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Roksanda Illincic Does Cocktail Dresses for Whistles, Cruise 2010

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:29:37 PDT

>> Just last week, Roksanda Illincic signed on with British fast fashion chain Whistles (whose chief executive Jane Shepherdson, is credited with transforming Topshop into a place for the style savvy) to do a set of seven cocktail dresses to hit stores in early September. If her Cruise 2010 collection is any indication of what that collaboration will turn out like, expect shift dresses with shoulder pads, sculptural bows, and layers of ruffles: "I was inspired by the idea of transforming cocktail and evening dresses into something more approachable in terms of fabric," the designer explained.

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/06/09 Retail Gets Re-Imagined & More

coutorture — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:25:27 PST

Challenged to do something different, New York retailers re-imagine the shopping formula with multi-purpose operations...

Jane Shepherdson has turned British retailer Whistles right around and the Spring 09 collection looks like another hit.

PETA's campaign against Giorgio Armani is becoming more aggressive now that Donna Karan has vowed not to use fur.

Bally will launch an e-commerce site later this month offering shoes, accessories, and small leather goods.

the end of a golden age?

philleif — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:49:00 PDT

>> Snap up all your favorite pieces at Topshop, there could be trouble in paradise. Jane Shepherdson, the director widely credited with turning Topshop into a brand the Kate Mosses of the world will proudly wear, is threatening to quit, ironically, because of Kate Moss.
Ms. Shepherdson seems less than happy with the decision to hire Kate as a designer -- doesn't feel that she was properly consulted.
It's too bad that if this shakeup does go through, it will affect all of us Americans who will be getting Topshop (online and on land) just as the good goes away.

EDIT: It is now confirmed that Jane Shepherdson has quit her position as brand director at Topshop. Sir Philip Green, owner of Topshop's parent company Arcadia, is denying that Ms. Shepherdson's decision had anything to do with Kate. "She was in on all the discussions," he said.