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AP - The Italian financial police say they have arrested fashion designer Gai Mattiolo on a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy.
Officer Stefano Catorci says Mattiolo was placed under house arrest in Rome early Friday for allegedly siphoning funds from his fashion house before declaring bankruptcy.
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Fashion Wire Daily – She has been in our cinematic life seemingly forever, with 14 Academy Award nominations and two wins, and at 59 years old is ancient by Hollywood standards for female stars. At that age, she is supposed to go quietly out to pasture and let the teenagers take over.
But this is Meryl Streep, and when she appears on screen in “Doubt,” as the tight-laced, authoritarian nun and school principal Sister Aloysius Beauvier in John Patrick Shanley’s cinematic adaptation of his Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play, she once again proves that there is no one else like her. Another Oscar nomination seems inevitable, so it is no wonder that Streep was all smiles at the New York premiere of the film Sunday, Dec. 7.
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Reuters - In couture, cut is vital, but Marie Dupuis has found it can also apply to price. Thanks to a little bargaining, a Jean-Paul Gaultier dress she had her eye on for New Year’s eve was hers at a 40 percent discount.
Fashion Wire Daily - It’s a good thing that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have an army of nannies to help care for their six children, for Hollywood’s most beautiful couple got home very late on Monday night. Sure, it was a school night for some of their older kids, but Mom and Dad were decked out in black tie and celebrating the premiere of Brad’s new film, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” first in the heart of Westwood on the red carpet at the Mann Village Theater, and for hours later on in Century City, partying in a massive tent set up in the outdoor spaces of the offices of the CAA talent agency.
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Fashion comes in a wide array of styles, but one accent that continues to be a favorite among designers is embroidery.
Embroidered designs are showing up on swimsuits, retro caftan tunics and even on sophisticated eveningwear.
If you like the look of high-end embroidery fashion but don’t have thousands to spend on your wardrobe, today’s advanced sewing machines make it easy for you to create an embroidered look with off-the-rack clothes - even if you’re a beginning sewer.
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Fashion Wire Daily - The Neiman Marcus accessories preview on Wednesday, Dec. 3 provided an inside look at the biggest trends for next spring to keep in mind when you want to add a little zing to your wardrobe. For spring, it’s all about statement accessories: Bold colors, chunky jewelry or exotic skins, which is good news for dressing up the basics or reinvigorating your existing wardrobe. Here, the top looks Neiman Marcus loves for spring.
Fashion Wire Daily - For students of fashion wondering what it takes in the current economic climate to survive, whether they’re considering a career as a designer or in retail, the consensus amongst a handful of the fashion industry’s competitive players at a fashion roundtable event hosted by the YMA Scholarship Fund and sponsored by DOW XLA on Tuesday, Dec. 2, is that it requires focus, creativity and communication with the customer.
AP - After years of turning heads with her riotously colorful frocks in Malaysia, fashion designer Tom Abang Saufi can’t decide whether to shed a few shades on her batik dresses for the Middle East.
