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Gil Carvalho Builds A Better Brand
The High-End Designer Goes Geo

While some could argue fast fashion is currently king, and the art of fashion has been deposed, Portuguese-born...

Rebecca Minkoff Has Success In The Bag
The Celeb Favored Handbag Designer Divulges Her Favorite Fall Trends

Sometimes the best things in life aren’t planned, a case in point being Rebecca Minkoff handbags....

Catching The Public Eye
Laurel Tielis Shares Her Tips on Attracting Press Coverage

“If you build it, they will come,” may have worked in the movie Field of Dreams, but is it really...

Chouinard-Rousseau Makes A Name For Himself
Former Isabella Fiore Designer Launches Footwear Brand

Former Isabella Fiore footwear design director Jerome Chouinard-Rousseau is out to make a name for himself with his brand new...

T.U.K. Designer Rocks Out To The Eclectic ’80s
Cites “Color” and “Gem-Tone Brights” as Hottest Trends for 2008

Lisa Sanger-Greshko is living the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle and loving every minute of it. As the design...

Looking Into The Future Of Fashion
Industry Experts Present Their Predictions for Fall’s Hottest Trends

The new year may have just begun, but retailers are already thinking about their buys...

Experts Foresee Flirty Flair For Fall’s Femme Fatale
Urban Sophistication Defines Fall/Winter ’08/’09 Season

Next fall, fashion may continue some of spring’s most popular trends, but the season will turn over a...

Not Rated Designer Dishes On The Next Generation
The ’80s Are Still Strong, She Says

For Not Rated’s Candice Ulmer, it’s not hard to figure out what young women want in their shoes....

Shoes, Italian Style, With Giorgia Galassi
Designer Reveals Picks for Top Spring Trends

Giorgia Galassi covers her face when reporters bring out the cameras. “Please don’t take my picture!” the...

Arturo Chiang On His Love Affair With Shoes
“It’s much more challenging to create something beautiful for everyday,” says Chiang

For Arturo Chiang, fashion design is a love affair of sorts. “I love this. I fell...