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Rumor has it that the Tuleh label might soon shutter. The news comes after Tuleh canceled their fall 2010 runway show.

The reason that they may close shop is because Tuleh isn’t currently meeting the demands of its creditors. Trilea Holdings Inc, their former creditors, have reported that they have ceased to invest on Tuleh.

A Tuleh representative stated, “The business has been and continues to be unprofitable, and creditors were making demands that the company could not satisfy.” Though the investor’s demands haven’t been met, the consumers will ultimately suffer if Tuleh shutters due to the label’s popularity.

Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has suffered declines in net profit and annual sales in 2009. Though the net sales fell one percent, or $23.48 billion dollars, LVMH insisted that the results were considered “the soundness of its strategy in 2009.”

The profit numbers had gone down eight percent at $2.78 billion dollars this past year. The sales decline came from their Wines & Spirits, Perfumes & Cosmetics, and Watches & Jewelry divisions. Where the company saw a profit was on their Fashion & Leather Goods division, which includes, Givenchy, Leowe, Louis Vuitton, and Marc Jacobs.

Though the results were mixed, what is apparent is the market’s stabilization. LVMH Chairman and CEO, Bernard Arnault stated, “Louis Vuitton in particular delivered another year of growth and has fortified its leading position.”

Saks has agreed to implement new faux-fur labeling as a result of an out of court settlement. Nearly a year ago, Saks and others had been sued for improperly mislabeling many of their faux-fur products.

Though the products were labeled as faux-fur, they actually contained raccoon-dog fur. Other companies that had been involved in similar lawsuits include, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, and Macy’s.

The result of the settlement will enforce Saks to be more careful about fur labeling and to endorse federal legislation to end the sale of fur-trimmed products that carry mislabeled faux-fur products.

Ralph Anderl, designer for iC! Berlin, gathered 35 artists to design eyewear, t-shirts, and jeans which will be auctioned through a company Website to provide prescription glasses to poor people in Brazil who “have nothing.” Both Ralph Anderl and Maira Becke, a Brazilian model who lives in Germany, came up with the idea for the project.

Maira Becke stated, “It’s my consience about the difference (between) both continents and how big is the need there.” If all goes well, they hope to deliver about 2,000 frames by August.

The money that will be raised will also be used to provide the proper lenses.

Yesterday, American designer Marc Jacobs was honored in Paris for his great contributions to the country. Jacobs had been decorated as Chevailier des Arts et des Lettres, or the Kinght of the Ordered of Arts and Letters.

Jacobs stated, “I’m just kind of overcome with emotion. It really means a lot to me, as an American, to be honored by a country that I love so much.” Others that were honored were Nathanie Rykiel, from the Sonia Rykiel label, and Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes, the President of Comite Colbert.

Indeed, Marc Jacobs has done much contribution with his extraordinary work in LVMH.

The Armani house is accusing Christian Dior for being disrespectful. Because of Dior’s additional show, Armani will not be able to use certain models.

Dior has announced that there will be two shows instead of one. They are being scheduled for 2:30pm and 5:30pm. The show for 5:30pm was too close to Armani’s time slot, so Armani has rescheduled their show from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.

The worst part was that Dior made their changes in less than two weeks before the day of the haute couture runway shows.

In response to Armani’s rescheduling statement, Chambre president Grumbach stated, “The calendar looked perfect. But suddenly there was 5:30 show and that was too close to Armani’s original time slot. So, of course he was aggravated. But Signor Armani reacted very quickly and beautifully to change the timing. We really appreciate his efforts.”

In Dior’s defense, the 5:30 show had been unlisted because it was not meant for the press, but rather for VIPs and paying clients. Last year, Dior had set a similar schedule for their previous couture season. Though sparks may be flying, this incident may have just been a misunderstanding.

British label Burberry has won a counterfeit lawsuit versus Designer Imports. The settlement, which took place in the U.S District Court in Manhattan, awarded Burberry the sum of $1.5 Million dollars.

In 2005, Burberry had sued Designer Imports, an online retailer and importer, which led them to stop selling fakes. Initially, Burberry had been seeking $6.5 million dollars, but will receive $1.5 Million for damages instead.

The results of this lawsuit may encourage other labels to go after companies that encourage selling counterfeit goods, specially in New York.

Designer Alexander McQueen brings a post-apocalyptic theme to his men’s Fall 2010 collection. One of the focal elements were the mouth covering pieces.

The coats and suits have sandy grey digital and reptile skin textures. Such wild textures contrast the fine tailored suits.

Some of the main pieces include the knit jumper with a skull, clean cut jackets with a finely detailed shoulder, pants with an arch in the bottom.