‘Fall Out Boy Takes On Fashion Week’: Pete Wentz Debuts Clothing Line

September 12th, 2006

Fashion Week in New York is usually a parade of reedy models, high cheekbones and improbably priced haute couture, so it seemed like an odd place for Pete Wentz to hold the big coming-out party for his Clandestine Industries fashion line.
Yet on Saturday night, there he was, in the belly of the beast (or, […]

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The Szish Dish — New York Fashion Week

September 12th, 2006

Of all the chaos, beauty and drama the fashion industry generates, the seemingly most glam event of all, New York fashion week, is really just a trade show.
The twice-annual affair is about the business of selling clothes, or that new fragrance or line of sunglasses. The styles that catch the eyes of editors and buyers […]

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Enter the House of Wal-Mart

September 12th, 2006

WHAT may turn out to have been the most significant runway show to be staged during the latest edition of Fashion Week had no celebrity front row, was created mostly by anonymous designers, generated little industry buzz and took place on a rooftop above Times Square before the official Olympus Fashion Week had even […]

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LOW MONEY MAKEOVER

September 12th, 2006

Frederique van der Wal, host of the new TLC program “Cover Shot,” plans a model-heavy party Tuesday to kick off her new project, which makes over regular women and then plasters their photos on a Times Square billboard.
“The show is not really only about a makeover, but about women appreciating themselves,” she said. “It is […]

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RUNWAY RISKS

September 12th, 2006

Sherri Saum, late of FX’s “Rescue Me,” has been braving Fashion Week as a celebrity and a model, debuting on the runway during the Scanty PJs show.
Compared with acting, the runway is a breeze, she said. “All you have to do is smile and walk.” With one exception: She kept seeing audience members “checking out […]

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WHERE’S RENEE?

September 12th, 2006

Carolina Herrera’s show always sees its share of socialites and high-profile guests. But where was No. 1 celebrity fan Renee Zellweger Monday?
Herrera’s daughter, Patricia, said she’s exactly where she wants to be - keeping a low profile: “Renee wants the shows to be about the clothing. She came three seasons ago and it was a […]

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FROM GRAND SLAM TO GLAM STANDS

September 12th, 2006

Fresh from his victory over Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer checked out the Oscar de la Renta show during New York Fashion Week Monday and got some star treatment.
Before the show started, Vogue Editor in Chief - and tennis fan - Anna Wintour, wearing a black-and-white de la Renta dress, greeted Federer […]

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Thai fashion hits New York

September 12th, 2006

The Bangkok Fashion Roadshow, one of the 11 Bangkok Fashion City projects, is heading for New York this month to capture customers in the high-income market.Organiser JSL Co has been aiming to raise the profile of Thai fashion in overseas markets through its roadshows.
Pramode Widhayasuk, the director-general of the Industrial Promotion Department, said JSL […]

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Two-Day Business Expo, Giant Masquerade, and Elaborate Contests Highlight 27th Annual Show; George Clinton, Thomas Dolby, and Too Short Join 50+ World Class Burlesque and Fetish Performers

August 28th, 2006

The 27th annual Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, the internationally acclaimed Celebration of Flesh, Fetish, and Fantasy, and — according to E! Entertainment TV — “The World’s #1 Wildest and Sexiest Party,” comes back to Halloween Weekend. The Ball, which has been titillating San Francisco audiences with stimulating festivities for over a quarter-century, will be […]

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