Archive for November, 2009
Do You Know The Marie Claire Accessories Awards?
27 Nov
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There is a funny thing happened.If you are interested in it, you can go and see.
It's here! The inaugural Marie Claire Accessories Awards, in association with Ugg Australia, and we need your help in deciding who to crown the winners.
Our editors have put their heads together and trawled through their wardrobes to decide which designers and brands should make the short-lists, and now it's your turn to have your say.
Once you've finished voting in all ten categories, click on the final link for your chance to win one of three sets of Classic Tall Stripe Cable Knit Ugg Boots, along ...
UGG Australia for Art & Sole Auction
20 Nov
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Ugg Australia is kicking off its seventh annual Art & Sole auction on Dec. 1.
This year marks the first time the brand, owned by Goleta, Calif.-based Deckers Outdoor Corp., will be collaborating with footwear designers and luxury fashion brands for one-of-a-kind boots.
Designers include Manolo Blahnik, Betsey Johnson, Giuseppe Zanotti, Carlos Falchi and Rafe Totengco.
The auction will run Dec. 1-14 on the brand's Website, Uggaustralia.com. All proceeds from the event will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This is the fifth year the hospital has been the recipient of proceeds, with more than $315,000 donated to date.
"Art & Sole is our ...
Melbourne company ordered to pay Deckers Outdoor $7.5 million
18 Nov
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A Melbourne footwear company selling fake sheepskin Ugg boots has been ordered to pay US clothing company Deckers Outdoor Corp $7.5 million for what a Federal Court judge has described as one of the worst copyright breaches to come before the court.
Deckers has pursued Melbourne company Hepbourne for over five years over the sale of counterfeit boots and has obtained court orders on a number of occasions preventing Hepbourne and its director Vladimir Vaysman from selling the boots.
But according to court documents, Hepbourne continued to sell ugg boots uk at markets and on eBay, even after legal action was launched ...
Labels are worthless:Getting to know people on campus more important
13 Nov
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When I first heard about hipsters it was during my freshmen year, while I was visiting my friends from high school at UW-Madison.
I remember looking at them and thinking, "Wow, they are so hip and different from anyone I've ever met."
Which was true, but because of that I was too intimidated to talk to any of them. They refused to call themselves hipsters, which only made them cooler. They rejected the label their peers had given them.
Another group of people I believe to have been created and labeled at UW-Madison are called "Coasties."
They are girls who wear leggings as pants, ...
Manolo Blahnik Designs Uggs–Be Better
10 Nov
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• Oscar de la Renta's son Moises de la Renta is reportedly in talks to seal a deal with Mango.
• United Airlines signed Cynthia Rowley to redesign employee uniforms for 2011. She plans to spend a month traveling around the world for research.
• Ugg Australia asked Manolo Blahnik, Carlos Falchi, Rebecca Minkoff, and others to design one-of-a-kind Ugg boots to auction online for charity next month.
• Alexander Wang is moving to Soho. “I’m sick of everyone being like, ‘Oh, you’re Lower East Side — of course.’ Why of course? I’m going to prove them wrong. Besides, it was time for ...



