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April 3, 2009 - Ontario, Canada - Fashion website has just turned 3!

If there is one thing this world has more than enough of it is - gossip. But in my eyes, fashion gossip and news does not fall into that category. You can never have enough fashion news, fashion tips or anything else to do with fashion.

That is why we are happy to celebrate the 3 year anniversary of www.DeeFashion.com.  From there first Hello World post on March 8, 2006 to their newest post on Chinese Fashion on April 1, 2009 we have been huge fans and love their style of writing.

Here are the top posts that are a must read:

August 26, 2007 - A simple yet effective post which shows us that even minimalistic fashion can be very sexy.

July 7, 2008 - Most of the hot models in this blog and others are female, but this post gives a little something back to the female readers in the audience. Hot, male underwear models taking a break on set.

Feb. 10, 2009 - A great picture of an amazing attractive fashion model with a prosthetic arm. Kudos for giving this mainstream exposure.

Anyways, we wish DeeFashion.com a very happy birthday and hope to see lots more hot models and hot fashion in the future.

Here is some cool candy as a fashion statement from www.AdaptiveOD.com

She sure looks good in this picture.  I wonder if she has had too much collegen because she looked kinda gross on America’s Smartest Model and the fact that she made it past the first week made that show look D-U-M-B!

Harper’s Bazaar UK has named who they believe to be Britain’s five most original dressers. Included on this years list is Rosie Oddie, singer from band The Odd Squad and 22-year-old daughter of Bill Oddie. Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley’s daughter Paloma, 22, is also named.  The magazine hails the duo for their “luxe eccentric” style, and has photographed them for the latest issue of Harper’s. Also named in the list is beer heiress Daphne Guinness, who the magazine described as “a walking work of art”, cross-dressing Turner Prize-winning potter Grayson Perry, and fashion empress Amanda Harlech.  I am not sure I agree with this list but most of those named would make my top 10.

Sports goods maker Puma appointed fashion designer Hussein Chalayan as its creative director in a bid to vault its style status to the next level marking itself out from rivals like Adidas.  Puma, the world’s third largest sportswear maker, made the announcement during Paris Fashion Week where Chalayan presented a critically acclaimed womenswear collection for fall 2008.

“We want to be different, that’s the idea behind this. We don’t want to be mass market and selling to discount stores, we just want to keep a premium,” Puma Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz, told Reuters in an interview at the presentation.

Chalayan is famous for his thought-provoking designs, would bring his use of new technology and provocative point of view to Puma, Zeitz told a news conference.  Zeitz is credited with turning Puma into a lifestyle brand and making it one of Germany’s best-known exports.

Collaborations with designers are a regular feature in the cut-throat retail industry as the world’s biggest brands seek to differentiate themselves and lure in ever-pickier consumers. Puma, has already worked with edgy, top rated designers Alexander McQueen and Jil Sander.

Meanwhile German rival Adidas has seen its business boosted by its long-term collaboration with Stella McCartney, whose top end fashion house is owned by Puma parent company PPR.

Bernstein Research analyst Marco Giovanelli said the deal was a signal Puma was aiming to move upscale in fashion terms.  If anyone doubts the logic of marrying high fashion with sports gear look no further than the price tag on some of the new basketball runners.

Norma Kamali, a fashion designer known for innovative designs like her sleeping bag coat, her use of silk parachutes as fabric and fashion-sensibility take on jersey sportswear, will design a collection for Wal-Mart, in the latest mass merchant-meets-fashion designer collaboration.
 
The collection, to be produced via a licensing agreement with Cherokee Inc., Norma Kamali and Wal-Mart, will be offered in select Wal-Mart stores beginning in fall 2008.

Kamali is no stranger to partnerships with mass retailers, however ? in 2006 she joined forces with sportswear brand Everlast and Spiegel to bring her brand of multifunctional, mix-and-match style to a wider audience of women.

As with the collections she’s created for Everlast and Spiegel ? offered at lower price points than her namesake Norma Kamali Collection ? Kamali said in a phone interview on Wednesday, Feb. 27, that she will carry the Wal-Mart collection in her store on 56th Street in New York. (Currently, there are no Wal-Mart stores in Manhattan).

“It’s a great opportunity to do what I love to do,” said Kamali, which ultimately for her is to help women look and feel great through well-designed clothes.

“It’s solving the problem that women all have with self-esteem ? there are always a couple of days a month where we don’t feel so great,” she said.

In the case of her partnership with Wal-Mart, she’ll be able to offer a self-esteem boost for her biggest audience yet, specifically targeting style-conscious people on a budget ? students, for example, or women who have a family to take care of, she said.  Another nice move by the giant, Walmart.