Matthew Williamson

Wall Street women stormed the Hermes sample sale to escape their financial woes. [NY Times] 

Jeremy Scott will design a collection of apparel and footwear for Adidas; it will go on sale February 1. [WWD] 

From Milan: Dolce & Gabbana showed brocade jackets with structured shoulders; Matthew Williamson's final collection for Pucci was heavy in yellows and purples, and towering heels which made several models fall down. Meanwhile, the Versace collection was heavy in reptile skins and gold hues. [Vogue UK]  read more »

Emilio Pucci has officially announced that artistic director Matthew Williamson will depart at the end of his contract and will be replaced by former Emanuel Ungaro designer Peter Dundas. [Vogue UK]

Georgio Armani broke his promise to PETA that he wouldn't use furs and now the organization will go after stars who support the designer like Katie Holmes and Cate Blanchett. [P6] 

A Marc by Marc Jacobs store may open in the East Village. [Fashionista] 

Luxury retailers at London Fashion Week are concerned that the economic downturn will split the luxury market, making the high and low sell well, but not the middle level retailers. [IHT]

Joy Bryant was at practically every show this Fashion Week because she's blogging for Starworks. [Fashionista] 

Today, Matthew Williamson, the creative director of Pucci, is at Art Basel, where he wrote a bloggy update for The Moment, part of the Times’ new T Magazine Web site. And since he’s the head designer for a label that reminds us of fruit salad, 1960s airline stewardesses and people from Miami, what better place to scribble some thoughts! Having arrived in the tropical climate apparently turned Mr. Williamson’s creative Pucci juices on high. “[I]t’s amazing how inspired I feel in Miami,” he writes. “I really love this place. The people, the shops, the art, the bars and clubs. It’s such any energetic place.”

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