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Marc Jacobs Design House Pays $1M to Settle Fashion Week Scandal (Law.com) The design house affiliated with fashion star Marc Jacobs has paid $1 million to resolve allegations that it secured a prime location for its celebrity-studded New York City Fashion Week shows by bribing a state worker. "New York City is a global epicenter for fashion and cultural events," New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said in an announcement Wednesday, "and we will not allow corruption ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Jacobs fined £666,000 for fashion show bribes (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Fashion designer Marc Jacobs has agreed to pay a £666,000 fine after admitting he bribed an official to land a dream location for his New York fashion shows. us.rd.yahoo.com
Crime of Fashion (NBC4 Los Angeles) How tacky. Designer-in-demand Marc Jacobs will pay $1 million to settle allegations he bribed a New York state official to secure the Lexington Avenue Armory for fashion shows. This wraps up nearly a year... us.rd.yahoo.com
It's a big deal for fashion (Herald Sun) ULTRA-thin models will be replaced by "real women" in magazines and fashion shows under a Federal Government code to promote healthy body types. us.rd.yahoo.com
Marc Jacobs Pays $1 Million in Settlement of Bribery Case (New York Times) From 2000 through 2007, state officials said, Marc Jacobs International paid the superintendent of the 26th Street Armory in cash and goods to use the armory for fashion shows. us.rd.yahoo.com
Global Ambassador for HIV/AIDS Awareness Nicholas Snow to Make Major Fashion Statement at Bangkok International ... (Thaipr.net) New public awareness campaign proclaims, "The absolute latest fashion is to know your HIV status." In his role as a credentialed journalist covering Bangkok International Fashion Week as he does twice us.rd.yahoo.com
Project Runway Star Shows Holiday Looks (NBC San Diego) Project Runway fashion designer Nick Verreos showed off some of his newest holiday looks Wednesday at San Diego’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). us.rd.yahoo.com
The Fashion of Furniture (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Ever considered pulling a Scarlet O'Hara and yanking your living room drapes down to don as evening wear? Or, maybe you've found yourself fawning over your couch's upholstery with the same lust you normally reserve for the display windows at Barneys? The good news is, it's logical. The fashion fever select furniture inspires is just a side effect from an ongoing trend. As evidenced at last ... us.rd.yahoo.com
First-time first ladies can make fashion faux pas (The Hendersonville Times-News) NEW YORK (AP) -- When Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton arrived at the White House, they brought with them styles that suited their hometowns in Texas and Arkansas, but that wouldn't have held up in any fashion capital. us.rd.yahoo.com
Marc Jacobs settles with NY over improper payments (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Top fashion designer Marc Jacobs' company agreed to pay New York state $1 million for improper payments made to secure a venue to hold fashion shows, the New York attorney general's office said on Wednesday. us.rd.yahoo.com
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