Fashion
Bland: Anything but Boring (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Rest assured, not every fashion designer showing during New York Spring 2009 Fashion Week, Sept. 5 - Sept. 12, will cater to the Carrie Bradshaws or "Gossip Girls" of the fashion buying public. More »
China's renowned casual-chic designer debuts in Tokyo (Reuters)
Reuters - With casual sweaters and sharp suits in shades of black, white and grey, Ji Wenbo became the first Chinese designer to showcase a collection at Japan's Fashion Week in a bid to woo customers in fashion-savvy Tokyo. More »
Facts about Macy's Inc., Tommy Hilfiger Group (AP)
AP - Facts about Macy's Inc. and Tommy Hilfiger Group as they prepare to launch an exclusive alliance covering men's and women's sportswear. More »
Macy's to debut exclusive deal with Tommy Hilfiger (AP)
AP - Macy's stores across the country are renovating their Tommy Hilfiger shops and expanding how much of the designer's sportswear they carry. But fans of the brand soon won't be seeing those items at other department stores. More »
From A to Z, New Book From Nina Garcia Names Must-Haves (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Editor Nina Garcia, who takes her fashion eye to Marie Claire starting in September, is well-known as one of the judges for "Project Runway," where she dispenses thoughtful, and sometimes scathing, critiques of the designers' projects each week. More »
Julia Roberts designs Armani T-shirt for AIDS fight (Reuters)
Reuters - Julia Roberts has returned to work with Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani to raise money for the fight against AIDS in Africa, designing a T-shirt to be sold under the "Red" label. More »
30 of 59 rape charges dropped against Indian-born designer (AFP)
AFP - Los Angeles prosecutors have dropped 30 of 59 sexual abuse charges against Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, as jury selection got under way for his trial in California. More »
Many sex assault charges dropped against designer (AP)
AP - Without explanation, prosecutors on Wednesday dropped more than half the sexual assault charges against fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander just before jury selection began for his trial. More »
Armani designs villas at $1.8 billion Egyptian resort (Reuters)
Reuters - Giorgio Armani will design his first villas for a $1.85 billion gated community development in Egypt that is just two hours' drive from Cairo, the Italian fashion designer said on Wednesday. More »