Versace and Madonna

".... now, the mutable performer, who has incorporated fashion, and often Versace, into a canny performance art, appears as a sexual predator, dressed in a formfitting black leather dress and matching laser-cut Palazzo bag. “It is Versace,” the designer said, “but with a fresh and powerful new air and attitude.” Still, the more things change. “When Madonna asked me on set, ‘Which character do you want me to play?’ ” Ms. Versace recalled, “I answered, ‘I want you to be Madonna and yourself.’ And she laughed at me.”" source: New York Times

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Salvatore Ferragamo, Russian Renaissance (video)

Salvatore Ferragamo’s Russian Renaissance: Video - Bloomberg:
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Salvatore Ferragamo Chief Executive Officer Michele Norsa discusses the reopening of the company’s flagship store in Moscow amid political turmoil in the region. He speaks with Francine Lacqua and Guy Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Luxury Brands, Does Online Shopping Help or Hurt? (Video)

Luxury Brands: Does Online Shopping Help or Hurt?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Robert Burke, chairman and chief executive officer at Robert Burke Associates, examines the impact of e-commerce on luxury brands. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (11/26)

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Made in France Lingerie and Underwear, Tricky Business (video)

Made in France Lingerie and Underwear: Tricky Business -

France's economy has barely grown in three years...but some entrepreneurs are betting that products made in France such as lingerie, can still thrive and seduce customers from around the world. Ma P'Tite Culotte founder Charline Goutal and Garcon Francais founder Vicky Caffet talk to Bloomberg's Caroline Connan. (Source: Bloomberg 11/25)

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Bond Girl Eva Green, Photoshoot for Campari (video)

Bond Girl Eva Green's Photoshoot for Campari -

Former Bond girl Eva Green is the star of the latest Campari Calendar. Only 9,999 are made and you can’t buy one. You need to be a "friend of Campari." (Source: Bloomberg 11/6)

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Tory Burch Discusses Her Fashion Business (video)

Tory Burch: I Feel Like We’re Just Starting as a Company: Video - Bloomberg:
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Fashion Designer Tory Burch discusses her business, the new ready-to-wear line and the iconic ballet flat. She speaks on “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg 10/14)

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On Running Swiss Footwear, Co-Founder Explains Strategy (Video)

On Running Swiss Footwear: Co-Founder Explains Strategy: Video - Bloomberg:
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Since introducing its distinctive running shoe in 2010, the Swiss company On has become a global presence in the athletic footwear market -- expanding its roster of U.S. retailers from 60 to 300 in the last 15 months alone. In Bloomberg's "Small to Big" series, On Co-Founder David Allemann describes the company's growth strategy. (Source: Bloomberg Oct 14)

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Rise of Tory Burch Ballet Flats (video)

The Rise of Tory Burch's Ballet Flats: "The Rise of Tory Burch's Ballet Flats
10/9/2014--How did Tory Burch go from socialite to design star? WSJ columnist Teri Agins discusses this and her new book "Hijacking the Runway" on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. "

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How Tech and Fashion Are Getting Together (video)

How Tech and Fashion Are Getting Together: Video - Bloomberg
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partner Juliet De Baubigny discusses tech and fashion collaborations on “Bloomberg West. (Source: Bloomberg--Oct 1)

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La Perla Lingerie, Elevates the Brand to New Level of Luxury (video)

La Perla Lingerie Elevates Brand to a New Level of Luxury -

Suzy Biszantz, Chief Executive Officer at La Perla North America, talks with Olivia Sterns about how the company was able to elevate their brand through higher prices, high quality materials and exclusive offerings. She speaks on “In The Loop.” (Sept. 23 --Bloomberg)

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Burberry, High Tech, High Fashion (video)

Burberry Leads the Charge in High Tech High Fashion: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg’s Guy Johnson recaps his interview with Burberry Group Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bailey and looks at Burberry’s challenge to differentiate itself from the rest of luxury through the use of technology. He speaks on “Market Makers.” (Bloomberg 9/15)

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Rebecca Minkoff, Wearable Technology, on the Runway (video)

Rebecca Minkoff's Wearable Technology on the Runway: Video - Bloomberg:
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Fashion Designer Rebecca Minkoff and Rebecca Minkoff CEO Uri MInkoff discuss fashion designs that are also technology and the growth of the company. They speak on “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg 9/12)

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South Florida Fashion Startups, Startup is the New Black (video)

South Florida fashion startups starring in documentary | The Starting Gate: "... April GoLightly, style & lifestyle blog personality, will be premiering “Startup is the New Black,” an independent documentary film featuring an inside look at the world of South Florida fashion startup companies. The film, highlighting these fashion houses’ highs, lows and everything in between, screened for the first time at Miami Fashion Film Festival on September 11, 2014 at Miami Beach Cinematheque."

