Yesterday was not a good day for former Friedman’s CEO, Bradley Stinn.  According to WWD, a Brooklyn Federal court found Stinn guilty of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud.  He could face up to 30 years in prison. 

Stinn and nearly 50 other Friedman’s employees participated in a scheme whereby the company […]

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Just this past Friday Fashion Lawyer was speculating that the recent Wall Street blues might begin to dampen luxury sales.  The headlining story in WWD today?  ”Wall Street Cutbacks Could Weigh on Luxe“.

Wall Street jobs generate huge cash for new York City.  Huge cash- think 24% of the total wages earned city-wide last year- despite the […]

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Ah, it’s been a stressful week on Wall Street. Not only did the money shows on CNN, CNBC, etc. beef up their ‘talking head’ coverage of economic issues, but all over New York City, I saw papers with gloom and doom articles about the nasty state of the U.S. economy. There was even […]

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Mrs. Tom Cruise is pulling inspriation from her home life in her newest project.  Suri Cruise, Katie Holmes’ little daughter is the muse for Katie’s new design collaboration with Giorgio Armani.

Come Spring 2009, the fashion line Katie Holmes for Armani will debut with a collection of chic clothing for toddlers. When Fall 2010 arrive, the line […]

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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.  
Dov Charney, CEO of American Apparel, has catapulted his company to the upper echelons of retail. Known for making the clothing in the US (his 800,000 square foot […]

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New York has been abuzz with the huge story of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution ring sex scandal.  This story had nothing to do with Fashion Law, so I stayed away.  However, now there is word on the street that the alleged hooker (known as “Kristen”, Ashley DiPietro and Ashley Dupre) marketed herself on a modeling site […]

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Chanel is a name which has long-sense been linked with all things chic.  The woman behind the vision was Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel , a force so far ahead of her time that she shaped all of fashion history in the 20th century.

Born on August 19, 1883 in Suamur, France, Chanel came of age at the […]

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As an American transplant in London, Simone Baret Innamorati spends her days freelance writing and decorating her flat, along with her husband.  With an eye toward the Classicly Chic, Innamorati loves to pour over the latest fashion trends. 

Luella Bartley, Vivian Westwood—only these names can cause my pulse to quicken and my palms to sweat. Westwood’s […]

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Dolce & Gabbana is under investigation for possible tax evasion, reports WWD.

A criminal investigation of the company and its procedures is currently underway in Italy.  Although neither Domenico Dolce nor Stefano Gabbana have been implicated, the company may be liable for 125 million euros ($192 million U.S.) in payments to the Italian government.  Apparently the issue arose out […]

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The devil indeed often wears Prada.  

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