“Memo is one of the main reasons I had to do this,” he said. “I don’t
mind if somebody calls me and says I have a customer looking for
something special. But when it sits in the store for a few months just
to fill in the window, that is killer," said Henry Dunay in an exclusive interview with Rob Bates of JCK Magazine.Read the whole interview here.Also declaring Chapter 11 this week is David Webb, Madison Avenue jewelry house extraordinaire.In case you haven't been keeping up in the designer financial news, Michael Beaudry and JPPS Inc., the parent company for Penny Preville, also filed Chapter 11 bankrupcy protection this month. Doris Panos filed at the end of April.Henry is the first one to mention memo as part of the problem -- but I've got to wonder... Read More
Archive for June, 2009
Sophia Chabbott of WWD did a great Couture show recap. See the article here and read the retailer reports and trends seen at the show.Trends quoted in the article are: "Pearls were also big news at the shows. Several credited First Lady
Michelle Obama as the inspiration for classic two-row pearl necklaces,
while others such as Slane and Slane used freshwater pearls rather
creatively in torsades, and a even a bib necklace of gold and pearls.
Tara showed white South Sea drop pendants with rose-cut diamonds.
And even as consumers focus more on special-occasion buying rather than
indulgence, statement pieces remain in the mix. Yossi Harari’s Mexican
fire opal suites included a necklace with the distinctive orange-hued
opals with black diamond covered beads and high... Read More
Couture Design Award winners really enjoyed their evening! So many great winning pieces -- and designers -- you can see them all at http://www.couturedesignawards.com/winners2009.shtmlSeen here are gold category winner Barbara Heinrich dancing with Atelier Zobel's owner Peter Schmid, who won for the pearl category (and was a finalist in the silver category, as well).Also having a great evening was bridal category winner (and gold category finalist) Pamela Froman with this year's MC, uber-stylist Rachel Zoe.And who would have expected a kickline to form with the ASPECTS designer group members and friends: Seen dancing were Jose Hess, Susan Sadler, Peter Schmid, Bernd Munsteiner, Tom Munsteiner, Petra Class and Couture newcomer awardee Elena Votsi.
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