Featured South Florida Fashion Startup Companies:
Brad Liff, founder of Fitting Room Social.
The Scandar Sisters, co-founders of Vividly.co.
Anca Bettencourt, founder of Penny’s Dreamology.
Mitali Saxena, founder of a mobile app called Fashom.
Cristina Llanos founder of Lost in Lusso.
Larisa Jevtovic, founder of Shopping Minute.
Tatiana Torres, founder of Furor Moda.
As well as recent MIU graduate and fashion designer Pilar Tarrau.

Neil Ramsay, a specialist in startup operations, acts as a guide through the film.

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Trademarks and Fashion

Trademark Functionality and Fashion – Tips for Clients | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP - JDSupra: "Trademark protection is very important in the fashion industry. The ability to protect certain logos and design features may determine the success of a fashion designer’s business. Thus, it is crucial to understand how to protect your fashion trademarks and trade dress... In the fashion industry, trademarks or trade dress may include logos, fashion designs, and even color. Trademark law protects marks or design features that are “distinctive.”[1] A mark is determined to be “inherently” distinctive if “[its] intrinsic nature serves to identify a particular source.”[2] Marks that are not inherently distinctive may, however, “acquire” distinctiveness by developing “secondary meaning” in the public mind.[3] “A mark has acquired secondary meaning when, in the minds of the public, the primary significance of a product feature is to identify the source of the product rather than the product itself.”[4]

"A valid and protectable trademark is only infringed if there is a likelihood of consumer confusion with another’s use of a similar mark.[5] Even if a likelihood of confusion is established, a defendant may assert a defense of “functionality” of the mark. Two types of functionality exist: utilitarian functionality and aesthetic functionality. Under the doctrine of utilitarian functionality, a mark is functional if (1) it is “essential to the use or purpose of the article” or (2) if it “affects the cost or quality of the article.”[6] For example, a mark is functional if its features are dictated by the functions to be performed or permit the article to be manufactured at a lower cost.[7]...." (read more at link above)

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Romantic, Fashionable, Haut Marais, Paris (video)

'Romantic and Fashionable' in Haut Marais, Paris | Intersection | The New York Times

In the Haut Marais neighborhood of Paris, locals turn to polo, Vanessa Bruno, and Serge Gainsbourg for inspiration. Produced by: Stefania Rousselle

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Girls, Summer Fashion, New York City (video)

Girls in their Summer Fashion Stride On in New York City - NYTimes.com: "Women keep their clothes loose, lightweight and stick to light colors to stay cool throughout the sweaty New York City summer. Video Credit By Oresti Tsonopoulos, Joanna Nikas and Simone S. Oliver on Publish Date July 30, 2014."

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Jessica Alba, Honest Co, IPO, $70 Million Financing (video)

Video - Jessica Alba's Honest Co. Gets $70 Million in Financing, Lee Hawkins Discusses Likely IPO - WSJ.com: "The WSJ’s Lee Hawkins discusses the strong likelihood that Jessica Alba’s non-toxic products company, Honest Company, will do an initial public offering after an announcement that the company received a $70 million round of financing from venture capital investors."

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The Makeup Store That Began in a Banana Warehouse (video)

The Makeup Store That Began in a Banana Warehouse: Video - Bloomberg:
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UK luxury skincare company Space NK started in 1993 with just one store in a former banana warehouse in London. It now has stores across the UK and has cemented its reputation as purveyor of the finest cosmetics. Founder Nicky Kinnaird talks to Bloomberg's Anna Edwards. (Source: Bloomberg May 9)

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Luxury Retro Eyeglasses on the Cheap (video)

Where to Get Luxury Retro Eyeglasses on the Cheap: Video - Bloomberg:
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Luxury fashion is expensive, and glasses are no exception. One brand is trying to right that wrong with a direct-to-consumer model that aims to disrupt the industry. For the latest in "The Entrepreneurs: Making It," Bloomberg's Anna Edwards went to meet the founder. (May 19 - Bloomberg)

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Sex and Controversy, a Good Business Strategy? (video)

Are Sex and Controversy a Good Business Strategy?: Video - Bloomberg:
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"American Apparel Inc.’s board suspended Chief Executive Officer Dov Charney and said it plans to terminate the company’s founder for cause. Charney’s dismissal came out of an ongoing investigation into allegations of misconduct, and may trigger a notice of default, American Apparel said. Here's a numerical look at the brand that made leg warmers and mom jeans trendy again." (Initially published March 18.) (Source: Bloomberg June 19)

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Style, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (video)

Style in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com: "In the diverse Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kenard Bunkley, an educator and longtime resident, says his “urban-prep” style is easy and comfortable."

