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Brian Atwood Steps Into a Larger Market With B Brian Atwood

Luxury high-end shoe designer, Brian Atwood, has recently signed a deal with Jones Apparel Group to create a more affordable line of shoes, apparel and accessories. As Atwood describes it, “The cool, East Village girls who have great style are kind of a muse,” he told WWD of the collection’s design philosophy.

J.Crew to Offer Outlet Store Items Online

OMG exciting alert – J.Crew plans to put its outlet store clothing up for sale online starting next month! You know what that means: no more driving to out of the way shopping centers and strip malls to score J.Crew cheapies.

Fashion’s Night Out India: A Sneak Peak

You probably won’t find the longest catwalk in the world or the Olsen twins bartending or even a street party avec Rag & Bone but you will see is a roster of talented, up and coming designers, steadily gaining credibility in one of the world’s largest emerging luxury markets.

Fashion’s Night Out was started as a global initiative last year, in the throes of the bleak economic scene to get people out of their houses and pulling out their wallets to give the economy some retail therapy. I was pleasantly surprised that it was held in New Delhi, India as one of the 15 worldwide locations. I was disappointed, though, to see that there were significantly more large, international labels such as Burberry, Chanel, etc. This year, however, a lot of niche Indian designers have stepped up and are taking an initiative. These are some of the participating designers I feel show the most promise:

What Are Treggings You Ask? H&M’s Newest Take on Leggings

Ok, so leggings are are great and all but they are morphing out of control! Most women know that the comfort and functionality of leggings are great for most activities from working to working out, which could explain why they have remained so popular and worn by almost everyone with every body type.

After the leggings boom a few months back, along came jeggings. They’re the weird cross between jeans and leggings. They haven’t taken off quite like good ol’ leggings, but companies like H&M don’t want to stop trying.