Fashion Headlines: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley For Prabal Gurung, Topshop's Expansion, Numéro Magazine Purchased

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley For Prabal Gurung Prabal Gurung has tapped Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to star in his fall campaign. Playing the role of a traveler, the model actress was photographed by Daniel Jackson against a mountain themed set made by Gerard Santos. Impressively, the beautiful backdrop was built, not Photoshopped. Gurung has known Huntington-Whiteley for a long …

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Today’s Fashion Headlines: Rent the Runway Expanding, Karl Lagerfeld Barbie, CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Revealed

Rent The Runway Expanding Rent the Runway is looking for a piece of the fast-fashion market-expanding beyond the confines of special occasion dressing with a new offering. Today, the five-year-old site will introduce an accessories category. More than 1,000 handbags, sunglasses, scarves, outerwear, hats and pieces of jewelry are unlimitedly available to members for a …

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Carolina Herrera Fall Campaign

  Carolina Herrera has chosen to partner with photographer Greg Kadel for the second time for her new fall ad campaign. The images feature model Bette Franke in a mirrored environment, accentuating the movement and refinement of the clothes. The campaign embodies playful femininity, daywear juxtaposed with evening wear, and varying textures and new proportions …

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The Revival of Gianfranco Lotti

Gianfranco Lotti, an Italian maker of leather goods, is staging a comeback. Originally founded in the Sixties, the company went through structural changes in September when Halder, a German investment fund, acquired its parent company Bottega Manifatturiera Borse. Coinciding with couture week in Paris, a new 1,550-square-foot Gianfranco Lotti boutique has opened on Rue Saint …

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Diesel Sues Cybersquatters

Diesel has filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging nine defendants with selling counterfeit Diesel products through a network of 83 different web sites, all using the Diesel brand in their domain names without authorization. All but three of them used the word “jeans” as well. Each faces …

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