The Fashion Industry

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If you haven’t cleaned out your closet in years, thinking those bell bottoms or funky vests might come back in style, well here’s your chance. Trend rumors have it that the 60s, ’70s and 80s are coming back  in a sort of blend across the decades, meaning you can mix and match all your favorite retro  pieces and still be very “in”. So now’s your chance, get out your naru jackets and paisley shirts. You’re back in fashion again!

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Multicolored beaded baguette bag with double F logo on front and watersnake handle and closure. Fendi bag has an adjustable shoulder strap across top, a concealed magnetic closure, red satin lining and ‘Limited Edition’ bead embroidery on inside.

This gorgeous evening bag is a limited edition piece and each one has a serial number embroidered on the inside. According to Net-A-Porter.com this bag would not only make a great gift but an extra special investment piece as well, that is if you can afford the $6,670 price tag.

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The brother and sister team from New Zealand came up with the idea to start their own jewelry line while sitting outside a café in Paris and  Zoë & Morgan was launched in August 2005. Their pieces are now produced half in London and half in South East Asia.

During autumn/winter 2008/9 fashion week,  the Zoë & Morgan  pieces stood out in a growing jewelry market, where new lines are being launched every day.

Zoë & Morgan crosses all style lines with it’s versatility and can be worn during the day, yet can easily make the transition into evening.

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Madonna will be wearing French Haute Couture house Givenchy designs for her “Sticky and Sweet” world tour which starts in Britain this month.

“I feel incredibly fortunate to have been given the opportunity to offer the world of Givenchy Haute Couture to Madonna the Icon, the Artist, the Woman for whom I have so much respect and admiration, ” Tisci said in a press statement.

Two outfits from Givenchy Haute Couture by designer Riccardo Tisci have been created for the “queen of pop.” The first outfit is described as a frock coat in black stretch satin, trimmed with pleated black silk organza embroidered with jet beads and waistcoat in black stretch satin trimmed with black silk fringes embroidered with jet beads and laced up corseted back.

The “Gypsy” outfit consists of a long-hooded cape in black silk taffeta, lined in fuchsia silk taffeta and embroidered with jet stones and a dress in black stretch chiffon trimmed with multicolored ribbons and fuchsia colored metal chains worn with a matching necklace.

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Justin Timberlake is getting ready for the showing of his new William Rast collection at New York Fashion Week next month where he will also preform during the showing at live music venue Roseland Ballroom.

William Rast is the clothing brand Timberlake started with his friend Trace Ayala. Timberlake will star in the ad campaign for the collection playing a character by the name of William Rast, a man who is ‘a rebel on the run’.

Timberlake will join Beyonce, Rihanna and Duffy among others to perform at this year’s Fashion Rocks on September 5.

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If you’re wondering what’s hot in sun loving eyewear, there’s a list over at Life & Style that’s predicting  upcoming trends and what’s on the way out in sunglasses. It’s always important to protect your eyes in style so read on!

Big and round: Oversized sunglasses are still very in, according to Dawn Klimaszewski, marketing director for Maui Jim sunglasses. “In fashion, the big thing is the big frames. But it’s evolving. More rounded, smaller.”

Logos on the outer: Longtime luxury brand lovers are looking for a way to differentiate themselves from their flashier counterparts with understated elegance.

Old-school classics: Vintage-inspired remains hot, says Melanie Martin, spokeswoman for the New York-based Sunglass Association of America. “Some of those vintage glasses used to have a flat lens. But new lenses can have a full wrap with details inspired by Jackie O, but wrapped a little more around your face, which gives you more protection.”

Aviators still flying high: Aviators are still big for men and women,” Martin says. Klimaszewski adds, “Oversized is fashion but aviators are hot everywhere else.”

Haute hues: Shiny black is No 1. From the vintage trend, tortoise shell remains popular and champagne shades are gaining fast. White sunglasses are fading, while navy continues to be strong. Fluorescents are said to be on the ascent including those from names like Dior.

You can read this article in it’s entirety  here. And you won’t need yo put on your shades to do it.

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I don’t like western wear but that’s not what this is about. Rockmount shirts have been worn by everyone from Elvis Presley in “Love Me Tender” to Heath Ledger in “Brokeback Mountain.”  The founder, Jack Weil was born in Evansville, Ind., and came to Denver in 1928. And here’s what’s so fascinating. Mr. Weil is 107 years old. At 107, he still goes to work every day and is the oldest CEO in the world.

Rockmount has kept its headquarters in the same brick building where it all began in 1946 on Wazee Street in Denver’s Lower Downtown. Belts, cowboy hats, colorful ties and the ever-popular shirts adorn the first floor. When Mr. Weil celebrated his 100th birthday, city officials changed the name of Wazee Street to Jack A. Weil Way.

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Louis Vuitton Mandara PM… just a really cute bag.

Classic and elegant, the Mandara PM is a sweet little bag in the fabulously chic Epi leather. Squared buckles on the unique strap and the functional shape make it an enchanting bag for shopping or evening. Epi textured leather with smooth leather trim, adjustable shoulder strap, textile lining with inside patch pocket and magnetic snap closure. Subtle “LV” embossed at the bottom corner of the bag.
Size:7″ L x 9″ H x 4.3″ W. Cost- $169

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Love this Evening Midnight Express Strapless Rouched Dress by Betsey Johnson. If you happen to have those little saddlebag type hips (keyword here being little), the ruffles should hide them nicely. This dress  comes with sequined belt, has a center back zipper and boning in the bodice for support. The color is called grape. Price-$395.00.

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A bevy of starlets came out to celebrate the launch of Piaget’s Paris-New York Limelight collection Thursday night. The party, co-hosted by Vogue, was held at 620 Fifth Avenue in a Rockefeller Center penthouse. While the brand’s glittering and expensive baubles were on display inside, everyone gatered on the venue’s outdoor grassy patio. “Do you think I can get past security and just sneak up here on my own sometime?” asked an awed Zoe Kravitz. “I’ll bring a tent and camp out.”

Becki Newton, who recently relocated to Manhattan to shoot her show “Ugly Betty” seemed content in the concrete jungle. “I bought my dress right over there,” the actress said, pointing down Fifth Avenue to the Gucci flagship. “Everyone here has been saying, I can’t believe you actually own the dress you’re wearing.’ But why wouldn’t I want to?”

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