The FashionHow Report - John Galliano does eyewear

According to WWD, John Galliano has recently signed a five year licensing deal with Italy's Marcolin to produce a line of men's and women's eyewear. The line will include both sunglasses ad prescriptive eyewear and will be unveiled next fall. According to Galliano "Sunglasses and eyewear are essential accessories to make a statement on and off the runway", according to most branching out into eyewear is a great way for a brand to reach the masses even in our struggling economy. I, like most 20-somethings in America, can't afford Galliano's beautiful gowns but I can save up for a pair of Galliano sunglasses or frames when its time to update my prescription. If the colorful eye makeup that strolled down the runway with his fall 08 collection is any indication of the twist he wants to put on eyewear, expect loads of color and nothing less excitement. (http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/galliano-signs-sunglass-license-1653175)

An Interns Diary-Journal 2 By Anastassia Simon

When searching out story ideas, it all starts in my inbox. Before I start trawling various fashion sites in search of the scoops of the day, I check my inbox for headlines, tips and anything that can lead to something worth writing about. Every morning I am inundated with emails highlighting what's in style this week, what celebrities are thinking of designing a line of t-shirts and who may or may not be selling their companies. Once I've honed in on stories that are worth reading more on, I do just that. I scour blogs, online newspapers, and even the gossip sites from time to time, to find the source of whatever rumor I received while having my morning coffee. Once I get down to the bottom of the story, I submit it and if it's loved it appears here for you all to read and enjoy. Hopefully this week I'll find loads of interesting story ideas awaiting me in my inbox so that I can keep you all well informed as we quickly approach fashion week

Tiffany vs eBay

In a ruling on Monday jeweler Tiffany & Co was found to be responsible for policing the use of their trademark online, not auction platforms like eBay. This comes after a 2004 lawsuit Tiffany filed against eBay alleging that most items listed for sale as genuine Tiffany products were indeed fakes. US District Judge Richard Sullivan ruled that eBay can't be held liable for trademark infringement, and stated that they took all of the appropriate steps when Tiffany notified them of suspected counterfeit goods. Similar lawsuits were filed against the site in Europe, one by luxury giant LVMH and another over the supposed sale of fake Rolex watches. eBay lost both cases in Europe and were forced to stop selling certain LVMH owned cosmetics and to actively prevent the sale of Rolex watches. In fashion where fakes often outnumber genuine articles, this ruling can make it harder for consumers shopping on eBay to find authentic goods.

The FashionHow Report-Oscar De La Renta's interview w/WWD

Oscar de la Renta along with his son-in-law Alexander Bolen, the fashion houses' CEO, sat down with one of the staffers of WWD to discuss the brand's future and to squash any rumors that he's thinking of selling. The lengthy interview covered the brand's continued growth of eveningwear, a bigger push into fragrances, and an international rollout of retail stores. The 75 year old designer also said he has no plans of retiring in the foreseeable future, and therefore has not even begun to think of grooming one of his many talented assistants to take his place. He also enlightened us all on the reason his fashion shows are so lengthy, he feels sorry when he has to cut a dress. With regards to the rumors that the company is for sale and actively seeking new investors both Bolen and de la Renta responded with firm nos. I would say it's safe to assume that we can all rest well assured that this brand will continue to navigate the fickle waters of fashion with ease for many years to come, especially with the creative force of Oscar de la Renta at the helm. For the full interview click herehttp://www.wwd.com/issue/article/126267?page=0

The FashionHow Report - Testino Diary

Mario Testino takes us behind the lens of his camera and gives us a glimpse of his glamorous life by way of a three week dairy he kept for The Independent. The dairy includes Testino's musings on snapping Prince Charles and his sons for a royal Christmas card, turning 17 year old girls into household names, Gwyneth Paltrow's singing and how South Americans grow up in their bathing suits. All and all the article provides a great peak into the mind of the man who shoots almost every American Vogue. Testino proves that above all else he's just like the rest of us, if the rest of us happen to be world renown, jet setting photographers.

An Interns Diary - Internship Journal 1

When I was initially asked to start a dairy of my ins and outs as an intern my actual reaction was, "Great, but I don't know how interesting I am". I instantly sent a text to one of my friends who assured me that I indeed was not interesting but my internship was. That gave me a much needed morale boost so that I could get started with chronicling my journey as a lowly intern. Basically my days are spent digging up the goods on various industry insiders to make sure that you, our lovely readers, are always kept in the loop. My life is far from the drama of The Hills or the glamour of The Devil Wears Prada but I do get to do some cool stuff, like interview up and coming designers for the blog. Speaking of which, last week I was beyond happy to interview Kenyatta Williams, a New York fashion week first timer, about her life, fashion, and a collection of swimsuits inspired by the twists and turns of romance. Currently I have a whole slew of things that I'm working on and look forward to filling you in on all of them in the weeks to come. By Anastassia