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Alexander Wang Takes Home 2009 Swiss Textile Award; Kate Mulleavy On Why Her Label Is Called "Rodarte," Not "Mulleavy"
Alexander Wang Takes Home 2009 Swiss Textile Award; Kate Mulleavy On Why Her Label Is Called "Rodarte," Not "Mulleavy" November 13, 2009 9:37 am >> Alexander Wang is experiencing quite the winning streak — he was awarded the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund of $200,000 last November, the 2009 CFDA Swarovski Womenswear winner this past June, and now he's taking home the 2009 Swiss Textiles Award, a prize of about $150,000, to go towards international development.
Fashion in 50 Seconds 07/20/09 Isabeli Cavalli's Eternal Muse, Lacroix Saved
Fashion in 50 Seconds 07/20/09 Isabeli Cavalli's Eternal Muse, Lacroix Saved July 21, 2009 8:52 am Roberto Cavalli's Fall campaign once again stars house favorite Isabeli Fontana.
Alexander Wang Racks Up Another Award Nomination, Used to Use Craigslist Models
Alexander Wang Racks Up Another Award Nomination, Used to Use Craigslist Models July 20, 2009 8:54 pm >> Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte became the first American designers to take home the 100,000 euro Swiss Textile Award last year, and the 2009 nominees are half American brands this time around: Thakoon Panichgul, Ohne Titel, Alexander Wang, Erdem, Alexis Mabille, and Peter Pilotto among them.
December 18, 2008 4:58 pm >> INSIDER WIRE —Vera Wang had yet to start on her Fall 2009 collection as of a couple of days ago, but the same can't be said for the sisters Rodarte.  So what are the first Americans to win the prestigious Swiss Textile Award currently thinking?  "The other day we were on the highway and we saw a car that was half blue, half white.  At the time, we happened to be in the middle of an argument about color, and that car kind of settled it, right there.
Gareth Pugh for Topshop: The Collection That Could Have Been, But Won't Be
The Collection That Could Have Been, But Won't Be August 11, 2008 3:33 pm »Gareth Pugh was asked to do a range for Topshop, but turned it down because he "hate[s] the idea of being in Grazia" [Dazed Digital] »Roberto Cavalli compares models to "pieces of wood" [The Cut] »Vanessa Traina appears out and about in Balmain boots with Nicole Richie [PopSugar] »Karl Lagerfeld, dressed in white with blue striped bib, and Amanda Harlech, spotted in Saint Tropez [Jezebel] »Did Ralph Lauren's Olympic opening ceremony uniforms embarrass America?