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coutorture — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:33:34 -0800

The Stephen Sprouse Book Minus The LV Monogram

Searching for a big, glossy coffee table book on Stephen Sprouse minus the LV monogram splattered all over the front? Then pick up the just-as-neon Stephen Sprouse Book put together by Roger and Mauricio Padilha, the duo behind Mao Public Relations and Mao Mag. In the book you'll find details of Sprouse's work with Halston, pictures of Debbie Harry looking fabulous, and countless sources of inspiration for your 1980's-inspired summer wardrobe. For more, check out photos from the New York launch party.

Stephen Sprouse Book Launch

coutorture — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:35:56 -0800

New York 01/13/09. Shawn Ehlers/Wireimage.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/09/09 ELuxury Shuttering, Peter Som Not Showing At Fashion Week & More

coutorture — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:35:06 -0800

ELuxury, the e-commerce site owned and operated by LVMH, is closing down it's 'retail section' within the next six months and will transition into editorial.

Peter Som and Creative Design Studios have split, forcing Som to pull out from New York Fashion Week. There's no denying that Som has had a tough year.

On a lighter note...

Fred Flare is desperately trying to cheer everyone up. For Valentine's Day mail in a homemade Valentine and Fred Flare will sell it for $4 and give the money to charity.

Last night Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs celebrated in honor of Stephen Sprouse. Check out a photo gallery from last night's event right here.

Louis Vuitton Hosts A Tribute To Stephen Sprouse

coutorture — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:32:55 -0800

New York 01/08/09/ Photos by Kambouris/Wireimage.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/06/09 Topshop Opening Date Leaked & More

coutorture — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:07:39 -0800

The opening fete for Topshop Soho is reportedly taking place on March 26th--that's a few weeks after fashion week has ended and just before the Spring delivery season is in full swing. Well timed indeed.

How did Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani spend their holidays? WWD loves a man in a bikini.

Round specs are back and Refinery 29 has the party photos to prove it. Check out our runway report right here.

The Stephen Sprouse collection from Louis Vuitton is slated to takeover the New York Soho store later this week.

Is the recession effecting quality-control at Target? No, that's just Brooklyn.

Le Book Honoring Steven Sprouse

coutorture — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:53:46 -0800

Steven Sprouse, fashion designer, artist, and pioneer of 'downtown' culture is being celebrated by more than just the likes of Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. Le Book is also honoring the late designer with a New York 2009 issue spanning his life's work. Le Book, which publishes issues once a year, dedicates itself to the creative history of Paris, London, New York and beyond. This year, in the New York 2008 edition, Narciso Rodriguez was celebrated while the London edition celebrated Vivienne Westwood and the Paris edition, Vogue magazine. Le Book has been in print for over 25 years. To pick up a copy of the Steven Sprouse New York 2009 edition, which spans seven hundred pages and costs $250, click here.

We Love Sprouse Collection By Louis Vuitton

coutorture — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:40:04 -0800

Official Site.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 12/19/08 We Love Sprouse, Hilfiger Back To Bryant Park, Obedient Goes E-Commerce, Beauty Goes On Sale

coutorture — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:18 -0800

The highly anticipated limited-edition Louis Vuitton for Stephen Sprouse collection has landed, called We Love Sprouse, and the offerings, bright and optimistic as they are, just might jump-start the economy. Well, we can hope. Check out the collection right here.

Tommy Hilfiger has announced that he will be showing his Fall 2009 collection in the tents after a three-year hiatus from Bryant Park. Recently, Bryant Park mainstays Betsey Johnson, Carmen Marc Valvo, and Vera Wang have booked their runway shows elsewhere.

Obedient Sons & Daughters has launched an e-commerce site for their men's collection and the results are quite handsome. The brand has yet to launch women's but here's to hoping...check out their Spring 2009 men's and women's collection right here.

Prestige beauty products are succumbing to mark-downs as shoppers are unwilling to purchase anything this season, without a discount. The only upside to this is that retail clerks won't have to get stuck working the returns line the day after Christmas.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 12/01/08 Black Friday Turnout, Party Planning On The Cheap, Gucci Group Shuffle, Sprouse Collab

coutorture — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:11:29 -0800

We are happy to report that retailers, overall, did quite well this Black Friday despite the fact that many thought there might be zero turnout at all. WWD reports that outlet and discounters did exceptionally well but even department stores saw an impressive turnout.

There's nothing more fashionable than a well-planned dinner party--thirty dollar budget or no. The NY Times put a world renowned event planner to just that task and the results, we have to say, were quite stylish.

You could call it the ol' Gucci Group shuffle. Fredrick Lukoff, formerly of Lanvin (extra-GG), has accepted a position as the new president and chief executive officer of Stella McCartney. Lukoff will be replacing Marco Bizzarri who will go on to join Bottega Veneta.

Marc Jacobs (a la Louis Vuitton) is heading up a new collaboration, this one resurrected from the Vuitton archives in honor of a retrospective at Deitch Projects. Jacobs' 2001 collaboration with artist Stephen Sprouse will be reworked and re-released--giving fashion an optimistic dose of day-glo and graffiti prints come January 01.