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Big „O” Birthdays for generation of designers<\/em> – „\u201cThe loss of Fran\u00e7ois Lesage, the beating heart of Parisian embroidery, at age 82, marks fashion history. A mighty tree in the landscape of haute couture has fallen\u2026 Fashion has a way of holding up a mirror to the wider world. But in the fading days of 2011, the bellwether is not about changes in style. It\u2019s about designers themselves and a seismic generational shift.\u201d In International Herald Tribune.<\/a><\/p>\n A Danish fairy tale gone awry<\/em> – „\u201cIt was a feat that made even skeptics believe in the power of a charm bracelet: a selection of 600 charms, in various combinations of gold, silver, wood and glass, cast in intricate shapes and designs, imbued with gems or semiprecious stones, transformed Pandora from a family-run jewelry shop in Copenhagen to a multibillion-dollar international brand.\u201d In NY Times<\/a><\/p>\n Reclaim your identity<\/em> – „It might be a clich\u00e9 to call necessity the mother of invention, but when it comes to fashion it describes a powerful truth. It explains the rebirth of the cardigan (Coco Chanel didn\u2019t want to mess up her hair, so she sliced her boyfriend\u2019s sweater down the centre and shrugged it on); the trenchcoat (made for soldiers in, well, the trenches); and Spanx (whose creator Sara Blakely cut her tights off at the ankle so that they would have a clean line under trousers).” In Financial Times.<\/a><\/p>\n The fashion show must go on<\/em> – \u201c<\/em>Italy\u2019s fashion chamber, the Camera Nationale della Moda Italiana, issued its latest proposal with regard to the Fashion Week Scheduling Scandal of 2011.\u00a0The brouhaha, which bubbled up in early October, started when Italy announced it would move up the dates of Milan Fashion week\u2026 Now, the Italian fashion council appears to have reverted back to their regularly scheduled programming.\u201d In Wall Street Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n Time for a new shirt?<\/em> –\u00a0\u201cFashion can be exhilarating and trendy, but it\u2019s also often fickle and fleeting. In order to attract attention and drive sales, apparel companies must continually design new and exciting products for demanding and fussy consumers. Apparel industry investments translate into value for shareholders only when they generate revenue growth.\u201d In CFO<\/a><\/p>\n Too much demand, too little space: Vogue China<\/em> – \u201cThe diminutive Angelica Cheung presides over Vogue China from her office in one of Beijing\u2019s many tower blocks\u2026 This is a woman who \u2013 in the midst of a crisis that\u00a0has pitted publishers against each other in a to-the-death fight for advertising ink \u2013 actually needs to continually increase editorial volume to keep up with advertising demands.\u201d In Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hall of fame: Patricia Field<\/em> – \u201cPatricia Field has always done things her way. With a career spanning 45 years and counting, the designer, stylist and boutique owner built her reputation by creating her own blueprint. \u2018If you asked me who I looked up to from the beginning of my career, I would say no one,\u2019 Field said. \u2018I didn\u2019t see fashion that way. I felt fashion.\u2019\u201d In WWD<\/a>.<\/p>\n The pluck of the Irish: Orla Kiely<\/em> – „The Irish designer known for her quirky, signature, retro stem prints, still gets excited when she sees someone wearing her brand. \u2018It is nice that people like it enough to buy it,\u2019 she says, sipping black coffee at her London store in Covent Garden, the first one to open in Europe in 2005.\u201d In Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opening the doors of Dior<\/em> – \u201cSaint Laurent, Chanel, Dior: the names of the most famous Paris houses sort of dance off the tongue. Their histories defeat the idea that younger generations might be bored with old things. And a stream of books and films helps to assure that they won\u2019t be. \u201cDior Couture\u201d (Rizzoli), by the photographer Patrick Demarchelier, is far and away the most gorgeous book on the house\u2026What Mr. Demarchelier offers is a personal view of fashion from a great Paris house.\u201d In NY Times.<\/a><\/p>\n One step beyond<\/em> – „A range of brands is trying to inject some fun into the footwear universe by encouraging men to design their own shoes. Appealing to the special occasion-dresser and the repressed designer alike, these build-your-own concepts cost more than regular ready-to-wear styles but far less than a full bespoke service because they use a ready-to-wear last.” In Financial Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n