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By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on July 17th, 2008
There isn’t a more iconic pair of shoes in American history than Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz.”
And now, the most iconic shoe designers from around the world are going to show us their spin on the ultimate sparkly pumps.
For the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” Warner Bros. and Swarovski have selected 19 designers to create their interpretations of Dorothy’s slippers to commemorate the event.
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Designers, Fashion News
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on July 16th, 2008
The CFDA is quite proud of the variety in its Fashion Fund finalists this year – with good reason. A green designer (John Patrick of Organic, natch), a milliner (Albertus Quartus – whose design for Proenza Schouler Fall 2007 is shown) and a jewelry designer (Irene Neuwirth) are all included on the short list for the prize.
While the CFDA also touts that two of its finalists are non-New Yorkers, we could only find a few designers who were born or started out in California, none who were based there now.
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Tags: "CFDA fashion fund finalists", "jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth", "John Patrick of Organic", "milliner Albertus Quartus", "Obedient Sons & Daughters", "Proenza Schouler fall 2007", Alexander Wang, CFDA, diane von furstenberg, Jason Wu, Richard Chai, vena cava
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Fashion News, New York Fashion Week - Gossip
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on June 11th, 2008
I still haven’t gotten the hang of the fashion week schedules (I just wait for them to be announced each season) but there’s surely a method to the madness if the Council of Fashion Designers of America is already starting to work out a schedule so that American designers don’t have to show on Labor Day in 2009.
This has prompted Diane von Furstenberg, president of the CFDA, to announce that February’s New York Fashion Week will now take place from February 13 to February 20 (instead of February 6 to February 13), shaking things up early in readiness for the following September.
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Tags: bfc, British Fashion Council, calendar, CFDA, diane von furstenberg, London fashion week, New York Fashion Week
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Celebrity Style, Designers, Fashion News
By Andrea Thatcher on June 3rd, 2008
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Even at the celebratory Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards last night, the memory of legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent was not far from the industry’s mind.
Inspired by Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking Suit and one of the night’s winners, Ashley Olsen donned a Calvin Klein resort 09 tuxedo. Naomi Campbell topped that by wearing vintage YSL, and CFDA president Diane Von Furstenberg also wore the symbolic style including a vintage YSL jacket.
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Tags: "Calvin Klein resort 09", "le smoking suit", "Michael Bloomberg", Accessories, Anna Wintour, Ashley Olsen, Calvin Klein Collection, Carolina Herrera, CFDA, cfda awards, Council of Fashion Designers of America, diane von furstenberg, Eva Mendes, francisco costa, Hilary Duff, kate and laura mulleavy, michael kors, Naomi Campbell, Rodarte, Tom Ford, Tory Burch, yves saint laurent
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Celebrity Style
By Andrea Thatcher on April 30th, 2008
Tons more celebs have been confirmed for the Costume Institute Gala next week, and the designers are finally dishing on who they’re dressing.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will be attending with Diane von Furstenberg, who has designed custom dresses for the duo.
But Marc Jacobs may have the most girls on his arm – Sofia Coppola, Karen Elson, Rachel Feinstein and Helena Christensen will all be his guests.
Keep reading for more!
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Tags: 2008 Costume Institute Gala, Allure magazine, Anna Wintour, Ashley Olsen, Costume Institute Gala, David Bowie, diane von furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce, Donatella Versace, Gisele Bundchen, Helena Christensen, Hilary Duff, Iman, Iman and David Bowie, Karen Elson, Katie Holmes, Linda Wells, Marc Jacobs, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Miuccia Prada, Olsen sisters, Olsen twins, Rachel Feinstein, Scarlett Johansson, Sophia Coppola, Tilda Swinton, Tom Brady, Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Vogue Magazine
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Affordable Fashions, Designer Fashions, High End Department Stores, Sales and Specials
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on April 4th, 2008
With all the pre-spring and resort collections being put out by almost every designer these days, it’s easy to find spring and summer items already on sale once the weather starts turning.
Like this Diane Von Furstenberg Marianne Hammered Silk Top, down to $91. That’s a great deal for a little DVF and the colors are perfect for this season.
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on March 11th, 2008
Talk about a who’s who of American fashion. Tommy Hilfiger, Candy Pratts Price, Diane Von Furstenberg, Reed Krakoff, Carolina Herrera and Francisco Costa all pose for the paps above at the Swarovski and CFDA announcement of the nominees for the 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Rockerfeller Center Rooftop Gardens last night.
The tastemakers fetted Style.com’s Candy Pratts Price who will receive the Eugenia Sheppard Award, Carolina Herrera who will receive The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Acheivement Award, on the heels of her nomination for the Fashion Walk of Fame, and Francisco Costa for his nomination for womenswear designer of the year for Calvin Klein.
For a complete list of nominees, continue reading.
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Tags: American fashion, Calvin Klein, Candy Pratts Price, Carolina Herrera, CFDA, CFDA Fashion Awards, Coach, Council of Fashion Designers of America, diane von furstenberg, Eugenia Sheppard Awards, Fancisco Costa, Fashion Walk of Fame, Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Acheivement Award, Reek Krakoff, Rockerfeller Center Rooftop Garden, style.com, swarovski, Tommy Hilfiger, womenswear designer of the year
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Designer Fashions, Fashion News
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on March 10th, 2008
The Fashion Center is ready to honor its next inductee into the fashion walk of fame after a hiatus since 2002, and it’s asking for your help!
You can now vote on which one living and one deceased designer you think deserves the accolades.
Nominees include Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, Diane Von Furstenberg, Vera Wang, Oleg Cassini and Liz Claiborne.
