Read more fashion industry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31545/fashion-industry.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:07:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72131/are-models-skinny-because-were-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobin Givhan's recent Washington Post piece attempting to explain why models are so skinny—"the fatter the general population, the thinner the idealized woman," she wrote—spawned a number of responses in varying degrees of outrage. Read on for a sample: "'The culture' isn't insisting on emaciated models and greeting...http://www.newser.com/story/72131/are-models-skinny-because-were-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 12:37:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71247/paris-fashion-week-plays-it-safe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to the recession, “disciplined good taste” reigned on the Paris runways this week, leading Bloomingdale’s fashion director to dub the season “terrific, from a commercial point of view, but not so much so that it’s safe and boring.” Guy Trebay begs to differ. “If success is measured by distance...http://www.newser.com/story/71247/paris-fashion-week-plays-it-safe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 12:30:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71171/lilos-fashion-line-a-triumph-for-the-masses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLindsay Lohan’s fashion debut was “widely panned,” which came as “no surprise, of course.” But though “the looks were inelegant, off-trend, and styled with about as much je ne sais quois as a drunk teen let loose inside a Forever 21,” Erika Kawalek writes on DoubleX, “I loved this fashion...http://www.newser.com/story/71171/lilos-fashion-line-a-triumph-for-the-masses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 16:13:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70948/fashion-people-heartless-stella-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of fashion’s most famous vegetarians, Stella McCartney talks—a little bit about her rise from “nervous” young designer to successful businesswoman, but mostly about the fashion industry’s lack of eco-consciousness—to the Guardian on the heels of her Paris show. “I think people in fashion are pretty heartless,” she...http://www.newser.com/story/70948/fashion-people-heartless-stella-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:59:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70926/lilos-fashion-debut-slammed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLindsay Lohan made her fashion debut yesterday at the Emanuel Ungaro show, and the fact that her acting got the better review shows just how awful it was: “We love Lindsay Lohan—as an actress. Period,” one art director tells the New York Times. “Call the fashion police!” Lohan took...http://www.newser.com/story/70926/lilos-fashion-debut-slammed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 9:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70548/best-and-worst-of-milan-fashion-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith economic stresses making it more difficult for designers to be creative—and the growing trend of manufacturing being outsourced to other countries—the Italian spring collections in Milan were somewhat “joyless,” but still offered a few standouts, writes Cathy Horyn for the New York Times. The good: Angela Missoni:...http://www.newser.com/story/70548/best-and-worst-of-milan-fashion-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69550/no-one-really-wears-this-stuff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor everyone who’s ever looked at runway fashions and wondered, “Would anybody really wear that?” Claire Suddath has the answer: No. New York Fashion Week's over-the-top designs, from clothes befitting a 19th-century French prostitute to “outfits that literally have no armholes” are “a form of wearable artwork,” she writes in...http://www.newser.com/story/69550/no-one-really-wears-this-stuff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 13:41:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69546/we-love-justin-not-his-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest casualty of the economic crisis: celebrity clothing lines. “Every D-level celebrity who thought they could make a quick buck by designing a handbag or whatever is going to disappear,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour tells the Wall Street Journal. “And I think that's a good thing.” Wannabe-designers including Jennifer...http://www.newser.com/story/69546/we-love-justin-not-his-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 12:53:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69366/for-spring-optimism-is-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Optimism is the new black,” with designers “laying on the charm” for the spring 2010 season, writes Booth Moore for the Los Angeles Times . The “colors are cheerful,” fun “prints are making a comeback,” and “florals are being re-imagined in a funkier way.” The light, sometimes “cutesy” women’s collections, ripe...http://www.newser.com/story/69366/for-spring-optimism-is-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 13:31:45 CDT