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2009 May 12

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(NEW YORK) Jewels Nicked [Vogue UK]
Another London robbery! Several hundred thousand pounds worth of Garrard jewelry stolen from Harvey Nichols

H&M's Helping Hand [Vogue UK]
Dita, Yoko and Katy create tees for Designers against AIDS

Sorbier Illuminates His Collections [NY Times]
Coutourier Franck Sorbier: “Making a pretty dress is not what interests me. It has to have everything around it. A context that tells a story.”

Fashion's Mad Scientists [WSJ]
Calvin Klein, Lanvin and Jil Sander menswear tap materials like PVC, bonded leather and silk, and molded foam

Spending on luxury in tight times [LA Times]
For shoppers, "the taste for high-end goods didn't vaporize along with the boom years -- and neither did the wherewithal (and imagination) to satisfy their appetite for luxury"