Saturday, August 2, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
United Bamboo Fall08 Runway
United Bamboo is known for blending slightly twisted takes on preppy classics with kawaii elements. Cute returned for autumn with a leitmotif of bows, which popped up in different forms throughout the show. If some experiments with industrial materials (like a sequined dress with an overlay of cord and metallic tubes) fell flat, a series of ladylike blouses paired with paper bag-waist pants and skirts lifted the duo to higher ground – Laird Borrelli-Persson (Style.com)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Yves Saint Laurent's Art Collection Up For Auction
PARIS (Reuters) - The private art collection of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge has been put up for auction and will be sold in February 2009, auction house Christie's said on Wednesday.
Saint Laurent, one of the leading figures in 20th century French fashion, died in Paris in June at the age of 71.
Contacted by Reuters, Christie's, which will organize the auction in partnership with auction house Pierre Berge and Associates, said it would announce the items to be sold at the end of September.
The auction house declined to estimate how much the collection was likely to fetch until those items had been identified, but experts have put the figure between 300 and 500 million euros, ($472 million-$787 million).
Sources close to Christie's said the figure was "not wrong."
French daily Le Figaro said the collection features several hundred pieces including Renaissance jewelry, paintings by masters such as Picasso and Matisse, and manuscripts of the works of French authors Gustave Flaubert and Andre Gide.
Berge, who had amassed the collection with Saint Laurent over a period of almost 40 years, told Le Figaro he "couldn't carry out the sale until after his (Saint Laurent's) death," adding that "the page has turned."
Antique dealer Alexis Kugel, who told Le Figaro his relation with the collectors was the closest a dealer could have with his clients, said: "For Yves Saint Laurent art was a vital need, indispensable for his inspiration, like water to survive. It soothed his depressive character."
Saint Laurent, one of the leading figures in 20th century French fashion, died in Paris in June at the age of 71.
Contacted by Reuters, Christie's, which will organize the auction in partnership with auction house Pierre Berge and Associates, said it would announce the items to be sold at the end of September.
The auction house declined to estimate how much the collection was likely to fetch until those items had been identified, but experts have put the figure between 300 and 500 million euros, ($472 million-$787 million).
Sources close to Christie's said the figure was "not wrong."
French daily Le Figaro said the collection features several hundred pieces including Renaissance jewelry, paintings by masters such as Picasso and Matisse, and manuscripts of the works of French authors Gustave Flaubert and Andre Gide.
Berge, who had amassed the collection with Saint Laurent over a period of almost 40 years, told Le Figaro he "couldn't carry out the sale until after his (Saint Laurent's) death," adding that "the page has turned."
Antique dealer Alexis Kugel, who told Le Figaro his relation with the collectors was the closest a dealer could have with his clients, said: "For Yves Saint Laurent art was a vital need, indispensable for his inspiration, like water to survive. It soothed his depressive character."
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Abaete Fall 2008 Runway
Laura Poretzky's strength is in making ever more understated, chic clothes that are long on commercial appeal. There is something to be said for ably translating trends into simple, well-priced looks. Check out some of her Fall 2008 Runway Show pics below... 
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
N.Y. Authorities Raid Alleged Sweatshop
NEW YORK — An investigation conducted by the New York State Department of Labor has uncovered significant labor violations at a factory manufacturing garments for Macy’s, Gap, Banana Republic, Express, Victoria's Secret, Limited and Coldwater Creek.
Jin Shun Inc., a garment contractor operating out of Long Island City, in the borough of Queens, is alleged to have underpaid more than 100 mostly immigrant workers by nearly $3 million in minimum and overtime wages since 2005.
The investigation found that prior to 2005, Jin Shun Inc. operated under the name Venture 47 and allegedly withheld nearly $2.5 million in minimum and overtime wages.
Officials raided two factories this morning and tagged more than 10,000 garments with a label stating the garments were unlawfully manufactured.
Jin Shun contracted with a Manhattan-based manufacturer called Urban Apparel that has already paid $60,000 in underpayments to have the tags removed on the items tagged this morning.
The DOL’s Apparel Industry & Fair Wages Task Force found factory workers worked 12-hour days, often six or seven days a week. Employees were paid on a piece-rate basis and were instructed to fill out two time cards — one for Monday through Wednesday and a second card for theremainder of the week — ensuring that no more than 40 hours of work would show on any card. According to the timecards and the factory's production, workers were completing an entire item of clothing in less than a minute. Investigators even found a question-and-answer sheet meant to coach workers on how to respond to labor investigators without raising suspicions.
By Ross Tucker
For complete coverage, see Thursday’s WWD.
Jin Shun Inc., a garment contractor operating out of Long Island City, in the borough of Queens, is alleged to have underpaid more than 100 mostly immigrant workers by nearly $3 million in minimum and overtime wages since 2005.
The investigation found that prior to 2005, Jin Shun Inc. operated under the name Venture 47 and allegedly withheld nearly $2.5 million in minimum and overtime wages.
Officials raided two factories this morning and tagged more than 10,000 garments with a label stating the garments were unlawfully manufactured.
Jin Shun contracted with a Manhattan-based manufacturer called Urban Apparel that has already paid $60,000 in underpayments to have the tags removed on the items tagged this morning.
The DOL’s Apparel Industry & Fair Wages Task Force found factory workers worked 12-hour days, often six or seven days a week. Employees were paid on a piece-rate basis and were instructed to fill out two time cards — one for Monday through Wednesday and a second card for theremainder of the week — ensuring that no more than 40 hours of work would show on any card. According to the timecards and the factory's production, workers were completing an entire item of clothing in less than a minute. Investigators even found a question-and-answer sheet meant to coach workers on how to respond to labor investigators without raising suspicions.
By Ross Tucker
For complete coverage, see Thursday’s WWD.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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