Bangladesh: The cost of fashionAljazeera.comThe fashion trade has reshaped Bangladesh’s economy. It employs four million people, mostly women, and brings in $19bn a year from the sale of garments. Still, the money Bangladesh makes is minimal compared to the revenue of, for example, Walmart, the …
High tech meets high fashionLos Angeles TimesEvidence was everywhere at the New York fall-winter 2013 fashion presentations in February — from models tweeting as they walked the runway at the end of the Kenneth Cole show to Vivienne Tam’s “propaganda print” dresses bearing a pattern that …
Headphones are making a loud fashion statementLos Angeles TimesAt least that’s what L.A.-based music world stylist/fashion designer Andrea Lieberman and Encinitas-based electronics brand Frends are hoping. They’ve collaborated on two new styles of fashionable headphones that will be sold exclusively at the …
USA TODAY Fashion Ref: All-NBA playoffs editionUSA TODAYWelcome to Fashion Ref, a feature where we’ll be recapping the best and worst sports fashion moments in a completely judgmental manner. 1. Troll of the week: Paul George. Paul George usually looks like this. Screen Shot 2013-05-24 at 9.56.34 AM …
Dallas Morning News Lifestyle fashion brand Consuela moves headquarters to AustinDallas Morning NewsIt’s impossible to be in a bad mood when you walk into Consuela’s new downtown Austin space. At the lifestyle fashion brand’s renovated headquarters and storefront on Congress Avenue, brightly colored street art melds with traditional Mexican textiles …
How fashion is saving Italy’s monumentsCNN International(CNN) — Italy is famed for fashion, food and, of course, history. In fact, Italy has the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of any country in the world. As other social needs have taken priority in economically turbulent times, however, the … and more »
Wall Street Journal Soul-Searching in Spanish Fashion After Bangladesh Factory DeathsWall Street JournalMADRID—Homegrown Spanish fashion brands like Zara and Mango have been rare success stories in Spain amid its wrenching economic depression. But now a series of deadly accidents at overseas sewing plants are causing some soul-searching about … and more »
Hollywood Reporter WGA to picket E! headquarters in ‘Fashion Police’ disputeLos Angeles Times“I want to make it clear that E! is not anti-WGA,” E! President Suzanne Kolb wrote in a letter to ‘Fashion Police’ writers last week. “We have other WGA shows, and we will negotiate with the guild should you formally elect them as your representative.‘Fashion Police’ Writers Chant… Read more →
E! Online Brad Goreski on Men’s Fashion: Stylist Shares His 6 Must-Have Pieces for SummerE! OnlineOur May Guest Editor is back to share more fashion tips! Brad Goreski is taking over The Trend all month long—first, he talked punk trends inspired by the Met Gala, and last week he dished on the perfect summer pieces for women. But today, the… Read more →
Hollywood Reporter ‘Fashion Police’ Writers Chant On Picket Lines: …Deadline.com“We’ve worked hard to make Fashion Policeone of E!’s top-rated shows, and we don’t even get health care benefits…” he said. “It can be hard to get how hard this work is. Its not like were working in a coal mine — you can’t get black lung from writing …‘Fashion Police’… Read more →
