Calvin Klein, Inc. Announces New Licensing Arrangement with G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. for Women's Better Performance Apparel

Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation PVH, today announced that it has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. GIII for a new line of women's performance apparel.Branded as 'Calvin Klein Performance,' the product will address the ever-changing lifestyle of women today. The product offering will incorporate athletic and

Cosmetics firm sues Teri Hatcher for $2.4 million

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Teri Hatcher is being told to pucker up and pay $2.4 million to a skin-care products company that says she promoted the wrong lip gloss.Hydroderm's lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, claims that a 2005 agreement with ISBE Productions, Hatcher's production company, stipulated the star of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" wouldn't endorse other competing

Online Fashion House Profit Increase by Twofold

Asos, an online fashion retailer, has seen an increase in revenue from £300,000 to £2.4m. The strong demand for Christmas dresses has prompted the increase in over the past 9 weeks. And Asos predicts sales increase of a further 42% over Christmas.According to online marketing agency Hitwise, Asos is the second most visited online fashion retailer after its competitor Next. Currently, Asos has

Fashion stylist died after taking poison

The fashion stylist Isabella Blow, who killed herself with a dose of poison earlier this year, had attempted suicide at least four times before and had "harboured expectations that she would die at an early age for many years", an inquest heard yesterday.Blow, who was 48, was a fixture on the fashion circuit, renowned for her eccentric hats and her sharp eye for emerging talent. She was credited

Wearable Computer Fashion Show Unveils Clothes of the Idiotic Future

Last weekend in Korea was the Wearable Computer Fashion Show, a glimpse into one possible future in which we all look like jackasses with technology arbitrarily attached to our bodies with no real rhyme or reason. Like this "Light Hat," for example, which makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, in the future, will we all require light surrounding our heads at all times, and will our necks be made

Fashion industry beginning to see green

ECO-CLOTHING POISED TO MOVE INTO MAINSTREAMBy Marcelle HopkinsColumbia News ServiceA decade ago, environmentally friendly clothing brought to mind hemp smocks and Birkenstocks. But today, eco-fashion is low-rise, boot-cut jeans; little black dresses; Versace; and Armani. With the help of name-brand designers and celebrities, environmentally friendly fashions are getting noticed and are poised

Portman Slams Hollywood's Fashion Obsession

Actress NATALIE PORTMAN has slammed Hollywood's obsession with fashion, branding the attention paid to clothing labels "annoying".The 26-year-old Closer star only agrees to wear designer frocks to red carpet events to avoid giving fashion critics an opportunity to mock her.Read full story...(Source:PRInside)

Victoria Beckham to go nude for fashion shoot

Victoria Beckham is to pose naked for designer Marc Jacobs.Posh, 33, will be the face of his new Spring/Summer 2008 collection.As part of the deal, she'll strip off to promote a range of T-shirts to raise money for a skin cancer charity.Her nude body will adorn the tops, which will retail for £10 each in Marc Jacobs stores.Read full story... (Source:NowMagazine)