Industry Updates
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Yesterday, Love Magazine tweeted this photo of model Agyness Deyn sporting a much, much shorter ‘do. Her GI Jane inspired buzz actually looks pretty cute on her, maybe the fact that she is a model has something to do with her ability to look hot with a buzz!
Now Hollywood’s elite toddlers like Suri Cruise, Kingston Rosdale, and the Jolie-Pitts can add another fashion label to their closets. Gucci has plans to launch a kids line this June. The kids collection will first debut in Italy, and eventually make its way into 40 other retail stores worldwide.
Several dresses and outfits owned by the late Princess Diana will be up for auction in London this June. Of the more desirable items up for auction is a black taffetta Emanuel dress which Diana wore at the age of 19 when she made her first official appearance with her then fiance, Prince Charles. And experts are estimating that dress alone might go for over £50,000! Also up for auction is that famous chiffon blouse Diana wore for her engagement photo, estimated to bring in about £15,000, along with sketches of her wedding dress. Even that famous black dress she wore to a charity ball at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City back in 1981 is going on sale. The items are being sold by designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel, who often created couture pieces for the Princess.
Pixie Geldof, Peaches’ little sister, landed a modeling gig for Henry Holland’s new H! Collection for British retailer Debenhams. Apparently she and Henry are close friends and the designer dubbed the 19 year old his muse for the collection, which he hopes will “increase accessibility to my designs and create a high-fashion yet wearable range with widespread appeal”.
It appears as though the economy and fashion retailers are starting to make their comeback. Louis Vuitton is reporting an 11% increase in total sales in the first quarter. They also boast sales were up 10% in fashion, 12% in cosmetics, 20% in booze and 34% in jewelry.
For most women, there’s nothing better than the pairing of food and shopping. Ralph Lauren has announced that he will be opening a sprawling 13,000 square foot new store in Paris, which will also be the unveiling of his new restaurant simply titled Ralph’s.
Rocker chic model Alice Dellal, is putting her musical talents to work by forming an all-girl rock group. The band, which is called Thrush Metal, includes fellow models Emma Chitty and Laura Fraser as well as Isabella Ramsey, niece to Earl of Dalhouise. Thrush Metal is keeping their music gigs very hush hush, which means one of two things: they suck or they’re so good they don’t want to blow the world’s minds just yet… stay tuned!
Women are known to spend a lot of time shopping, but did you know the average woman spends nearly THREE years of their lives shopping?? According to new research by OnePoll, women spend over 25,000 hours shopping for clothes, food, accessories and household goods. On average, women were found to make about 300 shopping trips. Even window shopping takes up time with an estimate of 51 trips being made without purchasing anything.
The fashion world was buzzing when it was discovered that the guidettes of Jersey Shore were shooting a spread for Harper’s Bazaar. And now, it’s finally here! In the May issue, Snooki, Jwoww and Sammi looked pretty darn good, especially for them and their usual dreadful Jersey Shore attire.


















































