Monday, March 7, 2011

Loose Threads

• Gisele’s spring 2011 H&M campaign is here.

• Laure de Sade, previously of Isabel Marant, has been named the new designer of See by Chloé, Chloé's lower-priced line.

• After a spat on Twitter with designer/clothing-store owner Dawn Simorangkir, Courtney Love was forced to pay $430,000 in libel charges.

• A luxury line of Ugg shoes and handbags is coming.

• Anna Sui has produced a collection of fifteen dresses in a new partnership with website TheOutnet.com.

• Emmanuelle Alt doesn’t need to go to a hairdresser because she gets her hair cut at fashion shoots.

• New men's retail site Mr. Porter is selling an exclusive collection called Mr. Bathing Ape, which is a collaboration between Tokyo label A Bathing Ape and Japanese label United Arrows.

• At this season’s Comme des Garçons show, Rei Kawakubo reduced the seating — the front row was cut from 80 to 30, the remaining space from 300 to 160.

• Clothing store Zara has taken over the old NBA flagship store on Fifth Avenue for $400 million.

• A columnist at The Guardian responds to a reader's question on whether it’s okay to wear Dior: “Simply, no no no.”

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