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Posts for November 18th 2009

Claudia Schiffer Nov 18, 2009

Claudia Schiffer Would Like to Design Cashmere Pieces. . . Or Handbags

Having mentioned earlier this month that she would consider designing a collection of her own, Claudia Schiffer elaborated on the idea in Berlin yesterday during the International Herald Tribune TechnoLuxury conference.

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“I’ve been in this business for so long and developed my name globally, but I have no product to show for it. And I would love to develop it now." Although there is currently no deal in place, Schiffer has an ideal product (or two) in mind. "I would love to do cashmere. It’s something I wear all the time myself, but I’d love to do something a bit more price-friendly. Plus a lot of cashmere lines are very classic and timeless, while I’d want to do it a bit more fashion. Or I could imagine doing handbags.”

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Saks Fifth Avenue Nov 18, 2009

Zac Posen Ditches Hollywood for Urban Hipsters with New Saks Collection

Zac Posen is launching a lower-priced bridge collection exclusively with Saks Fifth Avenue next spring.

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Zac Posen is launching a lower-priced bridge collection exclusively with Saks Fifth Avenue next spring. According to Posen, the line—called Z Spoke—has an "urban hipster quality." He added that he could see the collection on Lower East Side girls.

That's a long way from Posen's designer collection, which is heavy on dramatic party clothes and over-the-top evening dresses. Posen says it's not a change of design philosophy as much as an answer to retailers' demand for more American sportswear—meaning he needs to sell some clothes.

Z Spoke will retail from $78 (for a t-shirt) to $675 (for a knit dress) and launch in 17 Saks stores on the same floor as Tory Burch and Elie Tahari.

“To me, it’s more appropriate to build a whole brand and collection around this price point," said Posen. "Chic sportswear should be at this price point. Designer dresses and cocktail pieces should be at a more expensive price point.” Zac Posen's designer collection retails for $900 to upwards of $12,000.

[WWD]

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