Fashion Designer Kate Spade to Leave Company She Founded

Fashion designer Kate Spade and husband Andy Spade announced last week that they will step down from their positions as head designer and chief executive officer, respectively, of the company they founded in 1993, Kate Spade.  The Spades sold the company to Liz Claiborne, Inc., in November 2006 for $124 million and agreed to stay [...]

10 Great Fashion Websites 2007

Where can you go to learn about the latest trends?  The history of fashion?  Clothing care and maintenance?
Online, of course!  There are lots of great sites out there that you can get lost in, reading about everything from celebrity fashion to haute couture.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Style.com
http://www.style.com
The home of W and [...]

Fashion Designers File Copyright Infringement Suits

Trendy discount retailer Forever 21 is facing a slew of copyright infringement lawsuits, according to Women’s Wear Daily.  Gwen Stefani, Diane Von Furstenberg, Anna Sui, Bebe, and Anthropologie, among others, have accused the retailer of selling clothing and accessories that infringe on their copyrights.
“I believe the Forever 21’s business model is to copy the designs [...]

Jessica Alba, Britney Spears, Beyonce — The Names Fashion Designers Want in Their Front Rows

Whenever there’s a fashion week, you see scores of celebrities in the front row.  But why are they there?  Do they go because they like the designer’s clothes?  Are they invited?  Are there any celebrities designers DON’T want in their front rows?
Yes, yes, and yes!
None of it’s by chance.  This celebrity fashion article from MSN [...]