Mon, 10/20/08 — 05:32:41 PM
>> Now that Georgina Chapman has officially realigned herself as the designer of Marchesa, leaving Keren Craig, former co-designer, to the more business side of things, she's branching out beyond Marchesa.
Garrard, the British jewelry brand that supplied Princess Diana's engagement ring, is seeking a creative director since Jade Jagger left the post in 2007, and in the meantime, they've asked Georgina to be a guest designer. The Georgina Chapman for Garrard collection is to be unveiled next September during New York Fashion Week — no doubt accessorizing the Spring 2010 Marchesa collection — and prices are expected to run in the $10,000 to $15,000 range.
It's interesting that the collection is called "Georgina Chapman for Garrard" rather than "Marchesa for Garrard," don't you think? Especially when the company is looking for a new creative director and Garrard's CEO says Georgina's line is expected to be "a significant part of the Garrard business." Not that Georgina would leave Marchesa behind for jewelry — but it does seem like she's trying to do things more on her own without Keren.
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Mon, 09/15/08 — 03:43:08 PM
>> When Fashion Week comes a-knockin', we all get caught up in the parade of clothes, shoes, and handbags . . . but sometimes we forget to keep an eye on the jewelry, too. It's important to note — especially this season, when the bigger the jewelry, the better — and two fledgling designers have really emerged as ones to watch: Eddie Borgo, 30, and Pamela Love, 26.
They're both well-connected: Eddie dates stylist Keegan Singh, Pamela shares a workspace with Julia Restoin-Roitfeld. Pamela is best known for her clawed cuffs that ended up in the Fall 2008 Gap ads, while Eddie just two weeks ago announced his namesake line. The two were tapped to collaborate on pieces for Marchesa's Spring 2009 collection, and were snapped together last week at 3.1 Phillip Lim, for which Eddie created stained glass stunners. For the record, he also worked with Jen Kao, Staerk, and Frank Tell on their Spring 2009 collections — but what a pair, these two.
*image: source, source, source
Tue, 08/19/08 — 05:00:53 PM
»On the rise: Pamela Love, whose claw bracelets appeared in the Fall 2008 Gap ads, and who is collaborating with Marchesa for Spring 2009 [The Cut]
»Does Jane Mayle already have placement at another, larger label? [The Pipeline]
»Preen, Roksanda Illincic, Marios Schwab on their Spring 2009 inspiration [Dazed Digital]
»Diane Pernet is launching a touring fashion film festival [FWD]
»Siri Tollerod stars in a really over-the-top Harajuku Lovers commercial [Fashionista]
»Julia Stegner has moved from Women to IMG [Chic Report]
»New York Models Show Package [Of the Minute]
»Alison Lewis, formerly of Mooka Kinney, to launch solo line [The Pipeline]
Tue, 07/29/08 — 05:20:19 PM
>> Along with the annual International Best-Dressed List, the September 2008 Vanity Fair features a spread dubbed "America's New Fashion Guard," featuring up-and-coming designers, including a few designing duos like Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte, Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava.
Marchesa was also spotlighted, but as Chic Report so astutely pointed out, only one half of the brand's designing duo is pictured: Georgina Chapman, with no Keren Craig in sight.
Interesting, in light of the rumors back in May suggesting that Keren was being phased out as a co-designer; the photographic evidence here definitely lends credence to that possibility. Or maybe, as Chic Report suggested, Keren was just on her honeymoon when the picture was taken.
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Wed, 07/23/08 — 10:55:00 PM
>> INSIDER WIRE —Georgina Chapman may have opted for a blowout wedding bash when she married Harvey Weinstein late last year, but her Marchesa counterpart Keren Craig chose to go the opposite route. She just recently got married to Pierce North in a "very quiet" ceremony in North Wales. [FWD]
Mon, 06/16/08 — 04:42:57 PM
»Agyness Deyn performed her collaborative single live last night on British TV (with video) [PopSugar UK]
»Anna Wintour has been bestowed with an OBE (Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to British journalism and British fashion in the US [WWD]
»Bottega Veneta tops the list of the Luxury Institute's list of designer brands accorded the highest social status by affluent consumers [WWD]
»Devon Aoki shot with Self Service and Yves Saint Laurent at the Chateau Marmont last week [FWD]
»Karen Elson is naming her vintage shop "Venus and Mars" [Style.com]
»Peeks at Dolce & Gabbana, Marchesa, Rag & Bone, Matthew Williamson, and Nina Ricci Resort 2009 collections [WWD, WWD, WWD, WWD, WWD]
