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WWD Fashion Scoops: All for Brian Atwood
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WWD: Circa Lounge Launches to Promote Accessories
NEW YORK — The Council of Fashion Designers of America, with the help of Circa jewelry, is widening the spotlight to encompass accessories designers at Lincoln Center during fashion week. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, director of fashion at Lincoln Center and an IMG fashion consultant, teamed with Steven Kolb, executive director of the CFDA, and Circa … Continue reading »
WWD: Jewelry’s Runway Reach
Though the main draw during New York Fashion Week is the ready-to-wear designs, it’s also a high-profile stage for jewelry collaborations. The partnerships are mutually beneficial, helping to complete an outfit on the runway while bringing jewelry designs to a larger audience. Among the collaborations for the fall collections that get under way this week … Continue reading »
WWD: B Brian Atwood Steps Out
Six months after signing a licensing deal with The Jones Group Inc., Brian Atwood is ready to launch his diffusion footwear collection, B Brian Atwood. The line is priced significantly lower than typical Brian Atwood footwear, but still manages to project Atwood’s penchant for glamour. B Brian Atwood shoes come in bright jewel tones, multicolored … Continue reading »
WWD: Betsey Johnson Launches Watches
Betsey Johnson launched her watch line last night at Haskell Jewels’ showroom, which hosted an intimate gathering. Newly-minted Betsey Johnson brand owner Steve Madden was in attendance, perusing the watches with Gabrielle Fialkoff, chief operating officer of Haskell Jewels. Johnson inspected the timepieces that surrounded her, and said of her licensing partnership with Haskell Jewels, … Continue reading »
WWD: Accessory Network Buys Kooba
NEW YORK — Accessory Network Group has acquired the rights to the Kooba brand from private equity firm Swander Pace Capital. Kooba was bought by Swander Pace in 2007. The amount ANG paid was not disclosed. Abe Chehebar, chief executive officer of ANG, said the company was approached by Sage Group, an investment banking firm, … Continue reading »
WWD: Stella & Dot Finds the Sweet Spot
Direct-selling jewelry company Stella & Dot is reinventing the “Avon lady” stereotype with the help of new talent and new technology. After an extensive career in publishing, Lynette Brubaker made an unexpected turn, becoming chief marketing officer of Stella & Dot this month. “I had a fulfilling career, I had done everything, but I was … Continue reading »
WWD: Elie Tahari Launches Emmy Rossum Handbag
After years of wearing Elie Tahari’s designs and tailoring them to her liking, actress Emmy Rossum felt she had some constructive criticism to offer. Tahari said, “I was talking to her about her style and I saw that she had good taste and she liked [my] bags. She’d say, ‘I wish it was this way, … Continue reading »
Cathy Horyn Shout-Out
*it may be a bit negative, but i’ll take ‘em any way they come the rest of Cathy Horyn’s article is here and my Michelle Obama / Kara Ross article is here Continue reading »
