Daily Archives: December 7, 2010

The politics of the British Fashion Awards

December 7, 2010 8:08 pm by Vanessa Friedman

The 2010 British Fashion Awards just took place, and guess who won? Well, Burberry, for Digital Innovation; Mulberry, for Designer Brand; and — drumroll please — for Designer of the Year: Phoebe Philo for Celine. Oh, and Alexander McQueen, with that Lifetime Achievement thing. In other words, a large chunk of the major international brands that can be linked to the UK (and that advertise globally).  Read more

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And Coty buys three

December 7, 2010 3:02 pm by Vanessa Friedman

Well, they said it was coming. You know those teasers Coty CEO Bernd Beetz kept dropping last week about plans for a purchasing trifecta before year end? He came through, and yesterday announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Tjoy, the Chinese skincare company, thus completing the third leg of a Philosophy-OPI trinity. Read more

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Oscar de la Renta predicts economic upswing for pre-fall 2011

December 7, 2010 12:45 am by Vanessa Friedman

At least that seems a natural assumption given the collection he showed today — and the descriptions of the clothes involved. Consider:”Pink lame and tulle embroidered dress, dyed slate stripe fox coat”

“Gold foil printed merino wool cable knit sweater, gold lame pleated pant” Read more

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