I don’t know why this whole idea of customers moving away from expensive brands would apply to fashion only. It should be across the board then because a sophisticated consumers buys expensive art, design and furniture. I’m really pleased that we’ve always worked much more on the product than on the brand and I think this pays back. Crisis always pushes you to do better.
”"Miuccia Prada Muses About The Economy" WWD.“I think it’s important to study the market and to feel you are right with it. If I felt we had to start doing simple clothes, I’d be doing them.”
”"Nina Ricci: Theyskens' Beat Goes On". WWD.Others are defraying costs by different means — sight unseen. Three of publicist Kelly Cutrone’s clients — Nicholas K, Sergio Davila and Mara Hoffman — agreed to collaborate for a group show Feb. 15 in the tents, even though they will be introduced for the first time tonight over drinks.
”Designers Entertain Offsite Locations For Fall Shows. WWD.Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off with the 7th edition of The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2009. It is followed by Yigal Azrouёl, Duckie Brown, Charlotte Ronson, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Nicole Miller, This Day/Arise Magazine: African Fashion Collective 2009, Academy of Art University, Venexiana, Lacoste, Georges Chakra, Andy & Debb, ADAM, Barbie Runway Show™, Verrier, Monarchy, Lela Rose, Mara Hoffman, Nicholas K, Sergio Davila, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Diane Von Furstenberg, Akiko Ogawa., Erin Fetherston, Miss Sixty, Farah Angsana, Carolina Herrera, Carlos Miele, Tracy Reese, Tony Cohen, Terexov, William Rast, Cynthia Steffe, Badgley Mischka, Matthew Williamson, Pamella Roland, Diesel Black Gold, Dennis Basso, Cho Cheng, MAX AZRIA, Tibi, J. Mendel, Nanette Lepore, Michael Kors, Richard Chai, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Milly by Michelle Smith, Anna Sui, Tommy Hilfiger, Brian Reyes, Rebecca Taylor, Ports 1961, Custo Barcelona, Zac Posen, Project Runway and Tadashi Shoji.
”Designers presenting Fall 2009 collections in the tents at Bryant Park. Source: IMG. 01/18/2009.In fact, Kawakubo doesn't do must-haves--nor does she do cocktail parties, nor product launches with champagne, nor shows jostling with celebrity, nor any of the other flirtations with which commercially successful designers are wont to charm their press and public.
”Profile of Rei Kawakubo by Avril Mair. Wallpaper Oct 08.So I won’t say sorry for giving Big Brother nutcase Nikki Graeme the opening feature when she was enjoying her one nanosecond in the spotlight. These were the things that other fashion magazines didn’t do and we did. Because we wanted to. Nobody had to fit a mould to be venerated as an icon of their moment; they just had to be one.
”Editor's Last Letter. Pop.By the end of 2009, we will have 100 stores--this is a good time to expand. Prime real estate always comes up for sale in a crisis, and at a good price. I always said I was determined to own a truly global brand. I didn’t buy Jimmy Choo just to have a couple of shoe shops in London, did I?
”Times Online interview with Tamara Mellon, President and Founder of Jimmy Choo. Jan, 2009.I grew up in the Depression, when you could go to the movies on a Saturday afternoon for 15 cents and see Carole Lombard, Marlene Dietrich, and Greta Garbo. I knew that making clothes for people of that sort could be the most exciting thing in the world.
”Bill Blass. Interview with Barbaralee Diamonstein, 1985.It’s embarrassing to see how Vogue deals with the recession--For the December issue, it sent a writer off to discover the “charms” of Wal-Mart and Target. A similar obtuseness permeates a fashion spread in the January issue, where a model and a child are portrayed on a weekend outing with a Superman figure. Is a ’50s suburban frock emblematic of the mortgage meltdown?
”"What's Wrong With Vogue?" by Cathy Horyn, Dec 31 2008.
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