>> September 2009 Cover Watch: Kate Moss's Third for the Month —Solve Sundsbo photographed Kate Moss for her third major September 2009 cover: this time for Vogue Russia. Inside, she wears a Balmain dress — the same which she wore to an event back in April and subsequently ripped — wonder if it was a take-home from this shoot? PRODn Blog]
>> Escada was considered one of the world's premier fashion labels in the '80s, but the German luxury label has since become downtrodden among design flops, weak sales for many seasons, and management upheavels. Last month, the company's chairman Bruno Saelzer indicated that if the debt restructuring plan the company put forth to stockholders was not approved this month, the business would have to be dissolved.
A month later, Escada has failed to reach the required stockholder acceptance level for its bond exchange plan and is meeting today to discuss plans to file for insolvency. Under German law, planned insolvency is the closest procedure to bankruptcy, as the country does not have the equivalent of Chapter 11. Saelzer had wanted to avoid insolvency out of concern for the brand’s image, and tried to keep up appearances in the last month by releasing a Fall 2009 campaign with Eva Herzigova photographed by Peter Lindbergh and last week, images of the brand's Spring 2010 collection. The management was to meet today to discuss further steps.
>> Anna Wintour To Be on David Letterman in Two Weeks, Is Attending London Fashion Week —Next Wednesday marks the premiere of The September Issue, but the following week — Monday, Aug. 24, to be exact — Anna Wintour is appearing on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, presumedly to promote the movie. She's also confirmed to be going to London Fashion Week for the upcoming Spring 2010 season — for the first time since 2007 — which is just what organizers were hoping for. [FullPicturePR Twitter, Fashionista, Grazia]
>> Pamela Love, she of the cult-loved talon cuff and bird skull necklaces, is working on a lower-priced line. She told Elle she's "not sure if it will have a different name" but wants to make sure that the "imagery is similar and represents the same feeling without compromising the fine jewelry. We don’t want to do knock-offs of something in a different material. Different pieces but similar feeling."
So what is she thinking for the pieces that ring in at a lower price point?
"Everything is made in my studio, so it’s kind of expensive because of that. The only way to really produce in-house and make it affordable is to use more affordable materials. So I think we’re going to start using some costume materials to see if we can lower the price point and also at the same time try to make some really crazy extravagant pieces that are just mind-blowing and amazing. I’d like the costume pieces to be great but affordable, because right now I can’t really even necessarily afford my jewelry. But I want to keep making my stuff by hand in New York and no China, not overseas, not in a factory. So we’re just trying to come up with the most creative ways for next season to have a lower price point line."
>> Patrick Robinson: Kanye West Not Interning at Gap — Rumors have abounded over the summer that Kanye West — who styled for an upcoming issue of Elle — has been putting in time as an intern at Gap, but this morning, Gap designer Patrick Robinson laughed the notion off: “He’s not my intern! He’s a friend of mine, and he just likes to see what we do. I tell him, if he wants people to take him seriously in fashion, they have to see blood first! They have to see the blood and the sweat, to see that he really wants it — but he definitely has the capability.” [Chic Report]
Confirmed: Anna Wintour will attend London Fashion Week.
Stella McCartney and Ali Hewson battle over the word "nude."
Escada is on its way to bankruptcy. Sad.
Jason Wu will show his Spring collection at the St. Regis Hotel.
Agyness Deyn impersonates Michael Jackson in the September's Harper's Bazaar.
