Fashion Week is well underway here in the Big Apple!  Renee Zellweger and a bevy of other starlets attended Carolina Herrera’s show this morning.

The weekend boasted a heaping of fashion’s finest.  Here’s the round-up for today’s official shows:

9:00 am
Twinkle by Wenlan
The Salon, Bryant Park

10:00am
Carolina Herrera
The Tent, Bryant Park

11:00am
Zero + Maria Cornejo
33 Bleecker Street

12:00pm
Isaac Mizrahi
Hammerstein Ballroom, […]

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It’s that time of year again when Bryant Park fills with white tents, and we all turn our eyes to the fashions of the near future.   Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow!  To view the Fashion Week Schedule of shows, click here.

Fashion Lawyer will be covering the shows, reviews and big news of Fashion […]

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E-commerce and online auctions are here to stay; there is no question about that fact. Ignoring and appealing the French court’s ruling aside, eBay will more than likely face new challenges to its sale of luxury goods online- whether the goods sold are are authentic or counterfeit.
Fashion Lawyer had the opportunity to talk to […]

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What happens when you gather a room full of Fashion’s most impressive CEOs?  They share important information!  WWD and DNR hosted a CEO Summit last October, and recently the companies released a white paper which summarizes the outlook and trends in the Fashion industry which the Summit uncovered.

The white paper is a must read for industry insiders, […]

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Mass market retail is about churning out fashion quickly to consumers ready to purchase a lot of stuff that, more than likely, won’t last very long.  Quality is often sacrificed in favor of the bottom line.  But, as the New York Times reports in today’s paper, one retailer is keeping consumer cost really low while still maintaining quality.

Best […]

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Recently, President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Didier Grumbach gave an interview
in which he shared his viewpoint that now may be the time when Chinese fashion comes into the forefront.   

Known mainly for its manufacturing, China host to this summer’s Olympic games, is hoping to boost its fashion design industry.  Some Chinese fashion labels, like Blanc […]

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A few weeks back I headed over to Madison Avenue to F.M. Allen, a company which offers both luxury African safaris and the clothing to wear on such an outing.  I met with the company’s owner, Tee Faircloth and the other principal investor, Will Woods.  The two gentlemen and I share Southern roots, as well as a deep […]

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The Guardian ran a story a few days ago about the same issue I’ve been blogging about for a few months now:  the lack of diversity on the catwalks. 
London has the same problem New York has got- the faces on fashion’s catwalks are largely white with blonde hair.  The Guardian piece centers around the comments  made during London […]

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Yesterday Slate ran a fantastic piece about the impending increase in cost of goods produced in China.  The Chinese market has a huge impact on everything in fashion, since it is the location of the manufacturing of so many items from clothing to shoes and beyond. 

The article points out a crucial fact: American importers have pressed Chinese […]

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A few months back, Fashion Lawyer interviewed Mary Kay Bowden (pictured below alongside her twin and best friend- both her business partners), one of the owners and founders of Passport Panties, a hot new line of well-packaged lingerie.  At the time, Passport Panties was selling to over 400 doors; I’m sure the numbers are up since then.  Passport […]

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