August 2011
Jay-Z “Partners” With Pharrell Williams, Owns Licensing for Billionaire Boys Club
GQ reports that Jay-Z’s Rocawear clothing label is the proud new owner of the licensing to manufacture and distribute Pharrell Williams’ Billionaire Boys Club clothing line, but Jay-Z says don’t call it a takeover.
When It Comes To Tweet Value, the Tech Star Beats the Hollywood Star
We’ve reported before on the rise of the contractually obligated tweet, and its increasing inclusion in celebrity endorsement deals, but how much are those tweets actually worth? Fab.com asked Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher and tech star (and Digg founder) Kevin Rose to offer their followers a $10 discount, and then they did something really strange: they released the results of their tweets.
Another Jersey Shore Clothing Line Is In A Troubling Situation
In spite of companies who keep trying to make it happen, it looks like fashion just isn’t the industry for the Jersey Shore cast. First, JWoww’s Filthy Couture line was shuttered, now Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is being sued by Dilligaf (an abbreviation for “Do I Look Like I Give a”… you can figure out the last letter), a t-shirt maker that produced Ed Hardy-esque apparel for a “Situation” branded clothing line.
Gossip Girl Stylist Eric Daman Releases a Capsule Collection for DKNY Hosiery
Celebrity endorsement? Check. Pop culture collaborations? Check. Duchess Kate and her sister have been doing their part to bring hosiery back into style, and now DKNY has teamed up with Gossip Girl stylist Eric Daman for what is (we’re fairly certain) the first designer capsule hosiery collection.
Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty MET Exhibition Breaks Records
We, and nearly every fashion writer, blogger or fan who could attend, said that the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” exhibit at the MET was worth seeing no matter what. It seems many of you were listening, and not even a fashion superhero could challenge a retrospective on the late designer’s legacy.
Second AirBnB Trashed Apartment Horror Story Emerges: 3 Ways To Address Growing Concerns
AirBnB has been dealing with quite a bit of negative publicity as the story of a California woman, whose apartment was ransacked, robbed and trashed, circulated on popular blogs and mainstream media sites. While the investigation into that case continues, it seems the whole apartment ransacking facilitated by AirBnB thing isn’t a one off incident, as previously implied by the company.