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New Face of Prada Is ... Tobey Maguire?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:19:05 CDT

When you think Prada, you probably don’t think Tobey Maguire. Yet Spider-Man himself is in fact the new face of the company’s menswear campaign, Vogue reports. On AdWeek , David Kiefaber finds the whole thing a little “random,” he writes, but “maybe they finally saw that horrible dance sequence from Spider-Man...

Prada Ordered 'Old, Fat, and Ugly' Staff Fired

Kevin Spak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:41:00 CST

A former Prada store manager is suing the company for discrimination and harassment, saying one of its CEOs ordered her to “eliminate” about 15 managers that were “old, fat, ugly, disgusting, or not having the Prada look.” Manager Rina Bovrisse, who oversaw the 500-person staff of 40 Japanese stores, says...

10 Most-Wanted Luxury Brands

Kate Rockwood — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:01:38 CDT

Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates may actually buy the most designer goods, but when money is no object, we’ve all got expensive tastes. One research group asked 25,000 consumers to forget about price tags and name the luxury brand they covet most. Forbes runs down the top...

10 Must-See Big Apple Buildings

Jim O'Neill — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:35:52 CST

Headed to New York for a burst of sightseeing? Trade the Statue of Liberty for a tour of the Big Apple’s 10 must-see buildings, as compiled by the Center for Architecture: Conde Nast Building Brooklyn Museum Prada New York Rose Center For Earth And Space Apple Store Soho

Made in Italy — in a Chinese Sweatshop

Jason Farago — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:21:31 CST

For consumers of luxury goods, the "Made in Italy" designation remains so prestigious that it can add 300% to an item's price. But the days of artisans plying their trade in little workshops are largely over, the Los Angeles Times reports, replaced by thousands of Tuscan factories employing Chinese workers...

Vogue Editor Strikes Back at Clinton

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:32:58 CST

Hillary Clinton apparently hasn't seen The Devil Wears Prada. Vogue editor Anna Wintour, reputedly the inspiration for the title character, tongue-lashes the presidential hopeful in the February issue for backing out of the cover shoot, Women’s Wear Daily reports. According to Wintour, Clinton "decided to steer clear of our pages...

Graydon Carter on Making a Scene—and a Magazine

Sam Gale Rosen — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:54:29 CST

Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter runs the glossiest magazine, hosts the most A-list parties, and runs one of New York's most exclusive restaurants, all on the same principle, he tells the Guardian 's Janine Gibson: "Life is all about seating and lighting." The key, he says, is not who you...

China's Malls Beg for Shoppers

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:44:48 CDT

The malls keep going up in China, but the number of mallrats isn't keeping up with them. Indications abound of retail real-estate bubble, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but warnings to banks about loaning to malls aren’t halting new construction. Consumption is only 37% of Chinese output—half the US...

This 'Nanny' Is No 'Devil'

Sam Gale Rosen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:08:42 CDT

One-dimensional characters and wooden acting cripple "The Nanny Diaries," critics say, calling the lavishly appointed frustrated-underling tale similar to "The Devil Wears Prada" in everything except quality. "They should've thrown everything away except the title and the outline," writes Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune .