Stepping the shoes of a designer (Seattle Times) bi2281850 In a startup's office overlooking downtown Portland, three creative business owners ? a sneaker-shop owner, an event marketer and..

J. W. Hulme Company Announces Exclusive Premier Edition Leather Bags (PRWeb v bi2281850 J.W. Hulme offer select seasonal product previews. These full grained leather bags be offered on a pre-order basis and be among the first handcrafted by artisans. Each bag be individually embossed a unique number and be accompanied by a Limited Edition Certificate of Authenticity

Haute couture ignores economic turmoil (AP via Yahoo! News) bi2281850 Was Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld spelling out a V for victory?..

Elie Saab's Botticelli beauties (TODAYonline) bi2281850 A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Elie Saab during Fall-Winter 2009 Haute Couture collection show Paris. Saab's models wafted down the runway clouds of silk chiffon and tulle like angelic Botticelli beauties at haute couture show for next autumn-winter on Wednesday

Gucci, Prada duke out new seasonal lines (The Springfield News-Leader) bi2281850 Milan, Italy -- Italian designers Miuccia Prada and Gucci's Frida Giannini -- who fall the rare category of women who design both the men's and women's lines for labels -- could not have more different ideas on the subject for the Spring-Summer 2009

Giorgio Armani Red Carpet (Fashion Wire Daily via Yahoo! News) bi2281850 Giorgio Armani calls haute couture collection Armani Prive, but maybe he might consider renaming Armani Red Carpet

Elie Saab's Botticelli beauties (AFP via Yahoo! News) bi2281850 Elie Saab's models wafted down the runway clouds of silk chiffon and tulle like angelic Botticelli beauties at haute couture show for next autumn-winter on Wednesday

Fashions at Dior show pay homage to Vogue (Arizona Daily Star) bi2281850 PARIS ? The Christian Dior show Paris held Monday should make even notoriously icy U.S. Vogue editor Anna Wintour crack a smile

Givenchy displays a raw romanticism (International Herald Tribune) bi2281850 It dark and elusive, but the raw romanticism of Riccardo Tisci starting to create a powerful, modern image for the house of Givenchy

Dior gives lesson modern elegance Paris show (The Charlotte Observer) bi2281850 The Christian Dior show Paris on Monday should make even notoriously icy U.S. Vogue editor Anna Wintour crack a smile. British designer John Galliano delivered an ode to the magazine retro-flavored haute couture collection, and he injected just enough sauciness to make perfectly relevant for the 21st century. Cinch-waisted extravagant folds at the waist were paired ..

Dior Homme Inter-Galactic After Party (Fashion Wire Daily via Yahoo! News) bi2281850 We got a large dose of pop futurism at Dior Homme on Sunday afternoon, a markedly improved performance by designer Kris Van Assche

A cut above the rest (Guardian Unlimited) bi2281850 Life & style: How can anyone afford £50,000 dresses the current economic slump? Larry Elliott, the Guardian's economics editor, slips a front-row seat to find out..

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