Coutorture

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/06/09 Retail Gets Re-Imagined & More

coutorture — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:25:27 -0800

Challenged to do something different, New York retailers re-imagine the shopping formula with multi-purpose operations...

Jane Shepherdson has turned British retailer Whistles right around and the Spring 09 collection looks like another hit.

PETA's campaign against Giorgio Armani is becoming more aggressive now that Donna Karan has vowed not to use fur.

Bally will launch an e-commerce site later this month offering shoes, accessories, and small leather goods.

coutorture — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:13:30 -0800

The Daily Obsession reports on last night's Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse launch and the outfit she wore for the occasion.

Perfume da Rosa Negra reviews the perfume Hypnose by Lancome. She describes everything, down to the bottle.

Glowing Doll learns more about jewelry designer Arielle De Pinto, whose crochet jewelry we've been hearing a lot about these days.

coutorture — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:03:45 -0800

Donna Karan has announced that she will not use fur in her Fall 2009 collection--no doubt, thanks to relentless pressure from PETA. In 2008 PETA initiated a campaign against Karan after she had 'promised' that she would not use fur in her Fall 2008 collection and then failed to do so. After numerous protests outside of her boutiques and fashion shows and an entire website dedicated toward her usage of fur, called, DonnaKaranBunnyButcher.com (now shut down), it seems Karan is finally submitting to PETA's demands. PETA, who has been partially responsible for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger's abstinence from fur, is now primarily targeting Giorgio Armani.