In its small confines between the Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Clinton Hill is home to multimillion-dollar historic brownstones and towering housing projects. The area is a mix of young professionals, Pratt Institute art students and locals whose families have lived in the area for generations.

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Street Style, El Raval, Barcelona (video)

Street Style in El Raval, Barcelona - NYTimes.com:
In Barcelona’s Raval neighborhood, locals draw inspiration from rock stars and the city’s history.
Credit By Farhod Family on Publish Date June 3, 2014

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Department Store Wars

The Department Store Wars Are Heating Up - NYTimes.com: "The war chests are growing in the department store world, in case you hadn’t noticed. Today Richard Baker, the owner of Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian department store chain that bought Saks Fifth Avenue last summer (and also owns Lord & Taylor) told WWD he planned to invest “$40 million” in the group’s digital activities this year — this on top of the $1 billion new-ish president Marigay McKee told me earlier has already been allotted to revamping the Saks chain over the next five years."

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How North Face Uses Tech to Design New Fabrics (video)

How North Face Uses Tech to Design New Fabrics: Video - Bloomberg:
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The North Face VP of Direct to Consumer Lindsay Rice discusses how his company tests and creates new prototypes. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg May 28)

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Hong Kong, Most Expensive Retail Street in the World (video)

Welcome to the Most Expensive Street in the World: Video - Bloomberg:
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Hong Kong is now home to the most expensive real estate in the world. Hong Kong property power broker Sebastian Skiff, CBRE Asia executive director, gives Bloomberg's Betty Liu a tour of Causeway Bay, the world's most expensive retail area in the world. (Source: Bloomberg May 28)

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Statement Socks in Brooklyn (video)

Statement Socks in Brooklyn - NYTimes.com: "At the Morgan Avenue stop on the L train in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the dancer and actress Madison Krekel fits into the young, artsy crowd with sushi socks, dyed green hair and a Cramps T-shirt."

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Cannes Film Festival, Fashion Brands, Sales (video)

Cannes Isn't Only for Films... Just Ask Zoe Saldana: Video - Bloomberg:
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Cannes Film Festival red carpet: fashion brands line up to showcase their products with stars including Zoe Saldana, Blake Lively, and Jane Fonda. L'Oreal for example has been a sponsor for the past 17 years. It is big investment and provides huge exposure but does it boost sales? Bloomberg's Angus Bennett reports. (Source: Bloomberg May 20)

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Billion-Dollar Trends, Luxury, Fashion

Billion-Dollar Trends - Business Insider: "23) Online luxury - WHY: Online luxury sales are growing twice as fast as the overall market, according to a new report from McKinsey. "Last year, online shopping 'directly generated more than 13% of offline luxury sales and influenced another 28% of sales.' Consumers typically purchase big ticket items in-person, leading many luxury retailers to overlook e-commerce," BII's Cooper Smith writes."

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Online fashion retailer Asos Shares Plunge on Weak Sales (video)

Asos Shares Plunge on Weak Sales, Profitability Cut: Video - Bloomberg:
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 Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde reports on the plunge by Asos shares as the online fashion retailer cut its profitability forecast and reported weakening sales growth. She speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” (June 5)

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Tech and Fashion Mergers Dying to Happen (video)

The Tech and Fashion Mergers Dying to Happen: Video - Bloomberg:
Nina Garcia, creative director at Marie Claire, discusses recent trends in modern fashion and the return of supermodels with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)

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As Chic as Paris (video)

Intersection: As Chic as Paris - Video - NYTimes.com:
"Intersection: As Chic as Paris
BY FARHOD FAMILY
In the upscale 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Gilles Garcia, an employee at the World Bank, dresses simply and says that clothes are not supposed to be complicated."

