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Camilla Al Fayed Invests in Kate Middleton Favorite Issa

fashionologie — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:47:41 PDT

>> Camilla Al Fayed, the 26-year-old daughter of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed (and half sister to Princess Diana's boyfriend at the time of her death), has bought a 51 percent controlling stake in Issa. The London fashion label made headlines worldwide last year when Kate Middleton revealed her engagement in an Issa dress, and Middleton continues to wear pieces designed by Daniella Helayel, who founded and funded the company until now.

Al Fayed will take the title of chairwoman and plans to oversee global expansion of the brand, while Helayel, who continues to hold a 49 percent stake in the label, will remain as creative director. “The investment will help to grow the business and take it to the next level,” said Helayel. “I looked at a lot of investors, and Camilla came with the best fit. She has the infrastructure behind her, she’s well connected, and she will open a lot of doors.”

Al Fayed, for her part, noted that this could be the first of a series of investments, adding: “I believe in Daniella’s creativity; she is a friend; I admire her passion and drive, and I see potential in making Issa a global lifestyle brand.”

Not Just Another Party for Another Magazine

fashionologie — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:44:26 PST

>> Before jetting off to Milan, London fashion's finest gathered for a dinner last night at the Double Club, in honor of Another Magazine's newest issue featuring Tilda Swinton. Kate Moss, freshly returned from a safari in South Africa, made her first and only London Fashion Week appearance, dropping in with Jamie Hince for Jefferson Hack's Congolese family-style dinner. Lily Cole, who sat front row at Vivienne Westwood Red Label earlier this week and then walked in the Qasimi show before heading back to Cambridge, popped back into town for the party, where Peaches performed her Karoake favorites while Kate, Tilda Swinton, and Daphne Guiness all sang along.

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See Crystal Renn for DSquared2, Leighton Meester for Missoni, Sarah Burton's First Alexander McQueen Ad, Plus More

fashionologie — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:43:19 PST

>> Crystal Renn is following up her Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier campaigns last season with another campaign one-two punch for Spring 2011: Jimmy Choo and the newly-released DSquared2 set, in which she is joined by Anna Maria Jagodzinska, Sun Fei Fei, Hailey Clauson, and Monika Sawicka. Put that together with the new Missoni Spring 2011 ads, which feature the Missoni family along with Leighton Meester and social personalities like Tatiano Santo Domingo and Camilla Al Fayed, Freja Beha Erichsen's Valentino ads, a first look at Mariacarla Boscono for Loewe, and Sarah Burton's first Alexander McQueen campaign featuring Lindsey Wixson, and you've got the sum whole of the latest Spring 2011 ad campaigns.

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