Sales of Holmes & Yang, the fashion label run by Katie Holmes, are reported to have risen stateside since the actress announced her divorce from Tom Cruise.
BY Bibby Sowray | 24 July 2012
Katie Holmes and Jeanne Yang of Holmes & Yang. Photo: Rex As they say, no publicity is bad publicity, and Katie Holmes is the latest proof of that.
Sales of her Holmes & Yang fashion line have reportedly soared since she announced her high-profile separation from Hollywood husband Tom Cruise at the end of last month.
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According to a clerk from the Beverly Hills branch of US department store Barney's, the brand has been "selling particularly well", reports Fox News . The New York branch has similarly confirmed that sales are up, although no exact figures have been given.
News of the sales boost comes two weeks after it was announced that Holmes & Yang are preparing to show their spring/summer 2013 collection at New York Fashion Week for the first time this September.
The former Dawson's Creek actress has been spotted wearing pieces from the label - which is designed in collaboration with stylist Jeanne Yang - a number of times since the split, including for a much-hyped appearance on Project Runway.
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Courtesy of Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama window installation at the Louis Vuitton flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City.Louis Vuitton has a long history of collaborating with famed artists—Richard Prince and Takashi Murakami among them. The latest pairing is with 83-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, one of the hottest commodities in the contemporary art scene despite having voluntarily lived in a mental hospital since 1977. The artist has become almost as prolific as her work in recent years thanks to her off-the-grid life, a penchant for electric hued wigs and a momentum for churning out new art that has many comparing Kusama to Andy Warhol (who had been a friend).The collaboration with Louis Vuitton Creative Director Marc Jacobs includes shoes, handbags, shirts, skirts, sunglasses and other accessories all featuring Kusama’s signature dots.In addition, Louis Vuitton unveiled window installations at its flagship Manhattan store on Fifth Avenue yesterday, paying tribute to three of Kusama’s signature motifs: “Beginning of the Universe,” “Eternal Blooming Flowers in My Mind” and “Self Obliteration.” One window features floating flowers, another features a life-size figure of Kusama (Vuitton is also selling dolls in Kusama’s likeness). The store’s façade has also been covered in black dots in homage to Kusama’s work. Similar window installations will be revealed in all 453 Louis Vuitton stores worldwide in the coming weeks.Kusama made her first stateside appearance in over 30 years at the unveiling. In a wheel chair, the artist waved to throngs of onlookers and fans. “I promised myself that one day I would conquer New York and make my name in the world,” she told the crowd. Fittingly Kusama had been a fixture of the New York avant-garde art scene in the 1960s, before moving back to her native Japan in 1973.As for how the collaboration came about, Kusama told Women’s Wear Daily: “Marc Jacobs came to see me in Tokyo in 2006 and he asked me if I wanted to come to the States and do fashion. That sort of encouraged me. At that time, I was writing poems and novels. Fashion has always attracted me.”Outgoing Louis Vuitton CEO Yves Carcelle told Women’s Wear Daily, such projects "tend to be a commercial success because of the strength of the artist and the strength of Vuitton," He continued, “It’s not to put products on shelves.” Past collaborations have sold out swiftly and have been widely copied by counterfeiters.The launch of Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton corresponds with the opening of a retrospective of Kusama’s work at the Whitney Museum of Art, opening July 12th, so let the dot invasion begin.
Jacquie “Tajah” Murdock in Lanvin's autumn/winter 2012 campaign. Photo: Steven Meisel 
Photo: Steven Meisel 
Photo: Steven Meisel 
Photo: Steven Meisel 
Photo: Steven Meisel 
AFP/Getty ImagesLanvin models strut the runway in creations designed by Alber Elbaz during the men's spring-summer 2013 fashion collection show. It looks like American Apparel isn't the only retailer featuring nonfashion folks in their fall campaign. Lanvin's creative director, Alber Elbaz, has also cast real women and men, ranging in age from 18 to 82.“I was interested to bring these clothes back to the street somehow, and seeing how they look on different ages, different sizes,” Elbaz told WWD. When they aren't posing for the camera, Lanvin's cast of non-models have regular careers. One's a waiter, and one's a milliner. The campaign's most senior model was even a former Apollo Theater dancer. By the looks of a few preview shots, it doesn't seem like Elbaz sacrificed any glamour by ditching the professionals.The campaign makes its magazine debut in September issues, and an accompanying video with behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot will launch August 21. 
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Getty Images for TargetJason Wu, who designed a collection for Target earlier this year, is coming back for seconds: he is one of 24 designers set to collaborate with Target this fall. It'll be tough for the retail giant to top this: Target has partnered with 24 CFDA designers and department store Neiman Marcus to create a killer holiday collection to be sold both in stores and online starting December 1.A list of the designers on-board:
Courtesy of A.P.C. Former Azzaro Creative Director Vanessa Seward has collaborated with French label A.P.C. on a capsule collection for fall. The 15-piece collection includes dresses and a variety of separates. Prices range from $515 for a printed silk shirt to $810 for a lamé tunic. Seward became known during her time at Azzaro for her distinctive take on 1970s glamour, and it’s a cool factor she has brought to this collaboration.“I started out by choosing couture fabrics which could relate to my style," Seward said, "but it was important to keep the collection simple and well cut in the spirit of A.P.C.”Seward, along with A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou, sourced fabrics from the archives of Swiss textile company Soieries Abraham, one of the main fabric suppliers to designers Cristóbal Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent. Seward had worked within the archives during her time at Yves Saint Laurent, when she worked under Tom Ford.“The gold lamé chiffon is a new fabric as before lamés would tend to be thicker and scratch," Seward said of one of the fabrics she chose for the collaboration. "As for the prints, they have such beautiful archives it was difficult to choose. We decided on a navy print and created a red one with them. The brocade came from a vintage 1960s [Jean] Patou dress I had, and when I showed it to them we realized it came from their archives.”The designer hopes women will mix and match these pieces with what they already own.“I attended the cocktail launch in Paris and loved seeing how each client would personalize the pieces—for example, wear the lamé shirt with her own grey faded jeans and a vintage Chanel dark brown tweed jacket,” she said.Working with A.P.C.’s Jean Touitou proved to be a learning experience for Seward, which isn't surprising given that even Kanye West has sought out Touitou's fashion advice. Seward says, “I was amazed at Jean’s knowledge in every stage...from the fabrics…to the details of fit, he has very high standards in regard to production. I also admired his sharp editing of the collection.”A.P.C. & Vanessa Seward is in A.P.C. stores now and online at APC.fr.
APFrom left, swimmer Ryan Lochte, decathlete Bryan Clay, rower Giuseppe Lanzone and soccer player Heather Mitts model the official Team USA Opening Ceremony parade uniform designed by Ralph Lauren.Ralph Lauren, three time outfitter of the U.S. Olympic team, unveiled the uniforms athletes will don during the Opening Ceremony on July 27 in London.Calling it an "updated take on old-world elegance," David Lauren, son and executive vice president to Ralph Lauren, told the "Today" show the aim was to achieve a classic look that would look good on all athletes, from wrestlers to gymnasts.The outfits consists of a white cotton sport shirt with a red and navy necktie under a double-breasted blazer for men, and a cream skirt with a white blouse under a red and navy scarf and a navy blazer for women. All athletes will also sport berets. More casual outfits were prepared for atheletes to wear within the Olympic Village.Athletes gave their approval on "Today" on Tuesday morning."It's really exciting to be in this outfit right now and know we'll be wearing it in the Opening Ceremonies," said fencer Tim Morehouse.Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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