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POPSMObama Is More Than A Fashion Plate In her blog post today, fashion critic Cathy Horyn makes an excellent point about the world's obsession with Michelle Obama's style. Horyn hits the nail on the head with this one.
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POPSPhillip Lim Flourishes? Imran Amed recently sat down with Wen Zhou, the wunderkind CEO behind contemporary fashion brand 3.1 Phillip Lim. The story is an old one--Portfolio mag featured Zhou over a year ago in its pages--and Amed failed to address the fact that the creative direction of the label--originally pegged as American sportswear with a twist--has been muffled. Would have been interesting to hear what actual consumers think about the label right now, rather than just hearing from its biggest fan.
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POPSJ.Crew Cuts Yet another fashion company has cut staff. Check out our take: Looking For Work In The Fashion Industry: http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/23/jobs-fashion-employment-leadership-careers_fair.html
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POPSLagerfeld Says The Internet Makes Luxury Look Cheap Chanel designer--and fashion superstar--Karl Lagerfeld says that the internet does not convey "the unique feel and sophistication of luxury materials," and is aiming to ensure a law that allows brands to control who sells their goods on the internet stays in place after 2009. Here's our story about how luxury lovers shop online: http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/08/shopping-online-spending-forbeslife-cx_ls_1008style.html
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POPSAnna Sells Out At Sundance The new documentary that follows the making of Vogue's September 2007 issue premiered to a sold out crowed on Friday. We can't wait for the film to be released to a bigger audience! Here's our take on who is most influential in the fashion industry: http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/04/style-editor-magazine-forbeslife-cx_ls_0904editors.html
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POPSLanvin Still On Sale The world economy might be tanking, but Paris fashion house Lanvin is still in the black, and an unnamed investor in Qatar is looking to scoop it up for a cool €150 million.
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POPSCrazy Fashion Jobs From leather-braider to dress-namer, there are some wild occupations in fashion. The Independent's tounge-in-cheek story highlights the kookiest.
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POPSA Peek Into H&M's Workroom As head designer Margareta van den Bosch heads into semi-retirement, she and her protege, Ann-Sofie Johansson, discuss the future of fast fashion. This is a fun read for anyone interested in the state of the industry.
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POPSMade in China No More? For years, China was the retailer's go-to for cheap labor and manufacturing. Now, as the Chinese economy booms, manufacturing costs are rising and more fast-fashion shops are fleeing to Eastern Europe. What does this mean for the rapidly growing market?
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POPSBritish Fashion Sobers Up London Fashion Week has always been more about experimentation and less about selling clothes, but that's changing. Right now, designers are attempting to bring more commerce to the catwalks.
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POPSMore Fashion IPOs in 2008 After over a decade of flirtation with an IPO, it looks as though Prada will finally take the plunge this year. Check out my story, When Fashion Goes Public, which details Ferragamo's attempt: http://www.forbes.com/home/2006/11/15/fashion-public-offering-forbeslife-style-cx_ls_1116house.html