Fashion News - 05-30-2006

...London

The British capital is buzzing after the announcement that Italian superstar designer Giorgio Armani will show his Emporio Armani collection for Spring/Summer 2007 during London Fashion Week.
The much needed good news will help London as it desperately struggles to restore its position as a leading fashion capital. Rockstar Bono and Bobby Shriver, nephew of the late President John F Kennedy, are responsible for getting the highly respected Italian couturier to cross the pond to help raise funds for Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa to fight AIDS in Africa.
"London is in many ways the world's most cosmopolitan and influential city as it has become a crossroads for so many of today's cultural references". Armani said.

<<Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2006 Collection during Milan Fashion Week.
Photo: Randy Brooke

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...Washington, DC
	It may come as surprise to the legions of starving designers out there but the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has listed fashion designer as number 5 on its list of the top 10 highest paying jobs for graduates with a 4 year college degree. In a nationwide survey the average pay was listed as $55,840. Topping the list was computer specialist at $59,480.

...New York
			In a surprise move Anna Wintour attended the VIP screening of the film version of The Devil Wears Prada. In it the frosty Vogue editor is spoofed by Meryl Streep. Apparently the two-time Oscar winner was responsible for personally inviting Wintour who eluded the Paparazzi by avoiding the red carpet and making a quick getaway as soon as the credits started to role. Later a Wintour spokesperson told The New York Daily News, ”She thought it was very entertaining". The ultimate boss from hell flick is scheduled for a summer release on June 30.

...London
	Sightings of a bruised Kate Moss about London sparked rumors that the supermodel is back spending time with Pete Doherty. The Daily Mail published photos of Moss with a swollen right cheek that she desperately tried to hide under a huge pair of thick and very dark sunglasses. The tabloid reported the injury was the result of a fight she had in her home when Doherty stopped by to use the shower.

...Paris

Famed Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto announced that his next collaboration will be in partnership with the Italian luggage house Mandarina Duck.
Yamamoto ‘s wildly successful Y-3 collection for Adidas helped dramatically turn around the fortunes of the German sportswear manufacturer in recent years. The Y Mandarina men's collection will make its debut at the end of June and the women's in September.
It is believed that they will be priced roughly 30 to 50 percent higher than Mandarina Duck's regular products.

<<Y-3 Fall/Winter 2006 Collection during New York Fashion Week.
Photo: Edward James

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...New York
	Highlights of next week's Council of Fashion Designers of America awards will be podcast. An 8-10 minute free download of highlights of the fashion Oscar's will be made available the day after the event with a link from www.cfda.com.

...Los Angeles
			For many one of the most perplexing puzzles surrounding The Da Vinci Code is the mystery of Tom Hank's hairline. His shaggy hair professorial appearance in the film, which he now continues to wear off screen, is in sharp contrast to the two time Oscar winner's former receding hairline and thinning crown. Many hair experts believe his fuller mane is the result of treatment using the hair-growth drug Propecia. Hanks recently told Entertainment Weekly that he worked with a hair chemical expert.