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Snap unhappy Thousands crowded outside a Dolce & Gabbana store in Hong Kong
to protest against the brand's flagship store on Canton Road. They demanded an apology for alleged discrimination against locals, who were banned from taking photographs of its shop front.
The storm had been brewing since a Dolce & Gabbana security
guard reportedly said only mainland Chinese tourists were allowed to take pictures of the store, even from the public road outside.
Source: Fairfax
Hello America Karen Walker's latest push into North America has
resulted in a partnership signed late last year with United States-based retail chain Anthropologie, which will put Walker's Hi There clothing range into up to 164 stores from February.
Landing in stores for the American summer, the deal
has a retail value of around US$4 million a year. Source: APN
Show me the Monarchy
The Duchess of Cambridge has been credited with giving the UK economy a £1 billion boost as sales of her most popular wardrobe choices rise.
Marketing experts have calculated that British women are spending an average of £250 (NZ$491) a year to emulate Catherine Middleton's classic style. Source: Cover media
Catwalk stack Ah, the old catwalk stack; we know we're not meant to laugh, but sometimes it's
hard not to when an impossibly tall model in impossibly 'difficult to walk in' shoes turns the runway into a Slip 'N' Slide.
So that's why Marc Jacobs, fashion designer and creative director of Louis Vuitton, is
trying to do something about it – gluing his models' feet to their shoes. The UK's Sunday Times Style magazine has reported that at the Louis Vuitton SS12
show, the models had their feet glued into teetering heels with wig glue. Source: Cleo
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