Tags: Carolina Herrera, diane von furstenberg, Liz Claiborne, michael kors, Oleg Cassini, The Fashion Center, The Fashion Walk of Fame, Vera Wang
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Accessories, Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Footwear, New Fashions, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on January 14th, 2008
One is famous for designing clothes, one is famous for the chic, ethical choices she makes in clothes (oh yeah, and being an A-list actress); but both Diane von Furstenberg and Natalie Portman are trying their hands for the first time at creating full lines of shoes for spring. New pictures of both lines have recently been popping up online.
First up, on the left, is Diane von Furstenberg’s gold Provence heel. The wide, ribbon-like straps are one of my favorite things on evening shoes right now. They seem to take strappy heels to a more modern place.
It seems the designer and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America is extending the comfortable, sexy aesthetic she’s famous for in her clothing line to the footwear project as well.
“I wanted to create power shoes for the woman on-the-go and on her feet,” von Furstenberg told Fashion Week Daily. “My shoes are not just pretty accessories; they are functional and serve a purpose. Women on-the-go need power, comfort, and fashion.”
More photos of DVF’s line, and Natalie Portman info and images after the jump.
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Tags: CFDA, Council of Fashion Designers of America, cruelty-free shoes, designer shoes, diane von furstenberg, Diane von Furstenberg shoes, natalie portman, Natalie Portman shoes, new shoes, shoes, Te Casan
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Models, Red Carpet
By Andrea Thatcher on December 19th, 2007
Russian beauty Natalia Vodianova is set to become the face of the spring DVF campaign – the first ad campaign the label has run in a while.
The pictures were shot last week in Manhattan by François-Marie Banier. Both model and photographer then attended the Guggenheim’s annual Young Artist’s Ball on Thursday where she told Fashion Week Daily: “Diane is an amazing and gracious woman, and to work with her was a true pleasure”.
“She’s done a lot for American fashion, and she’s just such a style icon. Plus her clothes feel like second skin,” she added. The duo is pictures above at The Naked Heart Foundation Auction And Cocktail Party in 2004.
The former Calvin Klein model will also appear next spring in promotional video for Louis Vuitton joining a bevy of supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Stephanie Seymour. Guess she’s getting those three kiddies’ college funds in order. Except her husband is a real-estate heir and the half-brother of a Viscount. Maybe it’s the free clothes.
[Image: Getty; Source: Catwalk Queen]
Tags: ad campaign, diane von furstenberg, DVF, Louis Vuitton, Models, Natalia Vodianova, Russian Models
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Celebrity Style, Fashion News
By Andrea Thatcher on December 12th, 2007
The fashion industry is abuzz about the new book FutureFashion White Pages and with contributors like Diane von Furstenberg, Barneys New York’s Julie Gilhart, Steven Kolb of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Tim Gunn and models Shalom Harlow and Elettra Wiedemann fashion fans are sure to follow. The book is published by Earth Pledge and its goal is to promote renewable, reusable and nonpolluting methods of design. They also hope to encourage retailers to carry more earth-friendly products when they realize that consumers really are demanding them.
Tags: Barneys New York, Council of Fashion Designers of America, diane von furstenberg, earth-friendly fashion, eco-fashion, Elettra Wiedemann, Future Fashion White Pages, Julie Gilhart, Shalom Harlow, Steven Kolb, Tim Gunn
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News
By Andrea Thatcher on November 16th, 2007
Edun designer Rogan Gregory, seen here with Bono and wife Ali Hewson, took home the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award at last night’s 7th on Sale gala. The ethical clothing designer has beaten out tough competition to win the $200,000 prize – like runners up Phillip Lim and jewelry designer Philip Crangi, who each recieved $50,000. Other finalists included Erin Fetherston, who will likely win in her own way with her Target collection, Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders, Michael Bastian and Victoria Bartlett of VPL, and Angela Donhauser and Adi Gil of Threeasfour among others. This is the first year that a business advisory committee made up of presidents and CEOs of labels like Calvin Klein, Cole Haan, and Diane Von Furstenberg will provide guidance and advice for all finalists.
For some pictures of the winner’s fall collection, click over to the next page.
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Tags: 3.1 Phillip Lim, 7th on Sale, 7th on Sale gala, Adi Gil, Ali Hewson, Angela Donhauser, Band of Outsiders, Bono, Calvin Klein, CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Cole Haan, Council of Fashion Designers of America, diane von furstenberg, Edun, Erin Fetherston, fall fashion, Michael Bastian, Philip Crangi, phillip lim, Rogann Gregory, Scott Sternberg, Target, Threeasfour, Victoria Bartlett, Vogue Magazine, VPL
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Designer Fashions, Fashion News, How to Wear, Models, New Fashions
By Andrea Thatcher on November 12th, 2007
A very hot trend this season is the full, pleated figure skating-style skirt as seen on
WhoWhatWearDaily. Usually super short and flowing, it can also be worn longer, as shown above on
Ashley Olsen and
Molly Sims. Pair it with a wide, high-waisted belt, opaque black tights and metallic or patent leather pumps to complete this ultra-fab look. And don’t worry, this is not a one season trend–you’ll get full wear of this chic skirt through spring and summer ’08. It was a haute trend throughout the runways of
PPQ (above, right),
Proenza Schouler, and
Donna Karan. Continue to the jump to find out wear you can find your own figure-skating-like fashions.
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Tags: Ashley Olsen, Conspicuous, diane von furstenberg, donna karan, Figure-skating skirt, full short skirt, metallic skirt, Molly Sims, Nordstrom, PPQ, Proenza Schouler
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