Kate Moss and rocker boyfriend Pete Doherty are to star in Roberto Cavalli’s A/W 2007-8 campaign together. Although, Moss was initially scheduled for the campaign on her own, Cavalli quickly decided to use Doherty when the latter accompanied his girlfriend to the shoot.
“They are both iconic,†Cavalli said about the decision. “Free spirits with a strong personality. Stylish, contemporary and a very intense couple.†The media interest generated by the move will undoubtedly stand Cavalli in good stead.
In one of the ads, Moss is featured wearing a Cleopatra-style gold-accented gown, while Doherty is cast as a young Marlon Brando modelling the brand’s menswear line. The campaign was shot in Ibiza last month by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot.
Jones Apparel Group Inc. finally made public what Wall Street knew all week – that it was selling its wholly-owned subsidiary Barneys New York Inc. for $825 million in cash, subject to purchase price adjustments, to an affiliate of Istithmar, a Dubai-based private equity investment house, in a deal that will close in the third quarter.
Levi Strauss Europe and Modelabs Group to launch their own line of mobile phones . The denim company recently unveiled their Accessory Collection in Paris, which includes their first line of phone models.
Wahoojin is a Japanese company that was established in the year 2005. The concept of Wahoojin is to create high quality, yet fun and fashionable denim by using historical Kimono hand paintings (Yu-Zen). Wahoojin wishes to inspire all. Here’s a sneak preview of the new Wahoojin denim line.
With the purchase of a red mini ball you will be able to support the international humanitarian organization Right To Play.
APC to open second US store this Saturday and it’s in Los Angeles. It’s been a long time coming when we consider the first APC store in the USA was in Manhattan 15 years ago! “I’m not keen about opening a store every five minutes,” said company founder and president Jean Touitou. That’s a major understatement! “I don’t sit there and say, ‘Let’s not do anything so we can build up my cult,” said the man. “I believe there are way too many clothing stores all over the place.…I’m not a real estate developer, and most of the fashion brands are. But after 15 years, I thought a second store is a good thing to do.” And get this a third APC store, surplus, is due to open in September in Brooklyn.
The woman they call the Real Life Barbie, Sarah Burge (
Calvin Klein wants to plug a major gap in the fashion market. Patricia Royak, president of Calvin Klein Jeans, said the new plus-sized Calvin Klein collection will share a brand aesthetic similar to the core Calvin Klein product range. The prevalent thinking among brands and retailers regarding plus-sized customers has been that they are more conservative in their style choices. Not so anymore, Royak said. “The whole attitude of this zone has changed,” she add.
Aquascutum to make comeback in USA with a limited edition collection of coats and trenches inspired by designs from the Thirties through the Fifties. The coats are based on Aquascutum pieces worn by Hollywood stars including Daphne du Maurier, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren. The collection named Aquascutum Vintage, will be sold in the USA. exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman starting in the autumn.
Walmart pay Fendi undisclosed compensation in settlement for reputedly selling counterfeit Fendi handbags and wallets through their Sam’s Club subsidary.
“Even the forever-young members of the Fantastischen 4, also known as Fanta 4, are getting older. All four are now pushing 40, and Stern magazine describes them as the “fathers” of German hip-hop. Maybe that’s why their new album “Fornika”, which is swiftly scaling Germany’s charts, is dedicated to growing older and growing wiser – without necessarily growing more respectable. Maybe that’s why they’ve donned BOSS Black tuxedos in their hit video, “Ernten Was Wir Säen” [“Reaping What We Sow”].”