Created 1999.08.05; Updated 2007.11.16

Fashion

'My Name is Earl' Stars and bebe's Mashouf Make-a-Wish by Robin Rowe & Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/03/07 — Producer Greg Garcia and the cast of 'My Name Is Earl', voice of Bart Simpson Nancy Cartwright, and bebe chairman and founder Manny Mashouf were recognized for their contributions to Make-A-Wish at Wish Night 2007 at The Beverly Hills Hotel tonight. Hallie Farrant, a 2004 Make-A-Wish recipient, presented the Individual Wish Granter Award to Manny Mashouf, chairman and founder of bebe Stores, Inc. "In our hearts, regardless of our ages, we remain children forever", says Mashouf. "It's never too late or too little to give of ourselves to this cause. You can share the experience of enriching children's lives by granting one wish at a time." More...

Audigier closes L.A. Fashion Week with a circus at The Grove by Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/21/07 — "Today at The Grove we have five thousand people and a lot of fun", says designer Christian Audigier. "The Grove is Fashion Week tonight!" says Fred Levine, founder of M. Fredric with 26 stores. "It's exhilarating to have fashion media here at The Grove. What a great place for a fashion event to see Christian Audigier and Ed Hardy." The Grove's entire open-air plaza is packed with people. There are dancing Chinese dragons and tigers, stilt walkers, skate boarders, and a marching band. The expansive outdoor Hollywood shopping plaza is transformed into a circus, bringing Fashion Week to a climactic conclusion. More...

Bebe Make-a-Wish Come True...with Help from the Stars by Gabrielle Pantera & Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/19/07 — With help from apparel-maker bebe, a 16-year-old girl got her wish to be a model on stage in a real fashion show in Hollywood. "Make-A-Wish contacted me", says MTV 'Laguna Beach' star Kristin Cavallari. "I'm very excited to be here hosting this event." Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Bebe contributed fashions featured in their new holiday season for 2007. More...

Christian Audigier…French sex meets American Glam by Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/17/07 — "My collection is based on the vision that captures the American lifestyle culture for rap, pop, and rock n' roll!" says designer Christian Audigier. His spring 2008 line has a chic military theme of La Vie en Rose, the liberation of France by the American troops in WWII and the fusion of the two cultures. Audigier brings French exuberance to American clothing in a style that's often tattoo-inspired. More...

Bahar Shahpar…Eco-friendly Fashionista By Gabrelle Pantera SANTA MONICA, CA (British Weekly) 10/14/07 — Bahar Shahpar's styles are classic and very feminine. "I want women to feel feminine and these are wearable by any body type", says Shahpar. I eyed the baby-doll dress in her spring collection with red-and-white zigzag stripes. Would it be wearable for someone with hips, I wondered. "Yes", says Shahpar. "The fabric is flowing and not clingy. It will be very feminine on any body type. This dress skims the body with the zigzag stripe and doesn't emphasize the hips. It's very flattering." More...

Gary Harvey…Corset-dresses Go Green by Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/14/07 — London-based designer Gary Harvey showed his striking line of eco-couture dresses at Fashion Week LA. Each dress is unique and hand made. Harvey's concept is to "re-contextualize" clothing for haut couture. "I take something iconic like jeans, which have a certain context, and take that out of the everyday to make it into a ball gown", says Harvey. More...