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Doha’s Souq Style (video)

Intersection: Doha’s Souq Style - Video - NYTimes.com: "Intersection: Doha’s Souq Style
BY CHARLOTTE BUCHEN - At the bustling Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar, Fahad Al Obaidly, a fashion designer, likes to wear traditional garments then add a modern twist."

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Fashion Oakland Style, Antinormal

Intersection: Oakland’s Style - Video - NYTimes.com: "Intersection: Oakland’s Style
BY TAMIR ELTERMAN
April 22nd, 2014

“People are antinormal,” Sarah Barnekow said of the style in Oakland, Calif."

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Burberry Underlying Revenue Rose 19% (video)

Burberry 2H Underlying Revenue Rose 19%: Video - Bloomberg: "
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde reports earnings for the U.K.’s largest luxury company. She speaks to Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg April16)

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6 Virtual Fitting Rooms

6 Virtual Fitting Rooms to Try On - 'Net Features - Website Magazine: "Internet retailers, however, don’t have the luxury of traditional fitting rooms that enable shoppers to try on items prior to making purchasing decisions. To solve this problem, many online merchants add sizing guides and videos to help guide shoppers toward the best fit, but there is more that can be done. Virtual fitting rooms can mimic the in-store experience and work to improve buyer confidence and conversion. Here are six virtual fitting rooms to try on....."(read more at link above)

Bill Cunningham | Winter Blues (and Pinks) - NYTimes.com: "Bill Cunningham | Winter Blues and Pinks
Two popular color trends brightening this drawn-out winter are sapphire blue and dusty pastels." (go to link above to read more and video)

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Jean Genius, Sexy Denim (video)

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Jean Genius Becomes Billionaire with Sexy Denim: Video - Bloomberg: "March 7 (Bloomberg) –- Renzo Rosso is the self-styled rock and roll owner of one of Italy's most powerful fashion houses. His group, OTB, owns Diesel jeans and has made him a multi-billionaire. Bloomberg' Angus Bennett caught up with Rosso at his new offices in Italy. (Source: Bloomberg)"

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How Wren Got 20 Strangers to Kiss for First Time (video)

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How Wren Got 20 Strangers to Kiss for First Time: Video - Bloomberg: "March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Melissa Coker, founder and creative director at Wren, discusses the company's viral "First Kiss" video, which features 20 strangers kissing for the first time. She speaks with Matt Miller and Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)"

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Fashion Empire Built on Fur and Leather (video)

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Inside the Fashion Empire Built on Fur and Leather: Video - Bloomberg: "March 21 (Bloomberg) –- The fashion house of Fendi was born in 1925 when an Italian husband and wife opened a fur and leather shop in Rome. Today, the luxury brand has more than 200 stores in 32 countries and four generations later, it is still a family affair. (Source: Bloomberg)"

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Social Media, Value of Luxury Fashion (Video)

Social Media Sewn Into Value of Luxury Fashion: Video - Bloomberg: "(Bloomberg) -- Mary Alice Stephenson, founder at Glam4Good, discusses the emerging role of technology in the fashion industry on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.”"

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Billionaire Michael Kors (Video)

What Billionaire Michael Kors Is Doing Right: Video - Bloomberg: "Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Allure Magazine Founder and Editor-In-Chief Linda Wells discusses what billionaire Michael Kors on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." (Source: Bloomberg)"

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Chinese Austerity Hits Swiss Watchmakers (Video)

Newly-Austere China Hits Swiss Watchmakers: Video - Bloomberg: "Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) –- In today’s “Global Outlook,” Bloomberg’s Mia Saini takes a look at China's luxury-goods market on Bloomberg Television’s “On The Move Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)"

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Primer on Fashion Week video

Your Personal Primer on Fashion Week: Video - Bloomberg: "Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Burke, chairman & CEO at Robert Burke Associates, and Bloomberg Contributing Editor David Kirkpatrick preview fashion week and examine technology’s role in the fashion industry on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.”"

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Fashion Industry, Trademark Expansion Detriments

The Devil Wears Trademark: How The Fashion Industry Has Expanded Trademark Doctrine To Its Detriment | Farella Braun + Martel LLP - JDSupra: "The piecemeal granting of trademark protection to quasi-designs will stagnate the fashion industry, both artistically and economically. It will aid the nearly permanent removal of artistic tools from the public domain with no corresponding benefit to the public. Sui generis legislation, while bound to be imperfect, may be the best way to balance the goals of artistic innovation, idea protection, and fair competition."

