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A Q & A thread had me looking for info on David Crystal Inc., and not only did I find some in a May issue of WWD, I found a couple neat vintage-related tidbits in the current issue:
REMEMBERING BIBA: “I hate watching myself on film and I keep thinking, ‘Why didn’t I comb my hair?’” said Barbara Hulanicki after the premiere of “Beyond Biba” at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London Tuesday night. The film’s director, Louis Price, looks at Hulanicki’s history, her rise to fashion fame in the Sixties, and her role in helping to regenerate Miami Beach in the Eighties and Nineties. “Only while making the film have I realized the magnitude of the cult status the original Biba has for people,” said Price, whose mother was a buyer for the iconic Biba store and the house model for the label. “It really captured the hearts of an entire generation,” he said. The film, which follows Hulanicki in Miami and London, will also be screened at the Miami Beach Cinemateque Sept. 11 through 14 and at the Gate Picturehouse in London Sept. 20, where Hulanicki will take part in a Q&A session.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Talbots has recruited none other than “Wonder Woman” star Lynda Carter to headline its Sept. 10 Fashion’s Night Out event at the company’s Madison Avenue flagship. But don’t expect her to bust out the Lasso of Truth or to jump into her invisible plane — the Seventies TV star will be belting out songs from her new CD, “At Last.” Needless to say, Talbots is seeing to it that she won’t have to wear her star-spangled costume.
And, some interesting news about another iconic name:
AQUASCUTUM MAKES MARK: Aquascutum may not be staging its usual runway show during London Fashion Week in September, but it still plans to have a presence. The British brand will present its spring collection on Sept. 21 at the flagship on Regent Street. Earlier this month, Aquascutum’s Japanese parent, Renown Inc., announced it was pulling the brand off the LFW schedule due to Aquascutum’s pending sale and a desire to consolidate its investment in the brand. “We will be using this opportunity to be able to show the collections in an innovative and more interactive format,” said Michael Herz, head of design, women’s wear. Renown put Aquascutum up for sale last year and is currently in advanced talks with the British brand’s Chinese licensee, YGM Trading Ltd. Aquascutum’s chief executive, Kim Winser, quit the company in May after Renown rejected her management buyout bid.
A Q & A thread had me looking for info on David Crystal Inc., and not only did I find some in a May issue of WWD, I found a couple neat vintage-related tidbits in the current issue:
REMEMBERING BIBA: “I hate watching myself on film and I keep thinking, ‘Why didn’t I comb my hair?’” said Barbara Hulanicki after the premiere of “Beyond Biba” at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London Tuesday night. The film’s director, Louis Price, looks at Hulanicki’s history, her rise to fashion fame in the Sixties, and her role in helping to regenerate Miami Beach in the Eighties and Nineties. “Only while making the film have I realized the magnitude of the cult status the original Biba has for people,” said Price, whose mother was a buyer for the iconic Biba store and the house model for the label. “It really captured the hearts of an entire generation,” he said. The film, which follows Hulanicki in Miami and London, will also be screened at the Miami Beach Cinemateque Sept. 11 through 14 and at the Gate Picturehouse in London Sept. 20, where Hulanicki will take part in a Q&A session.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Talbots has recruited none other than “Wonder Woman” star Lynda Carter to headline its Sept. 10 Fashion’s Night Out event at the company’s Madison Avenue flagship. But don’t expect her to bust out the Lasso of Truth or to jump into her invisible plane — the Seventies TV star will be belting out songs from her new CD, “At Last.” Needless to say, Talbots is seeing to it that she won’t have to wear her star-spangled costume.
And, some interesting news about another iconic name:
AQUASCUTUM MAKES MARK: Aquascutum may not be staging its usual runway show during London Fashion Week in September, but it still plans to have a presence. The British brand will present its spring collection on Sept. 21 at the flagship on Regent Street. Earlier this month, Aquascutum’s Japanese parent, Renown Inc., announced it was pulling the brand off the LFW schedule due to Aquascutum’s pending sale and a desire to consolidate its investment in the brand. “We will be using this opportunity to be able to show the collections in an innovative and more interactive format,” said Michael Herz, head of design, women’s wear. Renown put Aquascutum up for sale last year and is currently in advanced talks with the British brand’s Chinese licensee, YGM Trading Ltd. Aquascutum’s chief executive, Kim Winser, quit the company in May after Renown rejected her management buyout bid.
