Entries from January 2008
St. Petersburg, Florida is the site of the first of many store renovations and reinventions for the company. Think sleek, hip and young. Old Navy, a division of Gap, Inc. is undergoing a massive redesign of their corporate identity.
A few of the new fashion designs were revealed earlier this week. Yesterday, Old Navy […]
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Tags: Retail
Fashion Week is set to kick off this weekend! Fashion Lawyer will be bringing you excellent quality coverage on all the exciting Fashion News from the shows!
Also, in honor of Black History Month, Fashion lawyer will profile a notable African American attorney each day through the entire month. Visit Fashion Lawyer and visit often for […]
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Tags: Fashion News
January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
To satisfy reader demand, Fashion Lawyer has located a few pictures with new looks from Old Navy’s image overhaul (photo credit to WWD).
The rest of the spring collections are being presented to the public today, so I will be sure and update this thread tomorrow. In the mean time, enjoy! More photos after the jump!
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Tags: Retail
January 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Slinging fashion tidbits to the obsessed trendsetters, the fashionably corrupt and the temperamental divas, The Fashion Slinger, Rhana Kennedy, is here for you with her unwaivering faith in fashion.
Since its start in 1984, Forever 21 has become a retail behemoth. But being the perennial leader in cheap chic fashion has not come easily as the company […]
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Tags: Fashion Law
January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Fashion Lawyer has written numerous posts concerning the effect that weather has on retail. Apparently, many are now saying that increasingly unpredictable weather- particularly warmer weather- is having an impact on the design of outerwear.
Entering stage left is the main character, the short sleeve coat:
Apparently layering is now the name of the game. Instead of a thick jacket, fashion […]
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Tags: Fashion Business
Three New Yorkers were arrested and charged last week for the importation and sale of fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberrry handbags and wallets (AP).
Chong Lam, Siu Yung Chan and Eric Yuen face one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, four counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods, and two counts of smuggling counterfeit goods, according to an […]
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Tags: Fakes/ Counterfeit
January 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Mass market retailer, Old Navy, is undergoing major changes. Forget the family image- Old Navy is going after the Urban Outfitter’s crowd. Consumers in their 20’s.
Above is a photo of Old Navy models sporting the family-centered fashions. On Wednesday, the retailer will present the newly-styled line to the public.
It won’t just be the target market and […]
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Tags: Retail
January 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Slinging fashion tidbits to the obsessed trendsetters, the fashionably corrupt and the temperamental divas, The Fashion Slinger, Rhana Kennedy, is here for you with her unwaivering faith in fashion.
Vogue’s enigmatic and infamous editor, Anna Wintour, wrote a scathing editorial in Vogue’s February issue regarding Hillary Clinton. Missing a previously scheduled photo shoot, Clinton’s people decided against […]
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Tags: Fashion News
January 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Diane von Furstenberg Studio LP (”DVF”) filed a lawsuit against Target Corp in U.S. District Court in Manhattan yesterday for copyright infringement (Reuters). The design at the heart of the controversy is Furstenberg’s “spotted frog” print, to which the company holds a copyright. DVF claims that Target’s line of women’s clothing, Merona, produced a design that was […]
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Tags: Fashion Law
January 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Bush and the House of Representatives are holding out the proposed Economic Stimulus Package as the shot in the arm that the U.S. economy needs to avert the coming recession.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the package, which comes with a $150 billion price tag, will give tax rebates to 117 million U.S. families. How much money is coming your way?
Well, […]
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Tags: Retail