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Street Markets in East London (Video)

Street Markets in East London - Video - NYTimes.com: "Street Markets in East London
BY JEREMY BEILER
During a weekend foray in East London's festive street markets, Valery Demure, a fashion director with a very large wardrobe, says she dresses by mood and color."

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New York Fall 2014, Loehmann's Closing

New York Fall 2014: Elements | Texture - Video - NYTimes.com: "New York Fall 2014: Elements | Texture BY TAIGE JENSEN February 8th, 2014 A thematic visual diary of New York Fashion Week inspired by the essential building blocks of fashion and style."

Loehmann’s, Out of Step and Closing Down - NYTimes.com: " . . . Loehmann’s is merely the latest retail enterprise in its genre to go down; the demise of Filene’s Basement and Daffy’s preceded it. Stores specializing in off-price, as the jargon goes, designer clothing certainly suffered at the hands of online purveyors like Gilt, in addition to the expansion of conventional department stores into the market. But the Loehmann’s ethos, especially in New York, is also a casualty of a heightened interest in acute specialization, the notion that shopping should feel more like cultural enrichment than commercial diversion. . . ."

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Priyanka Chopra, Face of Guess (video)

Priyanka's American Debut - Video - NYTimes.com: "Priyanka Chopra is a household name in India. But she is a relative unknown in America, where she spent a part of her childhood. She hopes that being the new face of Guess will change that."

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Fashion Documentaries, Fashion Sites

Top 10 best fashion documentaries you have to watch - Swide: "In the fashion world everyone knows her name, yet former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld has rarely let the outside world in, until now. Director Fabien Constant documents her life as she prepared to launch her own Magazine in NY, the CR Fashion Book."

Update On Top 10 Sales From A Year Ago This Week: Izabel.com, Estate.com, CifraClub.com, More | Accidental Domainer: "A London-based women’s fashion site founded in 2012. “the latest catwalk styles at high street prices” Alexa rank near 850,000."

Fashion Documentaries: A Fashion Do | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP - JDSupra: "... tension may exist between the desire of fashion houses and designers to promote their brands in a particular light, and documentary filmmakers’ desire to capture the provocative truth, whether positive or negative.  Even when the filmmaker has a vested interest in the brand’s success, it may have a particular point of view which is not in line with the brand’s marketing goals.  Therefore, when contemplating whether to pull back the curtain for the cameras, it’s important for a fashion brand to consider all the potential issues which may arise from the release of a fashion documentary featuring the brand and to preemptively address these potential issues during contract negotiations with the filmmaker involved with the project..."

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Fashion Is Art, Wynwood Neighborhood of Miami (video)

Fashion Is Art in the Wynwood Neighborhood of Miami - NYTimes.com: "Intersection: Style Is Art in Miami - Isis Miller, a 27-year-old barista in the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami, looks to Katharine Hepburn’s style for her fashion inspiration."

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Sandro, Skinny French Fashions

Brooklyn Welcomes the Skinny French Fashions of Sandro - NYTimes.com: "... the arrival of Sandro presumes a different crowd: more moneyed, less artisanal, more wistful for the Continent. Indeed the only other customers in the store while I was there were two women who talked about Paris and its style. (Though to be fair, they also talked about Palo Alto, Calif., and its style.) I was listening to them while trying on a pair of faux creepers ($309, down from $515) I had spotted in the store window a couple of weeks earlier after a show across the street. On the top there was stitching around the toebox, but the black crepe sole was relatively thin, making the shoe less ska and more hard bop. The leather felt thin once on the foot, but it’s likely to break in remarkably, so I bought them...."

More at: http://us.sandro-paris.com and

Sandro (US)
@Sandro_US
New York, NY · sandro-paris.com

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Downtown Moscow Style (video)

Downtown Moscow Style - Video - NYTimes.com: "Andrei Tolstov, a model from Moscow, says style in the Russian capital is mostly diverse. The mentality from the Soviet times still influences the way people dress, he says."

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Fordham Road in the Bronx, Fashion, Personal Style (video)

Intersection: Fordham Road in the Bronx - Video - NYTimes.com:
"Terrance Burke, 24, says his simple style is “always more than what it seems.”"

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San Francisco, Mission District, Fashion, Personal Style (video)

Intersection: San Francisco’s Mission - Video - NYTimes.com: "In the Mission District, Jai Carrillo, a hairstylist, said his personal style was “kind of like if the ‘Golden Girls’ ran into Vivienne Westwood.”"

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