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Fall 2011 Designer Trend: Demi-Couture

Demi-Couture Is On the Rise October 25, 2011 2:16 pm >> Designers are clocking an increased demand for the high-end side of ready-to-wear — demi-couture, as it's called.

Gilt Groupe Hurting Fashion

Are Sample Sale Websites Like Gilt Groupe Hurting Designers' Cachet? June 28, 2011 1:48 pm >> Is the proliferation of sample sale websites ultimately hurting designers?

Streetstyle Photographers Become Fashion Week Paparazzi as One Image Can Net Over $1,000

Streetstyle Photographers Become Fashion Week Paparazzi as One Image Can Net Over $1,000 March 18, 2011 3:53 pm >> The Fall 2011 Fashion Week season was engulfed by the rumors run rampant concerning the standing of John Galliano at Christian Dior, Stefano Pilati at Yves Saint Laurent, Hannah MacGibbon at Chloe, and Christophe Decarnin at Balmain, but Business of Fashion's Imran Amed pointed out a couple of other trends that emerged during the season.

Are the Current Pressures of the Fashion Industry Causing Designers to Crash? Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, and More Speak

Are the Current Pressures of the Fashion Industry Causing Designers to Crash? Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, and More Speak March 9, 2011 2:24 pm >> Between Alexander McQueen committing suicide last year, John Galliano's drunken, anti-Semitic outburst, and Christophe Decarnin being sidelined for depression treatments, many are starting to wonder if the fashion industry and its current pressures — particularly the demand for more and more collections, released faster and faster — are to blame for designers spinning out of control.

Are Designers Going for Smaller Shows, Thanks to Tom Ford?

Are Designers Going for Smaller Shows, Thanks to Tom Ford? February 9, 2011 8:53 pm >> Since her collection's inception, Victoria Beckham has hosted her fashion show presentations in intimate settings, narrating each look.

Preview Spring 2011 Couture Sketches from Armani, Valentino, Elie Saab; Plus, Luxury Executives Say Couture Is Thriving

Couture Isn't So Dead, After All, According to Givenchy, Dior, Armani, and Chanel Execs January 21, 2011 3:46 pm >> How many articles have been written heralding the imminent death of couture?

Fashion and Luxury Brands Now Creating Their Own Editorial Content Rather Than Depending on Magazines for Coverage

Fashion and Luxury Brands Now Creating Their Own Editorial Content Rather Than Depending on Magazines for Coverage January 17, 2011 3:07 pm >> Tory Burch has a full-on editorial section to her website, complete with Tory-approved travel guides; eBay Fashion just hired former Lucky creative director Andrea Linett; and Net-a-Porter's Mr. Porter website is being headed up by Jeremy Langmead, the former editor of British Esquire.

Cathy Horyn Posits: Is Fashion Turning to Sex to Amp Up an Otherwise Creatively "Dull Moment"?

Is Fashion Turning to Sex to Amp Up an Otherwise Creatively "Dull Moment"? January 13, 2011 2:05 pm >> There's been a lot of talk recently about how boring red carpet fashion has gotten, but in the mind of Cathy Horyn, fashion in general is experiencing a lull in creativity.

Will Awards Season Red Carpet Dressing Finally Get More Interesting in 2011? Celebrity Stylists Think So

Will Awards Season Red Carpet Dressing Finally Get More Interesting in 2011? Celebrity Stylists Think So December 16, 2010 4:07 pm >> Will the impending red carpet awards season finally take things up a notch?

Fashion Insiders Predict Minimalism's Moment Will Be Past By Spring 2011

Minimalism — Just a "Blip on the Fashion Radar" Come Spring? October 7, 2010 12:20 pm >> Is fashion's minimalist revival going to be over come Spring?

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