Hartmarx brands to be sold in India
Hartmarx Corp. announced Wednesday that it has agreed with Arvind Mills Ltd. to market and retail in India its Hart Schaffner Marx and Sansabelt brands and, in cooperation with S.A.R.L. de Gestion Pierre Cardin, the licensed Pierre Cardin brand.
Superheroes show off costume design for exhibit
Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes has invaded one of Gotham’s top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Have no fear, though. Their mission is friendly.
Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes has invaded one of Gotham’s top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Have no fear, though. Their mission is friendly.
Shout! Sixties fashion dictates 'Mod' musical
"I didn't just want to do my take on '60s clothes," says costume designer Philip Heckman. "I realized I could create specific characters simply by what they wore." As his vision for the costumes began to take shape, so too did the book of "Shout! The Mod Musical."
"I didn't just want to do my take on '60s clothes," says costume designer Philip Heckman. "I realized I could create specific characters simply by what they wore." As his vision for the costumes began to take shape, so too did the book of "Shout! The Mod Musical."
Women find a way to look good in athletic endeavors
Paige Wiser: Nicole DeBoom knew all about winning ugly. But in 2004, training for an Ironman competition, she caught her reflection in a store window and decided it was time to win pretty. That night she sketched her first "fitness skirt" and had a prototype put together. DeBoom, who grew up in west suburban Downers Grove, won the Wisconsin Ironman competition in that skirt -- sweaty, but stylish and sassy in her hot-tamale-red skirt. "I finally feel like myself," she said at the time.
Paige Wiser: Nicole DeBoom knew all about winning ugly. But in 2004, training for an Ironman competition, she caught her reflection in a store window and decided it was time to win pretty. That night she sketched her first "fitness skirt" and had a prototype put together. DeBoom, who grew up in west suburban Downers Grove, won the Wisconsin Ironman competition in that skirt -- sweaty, but stylish and sassy in her hot-tamale-red skirt. "I finally feel like myself," she said at the time.
Embrace spring beauty
Susanna Homan: With warmer days ahead, it's time to toss aside your turtlenecks for the season. And while you're at it, take a look inside your makeup bag. It may be due for a spring cleaning. You already may have noticed that some of your favorite beauty products seem just plain wrong right now. Here's why: To go along with darker, heavier clothes in the winter, we tend to wear deeper makeup colors. Those are out of step with the candy colors popular in spring fashion.
Susanna Homan: With warmer days ahead, it's time to toss aside your turtlenecks for the season. And while you're at it, take a look inside your makeup bag. It may be due for a spring cleaning. You already may have noticed that some of your favorite beauty products seem just plain wrong right now. Here's why: To go along with darker, heavier clothes in the winter, we tend to wear deeper makeup colors. Those are out of step with the candy colors popular in spring fashion.
Hartmarx gets hip to luxary, global strategy
Hartmarx, the venerable Chicago company known for its Hart Schaffner Marx men's suits, will start making men's and women's sportswear for the hip, off-beat Doc Martens label as part of its makeover into a global and higher-priced clothing manufacturer.
Hartmarx, the venerable Chicago company known for its Hart Schaffner Marx men's suits, will start making men's and women's sportswear for the hip, off-beat Doc Martens label as part of its makeover into a global and higher-priced clothing manufacturer.
