Kors To Stop Hunger!

Michael Kors is putting the fight against world hunger at the core of his philanthropy.

The designer is launching an exclusive, long-term partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, which aims to help solve the international hunger crisis with food assistance for those in need, especially mothers and children.

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“We wanted to contribute in a way that would make a real difference in people’s lives,” said Kors. “Joining forces with the World Food Programme enables us to do that. The fact is, hunger is a solvable problem and I’m proud that we can be a part of the solution.”
As a cause, feeding the needy has been dear to Kors for a long time. He has been a supporter of God’s Love We Deliver, the New York-based nonprofit that delivers daily meals to people with severe illnesses, for more than two decades and made a $5 million donation to the organization last October.


While Kors’ financial commitment to the U.N. program was not disclosed, he plans to raise millions through a series of campaigns, events and special products, including two unisex watches launching this March as part of a “Watch Hunger Stop” campaign. The watches come in two sizes, with the smaller one retailing for $295 and the larger for $325. Each watch sold will allow for 100 children to be fed through the WFP. In addition, Kors is launching a text-to-donate program to raise further funds.

Kors is also releasing a public service announcement, which features several celebrities, including Bette Midler, Seth Meyers, Patti Hansen, Kyle MacLachlan and Karolina Kurkova.

The PSA is available on Kors’ various social media platforms, including destinationkors.com.

“Over the years, I’ve had the great fortune of traveling the world and experiencing new cultures and people,” Kors said. “And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that millions of people all over the world are struggling to feed themselves, and their families, every day. I want to lend my voice and my efforts to this international cause.”

WFP executive director Ertharin Cousin added that by working with the designer, “we will generate more attention as well as much-needed resources in support of WFP’s efforts to end world hunger. Our vision of the future is a world where every person has access to the quality and quantity of food required to not only lead a healthy life but to also reach his or her full human potential.”

Blackberry "On Fire"

The greatest Fashion Accessories for the Falll may be the Blackberry.
During its BlackBerry 10 launch event, CEO Thorsten Heins announced a new Global Creative Director for the company: Alicia Keys.

“I’m fascinated by technology. I've always wanted to work directly with a technology company,” said Keys. “I wanted to do something where I could grow professionally and personally.”
Keys says she is going to be working directly with developers and carriers on the platform, as well as with other artists. Previously a BlackBerry user, she spoke on stage about experimenting with other smartphone platforms over the past few years — she talked about being an 'iPhone Junkie' on Google+ just over a year ago — but now that BlackBerry has been "working out" she's excited to get back together.

“Now we're exclusively dating again, and I’m very happy,” she said.
Keys took to Twitter — somewhere it appears she had been posting via iPhone just a few days ago — to express her excitement over the position:

Calvin Klein Superbowl Ad

Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp., will run the first Super Bowl commercial in its history. The 30-second ad is slated to run at the end of the first quarter and will introduce Calvin Klein Concept, the latest offering from Calvin Klein Underwear. The provocative commercial depicts model Matthew Terry in a modern “man versus machine” creative inspired by the 360-degree seamless technology construction of the new underwear line. Calvin Klein will be adding even more sex appeal to this Sunday’s Super Bowl. Really!?! Is this how we get more woman to watch? Just saying

Kors Focus on Men's..Game ON!

Michael Kors is placing a new emphasis on its growing men’s wear business, with plans to dedicate an entire floor to men’s product in a trilevel SoHo flagship that will open at the end of the year. The men’s presentation will represent the first retail space dedicated to the full range of Michael Kors men’s wear.

The new store at 520 Broadway, which will displace a Club Monaco unit, will be the largest Michael Kors store in the world, at 17,000 square feet of total space. Men’s will be housed on the 5,000-square-foot concourse level. The 4,500-square-foot ground floor will offer the company’s cash cows of women’s accessories, footwear, jewelry, watches, eyewear and fragrance. Women’s ready-to-wear will be carried on the 5,000-square-foot second floor, including the world’s largest assortment of the better-priced Michael Michael Kors label. A basement level for storage rounds out the space.

“This is the first opportunity for us to present the men’s collection in a complete format, featuring tailored clothing, shirts, ties, sportswear and accessories, in one of our stores,” said John Idol, chief executive officer of Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. “We view adding men’s wear to our existing lifestyle store format as an opportunity to gauge the potential for an expansion of our retail concept. Retail is the key component of our overall growth strategy and we are [pleased] to incorporate our growing men’s wear business into that strategy.”

The new SoHo store will be more than twice the size of the Michael Kors flagship in Rockefeller Center, which at 7,165 square feet is currently the brand’s largest retail unit. In addition, Michael Kors operates five smaller stores in Manhattan, including two on Madison Avenue and units in the Flatiron District, Greenwich Village and SoHo.

The company will keep open the neighboring SoHo store at 101 Prince Street and elevate its positioning with a focus on Michael Kors Collection product

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Salvatore Ferragamo Goes Hollywood

It feels like a family dinner,” said Jacqui Getty, surrounded by friends Demi Moore, Rosanna Arquette, Brigette Romanek, Linda Ramone, Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor on Thursday night as she hosted a presentation of Salvatore Ferragamo’s spring collection at Chateau Marmont. “Gia, stop laughing at your mother,” she implored Coppola, who was seated at the kids’ table with Nathalie Love, Emma Roberts and Zoe Sidel.


In an effort to mix up the by-now-familiar Chateau fashion event, Ferragamo started the evening with poolside cocktails, then shepherded everyone into the long and narrow sunroom of Bungalow One, which had been transformed into a catwalk with banquettes on both sides. “You know I die for every look in that show,” said Rachel Zoe to husband Rodger Berman. Sitting across the runway, Nicole Richie, Hedi Gores and Kelly Patricof nodded in approval. Dinner was served at two long tables set up in the living room, where Peggy Lipton mused of the over-the-knee open-toe boots: “Those were some amazing shoes, but what would you wear them to?” Moore, of course, was sporting a pair for dinner.
 
 
 
 

Elie Tahari Names Bob Galvin as CEO

Elie Tahari has brought in Bob Galvin as his company’s new chief executive officer.

Galvin, who started Monday, was previously president at The Camuto Group, where he played a significant role in its transformation into a diversified branded lifestyle company. He left Camuto last January.

Galvin is joining to Tahari at a key moment. The designer in 2013 is marking his 40th year in business. Over the past few months, the Elie Tahari company has also undergone a reorganization with several strategic hires, and Galvin’s appointment is a key one to strengthen and position it for further growth.

“I am at a point in the business where I need to concentrate on the product, and after 40 years, I know what I am not good at, and I am not good at running a company,” Tahari said, with surprising honesty, during an exclusive interview with Galvin at his West 42nd Street office here. “When I look back at when the company was running the best, it was when it was run by good management, and not by me.”

Tahari was, until now, chairman as well as ceo. While he can now focus his efforts on product, Galvin will spearhead wholesale, retail and international sales for both women’s and men’s collections, as well as areas such as accessories, merchandising, marketing, licensing, product development and production.

Galvin called the brand’s potential “unlimited. It’s focusing on the future and different areas where we’re not, where we are, and where we see so much potential.”

At Camuto, where he spent the past five years, Galvin was also in charge of commercial activities, including expanding the business globally. He worked on other brands associated with the company, like Tory Burch, BCBG Max Azria, Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand and Sanctuary Clothing. Before, he served as chief operating officer and managing director of Fila, and, prior, was executive vice president at Nine West.

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