“It is one of the oldest and hardest lessons of the music industry: No matter how successful artists may be, chances are someone else owns their work,” at least their earliest work, the New York Times’ Ben Sisario and Joe Coscarelli aptly noted on Monday, reflecting on the social media fury that is Taylor Swift v.Regatta Waterproof Malawi Unisex Outdoor Pop-Up Tent available in Camo SealGry Scooter Braun. The gist of it all is this: Over the weekend, music mega-manager Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings announced it is acquiring Big Machine Label Group, the label that was behind all of Swift's studio albums up until Reputation, and that holds the master rights for the six albums that Swift released until late 2017.Lowa Hiking Boots Brown Leather Lace Up Ankle High Trail shoes Womens Size 7

Orca 226 Kompress Mens Race SuitA photo of Lady Gaga from May 2018 has landed Christian Siriano in hot water. The musician-slash-Oscar winner stepped out in New York City in a striking crimson frock from the designer’s Fall/Winter 2018 collection to much media fanfare and paparazzi attention. One of the photographers who captured an image of Gaga? Robert Barbera, who asserts in a new lawsuit that Christian Siriano posted the image on its Instagram without licensing the photo or otherwise seeking and receiving his authorization to do so. 

Raf Simons could not make a swift transition from his role as the creative director of Christian Dior to the head position at Calvin Klein due to a strict non-compete agreement he signed with Dior. Park Tool Reamer Tool Head Tube Reamer Park 751.2 Reamer30.1mmFormer Celine CEO Marco Gobbetti was only able to commence work at Burberry after his non-compete with the LVMH-owned brand ran out. Laura Kim was at the center of a non-compete war between Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta, when she jumped ship from Herrera to become the co-creative director at de la Renta. And Hedi Slimane notoriously sued Saint Laurent in connection with the non-compete in his contract.  

Marc Jacobs has been hit with another lawsuit. Already in the midst of a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit with Nirvana, LLC over its use of the band’s famed smiley face graphic for its grunge redux collection, New York-based Marc Jacobs is being sued by a photographer Christopher Peterson for posting one of his photos to its Instagram without licensing the photo or receiving permission from the professional photographer.NEW Kenta Maeda Special Order - bluee Red Cleats (Men's 7)

Every year, just after the bi-annual runway shows in Copenhagen and right before the Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer runway shows kick off in New York in February and September, Stockholm has traditionally played host to bi-annual shows of its own for Swedish designers and international buyers. KOVEA KH-2006 Sense Portable Gas Heater Easy storage camping heaterBut that is about to change. Barely two months before it was set to send Spring/Summer 2020 collections down the runway, the Swedish Fashion Council has said, “No more!”

Christian Dior eyewear accounted for a whopping 13 percent of Safilo’s USATuff - ORCA Cooler Pad - Fits 40qt - Subdued Pirate Skull - Tan, making the quickly approaching end of the Paris-based fashion brand’s licensing deal with the Italian eyewear group a particularly significant one. According to Reuters, Dior’s parent company Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is expected to assign Dior’s eyewear license “to a joint venture it has with Marcolin, a rival to Safilo” beginning in 2020 in furtherance of its attempt to exercise greater control over the eyewear offerings of its roster of brands and “pocket the profit margins” that had previously been snapped up by third-party licensees.  

Luxury brands are notoriously controlling of their image and the factors that go into creating and maintaining it, which is precisely why in the face of the swiftly growing resale market, “Woodland Mens Brogue Design Gusset Dealer Boots (DF1181)investors should watch for signs that brands are considering their own resale services,” the Wall Street Journal’s Carol Ryan wrote on the heels of digitally-native luxury consignment company The RealReal’s stock market debut on Friday. Launching their own resale services would give brands “greater control over prices [and availability] in the secondary market and boost their sustainability credentials with millennial shoppers.” 

Couture – much like many aspects of the fashion industry – is a game of smoke and mirrors. What Christina Binkley called a “hush-hush, mysterious, tradition-bound world,” writing for the Wall Street Journal in 2016, many couture clients tend to shy from revealing their seasonal purchases by way of interviews and brands are routinely vague as to the figures their dedicated fans shell out for these hand-crafted creations, which are made-to-order clothes for private clients.

Lucky Brand and another fashion company have been locked into an 18 year-long legal battle that will get its day before the Supreme Court this fall. The nation’s highest court revealed late last month that it will take on the long-running case, which first pitted Marcel Fashions Group against Lucky Brand Dungarees in 2001 when the Florida-based fashion wholesaler filed suit against the denim-maker for allegedly infringing its “Get Lucky” trademark by using “Get Lucky” on its once-wildly-popular apparel.  Recreation Outdoor Tent Shelter Sun Awning Beach Tents Camping Sun Shade tent

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