ITAR-TASS 66: MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULIA NIKOLAEVA at Russian Fashion Week
October 31, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
PicApp: ITAR-TASS 66: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. OCTOBER 30. A model wears Julia Nikolaevas creation at a catwalk show during the Russian Fashion Week. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Maxim Shemetov) Photo via Newscom Photo via Newscom. Content © 2008 Newscom. All rights reserved.
Lauren Conrad shows off her Lauren Conrad Collection at the Spring 2009 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week
October 15, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
14 October 2008 - Culver City, California - Designer Lauren Conrad. Lauren Conrad Collection Backstage Spring 2009 during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios. Photo Credit: Kevan Brooks/AdMedia Photo via Newscom. Content © 2008 Newscom. All rights reserved.
Marc Jacobs poses with the models at the closing of Paris Fashion Week - Louis Vuitton Show Spring Summer 2009
October 5, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
PRNewswire, London, October 5th. PARIS - Marc Jacobs and the models. Copyrights Louis Vuitton / Bertrand Rindoff Petrov et Mazen Saggar (PRNewsFoto/Louis Vuitton)
Umemiya Anna’s daughter makes modeling debut
September 10, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
Japantoday.com reported, “Momoka Umemiya, the 6-year-old daughter of celebrity Anna Umemiya, 36, on Tuesday debuted as a model, appearing in a promotional event at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi department store for a new children’s fashion brand by designer Yumi Katsura.”
Tokyo Website offers designer handbag rentals
September 5, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
In a recent article on the Daily Yomiuri, “Does a tight budget keep you from accessorizing with the fabulous designer bag of your dreams? Relief could be just a mouse-click away, from a Web site offering short-term rentals of brand-name bags, complete with home delivery.”
“One such online business is Cariru (www.cariru.jp), a Web rental shop for designer bags and accessories that was launched in June by Newell Co., a Tokyo firm that also sells items bearing famous designer names on the Net.”
“Customers can choose their favorite bags from among 60 products by 11 famous European and U.S. brand names. They can rent other fashion accessories from a list of 40 items from three designer companies.”
“If they wish, customers also can purchase the products after renting them.”
“The products can be rented for either one week or one month, with the option of extending. Bags with the retail prices ranging from 20,000 yen to 500,000 yen, can be rented for fees ranging from 1,000 yen to 12,000 yen per week.”
“Fashion accessories usually sold at prices ranging from 20,000 yen to 150,000 yen can be borrowed at rates ranging from 1,000 yen to 6,800 yen per week.”
“About 50 people used the service in July, the company said, adding that 90 percent of them rented items for a week.”
