. And for the good of a country facing a power crunch, go light and casual. Japan's "Super Cool Biz" campaign kicked off Wednesday with a government-sponsored fashion show
- Japan urges workers to dress down, save energy Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:13AMGovernment-sponsored ‘Super Cool Biz’ campaign designed to save energy in the aftermath of the earthquate and tsunami on March 11
- With summer approaching, govt urges Japan's workers to dress down Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 5:31AMTOKYO - The Japanese government wants the country's suit-loving salarymen to be bold this summer. Ditch the stuffy jacket and tie. And for the good of the country, go light and casual. Japan's "Super Cool Biz" campaign kicked off Wednesday with a government-sponsored fashion show featuring outfits a
- ASIA PRIVATE EQUITY WEEKLY NEWS, MAY 30, 2011 Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 4:30AMHONG KONG, May 30 (Reuters) - News and developments in Asiaprivate equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 27. MAY 27 HOME INNS & HOTELS MANAGEMENT INC has agreed to buyChinese hotel chain Motel ...
- RM250,000 for Japan Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 5:54PMMALAYSIANS proved their generosity yet again at a special charity luncheon and bazaar organised by the Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur recently.
- Around the watercooler Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:08PMThe release of a pop star's album usually comes with the typical cross-marketing splash -- strategic magazine covers, a few major TV appearances, and perhaps a cosmetics or fashion deal to remind the public a new project awaits.
- Your stylist: Keeping your red-hot hair color from fading Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 10:23AMResident Image stylist and market editor Melissa Magsaysay soothes your sartorial woes in the weekly Your Stylist blog column: In this installment of Your Stylist, we address the blazing hot trend in hair color this season. Various shades of red...
- Fashion for Japan : Shin Koyamada Foundation, Preco, and EM & Co Host Fundraiser and Fashion Show Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:05AMOn Friday, May 20, EM & Co boutique, Shin Koyamada Foundation, and organic jewelry designer Preco, are hosting a red-carpet fashion event to benefit the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami victims in Tohoku region of Japan. Hollywood actors, fashion designers and models will unite to raise funds for sending much-needed basic supplies and goods to the 150,000 homeless victims of the March 11 disaster ...
- Video: Man Eats 25,000th Big Mac Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:26AMDonald Gorske of Fond du Lac, Wis. enjoys his 25,000th Big Mac at a McDonald's restaurant. It was on May 17, 1972, 39 years ago, when he had his first Big Mac.